Modesty Blaise is working as right-hand-woman for a casino owner in Tangiers, Morocco, being his eyes and ears at the tables, supervising staff, and working as a croupier if needed. When an armed gang ...

Modesty, raised by a casino owner after being abandoned by her parents, has become skilled in the ways of fighting and now acts as the casino owner's bodyguard. When she's unable to prevent the ...

First, it’s important to get the name straight, as they do in Joseph Losey’s 1966 movie: it’s not “blezz” (as in “Blaise Pascal”), it’s “blaze” (as in beware). “Modesty Blaise” is based on a comic ...

After reviewing 2004's My Name is Modesty and listening to two Modesty Blaise radio adventures, I decided to take a look at the 1966 film, in spite of its bad reputation. The premise and core plot ...

For a vidpic filmed in 18 days by a helmer hired scarcely a week before the start of principal photography, "My Name Is Modesty" isn't half-bad. This mildly diverting time-killer focuses on the early ...

The latest volume of "Modesty Blaise" strip reprints from Titan Books, The Double Agent opens with plenty of plaudits for creator Peter O'Donnell, the man who guided the adventuress/agent through ...

Peter O’Donnell, the British writer who created Modesty Blaise, the sexy, resourceful action hero who was a distaff answer to James Bond, first as a comic strip character and later as the heroine of ...

In the 1960s, Modesty Blaise was a mod adventuress in the vein of James Bond and the Avengers who fought evil in the comics pages of British newspapers. This oversized volume collects strips from 1966 ...

Everybody raise the roof — Gal Gadot and “Wonder Woman” proved that a comic book blockbuster can feature a female superhero as its central character. Except that had already been proved in the late ...

More than miniskirts started to swing in the early 60s. Grimy old England needed some vivid action, too, and it arrived in an exhilarating rush. First, there was James Bond — not so much Fleming's ...

Reading the 17th volume of comic strip reprints, Modesty Blaise: Death in Slow Motion (Titan Books), I recalled a moment from Pulp Fiction where we see John Travolta’s hitman reading a hardbound copy ...

About to dive into 'My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure' without the hassle? Here’s where you can watch it, including platforms and services with rental, purchase, and subscription options, ...