Moriarty: Clockwork Empire: Complete Collection
About this ebook
A wretched man flees an opium house, but not before transforming into a twisted monster. A clockwork card-playing automaton is discovered cheating the gentry out of their inheritances. And Lady Li Mei, the widow of the late inventor of Alfred Nobel, has come to London to strike a bargain on behalf of a mysterious benefactor.
All these events are linked… but how? The game is afoot for the legendary duo of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson!
In this alternate history the British Empire is powered by steam and clockwork, with gorgeous art from Stevan Subic (The Riddler: Year One) and written by the acclaimed duo of Fred Duval and Jean-Pierre Pécau.
Collects Moriarty: Clockwork Empire #1-4
“Icons of historic literature cross paths in a comic unlike anything else on the shelves. You need this!” – Blake’s Buzz
“A thrilling steampunk twist on classic gothic horror, this “Clockwork Empire” rules!” – Matt Morrison, comics historian.
About the author
Fred Duval was born in Rouen, 1965. A screenwriter and illustrator, and a lover of all things steampunk, he co-created the historical series Hauteville House with Thierry Gioux, is currently adapting the novel Water Lillies with Didier Cassegrain, and wrote the cycling doping scandal thriller Les Porteurs d’eau.
Jean-Pierre Pécau was born in Paris. In 1980 he helped import Dungeons and Dragons to France. His first comic title was Zentak which he followed with Little Blade Nash and then his bestseller The Secret History.
Stevan Subic is a Serbian comic artist, who has worked on Christopher Bec’s Conan series, worked for Blizzad on various projects, and made his debut in the American comic market illustrating Riddler: Year One, written by The Batman star Paul Dano.
