Sherlock Holmes vs. Harry Houdini #1

Sherlock Holmes vs. Harry Houdini #1

by Anthony Del Col, Conor McCreery, Carlos Furuzono (Illustrator)

The world's most famous detective meets the world's most famous magician... and death ensues! Famed detective Sherlock Holmes and brash showman Harry Houdini must combine forces to defeat a mysterious mystic dedicated to destroying Houdini's career and killing anyone who gets in his way. A new five-issue series by Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery, the Harvey Award-nominated creators of Kill Shakespeare.

Genres: Comics

32 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2014

About the author

Anthony is a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer/producer of podcasts and comics. His stories include KILL SHAKESPEARE, ASSASSIN'S CREED, the controversial graphic novel THE DEATH OF NANCY DREW, and the award-winning Insider comic I ESCAPED A CHINESE INTERNMENT CAMP, a first-person exploration of one Muslim Uyghur woman’s imprisonment by the Chinese government (2022 Pulitzer Award for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary).

His 2020 audio drama ASSASSIN’S CREED: GOLD, starring Oscar-nominee Riz Ahmed, was Audible’s top-rated release of the year. HIs first project with Audible, the found-footage thriller UNHEARD: THE STORY OF ANNA WINSLOW, hit #1 on Audible and broke download records.

Other projects include the Ringo Awards-nominated graphic novel SON OF HITLER (“few war stories are this much fun” - NPR); LUKE CAGE: EVERYMAN (Marvel), three seasons of Wondery’s hit podcast AGAINST THE ODDS, over 50 episodes of the Army Matters podcast and a series of acclaimed and award-winning comics for Insider that explore subjects such as anti-Muslim policies in India, filtration camps in Ukraine and migrant workers in Qatar.

A proud Canadian, he lives in Brooklyn with his lovely - and patient - wife Lisa, son Dashiell and daughter Siena.

Reviews

[itchy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Did Rasputin just crash the party?

[Alyssa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting premise. The artwork is pretty good. The story is a bit slow but is obviously setting up the series and I look forward to see where it goes.

[Izzie Flynn · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had some minor qualms and it was far too short, looking forward to reading some more.