Reviews

Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: The Big Lie by Anthony Del Col

thecandiegirl's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

emintobooks's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

lacewing's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

lyfeistrip's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ashleyraye's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

doubleokayy's review

4.0

4.5

kj468's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

A fun, quick Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys graphic novel!

likes:

• immaculate film noir vibes -- somehow the authors managed to capture so many aspects of film noir in graphic novel form. I loved the little voiceovers that mimicked the tone of film noir, and the color scheme was on point.

dislikes:

• This is probably a personal problem, but I could not keep Frank and Joe apart, even though they looked nothing alike and had fairly distinct personalities. Admittedly, I was never a huge Hardy Boy reader (most of my knowledge of them comes from various Nancy Drew medias), so that could play a part here.
• The mystery was pretty obvious in some respects, however a few of the details did slightly catch me by surprise

ljrinaldi's review

3.0

Although I read the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew, as a kid, I also read the Alfred Hitchcock series of the Famous Three, which I liked better. Actually, I found that even though my grandfather wrote mystery novels, I was never that big on them, and preferred fantasy, or historic novels.

Saying this, as a way to explain that although I am familiar with the original Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew, I have no idea what Frank or Joe are known for, what sets them apart. I was hoping, because this was a modern version of these stories which are at least created 60 years ago, that I wouldn't have to.

Unfortunately, all I felt I got from this was a typical bad ass girl (Nancy) with two teenage boys who were just there to argue and fight.

This is the first six issues of this series of comic books, and does not complete the story, so we still don't know how this will end.

This is an ok story, a bit of back and forth, a lot of posing of Nancy, with her tight jeans, but not high heels, at least.

And why, oh why, did the artists, who are trying to give an updated version of this story, show the only woman of color, as dressed up in a traditional Chinese outfit, when everyone one else is contemporary. And why oh why, is guy, a young man of color, Tom Swift, who is helping the boys with their hacking, only a bit character?

So, perhaps this is more for fans of the original Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys, but if they liked them, they might not like seeing them updated.

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

ellen's review

4.0

some good dark nancy/hardy boys

mtnest's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5