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Sherlock Holmes Crime Alleys #1
Sherlock Holmes: Crime Alleys
Wenn sich der junge Sherlock Holmes richtig langweilt, entsendet er Boten zu den Agenten von Scotland Yard. Diese bringen dann wertvolle Indizien über jene Fälle, die die Profis vor ein Rätsel stellen. Als er eines Abends aus der Bibliothek heimkehrt, beobachtet Sherlock voller Erstaunen, wie eine Gruppe Männer gerade seinen Freund und Mitbewohner Ron entführt. Holmes gelingt es, einen von ihnen zu stoppen, doch dem Rest gelingt die Flucht. Er kontaktiert Colin, einen scharfsinnigen Freund bei Scotland Yard, um ihm von den Geschehnissen zu berichten. Doch Ron ist nicht die einzige Person ist, die entführt wurde. Selbst die Elite Londons ist längst von den seltsamen Kidnapping-Fällen betroffen… Nach »Sherlock Holmes & das Necronomicon« kehrt Sylvain Cordurié zu Sherlock Holmes Anfängen zurück und erzählt die Geschichte des berühmtesten Detektivs Englands, bevor er zur Legende wurde.
96 pages, Hardcover
First published April 1, 2015
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Sylvain Cordurié
122 books13 followersSylvain Cordurié is a French comic book writer who usually works in the science fiction and fantasy genres.
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January 6, 2016
A follow-up to Sherlock Holmes and the Vampires of London.
The year is 1876 and a brilliant young virtuoso violinist is kidnapped. He is not the first one to get taken without a demand of ransom. Several people in England's intellectual and scientific society's have disappeared. But this young man is a friend of Sherlock Holmes and Holmes will not stop at anything to find what had happened to him and the rest of the people that has been taken.
I read Sherlock Holmes and the Necronomicon, another follow-up to Sherlock Holmes and the Vampires of London a little while ago and found that one quite good. I love the mix of paranormal and historical mystery. And, I love a graphic novel with really good artwork. Luckily this one just as the Sherlock Holmes and the Necronomicon have both a good story and the artwork is marvelous.
This volume lacked the paranormal angle that I so loved with Sherlock Holmes and the Necronomicon. Sure the explanation to what happened to the missing men, why just they were taken was interesting. And, despite the lack of paranormality was the story good. One can see how this story came to form the Sherlock Holmes that we met years later.
This volume also introduced Sherlock to Moriarty. I was a bit confused about that at first as they knew each other in Sherlock Holmes and the Necronomicon. But, after some research did I discover that this story takes place seventeen years before Sherlock Holmes and the Necronomicon. One thing that is interesting is that it is explained in this story how Moriarty came to met his servant that is in Sherlock Holmes and the Necronomicon.
I'm always interested to read a good Sherlock Holmes story, regardless if it is a graphic novel or a book and I find this series by Sylvain Cordurié is really good. The art is superb and the stories so far feel very interesting and original. I have yet to read Sherlock Holmes and the Vampires of London, but I hope to do so one day.
I want to thank the publisher that provided me through Edelweiss with a free copy for an honest review.
The year is 1876 and a brilliant young virtuoso violinist is kidnapped. He is not the first one to get taken without a demand of ransom. Several people in England's intellectual and scientific society's have disappeared. But this young man is a friend of Sherlock Holmes and Holmes will not stop at anything to find what had happened to him and the rest of the people that has been taken.
I read Sherlock Holmes and the Necronomicon, another follow-up to Sherlock Holmes and the Vampires of London a little while ago and found that one quite good. I love the mix of paranormal and historical mystery. And, I love a graphic novel with really good artwork. Luckily this one just as the Sherlock Holmes and the Necronomicon have both a good story and the artwork is marvelous.
This volume lacked the paranormal angle that I so loved with Sherlock Holmes and the Necronomicon. Sure the explanation to what happened to the missing men, why just they were taken was interesting. And, despite the lack of paranormality was the story good. One can see how this story came to form the Sherlock Holmes that we met years later.
