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福爾摩斯，這究竟是什麼意思？
是謀殺，華生……
一根老舊的枴杖、一隻失蹤的靴子、一幅未受注意的家族肖像、一個脫逃的凶犯、一個流傳世代的魔犬詛咒……
這一次，偉大的偵探夏洛克．福爾摩斯必須全然發揮他「基本」的推理本領，加上摯友華生醫生的全力支持，才能夠破解這件恐怖的神祕事件──
後來成為福爾摩斯檔案中最為人傳頌的一部。
After the success of their Illustrated Classics version of The Picture of Dorian Gray, Ian Edginton and I.N.J. Culbard have teamed up again to create a visually compelling graphic novel adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s masterpiece. And the superb writing and beautiful art takes Conan Doyle’s supernatural tale to new heights.
All the elements are here for a thrilling tale: A gnarled walking stick, missing boot, neglected family portrait, convicted killer on the loose, and the ancestral curse of a phantom hound. The great detective himself, Sherlock Holmes—with the help of Dr. Watson has his work cut out for him in a dramatic mystery that will keep readers guessing until the very end.
★本書中譯版《巴斯克維爾的獵犬》由奇卡文化出版社出版。
作者簡介
亞瑟．柯南．道爾爵士(1859-1930)
晚年曾經透露，形塑夏洛克．福爾摩斯（史上最偉大，卻未曾存在真實世界的偵探）的靈感主要來自他在愛丁堡大學醫學院的老師——約瑟夫．貝爾；其明察秋毫、客觀分析的作風，啟發了柯南．道爾醫生成為（其他方面的）「眼睛專家」。一如貝爾的嚴謹，一位名叫華生的外科醫生，他和善的性格提供了福爾摩斯摯友華生醫生的原型。與柯南．道爾的作家事業平行發展的，是一個從學生時代起就持續探索的主題，這些探索後來收錄於《幽光與隱微之物故事集》，現存最早的作品是關於一幢「鬧鬼的農舍」；而他自1920年代以後的晚期作品，也出現過一系列短文，暢談招魂術、妖精與仙女的存在……
《巴斯克維爾的獵犬》(1902)寫於柯南．道爾事業的中期，他讓偉大的「罪案專家」死而復生，並且在故事中融入了醉心一生的超自然事物。在古老且危機四伏的德文郡荒原上，伴隨福爾摩斯登場的是一班研究科學的紳士：包括忠誠的紀錄者華生醫生，還有另一位醫生默提莫，他謙稱「對科學稍有涉獵」；律師范克蘭，是業餘的天文學家；以及達爾文主義者──捕蝶人史岱普頓，他對邏輯分析的執著足以和福爾摩斯相媲美。但這僅僅是故事的一半，理性的科學如何能幫助巴斯克維爾宅邸的新主人亨利爵士，逃脫那奪取了他伯父性命、家族所受的魔犬惡咒？宅邸的僕人為何行跡可疑？范克蘭從望遠鏡裡瞥見的神祕人物又是誰？
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was born in Edinburgh and studied medicine. He began writing while he waited for his practice to grow and, with 1887’s A Study in Scarlet, created one of the most famous literary characters of all time. He was a volunteer physician in the Boer War and wrote a book on spiritualism.
伊安．艾金頓 (Ian Edginton)
是英國最知名的作家之一，對當今動漫世界深富影響力。在其卓越生涯中，合作的電影公司遍及盧卡斯、派拉蒙、20世紀福斯等。他改編過「星際大戰」「星艦迷航記」「異形」「終極戰士」「魔鬼終結者」，以及H.G. Wells原著的「世界大戰」，由Dark Horse出版。他將自己的事業成就歸功於該領域其他藝術家的協力，最著名的就是與D’Israeli合作的Scarlet Traces，與Steve Yeowell合作的The Red Seas。他曾改編愛倫．坡的《莫爾格街兇殺案》(D’Isreali繪)，收錄於SelfMadeHero出版的Nevermore合輯。2007年，他改編的漫畫作品Scarlet Traces: The Great Game榮獲「漫畫界的奧斯卡」Eisner Award提名，入圍「最佳系列」「最佳編著」兩項大獎。
Ian Edginton, one of Britain’s best-known writers, has had a tremendous impact on the world of comics. In his illustrious career he has worked for Lucasfilm, Paramount Pictures, and 20th Century Fox to adapt Star Wars, Star Trek, Alien, Predator and Terminator properties, as well as with the H.G. Wells estate to adapt War of the Worlds for Dark Horse. He owes his success to good collaborations with other artists from the industry, most famously D’Israeli (Scarlet Traces) and Steve Yeowell (The Red Seas). He recently adapted Edgar Allan Poe’s The Murders in the Rue Morgue (illustrated by D’Israeli) for SelfMadeHero’s graphic anthology Nevermore. In 2007, his graphic novel Scarlet Traces: The Great Game was nominated for Best Limited Series and Best Writer at the prestigious Eisner Awards.
I.N.J.寇博 (I.N.J. Culbard)
身兼畫家與作家雙重才藝。2006年在數千名作家競爭中脫穎而出，作品登上Dark Horse（黑馬漫畫公司）出版的合輯《新血》，自此創作常出現於Dark Horse旗下知名的漫畫週刊Judge Dredd與2000 AD。寇博是極受歡迎的動畫導演，執導過許多廣告片，電視節目企劃、短片監製與導演。本書是他第三度以畫家身分創作長篇漫畫，繼《格雷的畫像》《巴斯克維爾獵犬》之後，再度與伊安．艾金頓攜手合作。
I. N. J. Culbard is an artist and writer. In 2006, he surpassed thousands of other writers and had his work published in Dark Horse Comics’ New Recruits anthology. He has also appeared in the Judge Dredd Megazine. Culbard is an acclaimed animation director with considerable experience in directing commercials, developing projects for television, and producing and directing short films. This is his second full-length graphic novel as an artist, having collaborated on The Picture of Dorian Gray with Ian Edginto
