Papercutz produces award winning graphic novels based on your favorite sleuths! Fans of The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew have become caught up in the exciting adventures of their favorite sleuths...in manga-style! Gone are those crudely impish 1970s stick figure drawings that gave us graphic insight into Nancy Drew's world inside the covers of favorite mysteries.

Meet the new cleverly crafted tween-style Nancy Drew, George Fayne, and Bess Marvin:

Graphic Novels for both the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew debuted in late winter/spring 2005. These full-color graphic novels have been pocket-sized and run about 96 pages. However, beginning Fall 2010, they will be a larger size: 6 x 9 and a lower price--see example of Vampire Slayer at right.

Shown at left, The Demon of River Heights, was the first in what will hopefully be a long line of graphic novels about the famed sleuth. Jim Salicrup said of Papercutz' venture, "The trick is simply keeping the heart and soul of whatever made the characters successful to begin with, and telling new stories in as contemporary a manner as possible. It also doesn’t hurt to have great talent as Scott, Stefan, Lea, and Sho to make the characters come alive in such new and unexpected ways. Carolyn Keene and Franklin W. Dixon would be proud!"

Titles in the Graphic Novels series:

1. The Demon of River Heights (April 2005)
2. Writ in Stone (July 2005)
3. The Haunted Dollhouse (November 2005)
4. The Girl Who Wasn't There (February 2006)
5. The Fake Heir (April 2006)
6. Mr. Cheeters is Missing (July 2006)
7. The Charmed Bracelet (November 2006)
8. Global Warning (February 2007)
9. Ghost in the Machinery (May 2007)
10. The Disoriented Express (August 2007)
11. Monkey-Wrench Blues (November 2007)
12. Dress Reversal (February 2008)
13. Doggone Town (May 2008)
14. Sleight of Dan (August 2008)
15. Tiger Counter (November 2008)
16. What Goes Up (February 2009)
17. Night of the Living Chatchke (May 2009)
18. City Under the Basement (August 2009)
19. Cliffhanger (November 2009)
20. High School Musical Mystery (April 2010)
21. High School Musical Mystery II: The Lost Verse (August 2010)

The New Case Files Series:

1. Nancy Drew Vampire Slayer (September 2010)
2. A Vampire's Kiss (December 2010)
3. Together With The Hardy Boys (August 2011)

A boxed set of the first four titles was released in October 2006.
A boxed set of books 5 through 8 was released in September 2007.
A boxed set of books 9 through 12 was released in September 2008.
A boxed set of books 13 through 16 was released in September 2009.
A boxed set of books 17 through 21 was released in August 2010.

A boxed set of the New Case Files 1-3 will be released in September 2011.

For more information on future novels, visit Papercutz.