Happy (late) summer! I hope you have been enjoying the longer days and all the summer activities that have been going on. With summer comes a whole new season of books, movies, music, and more. With that "more" category, I would like to introduce to you a new series of book based comics, with a old-time, familiar heroine near and dear to our hearts: Nancy Drew.
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| (c) Kelly Thompson, Jenn St.Onge, Triona Farrell, Ariana Maher, Dynamite |
Released earlier this month, this comic series begins with The Case of the Cold Case: Chapter One, by Kelly Thompson, Jenn St.Onge, Triona Farrell, and Ariana Maher (Dynamite Comics).
We begin with Nancy in unfamiliar surroundings, with new friends, but familiar circumstances - in the middle of solving a mystery. Nancy receives a letter that calls her back to her hometown.With a fresh new look for both her and her friends, Bess and George, the trio are off on a series of adventures in solving a mystery. A certain male mystery duo also make a guest appearance.
I have been excited for this series ever since I heard about the project earlier this year. I was confused when the series stated that Nancy's hometown is "Bayport," the hometown of duo Frank and Joe Hardy, rather than River Heights (maybe I missed something?). The story itself is more modern and makes current pop culture references. Although it is not exactly what I thought it would be, they stayed true to Nancy's personality and her take-charge attitude to get to the bottom of any mystery. I am curious to see if we will meet Ned ("good old reliable Ned") and if we will be introduced to more mysteries once The Case of the Cold Case is solved.
It is good to see more comics based on books, especially ones that focus on intelligent females! I did hear down the grapevine that there will be a new Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys comic book that was also just released (about $13.60 on Amazon), titled Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys: The Big Lie by comiXology.
What are you reading during your summer days? Let me know in the comments below, or if you are on Instagram, use #currentlyreadingblog and let me know with a picture!
Happy Summer Reading! :)