This volume also introduced Sherlock to Moriarty. I was a bit confused about that at first as they knew each other in Sherlock Holmes and the Necronomicon. But, after some research did I discover that this story takes place seventeen years before Sherlock Holmes and the Necronomicon. One thing that is interesting is that it is explained in this story how Moriarty came to met his servant that is in Sherlock Holmes and the Necronomicon.
I'm always interested to read a good Sherlock Holmes story, regardless if it is a graphic novel or a book and I find this series by Sylvain Cordurié is really good. The art is superb and the stories so far feel very interesting and original. I have yet to read Sherlock Holmes and the Vampires of London, but I hope to do so one day.
I want to thank the publisher that provided me through Edelweiss with a free copy for an honest review.
April 12, 2016
Victorian London was a cesspool of stink, a miasma of muck, a turgid toilet of truculent turds. For the modern human (or inhuman, even), visiting it in comfort would require the removal of olfactory senses or some industrial-grade nose plugs and shoe covers.
Nespolino Alessandro’s Victorian London, however, is not a smelly place. It’s an idealized, intricately detailed world of cobblestone streets, petticoats, and scone makers rubbing elbows with booksellers. It’s gorgeous. Half the time while I was reading this, I got distracted looking at the backgrounds, with a little voice in the back of my head saying, Liz Lemon-style, “I want to go to there!”
The story itself is an interesting take on Sherlock’s early, pre-Watson days, with a younger James Moriarity (grudgingly) in a position of subservience to his powerful father. Look, I know that there are some out there who insist that reading non-canonical Sherlock is literary blasphemy, but, hey, I was never baptized, so I’m down with the heathens. Doyle’s work, as lovely as it is, is finite—given that he is, you know, dead and all, and as far as I’m aware, has not attained lich status, which might enable him to continue his work—so, to get more Holmes, you gotta go outside the canon. This is a fun foray in that direction—I’m not quite sure I buy Sherlock’s characterization (in particular his emotional response to a certain traumatic event), but taken as an origin story, well, it’s at least plausible. It’s a little Sherlock: Year One. So, just enjoy it for what it is.
Ultimately, though, it’s the artwork that makes this one sing—I want to see more Victorian-set stuff from this Alessandro cat. Hmmm…graphic novel version of The Camelot Shadow, anyone?
Nespolino Alessandro’s Victorian London, however, is not a smelly place. It’s an idealized, intricately detailed world of cobblestone streets, petticoats, and scone makers rubbing elbows with booksellers. It’s gorgeous. Half the time while I was reading this, I got distracted looking at the backgrounds, with a little voice in the back of my head saying, Liz Lemon-style, “I want to go to there!”
The story itself is an interesting take on Sherlock’s early, pre-Watson days, with a younger James Moriarity (grudgingly) in a position of subservience to his powerful father. Look, I know that there are some out there who insist that reading non-canonical Sherlock is literary blasphemy, but, hey, I was never baptized, so I’m down with the heathens. Doyle’s work, as lovely as it is, is finite—given that he is, you know, dead and all, and as far as I’m aware, has not attained lich status, which might enable him to continue his work—so, to get more Holmes, you gotta go outside the canon. This is a fun foray in that direction—I’m not quite sure I buy Sherlock’s characterization (in particular his emotional response to a certain traumatic event), but taken as an origin story, well, it’s at least plausible. It’s a little Sherlock: Year One. So, just enjoy it for what it is.
Ultimately, though, it’s the artwork that makes this one sing—I want to see more Victorian-set stuff from this Alessandro cat. Hmmm…graphic novel version of The Camelot Shadow, anyone?
June 28, 2022
Genç Sherlock'un danışman bir dedektif olmadan önce Londra sokaklarında yaşadığı, gizemli bir çizgi-macera.
Zeki dedektifimizin ilk yılları konu alındığı için ortada Dr. Watson ve Müfettiş Lestrade'den eser yok. Hatta Sherlock evini tamamen başka bir adamla, yetenekli ve genç bir kemancıyla paylaşıyor. Polisle arasındaki bağlantıyı da arkadaşı olarak gördüğü, genç bir polis üstleniyor.
Sherlock'un kemancı arkadaşı tüm şehri avucunda tutan bir çete tarafından kaçırılınca kahramanımız kendisini olayı araştırırken buluveriyor. İlk birkaç sayfa epey yavaş ilerlese de Sherlock'un işe koyulmasıyla hikâye rayına oturuveriyor.
