The book is not suitable for review.Sherlock Holmes has become a cultural icon and a pop culture staple.
In 1976, my parents gave me a copy The Complete Sherlock Holmes for Christmas. I read the first chapter of A Study in Scarlet and I skipped around.
It’s a moot point to say that this volume doesn’t live up to his later works, since it is a great introduction to characters who would become so beloved by the public.
Vincent Mallie is the illustrator of this new version of the first Sherlockian novel, Sherlock Holmes’ First Adventure: A Study in Scarlet.
Internet says that Mallie was just three years old when I got my Holmes’ book. Mallie is known for his browns and golden tones. Cover depicts our two main protagonists in a more cartoonish version than what one would expect. It’s a little surprising that the two men look so young, but it fits perfectly with their texts.
This book does not have a comic-style story, but it is very illustrated with many black-and-white sketches and full-color pictures that mostly maintain the brown-and-gold color scheme.
Holmes’s face is always drawn straight, stoic and at times resembles Leonard Nimoy in his role as Spock. Ironically, Leonard Nimoy portrayed Holmes in the stage version. Some of the most beautiful artwork is found in the flashback portion of the story, set in Utah.
Doyle, who denied that he intended to portray all Mormons in this way in his story, said he did not intend for the murder plot in A Study in Scarlet to be anti-Mormon.
The story style and the heroes are more important than the plot.
Doyle has brought these characters to life with this book…and Vincent mallie gives us an exciting, new visual interpretation of them in this edition.