Screw that, make Modesty Blaise

• Is her own character, so wouldn’t get labeled “the female James Bond.”

• Has a cooler back story than James Bond

• Has a cool cast of supporting characters

• Is canonically awesome at martial arts, but will use guns when pressed

• Already has a bunch of books and comics to use as source material

• Has at least as many sexual adventures as Bond

• Has a long-time male partner with whom she is emphatically not in a romantic relationship or a Will-they-won’t-they situation