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Sherlock Holmes And The Empire Builders Down And Out In London Is On Pre-Launch On Kickstarter now
The Sherlockverse Is Expanding
Sherlock Holmes and The Empire Builders The Gene Genie Volume 2 campaign has ended and it’s our most successful campaign to date. However we aren’t resting on our laurels so next is our first prose novella: Sherlock Holmes And The Empire Builders Down And Out In London is a 150 page A5 prose work. It’s on pre-launch now on Kickstarter so here’s a few details on how to sign up for it…
After the huge success of Sherlock Holmes and The Empire Builders as two acclaimed graphic novels (volume 1 and volume 2), we thought it was time to offer something a little different.
So Down and Out In London is the first prose novella set in the world of the Empire Builders. Holmes has lost his house in Baker Street and is now living homeless on the streets of London. So how does he restore his reputation as the world’s greatest detective? This is the perfect bridge between Conan Doyle’s work and the world of the Empire Builders.
Offered with the same kind of high production values people have come to expect from Tripwire with our books, magazines and graphic novels.
We have garnered a lot of high profile fans from the worlds of comics, film, TV and genre:
“A darn good romp” – Guillermo del Toro Oscar winning director, Pinocchio, The Shape Of Water
“Classic Sherlock Holmes! You can smell the chimney-smoke and feel the clatter of hooves. Here’s the character we all know and love, given a fresh polish for the 21st century!” – Ian Rankin, Rebus
“When you think there is nothing more to be said or done with Sherlock Holmes, along come Meadows and Bennett to breathe fresh life into the great detective. Bravo! I’m thoroughly enjoying this original tale!”– Michael Moorcock, fantasy writing legend (Elric, Jerry Cornelius)
‘Drawing from the wonderful classic that is Sherlock Holmes, Joel Meadows and Tripwire have once again delivered an electrifying story in a dynamically driven comic spread’.– Richard Taylor, Wētā Workshop (Lord Of The Rings films, Planet Of The Apes)
“The game is indeed afoot! It’s no small feat to take on the works of Conan Doyle, and yet Joel and Andy had done a neat job of it. Holmes feels quite like the Sherlock we know and love — except he’s found himself out of his element. Meanwhile, like every great heroic story, there’s a villain who… well, you’ll just have to read it for yourself. Gorgeous artwork by Andy that captures the mood and the spirit of Joel’s page turner. Enjoy it all!”– Jeph Loeb, writer Batman: The Long Halloween, Batman: The Last Halloween, Batman: Hush
The book will include 10 photographs of London taken by the author Joel Meadows. Here’s the cover and a couple of those photos
sign up for pre launch here
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