Victorian Undead II : Sherlock Holmes vs Dracula

In this volume of Victorian Undead Sherlock meets both Dracula and Jekyll and Hyde although Hyde's story has been changed a little bit so that he is undead and closer to a Revnant when in his Hyde state. I liked the twist on the story on the Jekyll Hyde tale and felt bad for Jekyll at the end. The Dracula story was darker and left a little bit unfinished so there is room for a sequel. It was interesting to read about Jekyll teaming up with the characters of Dracula. For some reason I convinced myself he would get along better with the Professor. The artwork is very crisp and clean although every once in a while they will use a funny angle and it will be difficult to see exactly what is going on.

Not bad, Although many of the ideas felt 'borrowed' from Loren D. Estleman's novelisations of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Holmes" and "The Case of the Sanguinary Count." Enjoyable, but glad I didn't pay full price for it.

In this volume of Victorian Undead Sherlock meets both Dracula and Jekyll and Hyde although Hyde's story has been changed a little bit so that he is undead and closer to a Revnant when in his Hyde state. I liked the twist on the story on the Jekyll Hyde tale and felt bad for Jekyll at the end. The Dracula story was darker and left a little bit unfinished so there is room for a sequel. It was interesting to read about Jekyll teaming up with the characters of Dracula. For some reason I convinced myself he would get along better with the Professor. The artwork is very crisp and clean although every once in a while they will use a funny angle and it will be difficult to see exactly what is going on.

In this volume of Victorian Undead Sherlock meets both Dracula and Jekyll and Hyde although Hyde's story has been changed a little bit so that he is undead and closer to a Revnant when in his Hyde state. I liked the twist on the story on the Jekyll Hyde tale and felt bad for Jekyll at the end. The Dracula story was darker and left a little bit unfinished so there is room for a sequel. It was interesting to read about Jekyll teaming up with the characters of Dracula. For some reason I convinced myself he would get along better with the Professor. The artwork is very crisp and clean although every once in a while they will use a funny angle and it will be difficult to see exactly what is going on.

In this volume of Victorian Undead Sherlock meets both Dracula and Jekyll and Hyde although Hyde's story has been changed a little bit so that he is undead and closer to a Revnant when in his Hyde state. I liked the twist on the story on the Jekyll Hyde tale and felt bad for Jekyll at the end. The Dracula story was darker and left a little bit unfinished so there is room for a sequel. It was interesting to read about Jekyll teaming up with the characters of Dracula. For some reason I convinced myself he would get along better with the Professor. The artwork is very crisp and clean although every once in a while they will use a funny angle and it will be difficult to see exactly what is going on.

Ce deuxième m’a beaucoup plus plu que le premier. Le comics est divisé en cinq chapitres. Le premier n’a rien à faire avec l’histoire puisque Sherlock Holmes “affronte” Docteur Jekyll et Mister Hyde. C’est pour se mettre en jambe.

L’histoire commence donc au deuxième chapitre. Un bateau arrive mais il y a un seul homme à mort ; tous les autres sont morts. On appelle Sherlock Holmes pour résoudre ce mystère car l’homme qui reste n’est pas capable de le faire. Il s’avère que c’est le bateau sur lequel est arrivé Dracula et ses femmes. Commence alors une course poursuite pour le neutraliser avec l’aide des héros du roman de Bram Stoker. Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft … y arriveront juste devant la Reine show more Victoria.

Je disais donc que ce volume m’a paru intéressant car il y a moins de scènes de bataille malgré du sang qui gicle un peu sur les pages. Il y a plus de places pour des dessins classiques, avec la vie du Londres de l’époque … Même les dessins m’ont paru moins taillés à la hache (que d’habitude dans les comics), les couleurs moins factices. Je ne dirais pas que c’est un coup de cœur mais c’est une bonne surprise.

Bien sûr, ma scène préférée est le retournement de situation à la fin. Mais je vous laisse lire avant que nous en reparlions. show less