Modesty Blaise: The Gallows Bird.Modesty Blaise
Modesty Blaise : The Gallows Bird gallows bird n. Informal One who is destined or deserves to be hanged. Noun 1. gallows bird - a person who deserves to be hanged scoundrel, villain - a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately Peter O'Donnell Peter O'Donnell (born April 11, 1920 in Lewisham, London), is a British writer of mysteries and of comic strips, best known as the creator of Modesty Blaise, a kind of female action hero / undercover trouble-shooter / enforcer. & Enric Badia Romero Titan Books Ltd. 144 Southwark Street Southwark Street is a street in the London Borough of Southwark, SE1, just south of the River Thames. It runs between Blackfriars Road to the west and Borough High Street to the east. Southwark Bridge Road crosses halfway along. At the eastern end to the north is Borough Market. , London, England, SE1 0UP www.titanpublishinggroup.com 1840238682 $17.95 020-7620-0200 That intrepid British adventurer, spy, smuggler, and "bad girl" Modest Blaise is back again in another collection of action adventure stories that involve her and her partner, Willie Garvin, into episodes of murder, blackmail, kidnaping, and a "rumble in the jungle". Featuring three of her best stories to date from the combined talents of Peter O'Donnell and Enric Badia Romero, Modesty Blaise: The Gallows Bird includes "The Bluebeard Bluebeard, nickname of the chevalier Raoul in a story by Charles Perrault. In the story Bluebeard's seventh wife, Fatima, yielding to curiosity, opens a locked door and discovers the slain bodies of her predecessors. Affair", "The Iron God", and the title piece, "The Gallows Birds". No dedicated Modesty Blaise fan will want to miss this latest graphic novel installment of great fun, high adventure, and hazardous daring-do! Also highly recommended, especially for those new to Modesty Blaise and her adventures, are the earlier graphic novel compilations of her diverse and exciting adventures from Titan Books, including: The Gabriel Set-Up (1840236582); Mister Sun (184023721X); Top Traitor (184023-6841); The Black Pearl (1840238429); Bad Suki (184023864X); The Hell Makers (1840238658); The Green-Eyed Monster (1840238666); and The Puppet Master (1840238674). |
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