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Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Sherlock Holmes & Kolchak the Night Stalker: Cry of Thunder
Not a dream, not a hoax, not a parallel universe! Two of the most unique investigators of all time try to untangle the same mystery... one hundred years apart from each other! The lawless wild west, the hidden world of Victorian London, the present day hell of Hollywood... there... and back again. Follow Holmes' trail of a man who was wrongfully-and willingly-imprisoned, to shocking New World Order anarchy, to a beautiful woman who needs Kolchak to delve into the surreal past, to the shunned man who has the key to it all... one of the strangest stories never told! This volume contains the entire bestselling, three-issue mini series!
104 pages, Paperback
First published April 20, 2010
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February 19, 2015
I was hoping I could read some other reviews of this one so maybe someone could clear up for exactly that happened in this book. Yes, it was very confusing, or either I just missed something. There's no actual team-up between Kolchak and Sherlock, but rather the early half of the book deals with a Sherlock Holmes case, and then we are brought to modern times for the Kolchak portion of the story. The Sherlock portion I understood, but I got lost near the end of the book. The legend of the Thunderbird is the "Night Stalker" aspect of the book, so there is some supernatural goings on, but a lot of it I just found confusing.
It's still enjoyable if you're fan of Sherlock Holmes and/or The Nightstalker, but otherwise you'd probably be left scratching your head at this one.
It's still enjoyable if you're fan of Sherlock Holmes and/or The Nightstalker, but otherwise you'd probably be left scratching your head at this one.
November 18, 2020
This novel is built on an interesting concept. Sherlock Holmes and Kolchak the Nightstalker both work on the same mystery even though they are separated by roughly a century. The mystery begins with the discovery of a gigantic bird in the old American west. The bird turns out to be a Thunderbird. It continues with Sherlock Holmes running a nice little investigation into criminal activity in London. And ends with Kolchak getting pulled into an investigation of that Thunderbird that lots of people want to stop him from completing.
This is a strange book. The individual parts are interesting, but after completing it, I find the connections confusing—especially between Holmes and Kolchak. It’s also not in any way clear to me why people are trying to stop Kolchak’s investigation. So I enjoyed seeing Holmes and Kolchak, but the story itself didn’t hold together for me.
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This is a strange book. The individual parts are interesting, but after completing it, I find the connections confusing—especially between Holmes and Kolchak. It’s also not in any way clear to me why people are trying to stop Kolchak’s investigation. So I enjoyed seeing Holmes and Kolchak, but the story itself didn’t hold together for me.
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July 3, 2023
Well-intentioned but the story is needlessly complex.
October 31, 2023
As a fan of the kolchak series ever since I was young, that was excited to read a new chapter in the world of Karl kochak. When I was left with was a book that had play in potential but was bogged down and unnecessary supernatural elements and the lack of Sherlock Holmes. As stated before, the addition of the supernatural element was unnecessary and was forced in. The hook of kolchack and holmes working together was intriguing by itself alone. I was disappointed of the lack of Sherlock Holmes in the story itself, if they taken out the supernatural element and increase the presence of homes more you would have had a good book instead of a book being just okay.
September 21, 2024
DNF at 50%
This book started out with so much potential, but it seems to be all over the place, and now, halfway through, I just stopped caring. We open the story in the Wild West where a group of men see a huge, dark shape fly over them at night. I was intrigued. We then transition to a Southern woman who seeks out Kolchak's help making sense of some papers her grandfather left her. Then we transition to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, not dealing with a huge, dark, mysterious shape that flies at night, but some stereotypical Russian black marketers. Now we are back to Kolchak flirting with the Southern woman.
This is just too all over the place for my taste.
This book started out with so much potential, but it seems to be all over the place, and now, halfway through, I just stopped caring. We open the story in the Wild West where a group of men see a huge, dark shape fly over them at night. I was intrigued. We then transition to a Southern woman who seeks out Kolchak's help making sense of some papers her grandfather left her. Then we transition to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, not dealing with a huge, dark, mysterious shape that flies at night, but some stereotypical Russian black marketers. Now we are back to Kolchak flirting with the Southern woman.
This is just too all over the place for my taste.
December 27, 2023
As a reader who gets bored reading easily this book is quite entertaining. Though sometimes I needed to process the story for a bit, it was definitely a fun read. My only problem with the book is although the Thunderbird is on brand with “The Night Stalker” part, it felt kind of pushed in this story. All over I would say this book is pretty good and full of surprises.
January 9, 2026
I have fond memories of the old 70s show, Kolchak: The Night Stalker so when I saw this in the library I gave it a shot. Unfortunately this is just meandering nonsense. If there's a plot I couldn't find it.
