My God! — It’s the Blaise Girl!
excerpts from O’Donnell & Romero’s “Modesty Blaise”
Far away in another time
the flung beach-bag unsights Roderic
Modesty dives low
thanks for looking after me, princess
when you can’t move in quietly
you need a good noisy distraction
hope Willie remembers we’re playing for keeps
when a man goes down
he has to stay down
Willie’s surprise attack is devastating
instant body-disposal offered
Tarrant will guess who
but he’ll say nothing
none of us want the police brought in
Right — he’s all yours lady
an unusual lady
Most of us would be dead now
but for you
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This piece is composed solely out of phrases taken randomly from “Modesty Blaise: The Killing Game”, a great comic compilation written by Peter O’Donnell and illustrated by Enric Badia Romero.
“Modesty Blaise” is a childhood favorite, along with O’Donnell’s other comic strip “Garth” — both of which…
