I've always wanted a greater look at these street urchins from what we've seen of them in the original stories and the adaptations, and this does a wonderful job showing what's on the line. a fantastic new take on the Sherlock Holmes stories, his Irregulars are smart, funny, and kind, and Watson the cat as narrator is fabulous! Peace is Patriotic I never understood why those who advocate for war are considered patriotic and those who. The Baker Street Irregulars are mentioned in Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's Agent Pendergast novel, White Fire (2013).

Katya narrates her story that they are from Saint Petersburg, Russia and they are supporters of Socialist revolution. Based on Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, The Baker Street Four provides an inside look behind the infamous Baker Street Irregulars. It all seemed as though it were written by someone from the 21st Century, who had read Dickens, and imagined how it must be like. This graphic novel's detailed illustrations and the stories, The Blue Curtain and The Rabukin Case, made this worthy to read.

The Baker Street Irregulars debuted in Arthur Conan Doyle’s first Sherlock Holmes yarn— A Study in Scarlet—back in 1887. It felt like an afterthought to kind of fool people into believing the story was geared more towards younger readers or perhaps to attract interest from animated moviemakers. But aside from receiving their own chapter title in 1890’s The Sign of the Four, these poppets tended to stay underfoot. Etien helped animate films including Persepolis and Lucky Luke before tackling Britain’s dark underbelly, and his lush colors and expressive body language are particularly impressive. Overall, if you're a fan of any incarnation of the character of Sherlock Holmes, this graphic novel is must read.

The first scene in the book takes place with no dialogue, allowing the reader to gain a sense of the world that surrounds initial protagonists Tom, Billy, and Charlie. LinkedIn and 3rd parties use essential and non-essential cookies to provide, secure, analyze and improve our Services, and to show you relevant ads (including professional and job ads) on and off LinkedIn. Smith wrote that this shows that Holmes "realised the value of reliable assistants and was humble enough to look for them in places where others of his status might have never deigned to tread". Along the way, they unexpectedly add a fourth member to the team and ultimately become the youngest detectives of the Victorian era. The book is about three friends, who band together to keep safe and make their way on the streets of London.In the animated sci-fi television series Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century (1999–2001), a trio of children aid Holmes as the new Baker Street Irregulars, and are even led by a boy named Wiggins. After hearing the sad story and their love of murdered O' Sally they convince Katya that they will investigate as they are assistants to Sherlock Holmes.

While the story is fine for slightly older readers, the tone and topics in the stories make this something less likely for kiddie readers to get their hands on. The backgrounds were extremely detailed, which sometimes helped and sometimes hindered; action scenes had a tendency to look like a freeze-frame rather than being imbued with action themselves. The apprentices are forced to take local crimes into their own hands while Holmes is off solving mysteries abroad, but how will it all end? At that point, it was just a matter of the story playing out, the plot being foiled, the bad guys being punished. The Baker Street Four is a series of French graphic novels by Olivier Legrand and various illustrators published in 2017 and centering around the adventures of three young street urchins and their cat as they become caught up in the cases and lives of Sherlock Holmes and Dr.

I know that the Irregulars are supposed to be smart, but this felt far too convenient and contrived.

When Tom’s girlfriend is kidnapped, the heroes will have to use their budding sleuthing skills to find her. Conceived by Studiocanal and Canal Plus as “highly premium,” said Damien Brunner, and targeting 8-12s, Didier Brunner added, the series is made up of six two-part one-hours or 12 half-hours with each episode ending on a cliffhanger, giving the series a stronger overall narrative thrust, Brunner said. All in all, a great graphic novel, with inviting illustrations which made me like the story even more, and a story full of mystery and adventures.One thing I will say is that as I was reading it I wasn't sure if it was meant for a teen or adult audience.