May 1, 2024
I've thoroughly enjoyed the first two Kolchak books, but this one felt like a studio sequel made as a cash grab without any real knowledge of the source material. It's passable, but not great.
September 10, 2024
On one panel the dialogue is in the wrong speech bubbles, but I can forgive that. I love the idea of Holmes and Kolchak working the same story decades apart.
October 15, 2024
Not the most coherent story, but entertaining enough
July 23, 2014
I've been a fan of both Sherlock Holmes and Carl Kolchak for many years. That the two could team up was an intriguing idea, one I wondered how the good folks at Moonstone could accomplish. They do comics of both characters and have for years.
Kolchak is visited by a young woman with a had-written mauscript found on her great-grandfather after he was murdered in the early fifties. It had been passed down in the family since then waiting to be put into Kolchak's hands specifically. She couldn't explain how he could be involved even before his birth.
The manuscript turns out to be a Sherlock Holmes story, one of many unknown tales chronicled by his friend Dr. Watson. It involved a Latvian terrorist, a man who confessed to a murder he didn't commit, that of his wife. Or rather his second wife, both at the same time.
A second manuscript turns up, modern day followers of the terrorist, and the stuff of legends: the giant Thunderbirds in a subplot that goes all the way back to 1890 Tombstone.
A lot of fun.
Kolchak is visited by a young woman with a had-written mauscript found on her great-grandfather after he was murdered in the early fifties. It had been passed down in the family since then waiting to be put into Kolchak's hands specifically. She couldn't explain how he could be involved even before his birth.
The manuscript turns out to be a Sherlock Holmes story, one of many unknown tales chronicled by his friend Dr. Watson. It involved a Latvian terrorist, a man who confessed to a murder he didn't commit, that of his wife. Or rather his second wife, both at the same time.
A second manuscript turns up, modern day followers of the terrorist, and the stuff of legends: the giant Thunderbirds in a subplot that goes all the way back to 1890 Tombstone.
A lot of fun.
August 11, 2014
This graphic novel starts when Carl Kolchak is visited by a beautiful young woman with a mysterious manuscript, that happens to have Kolchak's name on it. The manuscript happens to be about Sherlock Holmes and his friend Watson as they investigate a man's disappearance. Kolchak has to figure out what it has to with him and now.
It was an interesting story. I think the author captured Kolchak's voice better than Holmes and Watson, but he wasn't bad there. It was a little choppy. The art was good, but not great for me. It was dark, like night time, too much.
Fans of either man should give it a read.
It was an interesting story. I think the author captured Kolchak's voice better than Holmes and Watson, but he wasn't bad there. It was a little choppy. The art was good, but not great for me. It was dark, like night time, too much.
Fans of either man should give it a read.
July 5, 2019
A Case Spanning Centuries
This was an interesting crossover, a case through the ages that involved Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson and Carl Kolchak. Of course there is a supernatural element as well. While the story binds them together, it's the character pieces that make this book. The author has Kolchak down pat and you will smile and laugh at his wit. His interactions with the professor are fantastic as well. The Sherlock Holmes section was interesting as well. I read this book using immersion reading while listening to the audiobook. Johnny Heller is a perfect Kolchak, his voice beautifully captured the character and spirit of the book.
This was an interesting crossover, a case through the ages that involved Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson and Carl Kolchak. Of course there is a supernatural element as well. While the story binds them together, it's the character pieces that make this book. The author has Kolchak down pat and you will smile and laugh at his wit. His interactions with the professor are fantastic as well. The Sherlock Holmes section was interesting as well. I read this book using immersion reading while listening to the audiobook. Johnny Heller is a perfect Kolchak, his voice beautifully captured the character and spirit of the book.
August 26, 2015
Really, 3.5 stars. Interesting premise, having two different detectives work to solve the same mystery 100 years apart. I enjoyed the Sherlock Holmes portion more than the Carl Kolchak portion, as the Holmes portion ran truer to form, in my opinion. The ending was very abrupt, with everything rushed together to wrap up the story. All said, I would try another book by this author because I did enjoy the idea of two detectives in two different centuries working on the same mystery.
June 16, 2012
Some really cool concepts, but I was really keen on seeing the narrative interplay switching between the two titular characters but, instead, the first third is predominantly Holmes and then the rest is Kolchak.
April 11, 2018
Kolchak and Holmes
Kochack doing a novel over a short story ... ties to a Holmes case and of course Kolchak bumbling through it and hoping it all works out for him and a story for Tony in the end ...
Kochack doing a novel over a short story ... ties to a Holmes case and of course Kolchak bumbling through it and hoping it all works out for him and a story for Tony in the end ...
November 4, 2019
Nice addition to the family
March 20, 2020
Great crossover novel for those who are fans of mystery stories and the supernatural.
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