Çizgi romanda Moriarty ile Sherlock'un ilk karşılaşması da işlenmiş. Aslında işin bu kısmını başta biraz kafa karıştırıcı buldum. Çünkü iki Moriarty var ve ikisi de ilk karelerde birbirlerine çok benziyorlar. Ama daha sonra bunların James Moriarty ile babası Henry Moriarty olduğunu öğreniyor, ikisini birbirlerinden saç renkleriyle (sarı/beyaz) ayırabilmeye başlıyoruz.
Çizimler oldukça hoş. İnsanı kendilerine hayran bıraktıkları söylenemez ama genel olarak okurken insana keyif veriyorlar. Konuşma balonlarının yeri bazı yerlerde biraz daha olabilirmiş ama.
Çeviri ve editörlük kalitesi de genel olarak yeterli. Yine de birkaç yerde bazı hatalara rastlamadım değil. Bazı yerlerde de daha iyi kelime seçimlerinde bulunulabilirmiş.
Klasik Sherlock Holmes tarzında, iyi yazılmış bir macera arıyorsanız, çizgi romanları da seviyorsanız tavsiye edebilirim. Beklentinizi çok yüksek tutmamak şartıyla...
Zeki dedektifimizin ilk yılları konu alındığı için ortada Dr. Watson ve Müfettiş Lestrade'den eser yok. Hatta Sherlock evini tamamen başka bir adamla, yetenekli ve genç bir kemancıyla paylaşıyor. Polisle arasındaki bağlantıyı da arkadaşı olarak gördüğü, genç bir polis üstleniyor.
Sherlock'un kemancı arkadaşı tüm şehri avucunda tutan bir çete tarafından kaçırılınca kahramanımız kendisini olayı araştırırken buluveriyor. İlk birkaç sayfa epey yavaş ilerlese de Sherlock'un işe koyulmasıyla hikâye rayına oturuveriyor.
Çizgi romanda Moriarty ile Sherlock'un ilk karşılaşması da işlenmiş. Aslında işin bu kısmını başta biraz kafa karıştırıcı buldum. Çünkü iki Moriarty var ve ikisi de ilk karelerde birbirlerine çok benziyorlar. Ama daha sonra bunların James Moriarty ile babası Henry Moriarty olduğunu öğreniyor, ikisini birbirlerinden saç renkleriyle (sarı/beyaz) ayırabilmeye başlıyoruz.
Çizimler oldukça hoş. İnsanı kendilerine hayran bıraktıkları söylenemez ama genel olarak okurken insana keyif veriyorlar. Konuşma balonlarının yeri bazı yerlerde biraz daha olabilirmiş ama.
Çeviri ve editörlük kalitesi de genel olarak yeterli. Yine de birkaç yerde bazı hatalara rastlamadım değil. Bazı yerlerde de daha iyi kelime seçimlerinde bulunulabilirmiş.
Klasik Sherlock Holmes tarzında, iyi yazılmış bir macera arıyorsanız, çizgi romanları da seviyorsanız tavsiye edebilirim. Beklentinizi çok yüksek tutmamak şartıyla...
July 15, 2016
I literally loved it. The only thing I really missed was Watson's character. Sorry– but I truly love him and this is like Don Quijote and Sancho Panza. If there's a Sherlock, there must be a Watson, personally. But apart from that, everything was genuinely written, very astounding and absolutely incredible.
I haven't studied Art/Painting (not very profoundly), but those images though, I can tell– so good! so realistic! so well done! :)
If you're a Sherlockian, you may have some expectations (some obvious ones), but here's my advice: don't try to look for anything other than enjoying and getting yourself entertained. I guarantee you, you'll like it. Lots of different scenarios and characters, thrilling moments,– This Sherlock you'll meet, differs from the ones we've met (Sherlock TV series, last Sherlock movie, original Sherlock), this one is more of a charismatic one and "more human". I cannot deny I expected to find the Sherlock's character from the TV series or either the one created by ArthurConanDoyle.
All in all, I liked it very much. The story, you'll see, makes you jump somehow and it has some plot twists which are unexpectedly well done.
