Jane has recently returned from serving as a nurse in the Boer War and is looking for accommodations. When Miss Havisham introduces Jane to Irene Adler, it seems the perfect solution. As Jane joins Irene in her investigations, life will prove much more interesting.

Most of the reviews of this book describe it as a female-led League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and it definitely has a bit of that vibe. Tidhar is obviously a well-versed fan of Victorian literature and her mash-up of characters is pretty delightful in her steampunk universe. The only thing that kept me from enjoying the comic more was that the art felt a bit too "comic babe"-esque. An enjoyable read but if there's ever more, I won't be picking it up. ( )

My review of this book can be found on my YouTube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/-7zQJSAjU4w

Enjoy! ( )

Intriguing and fast paced but predictable (at least to me). Still a fun romp if not as deeply layered as Moore might have done ( )

i normally like Tidhar's writing, including the pulp stuff, which of course by definition tends to be short, shallow, sensational, and genre-crossing. this graphic novel puts Sherlock Holmes' Irene Adler in charge, and takes a short dive into an alt-Victorian world of desperate literary characters, in pursuit of an Alan Moore-style League of Extraordinary Gentlemen adventure comic, only this time with emphasis on female characters like Miss Havisham, and Jane Eyre. unfortunately, this version of that landscape is cursory, unexamined, and even largely disinterested in both characters and plot, leaving the impression that it is merely an attempt to rip off that earlier work, with nothing else to recommend it. and i took against the illustrations too, with the costuming that heavily emphasized the breasts: okay, also very pulp-like, but also indicative of a certain err... anti-intellectual stance at odds with the supposed emphasis on Extraordinary Gentlewomen. my thoughts, anyway. if the makers don't care, why should the reader? ( )

Time to play public domain bingo!

As the back cover notes, this is the "League of Extraordinary Gentlewomen," with the mission of highlighting female Victorian Age literary and historical figures. The author delivers dozens of Easter Eggs from the worlds of Sherlock Holmes and Jane Eyre, as well as novels like The Prisoner of Zenda, She, and Great Expectations. Unfortunately, most members of the cast do little more than raise a hand and call out, "Here!" as if answering a role call.

Terrific art is wasted on a story with a plot so thin the writer spends much of the book throwing in many action scenes and much character posturing just so he can avoid it. Personalities are pretty much limited to "I'm a butt kickin' hero," and "I'm a villain, nyar-nyar-nyar."

Bad, ludicrous writing.

But hey, is that Mycroft Holmes? "Bingo!" ( )