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Grant Morrison to write a new James Bond comic series for IDW
IDW Publishing has secured the rights to publish new James Bond comics and will launch the series with writer Grant Morrison.
The announcement came at New York Comic Con.
The first story is called Sunbreaker and will run for six parts.
Morrison says it will bring Bond into a world resembling our own, with intrigue, violence and deception.
The story will feature new cars and gadgets, unfamiliar foes and a dangerous new villain.
Bond is a British spy created by Ian Fleming, and his comic adventures have previously been published by other companies, most recently Dynamite Entertainment.
IDW says the series begins a collaboration with Ian Fleming Publications, but a release date and artist have not been announced.
IDW Publishing has acquired the rights to publish new James Bond comics, with Grant Morrison writing the series.
The announcement was made at New York Comic Con in October 2026.
The opening six-part story is titled Sunbreaker.
Morrison said the story will put Bond in a contemporary world featuring desert war, rogue AI, fake news and billionaire villains.
IGN reported that the artist and release date had not been announced.
- Who
- IDW Publishing and writer Grant Morrison.
- What
- IDW will publish new James Bond comics, beginning with the six-part story Sunbreaker.
- When
- Announced in October 2026 at New York Comic Con.
- Where
- New York Comic Con. The comics’ publication location is not stated.
- Why
- Morrison said he had been a James Bond fan for as long as he could remember and wanted to put his own stamp on the character.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
I’ve been a James Bond fan for as long as I can remember and this opportunity to put my own stamp on a British character as iconic as King Arthur, Robin Hood or Sherlock Holmes, was too good to miss
We’re bringing Bond into the contemporary world of desert war, rogue AI, fake news, billionaire bad guys, and their assault on democracy, with new vehicles, new gadgets, and a terrifying new ultimate villain.
The James Bond comics license had a high-profile launch at Dynamite Entertainment.
IDW announced on social media that Grant Morrison would write a new James Bond comic series.
The series was announced at New York Comic Con, with Sunbreaker named as its opening six-part story.
- Publisher
- IDW Publishing
- Writer
- Grant Morrison
- Opening story
- Sunbreaker
- Story length
- Six parts
- Announcement
- New York Comic Con, October 2026
- Previous publisher
- Dynamite Entertainment, with a launch in 2015
Sources
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