December 31, 2015

WHO'S TALKING ON SPY VIBE

As we enter our seventh year, I'm so grateful to our community for making Spy Vibe such a fun place to meet and share our passion for 1960s Style in Action. When my schedule has allowed, I've had the pleasure to chat with a number of fellow writers, artists, and collectors. In celebration of the New Year, I'd like to spotlight some of our best interviews and give our new readers a chance to catch up. This is also a time of year when I have to invest in the various costs of running the site: domain names, web forwarding, etc. If you can contribute even a few bucks, it will help this high school art teacher continue the website and I'd be so grateful. There is a Paypal donation link at the top left of the page. Thanks to everyone for being a part of Spy Vibe! Now, look who's been talking in the lair.


Fergus Fleming on his uncle Ian Fleming and editing the James Bond Letters.
Jaz Wiseman on producing many 1960s spy series DVD and Blu-ray releases.
Jon Gilbert on his Ian Fleming Bibliography.  
Alan Stephenson on his world-class James Bond collection. 
Mike Richardson on writing the ultimate history of The Avengers.
Shane Glines on designing for Batman animated shows. 
Raymond Benson on collecting and writing James Bond. 
Richard Sala on classic spies, pulps, and his Super Enigmatix graphic novel. 
Bunny Deana on the London Playboy Club in the 1960s. 
Trina Robbins on Honey West, Wonder Woman, and women in pop culture. 
Ian Dickerson on The Saint and writing the Leslie Charteris biography.
Jeremy Duns on collecting Ian Fleming. 
Ralph Garman and Ty Templeton on Batman 66 Meets the Green Hornet.
Rodney Marshall on writing about the history of The Avengers
Win Scott Eckert on writing Honey West, T.H.E. Cat, and Green Hornet
Kevin Dart on Yuki 7. 
Bosko Hrnjak on Tiki art. 
Richard Sala on classic spy/pulp conventions, The Avengers, Dick Tracy & more!
Set Designs w Lee Pfeiffer, Wesley Britton, Stephen Bissette & others.
John Buss on his world-class collection of spy TV memorabilia. 
Peter Lorenz on collecting James Bond books and art. 
Mike Richardson on writing The Making of Casino Royale
Alan Hayes on writing the early history of The Avengers
Odysseas Constantine on designing The Avengers Pop Art collection.
Rob Mallows on collecting Len Deighton. 
Jim Wilson on Code 3 Corgi toys.
Piper Gates Design on designing with retro cult TV. 
Katharine Boyd on Mod Tales comic #1.
Ryan Heshka about his pulp and sci-fi-inspired art.   
David Foster on collecting spy and pulp books.
Kevin Dart on designing Powerpuff Girls and working with Ringo. 
Roger Langley on collecting Danger Man/The Prisoner.
Big Fun Columbus on vintage toys. 
Craig Arthur on collecting classic spy fiction.   
Matt Maranian on 60s style and writing Pad
Matt Sherman on collecting rare James Bond books and props. 


Selected Spy Vibe Posts: UFO Blu-rayAvengers Pop Art InterviewFritz Lang SpiesFergus Fleming Interview, Avengers: Alan Hayes InterviewJaz Wiseman Interview, 007 SPECTRE ComicsCasino Royale FolioNew James Bond ComicDiana Rigg BFI InterviewCallan Documentary and SetCasino Royale Interview: Mike RichardsonEarly Saint Box SetLost Diana Rigg InterviewDiana Rigg EventIan Fleming LettersNew Gillette 007 CoversPirate RadioSpectre Advanced PosterHonor Blackman at 90UNCLE SchoolIan Fleming MemorialRadiophonic ExhibitPortmeirion PhotosDoctor Who ExhibitFarewell SteedPussy Galore ReturnsDiana Rigg birthdaySherlock at 221BInvisible AgentSaint Interview: Ian DickersonSaint DoppelgängerFleming's TypewriterRare FlemingFleming's MusicIan Fleming's JapanJim Wilson Corgi InterviewFantomas DesignJeremy Duns on BondJohn Buss interviewAvengers Season 5 TitlesSaint VolvoMod Tales InterviewAgente Secreto ComicsDanger Man Comics 2Danger Man ComicsJohn Drake ComicsDer Mann Von UNCLEGolden Margaret NolanMan From UNCLE RocksteadyPussy Galore Calypso, Cynthia Lennon R.I.P.Edward Mann FashionLeonard Nimoy TributeShatner at 84Bob Morane seriesThai Bond DesignBond vs ModernismArt of ModestyTokyo Beat 1964Feraud Mod FashionGreen Hornet MangaNo 6 FestivalAvengers Interview: Michael RichardsonIan Fleming: Wicked GrinJane Bond Hong Kong RecordsRyan Heshka Interview, Comics Week: Man From R.I.V.E.R.D.A.L.E.Comics Week: ArchieComics Week: Robots, Comics Week: Cold War Atomic, Comics Week: SPYMANComics Week: Jimmy Olsen, Shakespeare Spies: Diana RiggShakespeare Spies I, Rodney Marshall Avengers Interview, Richard Sala: Super-Enigmatix, Cold War Archie, Playboy Bunny InterviewThe 10th Victim Japanese and KindleU.N.C.L.E. Japanese Books, Trina Robbins InterviewCatsuits, Batman '66 Green Hornet Interview: Ralph Garman Ty Templeton.