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Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 1
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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!
Outline Review
Arthur Conan Doyle's Study in Scarlet is the first published story involving the legendary Sherlock Holmes, arguably the world's best-known detective, and the first narrative by Holmes's Boswell, the unassuming Dr. Watson, a military surgeon lately returned from the Afghan War. Watson needs a flat-mate and a diversion. Holmes needs a foil. And thus a great literary collaboration begins. Watson and Holmes move to a now-famous address, 221B Baker Street, where Watson is introduced to Holmes's eccentricities as well as his uncanny ability to deduce information about his fellow beings. Somewhat shaken by Holmes's egotism, Watson is nonetheless dazzled by his seemingly magical ability to provide detailed information about a man glimpsed once under the streetlamp across the road. Then murder. Facing a deserted house, a twisted corpse with no wounds, a mysterious phrase drawn in blood on the wall, and the buffoons of Scotland Yard--Lestrade and Gregson--Holmes measures, observes, picks up a pinch of this and a pinch of that, and generally baffles his faithful Watson. Later, Holmes explains: "In solving a problem of this sort, the grand thing is to be able to reason backward.... There are few people who, if you told them a result, would be able to evolve from their own inner consciousness what the steps were which led up to that result." Holmes is in that elite group. Conan Doyle quickly learned that it was Holmes's deductions that were of most interest to his readers. The lengthy flashback, while a convention of popular fiction, simply distracted from readers' real focus. It is when Holmes and Watson gather before the coal fire and Holmes sums up the deductions that led him to the successful apprehension of the criminal that we are most captivated. Subsequent Holmes stories--The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes--rightly plunge the twosome directly into the middle of a baffling crime, piling mystery upon mystery until Holmes's denouement once more leaves the dazzled Watson murmuring, "You are wonderful, Holmes!" Generations of readers agree. --Barbara Schlieper
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Item Specifications...
Pages 168
Dimensions: Length: 10.31" Width: 6.77" Height: 0.71"
Weight: 1.23 lbs.
Binding Hardcover
Release Date Nov 15, 2009
ISBN 1606900587
EAN 9781606900581
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 | Elementary my dear Watson Nov 16, 2009 |
| 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. | | |  | The very first if not the very best Nov 11, 2009 |
A Study in Scarlet is one of four novel length entries in the Sherlockian canon (which is mainly comprised of fifty-six short stories).
It is also the very first Sherlock Holmes effort by Arthur Conan Doyle (1887). And like The Valley of Fear (also full-length), A Study in Scarlet is broken into two parts: one involving Holmes, Watson, and the rest of Victorian London; the other a flashback to America. These story-within-a-story sequences are long and have often been cited as a turn-off for those expecting Holmes on every page. In particular, the Mormon episode in A Study in Scarlet, while ultimately vital to the story, is a sharp departure from the apparent plot. On the other hand, the Pennsylvania coal mining vignette in The Valley of Fear could easily stand on its own as a hard-boiled detective yarn.
Still, A Study in Scarlet is essential reading and paves the way to a better understanding of the relationship between Holmes and Watson. And of course it's also our introduction to the greatest detective the (fictional?) world has ever known:
"You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive."
You can also find this novel in the excellent compilation:
Sherlock Holmes : The Complete Novels and Stories (Bantam Classic) Volume I
NOTE: On some pages on the this site product page, the author is shown to be Leslie S. Klinger. This is incorrect, although Mr. Klinger has done some annotated versions (but not this one). | | | | Meet Sherlock Holmes Sep 21, 2009 |
Dr. John Watson is a retired Army physician back in London after a harrowing experience in India. When he meets a roommate, the eccentric Sherlock Holmes, he finds that all he has known about the world will be challenged. Holmes is interested in crime - poisons, footprints, tests for blood - everything one would need to be a detective. But his real gift is his ability to reason backwards; unlike most detectives of his day, he can begin with a premise (such as a murder) and correctly establish the events that led up to it.
When a man is found dead in Brixon Road, Holmes is summoned by Scotland Yard to assist in determining how the man died and who may be responsible. Watson accompanies his roommate for the first time and is astounded at how much the amateur detective is capable of reasoning. He can guess the perpetrator's height from the length of his stride, the cause of death by sniffing the corpse's lips, and the entire motive through a single telegraph. What's more is that Sherlock Holmes is right in every aspect.
"A Study in Scarlet" was the first of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novels about the brilliant Sherlock Holmes and his trusted assistant, Dr. John Watson. Over a century after its initial publication, the tales of the detective and doctor still fascinate the world. Why? It's incredibly well-written, intriguing, and just plain interesting. And isn't that what a mystery should be? | | | | A Staggering Introduction To A Legend Sep 3, 2009 |
The first Holmes mystery is one I will always cherish as it was rightfully my first introduction to the world of Sherlock Holmes. I have always been familiar with the name of the character but have only really become interested in reading the stories thanks to the rather shallow link between Holmes and the character Dr. Gregory House from the TV show House M.D. I know it is a ridiculous way to decide to take up the task of reading the Holmes stories, but after reading this it is a task I am glad to engage in. The similarities between the character from the TV show and the character from the books are plenty but I am writing this review for the book which has created a Holmes-like addiction within me to read more of the Sherlock mysteries.
