Mycroft Holmes and the Apocalypse Handbook

by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Raymond Obstfeld, Joshua Cassara, Luis Guerrero

Overview

“Stunningly beautiful!” – Nerdist An all-new epic graphic novel adventure from author, activist, columnist, and NBA All-Star athlete Kareem Abdul-Jabbar! Against his will, the idle but brilliant Mycroft Holmes is pulled into a globe-spanning adventure at the behest of Queen Victoria. A madman has stolen a handbook full of plans for civilization-destroying weapons – and desires to sell them to the highest bidder. Can the smartest man in England track down and defeat the one foe that may prove to be his match? This all-new graphic novel collection, co-written with Robert Obstfeld and brought to life with stunning art by Joshua Cassara and Luis Guerrero, presents a swaggering steampunk adventure that will leave you in no doubt as to which of the Holmes brothers is your favorite. Collects Mycroft Holmes and the Apocalypse Handbook #1-5. “Abdul-Jabbar’s take on Mycroft is wickedly funny and engaging. 9/10” - Newsarama

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785858857
Publisher:	Titan Comics
Publication date:	08/23/2017
Series:	Mycroft Holmes and the Apocalypse Handbook Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	757,127
File size:	55 MB
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About the Author

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a huge Holmesian—7'2" tall, basketball's all-time leading scorer, and a U.S. cultural ambassador. He's written extensively, including What Color is My World (children's), Brothers in Arms (military history), and On the Shoulders of Giants (black history).

Editorial Reviews

09/18/2017
Basketball legend and Sherlock Holmes enthusiast Abdul-Jabbar and frequent collaborator Obstfeld up the steampunk quotient in this graphic novel set in the world of Abdul-Jabbar’s 2015 novel, Mycroft Holmes. Brother Mycroft is the classic ne’er-do-well, a carousing womanizer, boozer, and gambler who seems to be wasting his considerable mental gifts. He soon becomes involved in a government effort, helmed by Queen Victoria, to recover plans for weapons of mass destruction and save the world. This mission takes him on a romp to the United States, where he teams up with a formidable woman bounty hunter. This is not a sober incarnation of the Holmes universe, but an over-the-top, visually bombastic action potboiler peppered with pithy dialogue and saucy set-ups. Drawing in a somewhat generic adventure comics style, artist Cassara (The Falcon) manages to capture the weird details with flair, although the storytelling is often flat. If the adventure is in danger of becoming too glib, the smooth writing and Abdul-Jabbar’s knowledge of the material save the day, adding believable human depths to the seemingly shallow Mycroft. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly

"An exceptionally wild and clever ride. 5 out of 5" - Pop Culture Uncovered

"[Mycroft Holmes] is basically the Tony Stark of the Victorian Era." - Graphic Policy

"If Sherlock was a hero for his era, perhaps Mycroft better suits today’s attitudes. This picaresque prequel will attract fans of Abdul-Jabbar’s Mycroft Holmes novel and lovers of Holmes spin-offs."  Library Journal

"Jabbar’s take on Mycroft is wickedly funny and engaging...9 out of 10” - Newsarama

"This is a great comic book that is stunningly beautiful and more than just a new take on a classic character." - Nerdist

"9 out of 10" - SciFi Online

"Mystery, fun, danger, sexiness, & adventure; Mycroft Holmes delivers" - Adventure Amigos

"Anyone who loves a good adventure story and smart, faced paced dialogue is going to adore Mycroft Holmes. 10 out of 10" - Black Girl Nerds

"A fast-paced, fun and furiously intellectual adventure!" - Paste Magazine

"Absolutely stunning" - SciFi Pulse

"Great story, awesome art and spectacular colors make a combination that will please any Holmes fan." - Collector's Corner

"The dark but detailed art from Joshua Cassara is perfect for Victorian England" - Nerdspan

"Great story, awesome art and spectacular colors make a combination that will please any Holmes fan." - Collector's Corner

“Serious swashbuckling adventure ... this story is a pure, unbridled joy” - Book Riot

From the Publisher

★ 01/01/2018
It'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)

Library Journal