New Graphic Novels

[hardygirl847]

Did you all check out the link at the home page about the new graphic novel??? I'm really not into zombies but MAN it looks AWESOME!!! I am super excited for October 12th! And there is a teaser cover for the next one...due out next year.

Are you liking the new drawings? Do you think it's going to be a lot different?

I guess in less than 3 months, we can find out.

[MacGyver]

Yep- it's looking pretty good. And Gerry Conway, co-creator of both The Punisher and Firestorm (among many other cool DC and Marvel and other comic book credits- like scripting "Superman Vs. The Amazing Spider-Man")is writing and that will hopefully be a good thing. The covers look pretty neat and there are some cool storylines too. I like the second cover in particular mainly because it reminds me of Ryu and Ken getting ready to fight in Street Fighter.

[SDLagent]

Yeah, although I'm sad to see Scott Lobdell go, I'm really looking forward to the new series. Lobdell was good but, of course, there's always room for improvement and I hope Conway does a even better job.

The bigger size is a good thing. That's one of the things that disappointed me when I saw a The Hardy Boys graphic novel for the first time - how small they are.

[Q]

I know when I first heard about the GNs, I was thinking Tintin size.

[MacGyver]

So are they now more like the size of a traditional graphic novel like from Marvel or DC?

[NancyDrew]

I'm excited of course! But I'm going to make my final decisions once I read them. I really loved the old artist drawings of them especially the one where they're at the dude ranch <3 but I am excited to see what this holds in store for the Hardys.

[SDLagent]

So are they now more like the size of a traditional graphic novel like from Marvel or DC?

Yeah, I think so.

I'm excited of course! But I'm going to make my final decisions once I read them. I really loved the old artist drawings of them especially the one where they're at the dude ranch <3 but I am excited to see what this holds in store for the Hardys.

It's the same artist. New writer.

[MacGyver]

That's cool. And I'm glad they're keeping Paulo Henrique- I like his artwork pretty well.

[SDLagent]

That's cool. And I'm glad they're keeping Paulo Henrique- I like his artwork pretty well.

Me too. His work is good and as the Graphic Novel series progressed you could really see improvement.

[hardygirl847]

To me some of the artwork looks a bit different than some of the older GNs. I know there were a few or so that had multiple artists working on them. I am glad there will be a consistency with Paulo. I also think that the new format will appeal to a new generation of readers. However, will they actually be in stores or only online??

Where I live I have seen either 0 or 2 GNs in the bookstores. Usually if there are any, its only #1 and 2.

Either way, I am excited that they are willing to upgrade the series instead of give up on them.

[Q]

I went to a Barnes and Noble on the day before Haley Danelle's Top Eight was supposed to be released, and they not only had a copy of Top Eight but also Dude Ranch O'Death and about seven others. Every Barnes and Noble I've gone to have had at least five HB GNS that I already own. But they've always had moe ND GNs. What does that mean exactly?

[tomswift2002]

I went to a Barnes and Noble on the day before Haley Danelle's Top Eight was supposed to be released, and they not only had a copy of Top Eight but also Dude Ranch O'Death and about seven others. Every Barnes and Noble I've gone to have had at least five HB GNS that I already own. But they've always had moe ND GNs. What does that mean exactly?

That means that you're a lot luckier than most of us, where the only way to get the GN's has been to special order them or order them online.

[SDLagent]

To me some of the artwork looks a bit different than some of the older GNs. I know there were a few or so that had multiple artists working on them. I am glad there will be a consistency with Paulo. I also think that the new format will appeal to a new generation of readers. However, will they actually be in stores or only online??

Where I live I have seen either 0 or 2 GNs in the bookstores. Usually if there are any, its only #1 and 2.

Either way, I am excited that they are willing to upgrade the series instead of give up on them.

This "new" format is only new to The Hardy Boys graphic novels. Other comics and graphic novels are usually bigger than the last HB graphic novels.

Here on the west coast of Canada, I've seen lots of HB and Nancy Drew graphic novels in bookstores and even stores like Walmart. Walmart and The Real Canadian Superstore also sell the regular S&S novels, too.

[Q]

That means that you're a lot luckier than most of us, where the only way to get the GN's has been to special order them or order them online.

Oh Yeah! Eat your hearts out. I mean, I really feel for you, man.

[hardygirl847]

I doubt I will see many in the stores near me but that's what Amazon.com is for!