Johanna Draper Carlson

@johannadc

Graphic novel/ manga/ comic book reviewer. Created longest-running independent comic review site online, , and SherlockComics.com. Mycroft Holmes fan.

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Johanna Draper Carlson@johannadc· 35m

I’ve been enjoying watching The Chelsea Detective. Adrian Scarborough stars in a mystery series set among the upper-class set. He lives on a houseboat and bikes around the city.

Johanna Draper Carlson@johannadc· 2d

Every so often, Microsoft puts me in a timeless void. Is today August 9 1/2?

A calendar export that shows Aug 9 as Yesterday and Aug 10 as Tomorrow.

Johanna Draper Carlson@johannadc· 2d

From Rex Stout’s Before Midnight, where Archie Goodwin lets his ass do the work for him.

“You may go in,” she said, and darned if the smile didn’t nearly break through. Of course she had had plenty of time to inspect me from behind, and I never had a suit that fitted better.

Johanna Draper Carlson@johannadc· 3d

Friends, a little history… cleaning out a small section of basement and found these once rarities. This was how fans got to see things that only ever aired once on TV. (Both are now on DVD.) Now… what do I do with VHS copies of Challenge of the Super-Heroes and 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee?

VHS copies of Challenge of the Super-Heroes and 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee.

Back cover of VHS copies of Challenge of the Super-Heroes and 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee.

Johanna Draper Carlson@johannadc· 5d

An amusing quote as to what happens when a conventional man from 1956 meets a capable artist’s model. From Charlotte Armstrong’s A Dram of Poison, which isn’t so much a mystery as a psychological exploration, shading into farce, involving poison.

“I’m way ahead of you,” said Lee, “and Lavinia’s had them on the phone by now.”

“Lavinia!” spat Paul. “That girl with no clothes!” He evidently couldn’t imagine being both naked and reliable.

Johanna Draper Carlson@johannadc· 13d

Drop some CARS (An obscurity, but the first time I thought a car was super cool.)

Johanna Draper Carlson@johannadc· 16d

I’m now a Bovestrian! And I got to hug Baskerville! (Plus Boolock.)

Johanna Draper Carlson@johannadc· 20d

Have just put finishing touches on my presentation for Holmes in the Heartland this weekend! It’s called Zombies, Vampires, and Monsters in Sherlock Holmes Comics (because the organizer said my original title was too long, which was true).

Johanna Draper Carlson@johannadc· 25d

Today’s reminder that not all fan works are stories. Nero Wolfe explained by cookies! inspiredbywolfe.wordpress.com/2010/06/28/a-n…

A variety of orchid-inspired cookies in red, yellow, and black

Johanna Draper Carlson@johannadc· 25d

An omnibus edition of “Once & Future” by Kieron Gillen & Dan Mora is on FOC this weekend. That means if you want to read the entire 30-issue series in one volume, tell your comic shop before Monday. I remember liking the metafiction adventure, but I’m not sure I ever finished it. amzn.to/4ypikHn

Johanna Draper Carlson@johannadc· 26d

I couldn’t make it through Flavia, actually. I was watching cause I visited the stately manor where it was filmed. #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched #filmsky

Movie posters for Leatherheads, Flavia, How to Make a Killing, and Enola Holmes 3.

Johanna Draper Carlson@johannadc· 26d

Hannah Waddingham is a glorious Amazon.

Johanna Draper Carlson@johannadc· 26d

Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness. (Currently. New series.)

Hannah Waddingham and Octavia Spencer in Ride or Die

Johanna Draper Carlson@johannadc· Jul 13

Thinking about one of the benefits of longer TV seasons as I watch the 1945 set episode of Lucifer (S5E4). You know the characters well enough to see them in different contexts, and they can play.

Lauren German and Tom Ellis in “It Never Ends Well for the Chicken” (Lucifer S5E4)

Lesley-Ann Brandt as Lilith in “It Never Ends Well for the Chicken” (Lucifer S5E4)

D.B. Woodside in “It Never Ends Well for the Chicken” (Lucifer S5E4)

Johanna Draper Carlson@johannadc· Jul 12

It’s time for #ComicGeeksSunday ! Post your #LastFourComics read! #comicsky

She-Hulk: Jen Again by Rainbow Rowell, Roge Antonio, and Luca Maresca, cover by Jen Bartel

Sherlock Roach and the Case of the Crunchy Crumb by Joe McGee and Jannie Ho

Orlando graphic novel by Virginia Woolf and Jules Scheele

Johanna Draper Carlson@johannadc· Jul 11

Decided I’d like to listen to some of the many CDs in the house, so went looking for a remote-control player. Turns out “retro design” is big in this market. So I wound up with this. Note that the tone arm is the off/on switch!

