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The hound of the Baskervilles : a Sherlock Holmes graphic novel / text adapted by Ian Edginton ; illustrated by I.N.J. Culbard.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781402770005 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 1402770006 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 127, 5 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Sterling Publishing Co., 2009.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Adapted from the original novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle." -- T.p. |
| Target Audience Note: | "After the success of their Illustrated Classics version of The Picture of Dorian Gray, Ian Edginton and I.N.J. Culbard have teamed up again to create a visually compelling graphic novel adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's masterpiece. And the superb writing and beautiful art takes Conan Doyle's supernatural tale to new heights. All the elements are here for a thrilling tale: A gnarled walking stick, missing boot, neglected family portrait, convicted killer on the loose, and the ancestral curse of a phantom hound. The great detective himself, Sherlock Holmes-with the help of Dr. Watson has his work cut out for him in a dramatic mystery that will keep readers guessing until the very end." --From the publisher. |
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| Subject: | Detectives > England > Comic books, strips, etc. |
| Genre: | Mystery comic books, strips, etc. Graphic novels. Comic books, strips, etc. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Prince Rupert Library | 741.5 Doyl (Text) | 33294001878255 | Adult Graphic Novels | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2009 October #2
The Illustrated Classics graphic-novel series takes on the master of deduction with this invigorating slant on one of Conan Doyle's best-loved works. The story unfolds faithfully: Dr. Mortimer arrives at 221B Baker Street to rope Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson into the strange case of Charles Baskerville, who recently (and quite mysteriously!) became the latest in his lineage to die, possibly at the hands of the legendary beast who haunts the grounds. Holmes, as depicted by Culbard, is a long-faced, dagger-nosed, boulder-chinned aristocratâa caricature, but one still agile enough to exude pleasure when uttering that the case "presents some features of interest." Each character's features are similarly comic yet present fun counterparts to the verbose untanglings. The large word balloons are often the only visual breaks from the warm/cold colors that balance each pageâexcept, of course, when the hound bounds onto the stage in glowing greens. The fascinating back matter includes early designs for Holmes and Watson, an overhead schema of their office, and a preview of the upcoming A Study in Scarlet. Copyright 2009 Booklist Reviews. - Library Journal Reviews : LJ BookSmack
Doyle resurrected the famed detective (who fell to his death in 1893's The Final Problem) specifically for the 1901-02 serialization of Hound, which ran in the Strand with fantastic success. Plotwise, Sir Henry Baskerville is practically a dead man walkin' when he inherits the huge family estate up in Devonshire, what with the Baskervilles being haunted by this huge glowing hellhound running around exacting justice for some age-old wrong done to some local lass. It's all clearly stolen from Scooby-Doo because the dog turns out to be an elaborate fake done by the neighbor guy. The graphic novelization is highly enjoyable, with a clean style that makes the twisty plot easier to follow. Interesting angles, keen facial expressions, and engaging use of color lead readers to the action without sacrificing detail. Cool cucumber Sherlock is stylistically similar to the classic Sidney Paget version, even playing his red violin. Selfish and controlled, Holmes makes an exemplary stoic. In The Sign of the Four (1890), he says, "It is of the first importance.not to allow your judgment to be biased by personal qualities..emotional qualities are antagonistic to clear reasoning." You might move to disqualify him because of his little cocaine habit (though absent from Hound, Holmes takes the drug intravenously in numerous stories), but I contend that this actually solidifies him as stoic because it's controlled. If Watson can be believed, it's not a problem, it's a habit. Interestingly, physician-turned-writer Doyle was only known to take the quite toxic gelsemium (non sequitur alert: it's the state flower of South Carolina) as part of a medical experiment typical of the times. Also, the new movie is darned good.-Douglas Lord, Connecticut State Lib., Middletown Copyright 2010 Reed Business Information. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2009 August #4
This better than average comics version of the quintessential 1901 Sherlock Holmes novel shows the first private detective's cool rationality confronting gibbering horror in order to thwart an ancient curse, a hound from hell that kills the male heads of a wealthy family. Patriarch Sir Charles Baskerville just having been frightened to death, Holmes and Dr. Watson set out to protect the family heir, Sir Henry. Few trappings of gothic mystery are missing from the action, but they are countered by Holmes's instructions that Watson should observe closely and analyze skeptically everything he sees. Edginton's script is much closer to Conan Doyle's original than most adaptations, although that does mean that the characters get to talk a lot. Culbard's energetic layouts and darkly sinister backgrounds are effective; when he turns to the story's people, unfortunately, the Seth-like brushwork stretches their heads until they look like animated kidney beans. Overall, though, Hound gives modern readers a taste of what makes Sherlock Holmes an immortal character. (Sept.)
[Page 49]. Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.
