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* Dr. Watson's bulldog Martin is an obscure reference to the "bull-pup" mentioned by Watson in ''A Study in Scarlet'' [[note]] However, some scholars argue that it may instead refer to a bad temper. [[/note]]

* Michelle Stamford is a gender-flipped version of "young Stamford", who introduces Dr. Watson to Sherlock Holmes in the original story.


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* Dr. Watson's bulldog Martin is an obscure reference to the "bull-pup" mentioned by Watson in ''A Study in Scarlet'' Scarlet.'' [[note]] However, some scholars argue that it may instead refer to a bad temper. [[/note]]

* Michelle Stamford is a gender-flipped [[Main/GenderFlip gender-flipped]] version of "young Stamford", who introduces Dr. Watson to Sherlock Holmes in the original story. \n\n
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* Watson notes that Sherlock enjoys fencing and boxing. In the original stories, Holmes was a skilled boxer and singlestick player.

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* This story is based on ''The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire'' from ''The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes'',

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* This story is based on ''The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire'' from ''The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes'',
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* The beginning of Chapter 7 has the murderer give a message to Holmes on behalf of whoever assisted them in finding their victims. One word: [[spoiler:Moriarty]].

* Whilst phoning his brother, Sherlock mentions Mycroft owes him for a "thing in Greece", referencing Mycroft Holmes' canon debut in ''The Greek Interpreter''.

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* This story is based on ''The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire'' from ''The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes'',
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* The murderer is named [[spoiler: Lucy Hope]], in reference to the original murderer [[spoiler: Jefferson Hope]].

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* The murderer is named [[spoiler: Lucy Scarlet Hope]], in reference to the original murderer [[spoiler: Jefferson Hope]].
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8Michelle Stamford is a gender-flipped version of "young Stamford", who introduces Dr. Watson to Sherlock Holmes in the original story.


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8Michelle *Michelle Stamford is a gender-flipped version of "young Stamford", who introduces Dr. Watson to Sherlock Holmes in the original story.




The murderer is named [[spoiler: Lucy Hope]], in reference to the original murderer [[spoiler: Jefferson Hope]].

Lucy Herrier's parents wishing for her to marry the son of a friend of theirs, as well as the entire backstory about Herrier's virulent church, is a reference to the unstable Mormons of ''A Study in Scarlet''.


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The *The murderer is named [[spoiler: Lucy Hope]], in reference to the original murderer [[spoiler: Jefferson Hope]].

Lucy *Lucy Herrier's parents wishing for her to marry the son of a friend of theirs, as well as the entire backstory about Herrier's virulent church, is a reference to the unstable Mormons of ''A Study in Scarlet''.

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* The title and main plot are both derived from the very first story, ''[[Literature/AStudyInScarlet A Study in Scarlet]]''.
** As it happens, the title of the webcomic ''as a whole'' is a reference to the Conan Doyle story ''The Sign of the Four''.

* Dr. Watson's bulldog Martin is an obscure reference to the "bull-pup" mentioned by Watson in ''A Study in Scarlet''[[note]]Although some scholars have argued that it may instead refer to a bad temper.[[/note]]

* Watson's vlog series is a contemporary update of his writing-up of Holmes' cases as books in the original stories.

* Watson is introduced to Holmes whilst the latter is conducting a forensic experiment involving bloodstains, much akin to the way they are introduced in the first story.

* Holmes' bashful attitude after discovering Watson is perfectly accepting of him being transgender is contrasted by several stick-men spelling out an ecstatic "Hell Yeah!" using the code featured in ''The Adventure of the Dancing Men''.

* Sherlock can be spotted wearing a t-shirt with a bumblebee on the front not long after moving into 221b, which references Holmes' keeping of bees upon his retirement.

* In an update of the original's "attic", Sherlock claims his mind is like a toolbox, in which ''only'' the most important and useful tools should be contained.
** Also, the canon Holmes' lack of knowledge on contemporary literature is referenced as Holmes has never seen ''[[Series/DoctorWho Doctor Who]]'', much to Watson's amazement.

* Watson mentions that Holmes' mind "rebels at stagnation", which is exactly how Holmes put it himself in ''[[Literature/TheSignOfTheFour The Sign of the Four]]''.

Holmes paraphrases a line from ''The Adventure of the Creeping Man'' when asking Watson if he would like to visit the crime scene.
-> '''Holmes''': I'd quite like you to come, if convenient. If inconvenient, please come anyway!

* "RACHE" is discovered written on a murder victim's forehead, which Sherlock deduces (thanks to some help from Google) is German for "Revenge"[[note]]"And the name of a movie from 1995."[[/note]], mirroring an almost-identical scene in ''A Study in Scarlet'', although - [[Main/CaptainObvious obviously]] - without the internet's assistance.

* The first murder victim is deduced by Sherlock to be American, as were the victims in the original first story.

* Holmes confiscates a ring from the first crime scene, which he and Watson later advertise as "Lost Property", which also happens in ''A Study in Scarlet''.

