A lovely kid's graphic novel. The period details were very well done. The pacing was good, and the central mystery and adventure was fun.

I enjoyed the graphic novel a lot!
I would like to thank the publisher for giving me a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This comic is absolutely gorgeous. I love the art style, the colors and shadows. It manages to look both colorful and gritty, with an almost watercolor look at times. There is very little of Sherlock Holmes in the story, but you can definitely see the influences, especially if you are at all familiar with the Holmes mythos. And if you aren't, it is a pretty good introduction to the world and some of the secondary characters.

Students love graphic novels, so I think that they will enjoy this spinoff from Sherlock Holmes. I hope that it may get them interested in reading more about Sherlock Holmes, too.

I could not get into this GN. I think I was expecting it to be more versatile. Thank you for the opportunity to read this book.

Cute middle grades graphic novel, perfect for the early mystery fans. This graphic introduces the world of Doyle to a new generation!

A great first installment in the series of the three friends' adventures, which can be viewed as a spin-off of the famous Sherlock Holmes's stories.

Billy, Charlie and Tom get into some shady incidents, with some shady characters and important secrets being unraveled the deeper I dived into the story.

All in all, a great graphic novel, with inviting illustrations which made me like the story even more, and a story full of mystery and adventures.

This project was lovingly conceived from start to finish. Lavish, finely detailed illustrations bring the story to life and place you in the center of all the action. Sherlock Holmes has trained his young rapscallions well!

I admit that I still haven't read any Sherlock Holmes' story/book that is why I'm not familiar with the Baker Street Irregulars. I'm still looking for the leather hardbound version of the Sherlock Holmes' book, which is always out of stock in our local bookstores here in our country. I guess this comics is a good way to get acquainted with some of the characters in Doyle's famous detective.

This graphic novel's detailed illustrations and the stories, The Blue Curtain and The Rabukin Case, made this worthy to read. If you love reading Sherlock Holmes' detective stories, you might also enjoy reading this. Just don't expect a lot because Holmes has a small exposure only on both stories in this comics.

Originally published in French in 2009/2010, this English translation (by Mark Bence) had a release date of May, 2017 under the Insight Comics imprint.

The story is written by Olivier Legrand & J.B. Djian. The virtuoso art is by David Etien. This volume includes two full stories (really novella sized). Both stories are solid. I've always been a fan of the canonical Holmes stories which include the Irregulars, and even though these stories obviously aren't in the canon, they live up to the Holmes legacy.

I've read a -lot- of Holmes pastiches and stories and homages... most of them are weak in one respect or another. These two stories are entertaining and complete. I enjoyed both so very much.

The art is absolutely beautiful and lifts the narrative to a whole other level.

As other reviewers have stated, because this is a graphic novel (i.e., 'comic book') it doesn't follow that it's a kid book. There is a lot of explicit fighting and violence, prostitution and adult themes.

Well worth picking up. Lovely treatment of Holmes and the Irregulars!

Five stars

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher.

Unfortunately on my app the words and pictures did not line up properly. That said the pictures were well drawn giving a real feel for Victorian England. The words were concise and I could make out most of the action. I have read books about the Baker Street Boys before and I think these stories compare very favourably. Due to the pictures there is no requirement to give descriptions and so this contributes to a fast moving story. I will probably purchase a copy of this for my school library, if it is available at a reasonable price in the UK.

A promising detective story with striking art that will surely entertain Sherlock Holmes fans everywhere!

Firstly, the illustrations are absolutely gorgeous! And the story itself too. Really enjoied that detective story based on children.

In this volume are two cases solved by the Baker Street Irregulars. In the first case, The BSI is trying to locate the kidnapped girl friend of Black Tom. Using their street smarts and contacts, they located her, and improvised a plan that freed her and shut down a house of ill-repute. In the second case, the BSI were seeking to solve the murder of one of their contacts when their case intersected with the plight of Russian emigres who were the target of a Russian secret police scheme. Plenty of action, plenty of mystery, and fun characters. My only complaint is that the skies are too blue for Victorian England.

'The Baker Street Four, Vol. 1'by Olivier Legrand and J. B. Dijan with art by David Etien has two separate stories featuring a trio of young street kids (with a cat to make four) who sometimes help out Sherlock Holmes. Except here, it seems like the other way around.

