What's up with the Sherlock Holmes' resurgence? There was just a BBC three-week mini-series re-imaging the detective as a modern man. There was Alan Moore's daughter co-writing a new Holmes comic book last year. And on comic book stands as we speak there's Muppet Sherlock Holmes. This mini-series, though, has to be the one that stands out, right? Frigging Dracula vs. Sherlock Holmes? That's pretty cool, isn't it? Unfortunately, this issue turns out to be deadly dull and about as cool as a loaf of warm bread. The art is great, though. When The Demeter crashes onto the rocky shore of England, it definitely inspires dread. The lightning and the storm are colored perfectly; it's a fucking maelstrom with unholy cargo. The rest of the issue is way too stale. Holmes and Watson meet some banker in London and then run into some gypsies. The final page has Dracula showing up to meet the Queen. Perhaps eventually this will morph into the series we all want: Holmes investigating amidst the fog of London late at night while bloodsuckers attack. It's such a great B-movie type premise...shouldn't it be more fun? *1/2
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