Serpent's Tooth

by Doug Moench, Paul Gulacy

cover Paul Gulacy. The martinis will be shaken, not stirred, as Dark Horse proudly presents a spectacular new James Bond series based on the popular Ian Fleming characters! A nuclear arsenal disappears! Unexplained phenomena is South America! Dinosaurs! Bond! What more can we give you? Well, maybe the team born to do this Doug Moench and Paul Gulacy! Don't miss out on one of the books of the summer. First in a series of new James Bond books from Dark Horse Comics and Acme Press.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

48 pages, Comic

First published June 28, 1992

About the author

Doug Moench, is an American comic book writer notable for his Batman work and as the creator of Black Mask, Moon Knight and Deathlok. Moench has worked for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics and many other smaller companies; he has written hundreds of issues of many different comics, and created dozens of characters, such as Moon Knight. In 1973, Moench became the de facto lead writer for the Marvel black-and-white magazine imprint Curtis Magazines. He contributed to the entire runs of Planet of the Apes, Rampaging Hulk (continuing on the title when it changed its name to The Hulk!) and Doc Savage, while also serving as a regular scribe for virtually every other Curtis title during the course of the imprint's existence. Moench is perhaps best known for his work on Batman, whose title he wrote from 1983–1986 and then again from 1992–1998. (He also wrote the companion title Detective Comics from 1983–1986.)

Moench is a frequent and longtime collaborator with comics artist Paul Gulacy. The pair are probably best known for their work on Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu, which they worked on together from 1974–1977. They also co-created Six from Sirius, Slash Maraud, and S.C.I. Spy, and have worked together on comics projects featuring Batman, Conan the Barbarian and James Bond.

Moench has frequently been paired with the artist and inker team of Kelley Jones and John Beatty on several Elseworlds Graphic Novels and a long run of the monthly Batman comic.

Reviews

[Drew Canole · Rating 3 out of 5]

Way sleazier than the new Dynamite Bond comics. Paul Gulacy's artwork is great as usual. It's basically like one of the movies - shaking not stirred. Bond, James Bond. Beautiful woman and Bond's casual sexism. There's a few really lame one-liners that Moench should be embarrassed about. The set pieces are excellent and really take advantage of the comicbook medium - there's a giant underwater submarine, basically Noah's Arc underwater.

[Neil Wright · Rating 4 out of 5]

A strong start to the story.

All good James Bond stories should have a good villain and the one in serpents tooth seems to fit the bill.

With stolen nuclear weapons and a reptile in a cage it will be interesting to see where the story goes.

Roll on parts 2 and 3!

Didn't realise I couldn't select the other parts separately.

Part 2 and 3 really built on the initial part and the story ended up being a good battle between Bond and Indigo with plenty of surprises along the way.

I think I will definitely look out for more of the dark horse James Bond comics if this is the quality.

[itchy · Rating 4 out of 5]

That calculator trick. I didn't get it.