Getting The Lexicon In Hand

Almost a decade since we started working on it, it’s great to hold the first print advance copy of The James Bond Lexicon in our hands.

We want to give special shout out to the various people who helped make this a reality:

– Rich Handley for helping kick off the project and his continued support.

– Van Allen Plexico for helping us get to the finish line and for stepping into the role of publisher through his White Rocket Books imprint.

– Pat Carbajal for the amazing illustrations.

– Arnold T. Blumberg – for the great job on the interior design and layout.

– Brad Frank – for his first reader insights and suggestions.

This was a real team effort.

And today we can announce that the ON SALE DATE WILL BE APRIL 6th

Bond Music: Six of the Best considers a Quantum Of Solace

In the latest episode of the Bond Music: Six of the Best series Jarrod and Alan infiltrate a secret meeting at the opera to discuss the soundtrack from QUANTUM OF SOLACE (or is that “Something of Boris”?) – Does David Arnold depart on a high note? Will there be a new record for shortest track? Will Alan get out of the boot? — Tune in & find out!

Bond Music: Six of the Best plays its cards at Casino Royale

In the latest Bond Music; Six of the Best episode we move on to the Daniel Craig era as Jarrod and Alan discuss David Arnold’s score for CASINO ROYALE. David Arnold slows things down for a this reboot of the franchise. Is it too slow? Does it need more Barry? Is it just Barry enough? — Tune in & find out!

More Moore, But No Bond.

On the latest episode of the On Her Majesty;s Secret Podcast Van and Alan take a look at half a dozen of Roger Moore’s non-Bond movie outings, plus a discussion of his early pre-Bond TV career.

The movies we covered included:

  • The Fiction Makers
  • The Man Who Haunted Himself
  • The Wild Geese
  • Escape From Athena
  • ffolkes (aka North Sea Hijack)
  • Cannonball Run

And Alan tells the story of why he doesn’t remember meeting Sir Roger. – Check it out here.

Bond Music: Six of the Best Analyzes Die Another Day

The latest Bond Music: Six of the Best episode’s session is all about DIE ANOTHER DAY. It’s not a fan-favorite film in the Bond community, but is the soundtrack shaky as well? How about that Madonna tune – club jam awesomeness?…good Bond song?…. And just where did Jarrod get his CD from? — Tune in & find out!

Bond Music: Six of the Best thinks The World is Not Enough

The latest episode of Bond Music: Six of the Best is all about THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH. Alan has the lead on this episode. The lads will provide factoids and discussion on the main title song, 6 of their favorite tracks (hence the title of the podcast), and a bonus remix…maybe more! 

How will the 2nd Arnold soundtrack compare to his first? What do the Wonder Twins have to do with it?  And what is Alan doing with a fake, wooden laptop?   —  Tune in & find out!

First Lexicon Update Entries Posted

The print version of the upcoming James Bond Lexicon will cover 271 Bond stories published between 1953 and 2019; but what of anything that is released after the manuscript was completed? Entries for those stories will be posted here on the companion website.

And we’ve just posted the first batch – with 39 new entries covering the events of the two latest James Bond comics:

  • Ian Fleming’s James Bond Vol. 3 #1-6 (Dynamite Comics 2019)
  • Ian Fleming’s James Bond: Reflections of Death anthology (Dynamite Comics 2020)

You can find links on the Lexicon Updates section of this website.