I bought the first issue and was underwhelmed for its shortness that cost $4. Supposedly they will compile the stories in a single volume so I'll check those out. In their first announcements, Dynamite said they will do "Fleming's Bond," but I don't remember if those will be adaptations of the original novels/short stories, or if they will be original stories set in the 50s and 60s. I was underwhelmed too with the series of Bond comics put out by Dark Horse, but IMO those are even better...though compared with only that premier issue of Dynamite Comics.
I think a good Bond comic series should truly capture the essence of literary Bond and his world, but otherwise, a modern story should at least equal the coolness of the movies if a comic were to make a departure from Fleming where I think "modern" adaptations including Dark Horse, fell short. I recommend the Titan Books reprints of the Daily Express comic strips based on the Fleming books that were originally published in the 60s and 70s, especially the earlier ones drawn by John McLusky; the drawback with those is that they are not colored and can seem dated by modern comics standards, except the later ones that were drawn by Yaroslav Horak who did some Fleming stories (also not colored) as well as new, original stories.
I also recommend the trilogy of Mike Grell's "Permission to Die," which were published I think in the late 80's or early 90s, which are the best "modern" Bond story comics I've seen so far; the 1st issue is really cool in itself and a "must have" because the 2 follow-up issues were not as good. The Mike Grell comics did a great job of incorporating aspects of both the Fleming stories (such as Bond resembling Hoagy Carmichael as described in the books) and the early movies, esp. in how he drives the Aston Martin DB5 from Goldfinger and how he managed to make Bond resemble Connery in some angles (while still looking like Hoagy Carmichael!)
