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geekwayne's review
3.0
In 'Sherlock Holmes and the Vampires of London' it's been a while since Reichenbach Falls and Sherlock Holmes is dead, or at least that's what he'd like everyone to believe. He is brought back to London for a series of gruesome murders committed by vampires.
He is abducted by a powerful vampire who uses someone from Sherlock's past as a lure. This vampire wants Sherlock to track down another vampire. As incentive, Watson's wife Mary is threatened. Sherlock is on the case, to stop all the vampires, and to protect his friends.
It's an interesting premise. I'm not sure it's completely true to Sherlock's character (besides the vampires, of course). Sherlock seems to be foundering and not doing his trademark detecting. There are some good twists and turns and when it was all said and done I enjoyed it and the art by Laci was really quite good.
I was given a review copy of this graphic novel by Diamond Book Distributors and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
He is abducted by a powerful vampire who uses someone from Sherlock's past as a lure. This vampire wants Sherlock to track down another vampire. As incentive, Watson's wife Mary is threatened. Sherlock is on the case, to stop all the vampires, and to protect his friends.
It's an interesting premise. I'm not sure it's completely true to Sherlock's character (besides the vampires, of course). Sherlock seems to be foundering and not doing his trademark detecting. There are some good twists and turns and when it was all said and done I enjoyed it and the art by Laci was really quite good.
I was given a review copy of this graphic novel by Diamond Book Distributors and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
nickleby_shepherd's review
3.0
Its an enjoyable Sherlock Holmes /Vampire story. A solid read for October.
eirinstiva's review
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
old_tim's review
3.0
Rather disappointing all around.
http://fedpeaches.blogspot.com/2014/02/spoiler-sherlocks-not-dead.html
http://fedpeaches.blogspot.com/2014/02/spoiler-sherlocks-not-dead.html
otherwyrld's review
2.0
A graphic novel featuring Sherlock Holmes up against vampires should be a treat to read, but this book makes the cardinal sin of being simply boring.
A lot of it has to do with the artwork, I suspect. The artist tries to cram too many panels onto many of the pages, which reduces the quality of the art to the point that much of the story is incomprehensible. Added to this is the muddy quality and limited colour palette of many of the panels, and you just can't see what is going on a lot of the time. The writer must share some of the blame though, for putting so much text into those already too small panels. Much of that text is musings from Sherlock Holmes himself rather than conversation, which also strips the story of some of its mystery. The reason that John Watson writes the Holmes cases up is that Holmes himself refuses to do so. By doing this, Arthur Conan Doyle maintained much of the central mystery of who Sherlock Holmes really is. However, by being privy to so many of Holmes thoughts in this book makes him less of the mysterious superman he needs to be to solve the case and have us all wonder about how he did it.
I have no idea if this is a one-off or part of an ongoing series, but it needs to be a lot better to hold my attention. [b:The New Deadwardians|15797754|The New Deadwardians|Dan Abnett|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1360096436s/15797754.jpg|21994677] did a much better job and I would recommend reading that story instead.
A lot of it has to do with the artwork, I suspect. The artist tries to cram too many panels onto many of the pages, which reduces the quality of the art to the point that much of the story is incomprehensible. Added to this is the muddy quality and limited colour palette of many of the panels, and you just can't see what is going on a lot of the time. The writer must share some of the blame though, for putting so much text into those already too small panels. Much of that text is musings from Sherlock Holmes himself rather than conversation, which also strips the story of some of its mystery. The reason that John Watson writes the Holmes cases up is that Holmes himself refuses to do so. By doing this, Arthur Conan Doyle maintained much of the central mystery of who Sherlock Holmes really is. However, by being privy to so many of Holmes thoughts in this book makes him less of the mysterious superman he needs to be to solve the case and have us all wonder about how he did it.
I have no idea if this is a one-off or part of an ongoing series, but it needs to be a lot better to hold my attention. [b:The New Deadwardians|15797754|The New Deadwardians|Dan Abnett|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1360096436s/15797754.jpg|21994677] did a much better job and I would recommend reading that story instead.
bloodravenlib's review
4.0
I posted my review of this on my blog, The Itinerant Librarian,.
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klaudia_kelemen's review
3.0
Zov krvi (Sherlock Holmes & Londonski vampiri, #1) - 3*
Mrtvi i živi (Sherlock Holmes & Londonski vampiri, #2) - 3,5*
Mrtvi i živi (Sherlock Holmes & Londonski vampiri, #2) - 3,5*
kelseyr713's review
2.0
I think my lack of prior knowledge might have worked against me here, but I'm not sure if it was that or the plot was just confusing. Art is detailed but overwhelmingly dull in color, and the majority of the comic is told through Sherlock's inner monologue/a letter to Watson. Not even the vampires could save this.
dialmformurder's review
3.0
Not great. Plot was mediocre, not overly exciting, and kind of unsatisfying. Characters were lacking and didn't really feel much like Sherlock Holmes. Mixing supernatural with Holmes did not work here.
kayladaila's review
3.0
I got this book off netgalley, and while I found it enjoyable, I didn't love it. There was nothing particularly special about the art style. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't great. One of the major issues I generally see with Sherlock Holmes stories, is that they don't stay true to the character. This one, I feel, did. Sherlock fighting vampires was also very cool. His reactions were perfect. The story was not outstanding. I don't know why, but I just didn't love it.