The Brothers Holmes: The Early Years, part 1 of 6

Monday, November 12th, 2012

The Brothers Holmes: The Early Years, part 1 of 6, comic by Amy Crook

I’ve finally finished both of my 6-part The Brothers Holmes comic series for my lovely commissioner, Holly, and so this week and next you’ll get to see them! The originals are, of course, spoken for, but I’ll have prints up in my Etsy shop soon.

In this first half, we explore the early years of the Holmes brothers growing up together. Each of these comics is its own little moment in the lives of the brothers, and we start with Sherlock at age 3 and Mycroft at 10, taking his little brother for a walk. I can imagine Sherlock’s “why” stage was more annoying than most.

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The Brothers Holmes: The Early Years, part 2 of 6

Tuesday, November 13th, 2012

The Brothers Holmes: The Early Years, part 2 of 6, comic by Amy Crook

And here, dear readers, we see Sherlock at age 5, playing pirates while a 12-year-old Mycroft gamely tries to get some homework done. I think Mycroft secretly enjoyed it, though, or he wouldn’t have let Sherlock tie him to that chair.

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The Brothers Holmes: The Early Years, part 3 of 6

Wednesday, November 14th, 2012

The Brothers Holmes: The Early Years, part 3 of 6, comic by Amy Crook

It’s Christmas in the Holmes household! Sherlock is, as you can see, a precocious 7-year-old, while Mycroft at 14 just tries to cope. I’m rather fond of the Lovecraftian tree with its wavy tentacle branches and big, eerie white ornaments, but that could just be me.

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The Brothers Holmes: The Early Years, part 4 of 6

Friday, November 16th, 2012

The Brothers Holmes: The Early Years, part 4 of 6, comic by Amy Crook

Sherlock, age 9, and Mycroft at 16, giving a little recital for Mummy on piano and violin. Sherlock is in a mood, and poor Mycroft is just trying to get through it all without strangling his brother. I feel this is a common sentiment on Mycroft’s part.

Also, it’s really hard to draw a stick figure playing the violin. I’m just saying.

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The Brothers Holmes: The Early Years, part 5 of 6

Saturday, November 17th, 2012

The Brothers Holmes: The Early Years, part 5 of 6, comic by Amy Crook

Sherlock at 11 was enough trouble he got sent off to boarding school two years early, the same year Mycroft at 18 went to Oxford. I love the image of Mycroft fixing Sherlock’s tie while Sherlock makes slappy go-away hands at him. Oh, boys.

Also, we decided that all of Sherlock’s jokes about his brother’s weight were because Mycroft was chubby as a boy (as in the earlier comics). Then 18 hit and he had one of those growth spurts that left him skinny and all knees and elbows, much to Sherlock’s annoyance. Mycroft, however, is thrilled at the change.

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The Brothers Holmes: The Early Years, part 6 of 6

Sunday, November 18th, 2012

The Brothers Holmes: The Early Years, part 6 of 6, comic by Amy Crook

And here we come to the end of The Brothers Holmes: The Early Years. Tomorrow we’ll be starting with The Later Years, though, so all is not lost! You can always buy your very own print of either or both series in my Etsy shop.

In this one, we have 13-year-old Sherlock being dragged out of New Scotland Yard, still ranting about the Carl Powers case. And Mycroft, a mere 20 years old and already smoothing over his brother’s antics with the authorities. I foresee a number of similar circumstances in the future, alas.

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The Brothers Holmes: The Later Years, part 1 of 6

Monday, November 19th, 2012

The Brothers Holmes: The Later Years, part 1 of 6, comic by Amy Crook

Two weeks of Sherlock in a row? Madness! If you missed the first week, you can read them in order here. We meet up with the brothers just a few years on into Sherlock’s education, at age 15, when he’s picked up a new bad habit. Mycroft has given up on reasoning and gone straight to lecturing, oh, dear.

These comics were commissioned by the wonderful Caroline, but you can get your very own prints here in the Sherlock section of my Etsy shop.

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