Medium – Book (Graphic Novel)
About the Book – Set in a cross-over world of Sherlock Holmes and the Lovecraftian Cthulhu Mythos, we meet the detective and his staunch companion, a wounded soldier. They are called to the murder of a member of the royal family, a creature with tentacles, green blood and a ‘face in the wrong place’. The detective and his companion work to solve the mystery as they realise that their adversaries are likely those who would like to overthrow the ruling Great Old Ones and set up human leaders in their place. I can’t say too much more as it is a short book and would give away too much of the story!!!
My Rating – 4.5/5
My Thoughts – Ever since reading ‘Nimona’ earlier in the year, I have been really keen to read more graphic novels. When I saw that there was one based on Sherlock Holmes, I had to have a read! This story is one I have read before, although not in its illustrated form. The basic premise is that this is an alternate world, where the Great Old Ones of the Cthulhu Mythos have taken over the world and the people of the world bow before them and are subject to them. The Kings and Queens of the world (such as Victoria) are all tentacled, terrifically old alien beings, who alternately look after humans but also rule tyrannically and drive humans into madness. The story is one that sort of twists and turns, and whilst I think it works slightly better in terms of the twist at the end as a purely narrative story, I did enjoy the graphic elements of the story.
This is going to be a shorter review as I don’t want to give too much away. If you are a fan of Sherlock Holmes, I think you would enjoy this! Another positive is that it is by Neil Gaiman, who is not only a fantastic writer but also has a great way of setting out stories to give the most surprises. Read and enjoy!
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