Product Description

Dynamite Entertainment
presents the ultimate in thrilling mystery as they unveil Sherlock Holmes!
Written by Leah Moore and John Reppion with reverence and a modern
edge, artist Aaron Campbell completes the Victorian mood under the striking
and iconic John Cassaday cover. And so begins Sherlock
Holmes which presents the great detective with an all-too personal
quandary and explores the nature of the man and his world with a mix of
refined ambiance, carefully crafted mystery and chilling suspense!
This hardcover collected edition features a complete cover gallery and is
loaded with exciting bonus materials!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #97945 in Books
• Published on: 2009-11-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 168 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781606900581
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review
Moore and Reppion bring new life to the iconic Holmes and Watson, with a
tantalizing tale and their hallmark attention to period detail. Whether
you're a dedicated Sherlockian or a Holmesian newbie, grab this one! --Leslie S. Klinger, author of the New Annotated Sherlock Holmes series

Customer Reviews

Elementary my dear Watson
The brand new release of any Sherlock Holmes mystery in any format is something to be applauded by fiction fans everywhere, and this trade hardcover is no exception. The character is arguably a more constricted and less implausible precursor to Batman, therefore fitting the comic medium like a glove, with the recent graphic novelization of The Hound of the Baskervilles greatly illustrating this point. Reading how this legendary sleuth solves mysteries in his unique and inimitable fashion is a reading pleasure and undoubtedly the center attraction, so how ironic that this story's critical flaw, the reduced role of the main man himself and what he does best, is curiously rationalized at the end of the book by an author's rather enlightening entry, stating the perceived predicament of writing a compelling 110 page Holmes tale due to his prodigious yet apparently problematic detective skills. The point is certainly debatable. Whatever strengths and weaknesses any character may have comes with the territory and needs to be worked around, if not enhanced, by the creators. After all, that is what they do, craft intriguing stories featuring remarkably exceptional individuals. Because of this, the story does wander a bit in the middle, while also not sufficiently allowing the reader the opportunity to play detective themselves by placing adequate clues to solve the mystery, whose final resolution was alas abrupt and somewhat anticlimactic. Despite its' shortcomings, it is still a much welcomed and enjoyable read while hopefully being a harbinger of a bright and extensive future in the comics medium for this renowned icon.