Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 1
VIZ Media LLC · Paperback · October 6, 2020
Moriarty the Patriot, Vol.
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- Who it’s for
- Class resentment and moral ambiguity give Moriarty’s origin story its sharp edge.
- Themes
- Class inequality, Justice and corruption, Moral ambiguity
- Genres
- Crime & Mystery Comics, Historical Fiction Comics, General Manga
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The untold story of Sherlock Holmes’ greatest rival, Moriarty! Before he was Sherlock’s rival, Moriarty fought against the unfair class caste system in London by making sure corrupt nobility got their comeuppance. But even the most well-intentioned plans can spin out of control—will Moriarty’s dream of a more just and equal world turn him into a hero…or a monster? In the late 19th century, Great Britain rules over a quarter of the world.
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Nobles sit in their fancy homes in comfort and luxury, while the working class slaves away at their jobs. When young Albert James Moriarty’s upper-class family adopts two lower-class orphans, the cruelty the boys experience at his family’s hands cements Albert’s hatred of the nobility he was born into. He asks the older of the two boys—who has a genius mind and a killer instinct—to help him rid the world of evil, starting with Albert’s own family!
Justice, With Teeth
Class resentment and moral ambiguity give Moriarty’s origin story its sharp edge.
Come here for
- A campaign against corrupt nobility
- Sherlock Holmes’s rival before the rivalry
Expect
- Justice pursued through unsettling means
- The uneasy line between hero and monster
Where it sits
| Crime & Mystery Comics | 76% |
|---|---|
| Historical Fiction Comics | 61% |
| General Manga | 60% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Crime & Mystery Comics
- General Manga
- Historical Fiction Comics
- Authors
- Ryosuke Takeuchi
- Publisher
- VIZ Media LLC
- Published
- October 6, 2020
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Class inequality · Justice and corruption · Moral ambiguity
- Reading lane
- Crime & Mystery Comics