The Baker Street Four, Vol. 1

The Baker Street Four, Vol. 1

by J. B. Djian & Olivier Legrand; ill. David Etien; trans. Mark Bence (Insight, 2017

first published as “Les Quatre de Baker Street vol. 1” (Editions Glénat, 2009)

Book cover: “The Baker Street Four, Vol. 1” by J. B. Djian & Olivier Legrand; ill. David Etien; trans. Mark Bence (Insight, 2017); first published as “Les Quatre de Baker Street vol. 1” (Editions Glénat, 2009)

A thick volume containing two adventures of Sherlockian street kids Billy, Charlie, Tom (and cat). The stories are nothing special but the art is rather splendid, foregrounding the characters and rendering London’s East End with a grimy palette and considerable background detail.

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