Set at around 1880 and this book first being published in 1878 is told in two parts, the bulk of the story being told from the perspective of Dr. Watson. The first part comprises of the first person tale of how Watson came to meet Holmes and how they both came to live with each other at 221B Baker Street. The introduction to how this friendship began is brief as Doyle plunges immediately into the first Holmes case which is an investigation into the murder of Enoch J. Drebber of Cleveland, Ohio. When his body is found in n abandoned house with no visible wounds that could have caused his death, the real mystery begins with the discovery of a gruesome scrawling on a dark section of wall in the form of RACHE which was painted in blood. Soon after the discovery of Drebber, it becomes known that his travelling partner, Joseph Stangerson has also been murdered.
The second part is set in America and as it progresses gradually gives light to motives for the murders and the relationship the murderer has with his victims. It tells the story initially of John Ferrier being lost in the middle of a desert as him and a small girl are the only survivors of a twenty-one person caravan which ran out of food and water. On the verge of death they are rescued by Brigham Young and a large wagon convoy of travelling Mormons looking to escape persecution. As the years pass, Ferrier becomes a successful rancher and the little girl, Lucy grows up to be a beautiful woman who is sought after to become one of the wives of a prospective Mormon husband. Ferrier refuses to allow Lucy to be married to anyone with more than one wife, but due to the described Mormon custom, Ferrier is given an ultimatum that he must choose a suitable husband for Lucy within 29 days or face death.
Being Doyle's first entry into story telling he did a superb job of creating a realistic and intriguing character along with an intense and thought provoking story. The supporting characters are beautifully thought out for whatever length of time and importance they may hold in the whole story. Watson is not portrayed as what you would imagine to be a puppy dog following the master, rather an inquisitor looking to understand the mind of one of the most complex figures he has ever come across. Holmes is a significant character in literature as he is a character that transcends the original novels or the era in which he was born. The name is instantly recognisable and this original story was an instant achievement in bringing to life such a legacy that will undoubtedly last forever. | | | | We are all thankful for Stamford for the wonderful introduction and thus the beginning of many great adventures May 24, 2009 |
| The authentic stories of the famed Sherlock Holmes are among my favorite reads, and I enjoy the adventures thoroughly. Once on my travels to London, I did visit the fictional house of Sherlock Holmes situated at 221B Baker Street. It was a surreal experience, that's for sure...because it is a fictional home of a fictional character, for goodness sake! Still to this day, I am not sure what the B part signifies: a half house or an upstairs portion? Anyway back to the story, A Study in Scarlet is the very beginning of the famous character Sherlock Holmes and his oft neglected (and still famous) sidekick Dr. John Watson. We can thank our lucky stars to Stamford for introducing both to each other before settling their claims on 221B Baker Street. From there, it began the many adventures that have encompassed the very foundation of sleuthing and solving crimes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle introduced many of the concepts that were truly novel back and are now commonplace today among law enforcement, most notably the FBI. I find the introduction and the explanation of the techniques used by Sherlock Holmes interesting because I wondered how prevalent and how new they were at that time. Or perhaps I wondered if they were first conceived by the author in the novel, or were they just portrayed as fads at first (similar to science fiction books)? The writing by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is very beautiful and makes A Study in Scarlet a thoroughly pleasurable read, and there is a ton of wisdom contained within the lines and especially from the dialogues of Sherlock Holmes. In the collection of quotes by Sherlock Holmes, I have in A Study in Scarlet two favorites. One is when he says, "I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose. etc. etc." He is absolutely correct in this manner because Sherlock Holmes is very self-conscious about his knowledge being pure and away from distortions, so he can maintain a sound foundation. Another is "If I show you too much of my method of working, you will come to the conclusion that I am a very ordinary individual after all." Well, that's an interesting way of putting things. It's a bit of a complaint of mine because when I am reading the details of how Sherlock goes his business (for example, walking along the path, checking the strides, measuring the lengths, etc.) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle frequently omits the details that would allow me to make conjectures of how the crime could happen. So, what happens instead is that Sherlock Holmes will explain away the conclusions and how he arrived at them, and we, as the readers, don't get a first-hand chance to observe the actualities of the details. Anyhow, I am not going to say that it is a disappointing part of the tales, but rather it's just a pitiful block of the reader's thorough experience. In A Study in Scarlet, you will automatically, as I did, be stumped when you start reading the second part as the tale surrounds the Alkali Plain and begin to wonder if the publisher had somehow misplaced the part. Be rest assured, the tale will eventually explain the entire criminal acts that transpired in the first part of the tale. A very interesting question will appear: what if Jefferson Hope did not have an aortic aneurism, would he have been waived from his crimes because of the surrounding circumstances? Who knows? At the end of A Study in Scarlet, "Populus me sibilat, at mihi plaudo. Ipse domi simul ac nummos contemplar in arca." means "The public hisses at me, but I applaud myself in my own house, and simultaneously contemplate the money in my chest." All in all, if you want to have a totally satisfying experience of reading, you can't go wrong with A Study in Scarlet as well as other authentic Sherlock Holmes stories. | | | Write your own review about Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 1
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