Sam Mendes was that one proposal involved making two films back-to-back, based on an idea by "Skyfall" writer John Logan, which would have resulted in Mendes and other creative personnel being tied up with filming for around four years. It was reported in February 2013 that this idea had since been shelved and that the next two films would be stand-alone. The same report claimed that Mendes was "75% on board, but was waiting to see the finished script before committing." However, Mendes said in an interview with Empire Magazine in March 2013 that "It has been a very difficult decision not
James Bond (comics) began to appear on a semi-regular basis for a few years, starting with an adaptation of "Licence to Kill" published in 1989 by Eclipse Comics and illustrated by Mike Grell, which was published in both trade paperback and hardcover edition. Grell would go on to write the miniseries "Permission to Die", the first James Bond comic book storyline not adapted from a previous work, which was published over a two-year period by Eclipse. In 1995, Topps Comics obtained the rights to publish an adaptation of the new Bond film, "GoldenEye", which was announced as a three-issue miniseries. The second issue