This time of year things are pretty slow in the world of Nancy, Frank and Joe, at least from the fans point of view. While HeRinteractive works on new games for us to enjoy, and Carolyn Keene and Franklin Dixon ghostwriters work diligently on the new series Nancy Drew Diaries and the Hardy Boys Adventures, we have to sit back and mull over the older books and games.
I’m not saying that’s a bad thing, in fact I really enjoy having a marathon and going through all the Nancy Drew games before the newest release. But in the process, you often find bizarre, comical, and enjoyable little things. So I’m launching a new blog series: Random Fact, In which I’ll point out a random thing from one of the many Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys resources. I’m going to try to this as a weekly thing, but probably not on any specific day. ^.^
For this week, I’m going to mention a rather random thing I found out about a month ago on the Nancy Drew Sleuths site. Thanks to NDSleuths for being a absolutely fantastic source for sleuth info. :D
Anyways, the American Girl doll, Molly, is apparently a fan of Nancy Drew! In one of the older Molly sets you could get a miniature copy of The Quest of the Missing Map with the original cover art from 1942 (Molly’s is from 1944).
Cou
Happy New Year everyone! *takes out noisemaker* 2012 here we are! Is everyone ready for another fun filled year of our favorite sleuth's adventures?
Most newspapers and such like to recap what has happened in the past year, but I'm going to take a slightly different approach and list some of the things to come in 2012, both for the blog and in the sleuth world.
On the Nancy Drew games front, we have the release of Tomb of the Lost Queen just around the corner. News of Castle Finster should be approaching as well. And who knows what HeR has planned in way of contests, puzzles, and the fall game.
As far as new paperback adventures for Nancy and the Hardys, the Girl Detective and Undercover Brothers series finish up in January and February, respectfully. Hopefully we'll see traces of the replacement series before the end of the year, though we probably won't see the first books until 2013.
As far as the blog, I'm still working on the music player, pretty much my only blog improving project. I'm always trying to improve though, so if you have any suggestions, let me know. ;)
CouCou
I recently discovered that Movie Mayhem would not only be the end of the Deathstalker Trilogy, but of the whole series. Now, yes, I did read this on Wikipedia. But I also followed up with research around the net and a heart attack.
Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers is ditched after the Deathstalker Trilogy, which finishes on January 3, 2012 with Movie Mayhem. It will be replaced with The Hardy Boys Adventures in 2013. Okay, so maybe we can get rid of those awful covers and lame trilogy format...
Nancy Drew: Girl Detective is also done as soon as Stalk, Don't Run is published in February and the Malibu Mayhem Trilogy finishes. Okay, so maybe this isn't too bad... Wait! It's being replaced with Nancy Drew Diaries in 2013. Yeah, why does that sound so bad? Idk, it just does... ^.~
The Supermysteries are still a question. I think it's suppose to be done with Undercover Brothers in 2012, but maybe they'll sneak #6 in. I hope.
What are your thoughts?
Cou