The only thing left to say here is: give it a try! you'll be certainly entertained and amused!
I haven't studied Art/Painting (not very profoundly), but those images though, I can tell– so good! so realistic! so well done! :)
If you're a Sherlockian, you may have some expectations (some obvious ones), but here's my advice: don't try to look for anything other than enjoying and getting yourself entertained. I guarantee you, you'll like it. Lots of different scenarios and characters, thrilling moments,– This Sherlock you'll meet, differs from the ones we've met (Sherlock TV series, last Sherlock movie, original Sherlock), this one is more of a charismatic one and "more human". I cannot deny I expected to find the Sherlock's character from the TV series or either the one created by ArthurConanDoyle.
All in all, I liked it very much. The story, you'll see, makes you jump somehow and it has some plot twists which are unexpectedly well done.
The only thing left to say here is: give it a try! you'll be certainly entertained and amused!
November 8, 2018
La verdad es que no esperaba mucho pero me he encontrado un comic sobre la juventud de Sherlock Holmes muy bien construído y dibujado. Recomendable.
February 21, 2016
I've read the previous two books by Cordrié which have been translated into English and was excited to read this one. It was surprising then to find "Crime Alleys" doesn't take place in the same paranormal world as the other two. This book features a young Sherlock Holmes, the "budding detective". We find him flatmates with a virtuoso violinist and the two of them are buddies with a Scotland Yard detective named Colin Pike. Notice the disappointing absence of Holmes' famous colleagues. Holmes and Pike get involved in the case when Ron, the violinist, is the next man in a string of elitists who have been kidnapped and declared missing over the last few months. Here Sherlock also meets for the first time the Moriarty family, a young James, but more importantly, the patriarch, his father, Henry. The story isn't paranormal like the first two graphics but it is a little out of this world featuring a mad scientist-type plot with a contraption more science-fiction than realistic and a leader called "Most High Lord" who can't be human with his all over body hair and claws. A decent enough story, though a little off the grid, and not what I was expecting.
March 6, 2016
This functions as a prequel of sorts, with a Holmes that's even more arrogant and condesending than usual, but one who isn't quite as good as he thinks he is yet. He rooms with a young violinist (no Watson) and has a budding relationship with Scotland Yard. On the villain ledger we get a mysterious figure that resembles Mr. Hyde backing Mr. Moriarty and his son, James. Not a terrible story, but not exactly what I look for in a Holmes yarn.
It's not really a mystery... there's no Holmesian logic to figure out impossible clues, Holmes is really more an action hero (and a poor one) that a detective. The real hero of the story is a former thug that turns prize witness. Another example where shoehorning a decent story into an established property hurts the story more than it helps.
It's not really a mystery... there's no Holmesian logic to figure out impossible clues, Holmes is really more an action hero (and a poor one) that a detective. The real hero of the story is a former thug that turns prize witness. Another example where shoehorning a decent story into an established property hurts the story more than it helps.
April 3, 2024
Sherlock Holmes by Sylvain Cordurié: Sherlock Holmes Crime Alleys
Ein Comicprequel zu einer Zeit, in der sich Holmes & Watson noch nicht kannten und er auch noch einiges über die Detektivarbeit und ihre Konsequenzen erfährt.
Holmes wohnt hier mit einem auftrebenden jungen Violinisten zusammen, gemeinsam mit Inspektor Pike bilden sie ein Freundes-Trio.
Doch dann wird einer seiner Freunde entführt und Holmes setzt alles daran, ihn wieder zu finden und die Schurken zu fassen.
Es gibt hier einen regulären Fall und es fehlen die paranormalen Elemente der anderen Bände der Serie, also ein guter Einsteigeband.
Gut gefallen hat mir auch dass Moriartys Origins ebenfalls geschildert werden und die Darstellung seines Verbrechersyndikats, das wird ja meistens eher am Rande erwähnt.
Der Zeichenstil gefällt mir gut, die Panels sind klar, man kann die Charaktere gut voneinander unterscheiden und es gibt einige schöne Actionsequenzen. Holmes mutiert hier auch nicht zu Superman/Batman.
