As dangerous as she is desirable, Modesty Blaise — former criminal mastermind, now an international adventuress — is a classic newspaper strip icon! In this ninth collection of her adventures with long-time companion Willie Garvin, the two investigate a murderous family, help the FBI in New Orleans, rescue an old friend, and take on diamond thieves in the jungle! With brand new story introductions by Modesty creator Peter O’Donnell, plus a feature on the censoring of The Gallows Bird and rare Romero sketches.

Modesty Blaise, cult creation of best-selling author Peter O’Donnell, is back! The adventures of this all-round bad girl and spy are now collected in a luscious Collectors’ Edition paperback library! Thrown into searing hotbeds of intrigue, and up against impossible odds, Modesty Blaise proves once and for all that the female of the species is deadlier than the male. With her trusted right-hand man, Willie Garvin, and the underworld resources of ‘The Network’ on tap, no job is too big, no threat too great!

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She’s back in a Blaise of glory! From the pages of British newspaper The Evening Standard comes the global phenomenon and cult icon that is Modesty Blaise! Peter O’Donnell’s serialised comic strip featuring everyone’s favourite high-kicking, seductive super spy Modesty Blaise are reprinted here in new Collectors’ Library volumes. These classic stories are brought to the comic strip page by the highly talented writer/creator O’Donnell with illustrations by the equally talented artist Enric Badia Romero. Expertly drawn and highly detailed, Modesty Blaise adventures are a nostalgic trip into the characters past and world. This volume contains an extensive, in-depth look at the censoring of The Gallows Bird, new story introductions by O’Donnell, rare and previously unseen artwork by Enric Badia Romero, a story checklist and three bonus stories The Bluebeard Affair, The Wicked Gnomes and The Iron God.

Four stories featuring everyone’s favourite female spy and bad girl, Modesty Blaise. In The Gallows Bird Modesty and her partner Willie help the FBI in New Orleans only to stumble upon a plan involving murder and blackmail. Modesty investigates a murderous family in The Bluebeard Affair while in The Wicked Gnomes a dangerous organisation kidnaps an old friend. Finally, a crash-landing in The Iron God causes trouble in the jungle as diamond thieves threaten our heroes. Unfortunately for the thieves they have not yet reckoned with Modesty Blaise! Four classic adventures in another collection of exciting, action-packed adventures with a woman you don’t want to mess with!

Writer Peter O’Donnell is best known as the creator of Modesty Blaise but he was also a historical romance novelist with a total of nine novels credited under the pseudonym Madeleine Brent. Enric Badia Romero is a Spanish comic strip artist who is notable for not only completing the Modesty Blaise story The War-Lords of Phoenix after Jim Holdaway’s death but also carrying on as the strip’s artist until its end. Romero has worked for 2000 AD and is creator and artist on Axa. Romero’s work contributed to the legacy that is Modesty Blaise, a 1960s cultural and female icon that still inspires today.

“Modesty Blaise is one of British Pop Culture’s neglected jewels…Let’s hope Ms Blaise finds a new audience, hungry for these brilliant slices of retro-chic.” – SFX Magazine

“Brilliant escapist thrillers which have brought one of Britain’s greatest heroines to a new audience.”
– Matt Adams

“The forerunner of many intrigue-type comics gaining popularity now, MODESTY BLAISE deserves a look because of its history. If you are like me, you’ll stay because of it’s quality.” – Ain’t It Cool News

Classics · Modesty Blaise
Volume 9 in the series · Collects The Bluebeard Affair, The Gallows Bird, The Wicked Gnomes, The Iron God.