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* The title and main plot are both derived from the very first story, ''[[Literature/AStudyInScarlet A Study in Scarlet]]''.
** As it happens, the title of the webcomic ''as a whole''
''Literature/AStudyInScarlet''.

* Dr. Watson's bulldog Martin
is a an obscure reference to the Conan Doyle story ''The Sign "bull-pup" mentioned by Watson in ''A Study in Scarlet'' [[note]] However, some scholars argue that it may instead refer to a bad temper. [[/note]]

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of "young Stamford", who introduces Dr. Watson to Sherlock Holmes in the Four''.original story.


* Holmes is first introduced doing an experiment involving bloodstains, similar to how the original character was.

* Watson and Holmes' descriptions of themselves when discussing their potential flatshare is almost identical to the pair's original conversation.


* Dr. Watson's bulldog Martin is an obscure reference to the "bull-pup" mentioned by Watson in ''A Study in Scarlet''[[note]]Although some scholars have argued that it may instead refer to a bad temper.[[/note]]

* Watson's vlog series
is an amateur vlogger, a contemporary update of his writing-up of tendency to write-up Holmes' cases as books in the original stories.

* Watson is introduced to Holmes whilst the latter is conducting a forensic experiment involving bloodstains, much akin to the way they are introduced in the first story.
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* Holmes' bashful attitude after discovering Upon arriving at 221b Baker Street the following day, Watson is perfectly accepting of him being transgender is contrasted by several stick-men spelling out mentions reading an ecstatic "Hell Yeah!" using article Holmes wrote about deduction, a reference to a similar occurrence in the code featured original ''Study in ''The Adventure Scarlet''. Watson, for his part, is much better receiving of said article here than in the Dancing Men''.original, however.

* Sherlock can be spotted After Holmes comes out to Watson as transgender, his (internal) delight at the latter's accepting reaction is depicted with "Hell Yeah!" spelt in the code of the dancing stick-men from ''The Adventure of the Dancing Men''.

* After he and Watson move in to 221b Baker Street, Holmes is seen
wearing a t-shirt with a bumblebee bee on the front not long after moving into 221b, which references Holmes' it, referencing his keeping of bees upon retirement in the original canon.

*Holmes compares
his retirement.mind to a toolbox with limited space. The original Holmes compared his brain to an attic, only to be filled with the most important and useful information.

* In an update of the original's "attic", Sherlock claims his mind is like a toolbox, in which ''only'' the most important and useful tools should be contained.
** Also, the canon
*Watson mentions that Holmes' lack mind "rebelled at stagnation", which was exactly how the great detective himself put it in ''The Sign of knowledge on contemporary literature is referenced as Holmes has never seen ''[[Series/DoctorWho Doctor Who]]'', much to Watson's amazement.the Four''.

* Watson mentions that Holmes' mind "rebels at stagnation", which *DI Lestrade's first name is exactly how Holmes put it himself in ''[[Literature/TheSignOfTheFour The Sign of present as Greyson. In the Four]]''.original stories, it was never revealed beyond a mere "G. Lestrade".

Holmes *Sherlock paraphrases a line version of "Come at once, if convenient. If inconvenient, come all the same" from ''The Adventure of the Creeping Man'' Man'', when asking inviting Watson if he would like along to visit the crime scene.
-> '''Holmes''': I'd quite like you to come, if convenient. If inconvenient, please come anyway!

* "RACHE" is discovered written on a murder victim's forehead, which Sherlock deduces (thanks to some help from Google) is German for "Revenge"[[note]]"And the name of a movie from 1995."[[/note]], mirroring an almost-identical scene in ''A Study in Scarlet'', although - [[Main/CaptainObvious obviously]] - without the internet's assistance.
scene.

* The *The first murder victim is deduced by Sherlock to be American, two victims of the story are Americans, as were the two victims in the original first story.

* Holmes confiscates a ring from the first crime scene, which he and Watson later advertise as "Lost Property", which also happens
in ''A Study in Scarlet''.
Scarlet''.

*The first murder victim had "RACHE" scribbled on his forehead, which Holmes explains is German for "Revenge", mirroring an identical scene from ''A Study in Scarlet'', albeit with "RACHE" written on the wall as opposed to the victim's forehead.

*Sherlock discovers a ring at the crime scene, and later uses a fake to lure a suspect to his flat, which also took place in the original ''Study in Scarlet''.

*Holmes is seen singlestick-fencing at the beginning of Chapter 4, which was a noted talent of his in the original books.

*A detective named "Hopkins" appears in a single panel of Chapter 4, referring to Stanley Hopkins from ''The Adventure of Black Peter'' and several other stories.

The murderer is named [[spoiler: Lucy Hope]], in reference to the original murderer [[spoiler: Jefferson Hope]].

Lucy Herrier's parents wishing for her to marry the son of a friend of theirs, as well as the entire backstory about Herrier's virulent church, is a reference to the unstable Mormons of ''A Study in Scarlet''.

