The Blind Banker

Sherlock #2

by Jay. (Art), Steve Thompson, Steven Moffat (Co-Creator)

Manga adaptation of the second Sherlock BBC episode - printed in English in the US for the first time!
Holmes and Watson tackle brain-teasing crimes in modern-day London in this stunning Manga, presented in its original right-to-left reading order, and in the full chapters as originally serialized! Meet Holmes and Watson for the first time... all over again!

Genres: Manga, Mystery, Graphic Novels, Comics, Fiction, Crime, Adult

208 pages, Paperback

First published June 7, 2014

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Reviews

[Patricia Bejarano Martín]

Si sois fans de la serie, debéis haceros con estos mangas. Fiel a la serie, el dibujo es increíble y a pesar de saber que va a pesar, te mantiene enganchada a sus páginas. Una manera más de disfrutar esta maravillosa historia.

[Dave Schaafsma]

The second in the adaptation (I am tempted to call it a novelization) of Gatiss and Moffatt's scripts for Sherlock, the tv series (the version with Benedict Cumberbatch as Holmes) by Stephen Thompson, illustrated in manga fashion by Jay. I am not a fan of this particular story, so won't recount it, but I like the art and I like the series well enough to continue it. All the people in this house are reading all of them even as we have just seen the series through for maybe the third time (fourth or fifth time for me).

I said I was tempted to call it a novelization in that it is very close to the original script, but the art tries for something a bit different, so it is somewhat raised in my estimation to an adaptation. But it's good, especially if you have seen the tv series, which goes so fast it is a bit helpful to slow down and see it from a slightly different angle in a manga.

[♡ Martina ♡]

Ho preferito di più il primo ma anche questo non mi è dispiaciuto.

[Arybo ✨]

3.5
Ho preferito il primo, con più tavole e più lineare. Non è neanche il mio episodio preferito della serie. I disegni, però, sono magnifici come sempre. 😊

[Estíbaliz Montero Iniesta]

Me encanta disfrutar de Sherlock en un formato diferente y creo que en general este manga está genial. Solo dos pegas, una objetiva y la otra subjetiva.
Respecto a la primera, creo que hay escenas en las que falta alguna imagen, porque quedan secuencias un poquito inconexas. Al saberme el capítulo de memoria, no ha sido un problema, pero puestos a analizar esta adaptación, pues sí lo es.
En cuanto a la pega subjetiva, este no es de mis capítulos favoritos, así que lo he disfrutado algo menos.
Pero aun así, me encantan estos mangas y estoy deseando ponerme con el siguiente.

[Martina]

The BBC Sherlock TV series is one of my favourites. So, when I bumped into these manga adaptations I couldn't help myself. I had to read them all!
This one was quite enjoyable and I liked it a lot. The illustrations are what I love the most!

[kinga]

z każdym tomem coraz bardziej siebie nienawidzę za nieobejrzenie serialu. to jest cudowne i czytając to bawię się świetnie. jestem trzy razy na tak

[Rod Brown]

I really enjoy these manga adaptations of the Sherlock TV show, even when the episode is one of my least favorite of the series.

[Andy]

Für Freunde der Serie ist dieses Manga ein Lesespaß.

[Liawèn]

I adore the series and so when a friend of mine have me the Manga, I was excited.
I love the art style, although Watson's nose...seriously?
I've always loved the second episode of series one because of the code and John's desperate attempts to live a normal life. Once you get to know Sherlock Holmes, nothing is normal anymore, silly^^
But it’s still just a retelling and the atmosphere is not the same, sadly...

[Jessisquishy ➰]

La historia es muy intrigante y original, de hecho no le he dado 5 🌟 por que he visto la serie antes de leer el manga.
Sherlock y Watson nos demuestran su potencial y su valentia una vez más .

[Belinda Vlasbaard]

4,5 stars- English Ebook

[jagodasbooks]

Love it omgggg the art is so pretty

[Brooke]

THIS EPISODE WAS AMAZINGGG I'M HOOKED ON SHERLOCK😍😍😍

[Nika ;)]

Manga oddaje emocje serialu. Ilustracje w dziesiątkę. Przelatuje się przez to szybciej, niż przez odcinek. Polecam fanom Sherlocka!

[Alicia Gadi]

Efectivamente, me he leído un manga en italiano sin saber italiano, pero más o menos lo he entendido.

[Carina Shephard]

3.5 stars

RTC

[MaggyGray]

Nicht schlecht, allerdings ist mir der Fall dann doch etwas zu verworren.

[Élefill]

Encantada con este manga de la serie, a pesar de saber lo que va a ocurrir, y deseando hacerme con los siguientes

[Nadine]

I love the BBC Series and this book is a pretty close 1:1 adaptation of it, including angles of view, looks of people (some are very fitting, some look a bit off to me) and of course the storyline.
I enjoyed this one a lot though but then again I am a fan of the tv series and on withdrawal...

[Iolanda]

Quanto adoro leggere i Manga della mia Serie Tv preferita.
Non vedo l'ora esca l'ultimo della prima stagione.

[Valentina]

Come rivedere l'episodio per la millionesima volta. Perfetto!

[Lisichka]

I love it. I'm so glad and happy about this adaption. As if I'm rewatching the series.

[Aurora Barker]

This episode is so good

[Gabrysia]

Chyba kupię więcej części

[Renata Broock]

<3

[Hanna W]

Super, wyczuwam teraz potrzebę rewatchu serialu

[Ptiteaurel]

Ce second tome est aussi délicieux que le premier. Quel régal de retrouver Sherlock dans une nouvelle aventure

Chronique à venir....

[Kati]

The story is still good but it doesn't add anything to what we already saw on-screen, it's literally that. But also, this manga made me realize how big a part of my enjoyment of Sherlock make up the actors, the music and the cinematography. Without Martin Freeman's brilliance, John Watson is just dull.

[Maarit]

This has always been my least favorite "part/episode" in New Sherlock and unfortunately this manga doesn't change my opinion about it. The art is good, though, even if the story lacks a bit. 3 stars.