The deadly, mute Bond villain known as Oddjob has been reinvented for the upcoming series from Dark Horse Comics and Dynamite Entertainment called James Bond 007. As it turns out, he’s no longer mute but is most certainly still deadly as writer Greg Pak has re-envisioned the character as a rival spy from Korea on par with James Bond himself.
“In the Goldfinger novel, he’s a Korean assassin with a sweet bowler hat who’s the most physically dangerous opponent Bond has ever faced. That’s what I wanted to keep,” Pak told IGN on how he went about reconceptualizing the fan-favorite bad guy. “What I wanted to add is passion and heart and humor and sex appeal and cockiness and maybe even a touch of pathos. He’s our Bond’s greatest rival, both physically and, on a subtle level, emotionally. He challenges everything Bond thinks about the right way to move through the world, and vice versa.”
Source: IGN.com Oddjob Is Now a Sexy Korean Secret Agent Rival to James Bond