Sherlock Holmes vs Skeletor

by Gareth Brookes

Sherlock Holmes and Skeletor are next door neighbours and play ridiculous pranks on each other.

20 pages, Saddle-stitched

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Gareth Brookes is a graphic novelist, print maker, textile artist, small press publisher, teacher, event organiser and researcher. He graduated from the Royal College of Art in London in 2003. He makes experimental graphic novels and handmade comics utilising unusual materials such as embroidery, pressed flowers and fire. In 2012 Brookes won the First Graphic Novel Prize. His teaching experience includes being a tutor in Foundation Studies at City & Guilds of London Art School and a visiting lecturer in Illustration at the University of Lincoln. Brookes organised the South London Comics and Zine Fair in 2017-18. He is currently a PhD candidate at University of Arts London researching materiality and metaphor in comics.

Reviews

[Rebecca Gransden · Rating 4 out of 5]

Highlights include:

Skeletor swopping the ink inside Holmes’ pen from black to red.
Skeletor inviting Holmes to the cinema but abandoning him.
Skeletor creating a fake FB profile for Holmes and getting him fired.

At the time of this review this comic is available on Gareth Brookes' website as a FREE DOWNLOAD.