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Mycroft Holmes and the Apocalypse Handbook

by Raymond Obstfeld
Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem & Josh Cassara (illus.). Titan. Sept. 2017. 128p. ISBN 9781785853005. pap. $16.99. MYS
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OrangeReviewStarIt's Victorian London, and the British Museum collapses in an explosion caused by mysterious inventions. Forced by Queen Victoria to defuse the threat and steal the blueprints for the devices, playboy Mycroft Holmes signs on as reluctant good guy, picking up dirty-handed accomplices en route. NBA superstar author Abdul-Jabbar cleverly crafts Mycroft as a brilliant scoundrel more interesting than Sherlock, who meets his match in fearless bounty hunter Lark Adler. Steampunk-inspired art with rugged, gleaming coloring. (LJ 6/1/17)
Reviewed by Andrea Tarr , Jan 01, 2018
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