Neil Gaiman's a Study in Emerald

It's a Neil Gaiman story. What's not to like? Not only a good story, but very well illustrated too.

The writing and art are both superb. This book somehow manages to take the over-used Holmes parody trope, mix it with the equally over-played cosmic horror trope, and create something very fresh. It's elegantly done, very true to the tone of both inspirations, and I would love to see more of this.Unfortunately, that is also this book's weakness. It's incredibly short. Even by graphic novel standards, this is a novella. Naturally, a huge portion of that time is spent on setting up our world and our characters, so the actual mystery is over and done far too quickly. I would really have loved for a little more detail, a little more investigation, and a few more pages.

oh my goodness - as I read this, I started to wonder if our eponymous duos' characters had been reimagined a shade too far, but then the twist emerged: at first I couldn't quite believe it, but BOOM!won't be forgetting this tale for quite some time - if only there was a sequel...

Excellent Holmesian-Lovecraftian concept and very well crafted and illustrated story. All-round terrific. However, it’s a too frustratingly brief glimpse into an absolutely fascinating world. Needed to be at least twice as long! It’s a compliment but please authors, don’t make this all we ever get of this world.

Love Neil Gaiman.Love his graphic novels.Artwork superb.

Disappointing ... son loves Sherlock so bought this upon recommendation from friend. Won’t spoil it but it’s not what we expected.

Kept you guessing right till the end

Pretty good quick read (didn’t realise it was a graphic novel when I bought it, so difficult to read on the phone).