tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post4515602739831541546..comments2024-02-16T07:47:17.645-08:00Comments on The Book Bond: "THERE IS ONLY ONE BOND" second wave covers revealedThe Book Bondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014913614591869289noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-9763681545969444652012-08-03T17:44:36.022-07:002012-08-03T17:44:36.022-07:00That backdrop in the Goldfinger cover is *not* of ...That backdrop in the Goldfinger cover is *not* of the Gold Bullion Depository building within Fort Knox, Kentucky. (I'm thinking it's some stock photo of some government building.) Sir Ken Adam was given a tour of the outside of the building and grounds, but not of the interior. It was not until the 1970s that television cameras allowed a glimpse of the inside of the building... and it&#Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673761921401458258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-15236759326561528642012-07-31T03:27:42.957-07:002012-07-31T03:27:42.957-07:00I'm still torn. I get the fact that they'r...I'm still torn. I get the fact that they're meant to emulate current thrillers, such as Jack Reacher or the Robert Crais novels but, if that's the case, why are they in black and white? Surely just make them look like other thrillers with colour covers?Child of the 70shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045667514712502457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-12362055901286751562012-07-30T08:03:42.780-07:002012-07-30T08:03:42.780-07:00I admit I didn't love these covers at first, b...I admit I didn't love these covers at first, but they've grown on me.The Book Bondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014913614591869289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-67220726147388606522012-07-27T18:45:24.379-07:002012-07-27T18:45:24.379-07:00Hello Dan
(1) I would never be asked. (2) I'm...Hello Dan<br /><br />(1) I would never be asked. (2) I'm far too busy working on my own publication 007 MAGAZINE on a 24/7 basis. (3) They wouldn't want to pay my fee. <br /><br />GR007 MAGAZINEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07537707106492686986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-38192157562232068242012-07-18T11:35:20.219-07:002012-07-18T11:35:20.219-07:00I noticed that, Graham. I let it slide...maybe it ...I noticed that, Graham. I let it slide...maybe it was a re-run cinema. :)<br />I understand your concerns about these new covers and would love to see the Graham Rye designed collection. Would you, if asked?Dan Galehttp://www.rightsmart.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-10428380573454846862012-07-18T07:03:22.657-07:002012-07-18T07:03:22.657-07:00Some of the model shots do make one believe that t...Some of the model shots do make one believe that the agency brief was, 'find someone who looks like Daniel Craig from behind.<br /><br />These covers remain totally uninspiring. The Bond figure looks like he's just wandered into the frame of a tourist's holiday shot by mistake! And in 2012, does anyone really see James Bond as a subject in monochrome?<br /><br />A book cover design is007 MAGAZINEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07537707106492686986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-33798755658532171752012-07-18T01:33:48.119-07:002012-07-18T01:33:48.119-07:00They do get a little repetitive after a while, don...They do get a little repetitive after a while, don't they. Goldfinger looks too much like Casino Royale and why is our hero jaywalking on the Spy cover? Live and Let's Die Bond model is the dead spit of George Lazenby, not Danny Boy!Child of the 70shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045667514712502457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-77258861731956225812012-07-18T00:46:35.495-07:002012-07-18T00:46:35.495-07:00Is it me or is the generic silhouette looking a bi...Is it me or is the generic silhouette looking a bit like Mr Craig's back - at least for the Live and Let Die cover ?Kevin Collettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04004142626682399173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-24295349909175694682012-07-17T16:50:07.611-07:002012-07-17T16:50:07.611-07:00I really liked the first wave but these now seem v...I really liked the first wave but these now seem very similar wIth little or no variety. I like the concept and the actual technique (despite what others have said, I think the figure is incorporated rather seamlessly into the photograph). But a bit of variety may have worked in their favour. Could Bond not have the girl with him in one or two pictures? Does he have to be standing with his gun Dan Galehttp://www.rightsmart.org.uknoreply@blogger.com