I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere: illustration

Sherlockians at MAD Magazine

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While we may hear of Sherlock everywhere, it's equally as encouraging to hear of Sherlockians everywhere. Ever since the first time we attended a Sherlockian event (a Men on the Tor dinner in October, 1985 at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillette_Castle_State_Park" target="_blank">Gillette Castle</a>, if you must know), we've been astounded at the variety of individuals we've met who share this hobby.<br />
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The cast of characters is as robust and diverse as those we find in the Canon itself: doctors, lawyers, engineers, tradesmen, housewives, politicians, businesspeople, performers - the list goes on and on. Just last Thursday, I had occasion to be New York City for business and I had an impromptu dinner with some of my favorite fellow Sherlockians. The list included a copywriter, a toxicologist, a lawyer and an accountant.<br />
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So imagine our elation (note we didn't say "surprise") when we came across a blog written by <a href="http://www.tomrichmond.com/blog" target="_blank">Tom Richmond</a>, an artist for MAD, Magazine. Tom is a self-professed "humorous illustrator" and he follows in the footsteps, figuratively and stylistically, of some great MAD artists.<br />
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[Side note: Tom later joined us on <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose65" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 65</a>]<br />
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In addition to his artistic abilities, Tom has a turn for Sherlock Holmes. He had written previously about <a href="http://www.tomrichmond.com/blog/?p=850" target="_blank">listening to some audio recordings</a> by David Ian Davies while he worked in the studio. Evidently, Tom was a bit frustrated that, because of the way Davies' various recordings were published, there wasn't a comprehensive, organized Canon even though Davies recorded every story.<br />
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So like any dedicated and enterprising Sherlockian, he took up his pen and wrote to the narrator himself, registering his concern. He requested a collection that would take the listener from start to finish, encompassing all 56 short stories and four novels. Davies responded in kind and as a result, Tom was commissioned to do the cover art for the collection. Talk about an homage!<br />
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<a href="http://www.audible.com/" target="_blank">Audible.com</a> now features this set under the title <em><strong>One Voice Chronological: The Consummate Holmes Collections</strong></em>. While I haven't listened to any of Davies' work, it is well-known and well-regarded in Sherlockian circles. <a href="http://www.onevoicerecordings.com/" target="_blank">David's site</a> contains high praise from the likes of Charles Prepolec of <a href="http://www.bakerstreetdozen.com/didaudio.html" target="_blank">bakerstreetdozen.com</a> and Roger Johnson of the <a href="http://www.sherlock-holmes.org.uk/district.php" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes Society of London</a>.<br />
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[David later joined us for <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose40" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 40</a>]<br />
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One final note: it's nice to see that Tom is keeping up with the MAD tradition of honoring Holmes. Don Martin, "MAD's Maddest Artist," produced this memorable piece:<br />
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