I’ll be headed down east this Friday to do a reading to benefit the Lewis Dana Hill Memorial Library in Lovell, Maine. If you’re in the mood for a story, I’ve got you covered. Here are the details:
Friday, August 10th,
7:00 PM
Lewis Dana Hill Memorial Library
Lovell, Maine
Hope to see you there.
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This is out on Wednesday:
Richard Matheson and my Dad and yers truly are all up there on the cover, but while I’m proud to be there and to have been a part of this thang, a lot of credit for this comic book adaptation lies with scribe Chris Ryall, and artists Nelson Daniel and Rafa Garres, who brought their A-Game to “Throttle” and “Duel,” the two stories that compose RAGE. Check it out if you get a chance. Hope you have a helluva lot of fun with it.
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Big thanks to everyone who ordered signed LOCKE & KEY vol 5: CLOCKWORKS and other books from RiverRun Books. There’s been a delay with Diamond distributing, so I won’t have a chance to sit down and sign and doodle stuff until next Monday the 13th at earliest. I appreciate your patience and don’t want you to think we forgot about you – will see to this ASAP.
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Because you needed to know, here are the five best Bond films, IN ORDER. Feel free to discuss the matter in the comments thread. Everyone is welcome to their own opinion, as long as you understand that opinions that differ from mine are wrong.
5. Dr. No. The Original. Maybe the sexiest of all the Bond flicks, and the perfect Connery mix of suavity and brutality.
4. The Spy Who Loved Me. Cos of the underwater car.
3. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Because Diana Rigg. And because it’s the most authentically human of all the films. Oh and cos Lazenby deserved an Oscar for pulling off the kilt.
2. Goldeneye. Cos Sean Bean killed as an evil 00 agent; the savage yin to Bond’s yang.
1. Casino Royale. Like there’s any question. Craig is to Bond what Tennant was to Who: better than perfect.
What? No MOONRAKER?
Goldfinger is the best Bond movie. Just saying.
Where the hell is LICENSE TO KILL?? Robert Davi is easily the sleaziest Bond villain.
And let’s not forget that a guy’s head EXPLODED.
Otherwise, I agree.
GOLDENEYE, yes. But…
Any girl who reaches orgasm as she crushes a man to death with her legs, trumps Sean Bean. Sorry.
I have a soft spot for “Live and Let Die” because it was the first Bond movie I saw in the theater when it was released. Plus, I was a huge Wings fan back then and that song is killer. I do love the much maligned “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” because it has Diana Rigg in it, among other things. Now, if only Geroige Lazenby really did “pull off the kilt!” Yum!
Otherwise, I agree with Terry, “Goldfinger” is the best of the lot.
I have a soft spot for “Live and Let Die” because it was the first Bond movie I saw in the theater when it was released. Plus, I was a huge Wings fan back then and that song is killer. I do love the much maligned “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” because it has Diana Rigg in it, among other things. Now, if only George Lazenby really did “pull off the kilt!” Yum!
Otherwise, I agree with Terry, “Goldfinger” is the best of the lot.
my favorite was “the spy who shagged me”.
LOFL!!! My post says “Simon Says”
just sayin. its funny right? 
That IS funny, Simon! lol
The biggest fail of Goldeneye is the music. Totally off, no bombastic overtures of the theme. Oh, and the Z3 was underused. Did he drive it more than just down the dirt runway? Hard to recall. Brosnan was the right actor, but the overall direction of the character was off.
Swap out Goldeneye with Goldfinger and this list isn’t half-bad (though I also liked For Your Eyes Only among the Moore films).
Couldn’t agree more, especially on the first two. Craig’s just brilliant–he doesn’t get a chance to stretch as much in Quantum of Solace, but it’s still a worthy, entertaining sequel to the masterpiece that is Casino Royale. I doubt there’ll ever be a Bond movie that even comes close. Goldeneye’s a hell of a flick, as well, and the one that made me a Bond fan as a kid.
LOL … “opinions that differ from mine are wrong”
Nice way to put the cat among the pigeons.
All good films, though The Spy Who Loved Me was the first Bond film I saw in the theater and was a disappointment after the Connery and first two Roger Moore outings.
Best Connery, probably Goldfinger, but Dr. No is an excellent choice since it is the original.
Best Moore film, tie between Live And Let Die and The Man With The Golden Gun (Wings and boat chase vs. Christopher Lee and funhouse duel).
Best Lazenby, well, that one’s obvious isn’t it.
Best Dalton, License To Kill, for Benicio and the revenge theme. This probably would have been one of the best Bond films ever if it had been made during Connery’s tenure or now during Craig’s. How could they not scare the crap out of you?
Best Brosnan, Goldeneye, since it’s his first and you’ve got Famke and her death hug. OddJob can keep his hat and Jaws can keep his … well, his jaws.
Craig … I’ll hold off on voting until I see Skyfall. I think it’s going to be one of the best and well worth the wait.