Es wird etwas für die späteren Bände angeteasert, z.B eine mysteriöse Figur im Schatten mit Verbindung zum Königshaus und ein zwielichtiger Charakter auf der letzten Seite, den ich hier nicht verraten möchte.
4/5 Sterne
Ein Comicprequel zu einer Zeit, in der sich Holmes & Watson noch nicht kannten und er auch noch einiges über die Detektivarbeit und ihre Konsequenzen erfährt.
Holmes wohnt hier mit einem auftrebenden jungen Violinisten zusammen, gemeinsam mit Inspektor Pike bilden sie ein Freundes-Trio.
Doch dann wird einer seiner Freunde entführt und Holmes setzt alles daran, ihn wieder zu finden und die Schurken zu fassen.
Es gibt hier einen regulären Fall und es fehlen die paranormalen Elemente der anderen Bände der Serie, also ein guter Einsteigeband.
Gut gefallen hat mir auch dass Moriartys Origins ebenfalls geschildert werden und die Darstellung seines Verbrechersyndikats, das wird ja meistens eher am Rande erwähnt.
Der Zeichenstil gefällt mir gut, die Panels sind klar, man kann die Charaktere gut voneinander unterscheiden und es gibt einige schöne Actionsequenzen. Holmes mutiert hier auch nicht zu Superman/Batman.
Es wird etwas für die späteren Bände angeteasert, z.B eine mysteriöse Figur im Schatten mit Verbindung zum Königshaus und ein zwielichtiger Charakter auf der letzten Seite, den ich hier nicht verraten möchte.
4/5 Sterne
August 10, 2019
This is my first time reading a Sherlock Holmes book!
I hope to read the stories written by the original author himself as well. I love the art of this book. It's a real graphic novel type. Now, about the story, I really thought Holmes can save his poor friend. I'm sad that he lost his two friends. I admire his intelligence. It's crazy how what happened in this book may really be happening in real life. We just hope that it's not. I hope to read more Sherlock Holmes stories after this!
I hope to read the stories written by the original author himself as well. I love the art of this book. It's a real graphic novel type. Now, about the story, I really thought Holmes can save his poor friend. I'm sad that he lost his two friends. I admire his intelligence. It's crazy how what happened in this book may really be happening in real life. We just hope that it's not. I hope to read more Sherlock Holmes stories after this!
February 17, 2020
2.7
Meh. Entretenidillo, supongo, pero un poco vainilla. Cuenta una especie de precuela de cómo Sherlock y Moriarty se convierten en enemigos. Pero no hay nada en realidad que recuerde la personalidad de Sherlock Holmes; hay cero deducciones, razonamientos o exposiciones lógicas, y eso es posiblemente lo que menos me gusta. Es una historia que podría tener a un protagonista cualquiera, pero poner el nombre de Sherlock Holmes (y Moriarty) vende. El dibujo, muy bien.
Meh. Entretenidillo, supongo, pero un poco vainilla. Cuenta una especie de precuela de cómo Sherlock y Moriarty se convierten en enemigos. Pero no hay nada en realidad que recuerde la personalidad de Sherlock Holmes; hay cero deducciones, razonamientos o exposiciones lógicas, y eso es posiblemente lo que menos me gusta. Es una historia que podría tener a un protagonista cualquiera, pero poner el nombre de Sherlock Holmes (y Moriarty) vende. El dibujo, muy bien.
May 14, 2024
Çizimler güzel ancak hikaye ana teması Sherlock Holmes hikayesi olmaktan çok uzak.
Ve Moriarty ile ilgili olan kısımda aslında yarım bırakılmış, serinin diğer kitaplarını da okursanız olayları kavrayabiliyorsunuz.
Ve Moriarty ile ilgili olan kısımda aslında yarım bırakılmış, serinin diğer kitaplarını da okursanız olayları kavrayabiliyorsunuz.
January 16, 2018
Ciekawa kreska i historia. Choć to przerabianie Sherlocka na każde medium popkultury już chyba sięga za daleko.
April 30, 2019
My first graphic novel. Not a typical Holmes story & no Watson. It was ok but not great
June 28, 2019
Redécouvrir Sherlock Holmes à ses débuts... belle BD autant en image qu'en contenu
July 24, 2020
I enjoyed this book. Sherlock Holmes on his own trying to find a killer in London. It is almost like a beginning of the detective's career. It is a fast and fun read.