Retro-styled CD player that looks like an old record player.

Johanna Draper Carlson@johannadc· Jul 11

I adore this picture.

Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch are surprised and amazed at Wimbledon.

Johanna Draper Carlson@johannadc· Jul 4

Now watching Enola Holmes 3. Have realized Mycroft isn’t even in this one. No big loss given how different the character was. It’s nice to see Dr. Watson get some screen time.

Johanna Draper Carlson@johannadc· Jul 1

Americathon (1979) (Dirk’s answer is better tho.)

Poster to Americathon showing Uncle Sam flashing a random crowd of pseudo-celebs.

Johanna Draper Carlson@johannadc· Jul 1

When a 1948 book (Edmund Crispin’s Love Lies Bleeding) is surprisingly timely.

A block of text saying:

THE HEADMASTER SIGHED. It was, he recognised, a plaintive and unmanly noise, but for the moment he was quite unable to suppress it. He apologised.

"The heat. " he explained, and waved one hand limply in the direction of the windows, beyond which a good-sized lawn lay parching in the mid-morning sun. "It's the heat."

As an excuse, this was colourable enough. The day was torrid, almost tropical, and even in the tall, shady study, its curtains half drawn to prevent wood and fabric from bleaching, the atmosphere was too oppressive for comfort.

Johanna Draper Carlson@johannadc· Jun 27

Did not buy this but was tempted.

A wooden sign that says “You can have my Oxford comma when you pry it from my cold, dead, and lifeless hands.”

Johanna Draper Carlson@johannadc· Jun 27

What a day! Local used bookstore having an anniversary sale, and it’s free RPG sale so local game store had a mini-bazaar. Plus friend in town, so hit up two more book and game stores. The haul:

Johanna Draper Carlson@johannadc· Jun 26

And the #PreviousFourWatched which I enjoyed more. Anyone else remember Elephant Parts? Still funny. Music videos before MTV.

Movie posters for
The Right to Romance
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
Murder!
Elephant Parts

Johanna Draper Carlson@johannadc· Jun 26

My #LastFourWatched #filmsky #Letterboxd (If you follow me here, you’ve already seen me talk about three of these four.)

Movie posters for
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
The Woman Between
Let’s Love

Johanna Draper Carlson@johannadc· Jun 25

Oooh, Neil Dudgeon is Lestrade in this! I recognize him from The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries, which were great fun.

Neil Dudgeon as Lestrade in Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking.

Johanna Draper Carlson@johannadc· Jun 25

Next up in today’s inadvertent film festival of “terrible Sherlock Holmes movies”, it’s Rupert Everett in “Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking” (2004). He’s pretty at least?

DVD cover of “Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking” with a big picture of Rupert Everett, and Ian Hart as Watson.

Johanna Draper Carlson@johannadc· Jun 25

But Denholm Elliott is funny.

Denholm Elliott as the English Delegate in “The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It”

Johanna Draper Carlson@johannadc· Jun 25

Holmes smokes grass instead of tobacco. From IMDB: “Arthur Sherlock Holmes is a quick-tempered, ranting, violent bungler, and his assistant, Dr. William Watson (Arthur Lowe) is one of the most moronic creatures ever to walk the earth, although he is invaluable because he has “bionic bits”.”

Arthur Rowe & John Cleese in “The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It”

Johanna Draper Carlson@johannadc· Jun 25

I have no idea how I ended up with a DVD of “The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It” - probably someone giving things away after a collector passed, which happens much too often - but I am now watching it, and it is very 1970s. Its Watson is the worst I’ve ever seen.

Cover of “The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It” showing John Cleese in deerstalker with calabash pipe, and Connie Booth in a catsuit holding a gun.

Johanna Draper Carlson@johannadc· Jun 24

I wanted to see Let’s Love, starring Martin Freeman & Malin Akerman, because the premise involves a writer (MF) and director (MA) and their stars attending a 10-year reunion of fans of the film, but it turned out to be a half-improvised thing where they go camping. Not funny, too long and shaggy.