Curious Cases of Sherlock Holmes

by Gary Reed, Steven Philip Jones, Aldin Baroza

Sherlock Holmes, the great detective stars in four some of his strangest cases in this graphic novel. In "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Holmes," Sherlock must help a friend immersed in a split personality spinning towards madness. In "The Adventure of the Opera Ghost," Holmes travels to France to uncover the murderous "Phantom," terrorizing the Opera House. In "Murder at Moulin Rouge," Holmes and Watson return to France to unravel death at the famed club and gain assistance from notables such as Oscar Wilde and Toulouse Lautrec. In the fourth full length mystery, a budding reporter attempts to uncover the disappearance of Holmes in his retirement years, only to find that Holmes has a new passion and it deals with corpses. As a bonus, "The Amazing Holmes" short tale is included as Holmes is put to the test to see if he can solve a challenging maze.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Mystery, Graphic Novels Comics, Crime, Short Stories

172 pages, Paperback

First published December 13, 2011

About the author

There is more than one author with this name

Gary Reed was a prolific comic book writer and publisher. He was formerly the publisher of Caliber Comics and Vice President of McFarlane Toys.

Also wrote under assumed names (including Brent Truax, Kyle Garrett, Randall Thayer).

Reviews

[Duncan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting new Holmes/Watson stories, and for the MOST part, well-drawn (for a change)

[Matthew · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some interesting takes on Holmes & Watson.

[chloe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyed this one. Some stories lagged at times and did not feel the most appropriate to the original characters. Overall though, fun.

[Jonathan Roberts · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting mix of old stories, liked the idea but I did not like the artwork at all. Sherlock fans will enjoy!

[Vanessa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some pretty cool takes on Sherlock Holmes, I really liked Murder at Moulin Rogue. I also enjoyed the different mix of art styles for each story

[Elyse · Rating 4 out of 5]

2015 Reading Challenge: #40 - a graphic novel