As dangerous as she is desirable, Modesty Blaise — former criminal mastermind, now an international adventuress — is a classic newspaper strip icon! In this volume, Modesty and Willie Garvin face political intrigue in the Middle East, deal with a prissy love rival and get caught up in a bizarre medieval jousting tournament! This book also includes brand new story introductions by Peter O’Donnell and an in-depth profile of artist Enric Badia Romero!

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 in-depth profile of artist Enric Badia Romero, new story introductions by O’Donnell, a story checklist and bonus stories Willie the Djinn and Death of a Jester.

Three stories of underworld espionage that pulp crime goddess Modesty Blaise takes to the next level! In The Green-Eyed Monster Modesty and Willie must use all their skills to retrieve a spoiled party girl who has been kidnapped by “freedom fighters”. However, our chic secret agent can’t help but feel a tinge of jealousy when she finds out the person they are staging a rescue for is a love rival! Included an action-packed tale and medieval mayhem are the bonus stories Willie the Djinn with Modesty and Willie facing political intrigue in the Middle East while in Death of a Jester Modesty and Willie become involved in a strange medieval jousting tournament. Dangerous and desirable Modesty Blaise has it all and this is 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

“A flagship series among British comic strips.” – Matt Adams

“Modesty is a distinctive type, a fantasy femme – sometimes captured in Jane-like semi-nudity or in striking fighting poses – with a heart and a will of her own. We’re looking forward to the rest of the series.” – Kim Newman

Classics · Modesty Blaise
Volume 7 in the series · Collects Willie the Djinn, The Green-Eyed Monster, Death of a Jester.