In both stories, the kids help out young women. In the first story, the young woman is about to be sold into prositution, and the kids have to work with people they know on the streets to help her out. In the second story, the young woman is on the run from her home country of Russia. Assassins are out to kill her, and her companions are being framed with the murders of Jack the Ripper. This time out, Sherlock Holmes is out of the country on a case, so the kids will have to figure this one out on their own.

The stories don't particularly feel like Sherlock Holmes stories, and that could be because he only makes fleeting appearances. These aren't really mysteries either so much as adventure stories. They are fun and I liked Billy, Charlie and Tom. The art is pretty good with lots of details in some of the street and bar scenes. In spite of the subject matter, I think younger readers would like these adventures.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Insight Editions and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

The Baker Street Four are a group of spies that watch the streets of London for the infamous Sherlock Holmes and Watson. Billy, Charlie, Tom, and their cat get into saving lives and stopping villains in this story. They set out to save a girl after she's been kidnapped and find the truth when a Russian immigrant is framed for a crime Jack the Ripper would appreciate.

The art design is absolutely beautiful! I couldn't applaud Etien's artistry more. The illustrations were colorful, detailed, and had a unique style that fit perfectly with the story. The story though... did not fair well for me. The way the ARC was given to me the words were separate from the actual images. It made the story difficult to follow but even without the complication I think it would have been hard to follow nonetheless. I don't know if it's just me but the accents threw me off as well. I've read books where characters have accents before but this one didn't work for me. I just ended up being bored although I do like the potential of the characters. There just needed to be more direction when it came to the plot.

I unfortunately didn't finish this book. The format of the e-book made it difficult to follow the story, who the characters speaking were, and which pictures went with the text. The text for the pages were on one page and the graphics were on another. This may be normal with e-ARCs of graphic novels, but it made it too difficult for me to read. Even so, from what I read, I do think that this book has the potential to be a great book for fans of Sherlock Holmes, like myself, and younger audiences. If I am able, I would read the book in print.

I am a massive Sherlock Holmes fan - I've read pretty much all of the original Conan Doyle short stories and novels, and binged on nearly every single adaptation I could get my hands on. The Baker Street Four is a delightful graphic novel concerning a group of three of the Baker Street Irregulars - aka the network street urchins Holmes employed to keep him informed. The eponymous four are Billy, Tom, Charlie and an adorable tiger-striped kitty called Watson. Together, they solve crimes. Honestly, you don't need much more to convince me to read this. Would definitely recommend to fans of Sherlock Holmes spinoffs and graphic novels.

The Baker Street Irregulars from Sir Arthuer Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories get their very own graphic novel series, Baker Street Four, from France. For those unfamiliar with the Baker Street Irregulars, they are a group of poor, usually homeless and orphaned, kids with incredible street smarts that assist the great detective by being his eyes and ears on the seedier side of London. The graphic novel focuses on three irregulars, Billy, Tom, and Charlie, and their two adventures. The first story Tom's girlfriend is kidnapped by a pimp and sold to a brothel. The trio spring action to rescue her with the help of a new teammate. In the second story, Holmes is decoyed out of England so that the Okhrána, the Tsar's secret police, can wipe out a nest of Russian revolutionaries escaped to London and the whispers of Jack the Ripper has begun a new string of killings. The Irregulars fill in Holmes's shoes to help Russian radical Katya uncover the informer and foil the Okhrána's dark plans.
This was an okay graphic novel but it didn't stand out for me. I was hoping for more character development of the trio but we get bits and pieces about them but nothing is fleshed out. While the illustrations are nicely bright and colorful with lots of period detail and not mincing on the seedier underbelly of Victorian England, I had a hard time sometimes distinguishing the genders of the characters. They looked a lot alike. The illustrations took up too much room in the panels and dialogue box were placed above the characters and at times it was difficult to figure out who was speaking. I was also disappointed that we don't get to see much of Holmes and Watson. They only briefly appear in a few panels in each story. I don't think I will be continuing this series, but I will continue to look for Sherlock Holmes related graphic novels.

Visually quite appealing. Illustrations are complex, full color and nuanced. They have depth and movement. Unfortunately, in small format this can make them crowded and busy, harder to follow. They're also dialogue heavy which adds to the panel crowding and can prevent the art from conveying its meaning. This can be eased by slowing down and fully absorbing each panel but this is at odds with the natural pacing of the story. The plots are clear and sensible, driven exclusively by the child characters, which is certainly a point in its favor. Those characters are not particularly complex but that can be hard to achieve in the graphic novel format.