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* In an update of the original's "attic", Sherlock claims his mind is like a toolbox, in which *only* the most important and useful tools should be contained.

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* In an update of the original's "attic", Sherlock claims his mind is like a toolbox, in which *only* ''only'' the most important and useful tools should be contained.
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* Holmes confiscates a ring from the first crime scene, which he and Watson later advertise as "Lost Property", which also happens in ''A Study in Scarlet''.
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* Dr. Watson's bulldog Martin is an obscure reference to the "bull-pup" mentioned by Watson in ''A Study in Scarlet]]''[[note]]Although some scholars have argued that it may instead refer to a bad temper.[[/note]]

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* Dr. Watson's bulldog Martin is an obscure reference to the "bull-pup" mentioned by Watson in ''A Study in Scarlet]]''[[note]]Although Scarlet''[[note]]Although some scholars have argued that it may instead refer to a bad temper.[[/note]]
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* Watson mentions that Holmes' mind "rebels at stagnation", which is exactly how Holmes put it himself in *The Sign of the Four*.

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* Watson mentions that Holmes' mind "rebels at stagnation", which is exactly how Holmes put it himself in *The ''[[Literature/TheSignOfTheFour The Sign of the Four*.Four]]''.
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* The title and main plot are both derived from the very first story, ''A Study in Scarlet''.

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* The title and main plot are both derived from the very first story, ''A ''[[Literature/AStudyInScarlet A Study in Scarlet''.Scarlet]]''.



* Dr. Watson's bulldog Martin is an obscure reference to the "bull-pup" mentioned by Watson in ''A Study in Scarlet''[[note]]Although some scholars have argued that it may instead refer to a bad temper.[[/note]]

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* Dr. Watson's bulldog Martin is an obscure reference to the "bull-pup" mentioned by Watson in ''A Study in Scarlet''[[note]]Although Scarlet]]''[[note]]Although some scholars have argued that it may instead refer to a bad temper.[[/note]]
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* "RACHE" is discovered written on a murder victim's forehead, which Sherlock deduces (thanks to some help from Google) is German for "Revenge"[[note]]"And the name of a movie from 1995."[[/note]], mirroring an almost-identical scene in ''A Study in Scarlet'', although - obviously - without the internet's assistance.

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* "RACHE" is discovered written on a murder victim's forehead, which Sherlock deduces (thanks to some help from Google) is German for "Revenge"[[note]]"And the name of a movie from 1995."[[/note]], mirroring an almost-identical scene in ''A Study in Scarlet'', although - obviously [[Main/CaptainObvious obviously]] - without the internet's assistance.
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The first murder victim is deduced by Sherlock to be American, as were the victims in the original first story.

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The *The first murder victim is deduced by Sherlock to be American, as were the victims in the original first story.
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Being a Sherlock Holmes adaptation, it's only right that ''Webcomic/{{Signs of Three}}'' has references to [[Literature/SherlockHolmes the original canon]].


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[[folder: A Study of Scarlet]]

*The title and main plot are both derived from the very first story, ''A Study in Scarlet''.
**As it happens, the title of the webcomic ''as a whole'' is a reference to the Conan Doyle story ''The Sign of the Four''.

*Dr. Watson's bulldog Martin is an obscure reference to the "bull-pup" mentioned by Watson in ''A Study in Scarlet''[[note]]Although some scholars have argued that it may instead refer to a bad temper.[[/note]]

*Watson's vlog series is a contemporary update of his writing-up of Holmes' cases as books in the original stories.

*Watson is introduced to Holmes whilst the latter is conducting a forensic experiment involving bloodstains, much akin to the way they are introduced in the first story.

*Holmes' bashful attitude after discovering Watson is perfectly accepting of him being transgender is contrasted by several stick-men spelling out an ecstatic "Hell Yeah!" using the code featured in ''The Adventure of the Dancing Men''.

*Sherlock can be spotted wearing a t-shirt with a bumblebee on the front not long after moving into 221b, which references Holmes' keeping of bees upon his retirement.

*In an update of the original's "attic", Sherlock claims his mind is like a toolbox, in which *only* the most important and useful tools should be contained.
** Also, the canon Holmes' lack of knowledge on contemporary literature is referenced as Holmes has never seen ''[[Series/DoctorWho Doctor Who]]'', much to Watson's amazement.

*Watson mentions that Holmes' mind "rebels at stagnation", which is exactly how Holmes put it himself in *The Sign of the Four*.

Holmes paraphrases a line from ''The Adventure of the Creeping Man'' when asking Watson if he would like to visit the crime scene.
-> '''Holmes''': I'd quite like you to come, if convenient. If inconvenient, please come anyway!

*"RACHE" is discovered written on a murder victim's forehead, which Sherlock deduces (thanks to some help from Google) is German for "Revenge"[[note]]"And the name of a movie from 1995."[[/note]], mirroring an almost-identical scene in ''A Study in Scarlet'', although - obviously - without the internet's assistance.

The first murder victim is deduced by Sherlock to be American, as were the victims in the original first story.

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