Just a week after PBS revealed a U.S. premiere date for the third season of Sherlock, word surfaces that the drama's manga adaptation is poised to make a return in Japan's Young Ace magazine, drawn again by "Jay."

According to Anime News Network, the announcement will be made official on Saturday, with an interpretation of the television series' second episode, "The Blind Banker," set to debut Dec. 4. An adaptation of the first episode, "A Study in Pink," launched in October 2012, and was collected in book form just two months ago.

The modern-day Holmes and Watson, played by Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, have been the subjects of countless boys-love fan comics since the show premiered in 2010. However, there's no slash fiction here; it's a straightforward adaptation.

Owned by Kadokawa, Young Ace is a seinen (young men’s) magazine that’s serialized such manga as The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, Neon Genesis Evangelion and Legal Drug.

The third season of Sherlock premieres Jan. 19 in the United States with "The Empty Hearse," followed by "The Sign of Three" and "His Last Vow."