From the back of the book- 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. Nobles sit in their fancy homes in comfort and luxury, while the working class slaves away at their jobs. Then 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!
Review- A wonderful reimaging of the world of Sherlock Holmes. Moriarty was a abused child but he had a plan and the will to see it through. With help from natural and adopted brothers, they get revenge and freedom. From there the rest of the volume is building the world and the characters who live in it. The reader sees how badly most nobles treat everyone around them, including murdering innocent people who are just in the way. The art is very good, the plot was fascinating, and the characters are reinvented in this manga. I hope that Sherlock will be joining the cast soon because I want to see Moriarty as the good guy interacts with Sherlock, who is going to be a villain in this version.
I give this volume a Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this manga with my own money.
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