Great illustrations!
Great illustrations!
Want to Read
March 31, 2021Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.
December 15, 2017
Eh wasn't feeling it. I prefer the ones where he actually solves crimes and then he would explain in the most simplest ways on how he came to solve it. This one just didn't do it for me.
March 4, 2022
A new look at a budding Sherlock Holmes as he sets out to find his kidnapped violinist friend. Some of the stories were a bit odd, as were some of the character choices. Though this was the one most based in reality-ish and closest to who Sherlock Holmes is. The artwork is pretty amazing though.
September 19, 2016
“Sherlock Holmes: Crime Alleys (2016)”
Clever continuation of the Sherlock trademark
- - -
“Maybe you read your report in the library, you've been spending all your days there … so much so that visitors sometimes ask YOU questions instead of the staff.” - Ron to Sherlock (p19)
“And you? If you stay on the streets, you'll be dead sooner or later! There is only one efficient way to protect yourself: surrender [to Scotland Yard] and talk!” - Sherlock
“Because you think Scotland Yard will save my ass?
Henry will do me in wherever I go! And talking to the cops is not my thing!” - Tyron
“The sacrosanct law of silence … Moriarty [crime lord] can sleep tight. People like you are his best defense.” - Sherlock. (p75-76)
“The human mind is a fragile thing.
Under an emotional shock, it loses itself. All sense of time disappears, the agitation of others ceases to matter.
Even one's aversion to a hated enemy is covered up, anesthetized.
Nothing exists but the reality one doesn't want to believe it …
despite knowing that it will eventually take form.
The mind denies all this, to avoid suffering.
It denies hat it's senses are telling it...
the shouts of policemen …
the people all around …
and, finally the mind accepts it.” (p94-95)
Clever continuation of the Sherlock trademark
- - -
“Maybe you read your report in the library, you've been spending all your days there … so much so that visitors sometimes ask YOU questions instead of the staff.” - Ron to Sherlock (p19)
“And you? If you stay on the streets, you'll be dead sooner or later! There is only one efficient way to protect yourself: surrender [to Scotland Yard] and talk!” - Sherlock
“Because you think Scotland Yard will save my ass?
Henry will do me in wherever I go! And talking to the cops is not my thing!” - Tyron
“The sacrosanct law of silence … Moriarty [crime lord] can sleep tight. People like you are his best defense.” - Sherlock. (p75-76)
“The human mind is a fragile thing.
Under an emotional shock, it loses itself. All sense of time disappears, the agitation of others ceases to matter.
Even one's aversion to a hated enemy is covered up, anesthetized.
Nothing exists but the reality one doesn't want to believe it …
despite knowing that it will eventually take form.
The mind denies all this, to avoid suffering.
It denies hat it's senses are telling it...
the shouts of policemen …
the people all around …
and, finally the mind accepts it.” (p94-95)
June 24, 2017
Nous retrouvons Sherlock Holmes au début de son parcours. Il n’a pas encore choisi sa voie, il ne fait pas officiellement affaire avec Scotland Yard et ne connais pas les Moriarty. Les personnages sont présentés de façon fluide et leurs liens sont clairs. L’histoire avance assez rapidement et il ne manque pas d’action. Les illustrations sont un Franco-belge, mais il manque un peu de détails pour que je les apprécie totalement.
December 30, 2015
One of the saddest non original stories of Sherlock Holmes I have ever read. Good plot and illustrations, looking forward to read others.
Una delle piú tristi storie non originali di Sherlock Holmes che io abbia mai letto. Buona trama e bei disegni, spero di poterne leggere altre.
THANKS TO EDELWEISS AND DARK HORSE BOOKS FOR THE PREVIEW!
Una delle piú tristi storie non originali di Sherlock Holmes che io abbia mai letto. Buona trama e bei disegni, spero di poterne leggere altre.
THANKS TO EDELWEISS AND DARK HORSE BOOKS FOR THE PREVIEW!
June 30, 2015
I didn't really liked the plot but I loved the art.
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