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It was a book to see the insight of Sherlock Holmes, interesting? story and plot twist.
The more I read these comics adaptations of Arthur Conan Doyle’s original novels, the more I feel affirmed in the view that the enduring popularity of these books comes from the richness of the characters rather than the dreary stories they appear in. In The Sign of the Four, we see Holmes’ drug habit addressed for the first time as he injects himself with cocaine for breakfast because he’s bored! His boxing past is also mentioned and Watson meets his future wife Mary. The actual story is some l...
This is a graphic novel adaptation of Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes Classic, Sign of the Four. This is my third graphic novel on Sherlock Holmes that I read that was written and illustrated by this team and I found this specific work delightful.I enjoyed the Foreword of the book by Alan Barnes who gave background behind Sign of the Four. Here readers learns that this is the second Sherlock Holmes story that Arthur Conan Doyle authored and that this second story was only written when the managing...
An interesting story as always, dealing with the master detective dealing with a case showcasing stolen treasure, the great Indian sepoy mutiny and of course a master chase 🥰
A very good graphic novel, this just shows how good and fast Sherlock can solve a case that everyone else just makes assumptions and puts the wrong person in jail.
I clearly don't understand graphic novels because while I appreciate the artwork, the format completely botches the story. It's like taking a story and stripping all the beautiful parts off of it and just offering the bones and basic plot points. I think a story created specifically for the graphic novel format then would be better than an adaptation like this because at least I wouldn't be longing for what I was missing.
The illustrations were nice and sometimes quite cute (the badger in the cage sticking its paw out at Watson was a particular favorite) and the smoggy darkness of late 19th century London was well captured. My major issue with this is that it was not narrated by Watson, making some depictions of characters far fetched as well as obscuring how Dr. Watson's relationship with Mary develops. Still, not a bad period adaptation of a classic Holmes plot.
A great story in the style of pulp fictions, with gunplay, thievery, and subterfuge aplenty!
Nice take on the Sherlock stories but hard to follow, understand, and finish reading. Could be my fault and not the writer's but still difficult to follow along.
Sherlock Holmes looks like Dick Van Dyke.note to librarians, Holmes' cocain addiction is graphic in this adaptation. as a reader that's postiive but community standards might not agree
Hahaha. I have to laugh after reviewing the actual novel. That one got 1.5 stars from me. I enjoyed this a lot more than the real thing. Reading the novel and graphic together, I can say that the graphic novel is a very good representation of the actual novel and sticks to the story chapter by chapter, including the dialogue.
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson set out to solve a case brought to their attention by a young woman who has received a pearl each year on the same date. Now she has received a mysterious letter asking her to meet an “unknown friend”. She asks for Holmes and Watson to help her and the adventure begins. As the story evolves we come across mysterious notes with “the sign of the four”. Murder, treasure, and intrigue abound in The Sign of the Four. Holmes is his usual eccentric and insightful characte...
This is a graphic novel version of Conan Doyle's beloved "The Sign of the Four." I enjoyed it much more than I do many graphic novels. For one thing, the artwork was excellent, and somewhat more realistic than is often the case. I liked the depictions of the characters (except, perhaps that of Thaddeus Sholto), and actually found that they contributed to my enjoyment of the work. And the story itself is short enough that it lends itself well to this format.
Not all stories about Holmes are equally good. The artwork is fine, but the story doesn't hold up for me.
This was a joy to read. being a huge fan of Sherlock Holmes, and having read all the stories so many times, to read a Graphic Novel was a little different. Ian Edgerton has taken nothing away from the original book, just added his own artwork, which is beautiful, it is a book that every Sherlock fan. would love to have on his /her bookshelf/
I enjoyed listening to this story and hearing how Sherlock's mind works.
This interpretation was a little hard to follow sometimes. It was different in graphic novel format and I enjoyed it for the story yourself, but I don't know that I would read anymore.
Loved it!
2nd book (I believe there are 4 currently). How greatly I admire the talent of Ian Edginton as well as the enduring legacy of the great Sherlock Holmes! These are fantastic and I am combing the area for the other two as my library only has two titles. Please keep up the good work.
The author of this book is Arthur Conan Doyle. The title of this book is the Sign of Four, it is a fiction or a historical nonfiction I can't decide. This book has action, adventure and mystery all combined into one. In some parts of the book the story gets hard to follow so you have to reread a couple of pages to finally get it. This book has 118 pages so it does not take that long to read. In the beginning of the story somebody rushes in and gives Holmes ( a main character) a mystery to solve
