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A review by matt4hire
Honor Among Punks - The Complete Baker Street Graphic Novel by Gary Reed
4.0
Sherlock Holmes operating in the punk scene of a semi-steampunk/modern London? Should be too nuts to be good, huh?
Well, for the first half, it kind of is. The plot's messy, and characters don't get decent interactions. But the second plot picks up, delivering a nice riff on Holmes, Jack the Ripper, Moriarty, and so much else. I wish the series had gone on, delivering on its promised pseudo-Moriarty subplot...but it wasn't to be.
There are a couple stories in back, too, with the one of Sandra (the Holmesian character) meeting a man with a tweed jacket who proves to be...more interesting than she bargained for, which is fun. And the second, with the Watson homage stuck in bed on Christmas Eve, is just a nice, heartwarming thing.
Worth a read, especially for fans of Guy Davis.
Well, for the first half, it kind of is. The plot's messy, and characters don't get decent interactions. But the second plot picks up, delivering a nice riff on Holmes, Jack the Ripper, Moriarty, and so much else. I wish the series had gone on, delivering on its promised pseudo-Moriarty subplot...but it wasn't to be.
There are a couple stories in back, too, with the one of Sandra (the Holmesian character) meeting a man with a tweed jacket who proves to be...more interesting than she bargained for, which is fun. And the second, with the Watson homage stuck in bed on Christmas Eve, is just a nice, heartwarming thing.
Worth a read, especially for fans of Guy Davis.