10 Best Comic Adaptations Of Sherlock Holmes

Pritam Saha
Feb 10, 2023

Case Closed Aka Detective Conan (1994)

Gosho Ayoma's Case Closed aka Detective Conan is the fifth bestselling manga of all time with 250 million copies sold.

Moriarty The Patriot (2016)

Ryosuke Takeuchi's Moriarty The Patriot puts one of the more unique spins on Doyle's creation.

Sherlock Holmes And The Vampires Of London (2014)

Sylvan Cordurie penned three Sherlock graphic novels, starting with Sherlock Holmes and the Vampires of London, a graphic novel perfect entry for horror fans.

A Scandal In Bohemia (2013)

Petr Kopl also adapted several Sherlock Holmes tales into comic form, none more memorable than A Scandal in Bohemia.

Sherlock Manga Series (2013)

Rather than adapting Doyle's text, Titan Comics brilliantly translated Steven Moffat's acclaimed binge-worthy BBC TV show Sherlock into a striking manga series.

Sherlock Bones (2012)

Another enchanting children's adaptation, Yuma Ando's Sherlock Bones imagines the iconic sleuth reincarnating as Sherdog, the pet dog of 16-year-old Takeru.

Sherlock Holmes: Year One (2011)

For those who wondered how Holmes and Watson first met, Scott Beatty's Sherlock Holmes - Year One will provide riveting, unpredictable, and ultimately satisfying answers.

Hound Of The Baskervilles (2009)

Ian Edginton's Hound of the Baskervilles takes one of the detective's most infamous cases about a ghostly canine terrorizing an English moor and turns into a hauntingly atmospheric adaptation.

Young Miss Holmes (2007)

Kaoru Shintani's Young Miss Holmes is an irresistibly endearing manga series that follows the investigative exploits of Christie, Sherlock Holmes's 10-year-old niece.

The Case Of The Missing Martian (1990)

Doug Murray's the Case of the Missing Martian is a wonderful mix of sci-fi, horror, pulp noir fiction, and uproarious humor that finds Holmes using his experience in the War of the Worlds to find a missing alien specimen.

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