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Honour Among Punks: The Complete Baker Street Collection
Baker Street, the center of England's punk movement in a London few would ever know, a life even less would ever see. Where being different is the rule, ratting the gambling vice of a city's underground, and death is often around the next corner. Here is where mystery, intrigue and suspense are more than a game to the residents of post-Victorian London, it's a way of life....more
Paperback, 368 pages
Published
July 1st 2003
by ibooks
(first published December 31st 1998)
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An alternate history (Victorian London meets 1980s Punk) comic book about a female version of Sherlock Holmes (named Sharon Ford - get it?). That brief description hits about 5 different "I must read this book" check boxes for me. In the end, I think I liked the concept more than the execution but it is OK. There are two main stories in this complete collection. The first is a bit messy and difficult to follow. The art isn't clear enough for distinguishing a rather large cast of supporting chara...more
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...more
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...more
A punk retelling of Sherlock Holmes set in an alternate-future England. Interesting, though the world-building wasn't always very clear. Great look at the early artwork of Guy Davis. Regrettably, the iBook edition features poor print reproduction: the library copy I read was badly faded in spots, damaging the artwork and making some pages hard to read.
I read one of the "Baker Street" mini-series a couple of years ago, and I am so glad that I found a copy of the complete works. I wish the creators would return to this milieu.
I feel like I missed something here. I grew up in the late 80's punk scene, love Sherlock Holmes, and think Guy Davis is a genius. What am I missing?
Amazing. The kind of book that makes you sad the characters aren't real.
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The back blurb had me at "one part Goth, one part punk, and one part Conan Doyle." With an advertisement like that, how could I pass it up? It's not a direct adaptation of the original Canon (or even a strictly gender-swapped adaptation), but there are nice homages throughout that fans will recognize. The stories are interesting, and also bring up gender and class issues that make the reader think. I loved this book, and wish there was more of it to read.
Jul 09, 2007
Chandra
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5 of 5 stars
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Recommends it for:
mystery loving goth-punks
Shelves:
repeat-offenders
I have an older edition of this. I HEART this book. Perhaps it has to do with my love of Sherlock Holmes and my vast enjoyment of murder mysteries set in the UK. Or perhaps I'm in love with Sam. I re-read this ever so often, and enjoy it every time.
you got your sherlock holmes in my 1970s punk underground!
but you got your 1970s punk underground in my sherlock holmes!
piss off ya wankers, you both got your shite in my steampunk!
talk about great tastes that go great together.
but you got your 1970s punk underground in my sherlock holmes!
piss off ya wankers, you both got your shite in my steampunk!
talk about great tastes that go great together.
I liked this comic because there aren't many punk comics out there and I was in a phase where I wanted to find anything related to the punk movement I could. Interesting story involving a mystery, if I remember correctly.
Complete book of comics collected in one place. A combo of punks and Sherlock Holmes in London. Great read!
Jun 27, 2007
Needleroozer
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3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
fans of punks and Sherlock Holmes
Shelves:
comics-graphic-novels
I enjoyed reading this comic collection, and I was pleased that the main characters were women.
also an awesome old school comic. i would have made the wussiest punk ever.
sherlock Holmes meets punk
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Guy Davis (1966-) is a comic book artist primarily known for his work on Sandman Mystery Theatre and the Hellboy spin-off B.P.R.D. He is also the creator of The Nevermen and The Marquis.
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