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* ComingOutStory: After accepting the deal for 221b Baker Street, Sherlock confesses that he is transgender, which - to his delight, expressed by cute dancing stick-men - Watson is utterly unbothered by.



* {{Transgender}}: After accepting the deal for 221b Baker Street, Sherlock confesses that he is transgender, which - to his delight, expressed by cute dancing stick-men - Watson is utterly unbothered by.

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''[[http://signsofthreecomic.webcomic.ws/comics/ Signs of Three]]'' is an ongoing crime/mystery webcomic by AuthorLoremIpsum, and a contemporary update of the [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes Sherlock Holmes stories.]]

The comic aims to update Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson's adventures into the modern day, whilst simultaneously introducing LGBTQ+ themes and similar diversity absent in the original tales.

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''[[http://signsofthreecomic.''Signs Of Three'' is an ongoing [[Main/CrimeFiction crime]]/[[Main/MysteryFiction mystery]] webcomic by [=AuthorLoremIpsum=], and a contemporary update of the [[Literature/SherlockHolmes Sherlock Holmes stories.]]

The comic aims to update the adventures of [[Main/GreatDetective Sherlock Holmes]] and [[Main/TheWatson Doctor Watson]] into the [[Main/SettingUpdate modern day]], whilst simultaneously introducing [[Main/AdaptationalSexuality LGBTQ+ themes]] and [[Main/AdaptationalDiversity similar diversity]] absent in the original tales.

It can be read [[http://signsofthreecomic.
webcomic.ws/comics/ Signs of Three]]'' is an ongoing crime/mystery webcomic by AuthorLoremIpsum, and a contemporary update of the [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes Sherlock Holmes stories.]]

The comic aims to update Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson's adventures into the modern day, whilst simultaneously introducing LGBTQ+ themes and similar diversity absent in the original tales.
ws/comics/SignsofThree here]].


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** Likewise, running into another old friend kicks off the plot of ''The Fangs of Sussex.''
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* GenderFlip: The male Stamford of ''A Study in Scarlet'' is switched out for one ''Michelle'' Stamford.
* InspectorLestrade: DI Lestrade himself, ''[[Main/SarcasmMode funnily enough]]''.

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* GenderFlip: The male Stamford of ''A Study in Scarlet'' is switched out for becomes one ''Michelle'' Stamford.
* InspectorLestrade: DI Lestrade himself, ''[[Main/SarcasmMode funnily enough]]''. himself.

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* BiTheWay: John Watson is bisexual.
* CaptionHumor: The [[Main/AltText Alt Text]] alternates with quotes from the stories relevant to the situation, or humorous phrases about the page.

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* BiTheWay: John Watson is bisexual.
* CaptionHumor: The [[Main/AltText Alt Text]] AltText alternates with quotes from the stories relevant to the situation, or humorous phrases about the page.
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* AdaptationalNameChange: Lestrade's full name is listed as "Arie Greyson Lestrade", but WordOfGod states that he goes by his middle name.

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* AdaptationalNameChange: Lestrade's full name is listed as "Arie Greyson Lestrade", but WordOfGod states that he goes by his middle name.
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* CorruptChurch: Scarlet mentions that her [[spoiler: late]] girlfriend Lucy's church was "like a cult", controlling the town and virulently homophobic.


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* SuspectExistenceFailure: During ''A Study of Scarlet'', barely an hour after Holmes & Watson investigate a suspect, Inspector Gregson discovers he has been murdered.
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* MythologyGag: [[MythologyGag/SignsOfThree]] Has its own page.

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* MythologyGag: [[MythologyGag/SignsOfThree]] [[MythologyGag/SignsOfThree Has its own page.]]
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* MythologyGag: [[MythologyGag/SignsOfThree]] Has its own page.

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* AdaptationalNameChange: Zigzagged but ultimately left ambiguous with Lestrade, who introduces himself as "Greyson Lestrade" but is listed as "''Arie'' Greyson Lestrade'' on the cast page.

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* AdaptationalNameChange: Zigzagged but ultimately left ambiguous with Lestrade, who introduces himself as "Greyson Lestrade" but Lestrade's full name is listed as "''Arie'' "Arie Greyson Lestrade'' on the cast page.Lestrade", but WordOfGod states that he goes by his middle name.


