Modesty Blaise: Bad Suki

    (Titan, 2005)
™ and © 2005 Associated Newspapers/ Solo Syndication; Walter Simonson and Rob van der Nol

In 1963, the comics section of the London Evening Standard turned comic strips inside out by introducing Modesty Blaise. Written by novelist Peter O’Donnell and drawn by the great Jim Holdaway, Modesty was a tough bird with a questionable background and a take–no–prisoners attitude. Charming but roguish sidekick Willie Garvin often assisted on her escapades.

Bad Suki reprints three of Modesty’s most daring adventures. In “Bad Suki,” Modesty’s near–fanatical hatred of drug dealers drives her and Willie across Europe in their pursuit. In “The Galley Slaves,” Modesty and Willie work to foil a Chinese crime lord—who used to be a friend—against the backdrop of a Hollywood movie in production. Finally, in “The Red Gryphon,” Willie helps Modesty extract revenge for her murdered lover and stop a major international crime.

Edge–of–your–seat writing, dynamic art, and timeless storylines make these Modesty Blaise strips some of the best ever produced.

— Jerry Smith
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