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    Todd Jordan
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  • Sherlock Holmes And The Vampires of London



    Published by: Dark Horse Comics
    Released on: Jan. 29, 2014
    Writer: Sylvain Cordurie
    Artist: Laci
    Cover: Jean-Sebastien Rossbach
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    This tale of the brilliant and pompous detective puts him up against a nasty and powerful foe of the blood-sucking variety. What's worse, Holmes is forced to align himself with an even nastier and powerful foe of the same blood-sucking variety to get rid of their mutual pest. Selymes is a powerful and old vampire, master to all vampires (at least in London) and he wants Holmes to help him eliminate another vampire. That other vampire goes by the name Chanes, and he's running around the city draining and murdering people close to the Queen. If Selymes doesn't put a stop to Chanes, she tells him, she'll eradicate the vampire species (at least in London).

    Holmes is running solo in this tale, as Watson is sitting this one out. He is under the belief, as are most others, that Holmes is dead. Instead of Watson at his side, he instead has another vampire, a newer one named Joyce, who looks a lot like someone Holmes once knew. Joyce is under the control of her master, Selymes, and is too keep an eye on Holmes and not to let harm come to him until Chanes is out of the picture. As Sherlock delves deeper into the past of the vampire he's hunting, he may learn he's allied himself with the wrong one.

    Narrated by Sherlock Holmes in a journal he wrote for Watson, Vampires of London is an action-filled story with plenty of ugly vampires and a good dose of violence. The writer does a fine job with keeping a consistent pace going and without bogging down with the dialogue heavy script. And said dialogue flows nicely and Sylvain Cordruie crafts a really good story. The artwork, handled by the one-named artist Laci, does an excellent job with penciling 19th Century London and draws the type of vampire that reminds this reader that vampires weren't always the pussies they are now in pop culture. Razor sharp wings, and jaws that can snap your face in half, that is what vampirism is all about. The coloring keeps the mood dark and gives the book a seedy feel, really bringing the reader to the streets where the vampire hunts his prey. And don't forget the painted covers (one outside, one inside) by Jean-Sebastien Rossbach which are wonderful, especially the one on the inside prior to the story contents.

    The story was originally printed by Soleil Productions, a French publishing outfit, as a two book release in 2010 and is a fine read from start to finish. Solid writing, very attractive artwork, and you need not have much knowledge of Sherlock Holmes stories to fully enjoy the book.
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