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Flavio Sapha
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September is right around the corner, right? How long before we can see a cover?
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Brian Miller
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September can't get here soon enough!
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John Byrne
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As my Mother used to say, "Stop wishing your life away!"
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Bill Willingham
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| Posted: 21 June 2011 at 1:23pm | IP Logged | 4
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I look forward to this series. As a fairly dedicated fan of tough, practical espionage fiction (Matt Helm -- the wonderful books, not the wretched movies, and the nearly perfect Sandbaggers Brit-TV series), the small glimpse seen here looks very promising.
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Franco Consoli
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I don't see this referenced in the IDW July solicitations / books due out in September. IDW Sept
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Peter Sullivan
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Ahh, the Sandbaggers, what a great lost gem that show is. Anyone with any interest in "spies" should check it out.
And if you really want to get involved watch Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Smiley's People. Alec Guinness is so good, it was the role he was born for. Amazing story and such fine acting and locations. It is without a doubt my all time favorite film or as it was TV show.
Very much looking forward to John's stories from this new series.
Cheers, Peter
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Bill Willingham
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Peter,
I agree. However, both Sandbaggers and the Smiley dramas tended to concentrate more on the "corridors of power" side of the espionage game, and weren't as glorious when looking at the agents in the field. Not a criticism, mind you. I love the battles in a bureaucracy type of story, which is why Sandbaggers is still my all time favorite TV series -- bad budget and effects made up for by excellent writing.
Judging from what scant information we have on this new project, I suspect we'll see it more from the prospective of the man in the field. Looking forward to a serious take on that. |
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Flavio Sapha
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I don't know about "Sandbaggers", but John LeCarré's secret agents had the
most cool unit names, like Lamplighters, Scalphunters, Babysitters...
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John Byrne
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Dunno how "cool" it is, but after having done a little research, I decided Swann was formerly employed by MI6's Section 10 -- which I will steadfastly resist ever referring to as Section X!!
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James Revilla
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If this was Marvel I'm sure it'd be marketed it was Section X!!
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Chris Hutton
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This looks very cool! September is a long ways away!
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Petter Myhr Ness
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Looks very promising. I'll be sure to check it out come September.
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