A member who is both far more and far less than human.Ĭan be read here for free, in nifty newsprint format in the style of an old Victorian Penny Dreadful. One day they are called by Inspector Lestrade to assist with investigating the gruesome murder of a member of the Royal Family.
Through a mutual acquaintance he becomes flatmates with a brilliant if unorthodox consulting detective. Written in the style of a classic Holmes pastiche, this story (roughly following the plot of the first Holmes novel A Study in Scarlet) finds a British soldier invalided home after being injured in a war in Afghanistan. Later it was republished in Gaiman's anthology, Fragile Things (2006). Originally it was published in Shadows Over Baker Street (2003), an entire anthology of Sherlock Holmes pastiches set in the backdrop of Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos.
"A Study in Emerald" is a Hugo Award-winning short story by Neil Gaiman, essentially an Intercontinuity Crossover between Sherlock Holmes and the works of H. I find the posters at the beginning of each chapter a clever way to introduce us to the gripping world building.Cover for the 2018 graphic novel adaptation from Dark Horse Comics The artwork is simply phenomenal! Watercolour painting is one of my hobby and seeing this perfect bushed water-coloured illustrations just want to make me frame every single page. The kind of reveal that makes you want to re-read the story and find the clues that you missed the first time.Īs for the length, It is short I must warn you, I wish they will continue this a series because I’m sure they have plenty of ideas to explore 😀 The story follows the simple murder mystery plot until the last page ends WITH A FRKN TWIST! A magnificent twist, dare I say, for I am a fan of big reveals. The dialogue is funny, entertaining and as thought provoking as the original works from Doyle. A Study in Emerald is foreshadowing The Study In Scarlet by Conan Doyle. They manage to set up the world building in a Lovecraftian way but keep all the Sherlock Holmes references all the same. Neil Gaiman, Rafael Alburerque and company did just that. I always loved reading graphic novels and I noticed that one of the challenges in this medium is to convey an original story while having a clear storyline in just a few pages. “Trang is reviewing a graphic novel?! ” HELL YES and she’s going to tell you all about it. Then, I wondered how great would it be if there was a fantasy retelling with Sherlock Holmes?Īnd it comes with beautiful illustrations. I was in a Sherlock Holmes setting but instead of having to solve murders in the streets of London, I was solving paranormal cases with goblins and elves. I had this strange dream a few months ago.
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