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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN num: 9781597070010
ISBN number: 1597070017
Label: Papercutz
Manufacturer: Papercutz
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 96
Printing Date: April 01, 2005
Publishing house: Papercutz
Age index: Ages 9-12
Release Date: October 13, 2005
Sale Popularity Level: 244812
Studio: Papercutz
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Collected from the very first three Hardy Boys comics, here's the complete saga of Frank and Joe's adventure in the war-torn Middle Eastern land of Osyria! After rescuing Jackpot, a kidnapped prize-winning racehorse, Frank and Joe are stunned to return to Bayport and discover that the Department of International Security has arrested their best friend, Chet Morton, for stealing a priceless art treasure! The Hardy Boys decide the only way to clear the friend is to journey to the Middle East and find the Ocean of Osyria themselves! Ages 8 to 12.
Papercutz is the exciting new graphic novel publisher that's building a huge following among the subsequent generation of comics fans. Even the most reluctant readers are becoming addicted to the Papercutz approach of giving classic characters a modern makeover! Each Papercutz graphic novel features comics stories drawn in the style of the popular Japanese comics known as manga, and beautifully rendered with state of the art color. While educators rave about the high quality of the Papercutz writing and artwork, readers 8 and up are simply enjoying the great adventures found in each fun-filled volume. Be sure to check out other Papercutz titles such as Nancy Drew, Totally Spies, and Zorro.
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This "graphic novel" is a slap across the face for those who are familiar at all with previous Hardy Boys products. It is shocking that the rights were granted for the production of this series when its writing quality is so low. The original Grosset & Dunlap texts always took care to actually research the subjects and settings that the Hardys would get involved in, but this "graphic novel" is inferior on every count. The writing quality is minimal, with some abysmally bad dialogue and situations, attempts at "technical references" that fail because they make no sense to anyone who actually knows about technology, horribly contrived sequences (and "solutions"), and inferior (supposedly trendy "manga-style") artwork.
I'm sorry but this shoddy product can only be explained in terms of cheap marketing gimmicks. It holds up neither as literature nor as a good comic book, but relies upon the inexperience of readers who are still unfamiliar with the actual Hardy Boys books (and the obsessive nature of Hardy collectors like me) to support its place in the market. Once I had actually read this book, I knew immediately that I could not support any more products of such inferior quality. It is very much overpriced when considering that it will be read in less than an hour, whereas the actual authentic Hardy Boys novels each provide several hours' worth of much higher-quality story (and thus tend to be worth re-reading afterward rather than staring at in resentment) - all for a cheaper price.
A comparison of the 1950s Hardy Boys product (found primarily through the 1960s reprints offered by selected used vendors on Amazon) and this dreck will confirm the truth of my claims. The old lushy painted covers, internal book illustrations that were richly detailed, with exciting and decently-researched stories (over 200 pages long), bound economically yet durably within a hardcover format. Although it was a step down when the stories were shortened (175-180 pages) and rewritten during the 1960s and 1970s, some of them were still good stories, and the durable illustrated hardcovers were still very nice. Similarly, the durable hardcovers gave way to cheaply-bound paperbacks, and were made still shorter (145-150 pages) but at least many of the stories remained of decent to good quality. Now, it has come to the point where the glossy paper is the most appealing thing about this overpriced drivel full of nonsensical plot problems, now delivering very little story at all.
I wrote a detailed letter of complaint to the publisher when this very first came out, explaining all the problems and asking for the series quality to be maintained, but the letter was ignored by these people who care nothing about story quality, and who appear to be totally ignorant of the original source material of the Hardy Boys!! This is the rock-bottom of pointless hack-writing at its very worst, an insult to the very name of the Hardy. The original conception of one hardcover book per year was best for this series. Churning out things like this product many times a year does no one any good, merely cheapening the quality of the whole enterprise. Stratemeyer Syndicate should never have allowed this sort of thing. The poorly animated tv series from the 70s was better!! (Along with the related Gold Key comics at that time.) The original series had its "clunkers" to be sure, but also had many fine entries! (Check out, for example, the original versions of "The House on the Cliff" [212 pages]or "Hunting for Hidden Gold" [214 pages]. Even the shorter, rewritten versions of these stories are decent. To reduce the Hardy adventure format to a hackneyed comic-book semi-story format is truly a low point...especially when the new novels themselves look like they're fading from bookstore shelves.)
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While I'm not really a fan of the Hardy Boys, I have read more than a few of their adventures. This exploit is worthy of them -- there's adventure, mystery and highjinx, without too much violence or gimmickry. All the characters are here -- not just Frank and Joe, but also Chet, Iola and Callie. And the artwork, by American manga pioneer Lea Hernandez, is exceptionally well done.
After this, the series drops remarkably in quality, not just of the artwork (adieu, Ms. Hernandez!) but of storytelling, with the introduction of an unnecessary government agency to explain why the Hardys keep running into cases, and quite a bit of angsting on Fenton Hardy's part about the dilemma he faces in letting his sons do investigative work.
So get this one, and forget the rest.
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The Hardy Boys are back in town with a mystery. Their friend Chet Morton has been accused of stealing off the internet! Of course, the Hardy Boys, Frank and Joe, know that Chet is innocent and uncover some very interesting facts...
I really enjoyed this book and liked the comic book format! I would also reccomend this book to girls. (I am a girl and really enjoyed this) All in all, a very enjoyable start to a new series. 5 stars out of 5.
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Frank and Joe Hardy are on the case. Their friend Chet has been ascused of stealing the Ocean of Osyria. He bought the item online and it turns out that the item was stolen. It's up to the Hardy Boys to find the clues and clear their friends name! Will they be able to prove that Chet was a victim not the suspect in the case? Read the very first graphic novel of the Hardy Boys series to find out!
The book was written in comic book form. It was full of supence and keep the reader wondering what might happen next.
We would recommend this book. Boys who enjoy comics would enjoy reading this very first book in a new series.
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