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** WordOfGod states that Mrs. Hudson is Asian in this adaptation.
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* CaptionHumor: The [[Main/AltText Alt Text]] alternates with quotes from the stories relevant to the situation, or humorous phrases about the page.
--> [On a page featuring a married lesbian couple]
--> '''Caption:''' Good thing about modern Holmes stories: we can make it GAY :D
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** So far, we've had Red (John Watson), Blue (Sherlock Holmes), Pink (Mrs. Hudson), Green (Lestrade), and Yellow (Stamford).

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** So far, we've had Red (John Watson), Blue (Sherlock Holmes), Pink (Mrs. Hudson), Green (Lestrade), and Yellow (Stamford). Minor characters also have their own signature colours.
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-->'''Watson:''' You're an expert biochemist...but you've *never* seen ''[[Series/DoctorWho Doctor Who]]''?

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-->'''Watson:''' You're an expert biochemist...but you've *never* ''never'' seen ''[[Series/DoctorWho Doctor Who]]''?
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* InspectorLestrade: DI Lestrade himself, ''[[Main/SarcasmMode funnily enough]]''

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* InspectorLestrade: DI Lestrade himself, ''[[Main/SarcasmMode funnily enough]]'' enough]]''.
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* InspectorLestrade: DI Lestrade himself, ''funnily enough''.

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* InspectorLestrade: DI Lestrade himself, ''funnily enough''. ''[[Main/SarcasmMode funnily enough]]''



* SherlockScan: Well, ''duh''.

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* SherlockScan: Well, ''duh''.Several examples.
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The comic aims to update Sherlock Holmes and his adventures into the modern day, whilst simultaneously introducing LGBTQ+ themes and similar diversity absent in the original tales.

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The comic aims to update Sherlock Holmes and his Dr. Watson's adventures into the modern day, whilst simultaneously introducing LGBTQ+ themes and similar diversity absent in the original tales.
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[[caption-width-right:350: Cover of Book 1: ''A Study of Scarlet.'']]

''[[http://signsofthreecomic.webcomic.ws/comics/ Signs of Three]]'' is an ongoing crime/mystery webcomic by AuthorLoremIpsum, and a contemporary update of the [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes Sherlock Holmes stories.]]

The comic aims to update Sherlock Holmes and his adventures into the modern day, whilst simultaneously introducing LGBTQ+ themes and similar diversity absent in the original tales.

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!!This webcomic provides examples of:
*AdaptationalNameChange: Zigzagged but ultimately left ambiguous with Lestrade, who introduces himself as "Greyson Lestrade" but is listed as "''Arie'' Greyson Lestrade'' on the cast page.
** Compare the original, who was only known as "G. Lestrade".
*AerithAndBob: Sherlock and John.
** And the former's parents, Concord and Grace.
*AnArmAndALeg: Watson lost the lower half of his right leg whilst serving in Afghanistan.
*AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Sherlock is stated as having ADHD by the author.
*BiTheWay: John Watson is bisexual.
*ColourCodedForYourConvenience: The speech bubbles are coloured depending on who is speaking.
**So far, we've had Red (John Watson), Blue (Sherlock Holmes), Pink (Mrs. Hudson), Green (Lestrade), and Yellow (Stamford).
*DitzyGenius: Invoked, as with many incarnations of Sherlock Holmes. This one things of his mind as a tool box, only keeping the most valuable and helpful "tools" inside it.
-->'''Watson:''' You're an expert biochemist...but you've *never* seen ''[[Series/DoctorWho Doctor Who]]''?
-->'''Holmes:''' The mind is a toolbox with limited space, Watson! Why would I keep ''aliens'' in my toolbox?
*TheGamblingAddict: Watson, who states that his gambling habit is part of the reason why it's impossible for him to stay in pleasant accommodation for too long.
*GenderFlip: The male Stamford of ''A Study in Scarlet'' is switched out for one ''Michelle'' Stamford.
*InspectorLestrade: DI Lestrade himself, ''funnily enough''.
*OldFriend: Invoked in the first chapter of Book One, in which Watson runs into an old friend from medical school, who subsequently introduces him to Sherlock Holmes.
*RaceLift: Whilst the Watson of the books is depicted as Caucasian, here he is a black man.
**Likewise, police detective Tobias Gregson also goes from white to black.
*SherlockScan: Well, ''duh''.
*{{Transgender}}: After accepting the deal for 221b Baker Street, Sherlock confesses that he is transgender, which - to his delight, expressed by cute dancing stick-men - Watson is utterly unbothered by.
*VlogSeries: An in-universe example; Watson keeps a vlog about his life, including moving into 221b with Holmes.

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