The Hound of the Baskervilles: A Sherlock Holmes Graphic Novel (Illustrated Classics)

from Todd:

This graphic novel adaptation of the famous Sherlock Holmes novel arrests the attention of lovers of pictorial narrative. It has a steampunk sensibility in terms of the snap and sharpness it brings to this Victorian Period story. Edginton has a talent for creating a high fidelity evocation of the novel in terms of his adept selection of dialogue and plot threads, while Culbard is a graphic artist to be reckoned with in terms of his stylistic attitude and eye for detail.

I rarely see graphic novels these days whose art and storytelling indicates such care and originality, and certainly very few which possesses this book's equality of strength in terms of both dialogue and imagery. The image frames have both subtlety and show more atmosphere, and the delightfully idiosyncratic faces of the characters reveal as much as any dramatic action pose. This is one of those rare occasions where an adaptation is as good as the original work that inspired it, being a parallel experience of equal quality, rather than a lesser derivative creation. I actually think Doyle would have been delighted with this graphic interpretation, especially since the intriguingly sequenced image frames make you pay attention to details just the way Sherlock's own eyes would. Plus the book doesn't miss a beat in terms of accurate period detail from architecture to the furnishings of homes, not to mention the clothing, horse carriages and steam trains.

This writer/illustrator team has done treatments of other Sherlock Holmes novels over recent years – none of them to be missed! show less

An interesting and fun adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s quintessential Sherlock Holmes story. The adapation is well paced and keeps the story moving without losing great chunks of the main storyline. The artwork is sumptuous with rich dark colours beautifully painted across the panels. The two main characters Holmes and Watson both portrayed as I expected but with just enough of the artist’s hand to make them authentic. The hound too, was well drawn without going over the top. Very enjoyable.

I must be in 3 star mood.
The art and graphics were good, really caputured Holmes and the world Sherlock. And its a strong adaptation. That being said, I can't imagine adapting Hounds is an easy task and it shows. For a graphic novel its a bit wordy. It does work as a good introduction to Holmes' world.

3.5P. Mr. Holmes is back, in this fast moving adaptation of one of his most famous novels. Abridged significantly from the original, the text nevertheless conveys action, intrigue, and excitement!

This is the story of Sherlock Holmes discovering who killed Sir Charles Baskerville. Sherlock Holmes needs to figure out who murdered a man since the culprit appears to be a mythical hound. This book introduces students to older stories and to the beginnings of detective fiction. Also, it allows students to read a complex story with relative ease so if they try the more complicated novel form of the book they understand what is going on.

I hope there will be more of these!