Undercover Brothers #24

I don't have a synopsis or cover art yet and will post them when they become available.

Undercover Brothers
24: Murder House
Mission: Unknown at this time!
Due in September

Hardy Boys Super Mystery #3 Announced

Hardy Boys Super Mystery #3 "Haunted" has been announced for an August 2008 release.
I don't have the cover art or plot synopsis yet and will post them as they become available.
Pre-Order From Amazon.com

Graphic Novel 13 Announced


13: The Deadliest Stunt - 2008
Author: Scott Lobdell   Art: Paulo Henrique
Issued in Hardcover - Paperback
Mission: When a mysterious saboteur infiltrates the Miss Teen Stunt Americana competition, Joe and Frank are assigned to back up one of the contestants... Lind'Z Rider, the most flamboyant and impulsive A.T.A.C. agent ever! As if the competition stunts weren’t dangerous enough, Frank and Joe must stop the saboteur before someone dies!

Undercover Brothers #23 Announced

23: House Arrest - 7/08 For Sale
     Mission: Unknown at this time!
I'll post the cover art as soon as it becomes available.

Undercover Brothers #22 Announced


22: Deprivation House has been announced for a May 2008 release.
For Sale From Amazon.com.
Volume One of The Murder House Trilogy
Mission: Unknown at this time!
This volume introduces a much needed new cover art style.

Undercover Brothers Graphic Novel #12 Announced

12: Dude Ranch O' Death
Author: Scott Lobdell   Art: Paulo Henrique
To be issued in Early March 2008
When several teens from a “tough love” western camp go missing, Frankand Joe Hardy go undercover on the open range! But what happens when the undercover brothers are surrounded by kids who enjoy being bad and corrupt administrators who intend to keep them that way?
For Sale From Amazon.com: Hardcover - Paperback

Hardy Boys Guide To Life - New Edition

This is a new mini-edition.
Hardcover: 143 pages
Publisher: Running Press Book Publishers (April 30, 2007)
Product Dimensions: 2.9 x 2.8 x 0.8 inches
Available from Amazon.com

Undercover Brothers #20 Announced

# 20: Feeding Frenzy is slated for release next January
For Sale from Amazon.com
Mission: To uncover the truth behind a mysterious death at the first qualifying round for Football Frank's Super Bowl hot dog eating contest.

Undercover Brothers Graphic Novel #11 Announced

11: Abracadeath - December 2007
Author: Scott Lobdell   Art: Paulo Henrique
Issued in Hardcover - Paperback
When some of the world's most amazing magicians start disappearing (and not in a magical way) Frank and Joe Hardy pit themselves against a trio of powerful young masters of illusion!

Artwork For New Super Mystery

Terror On Tour
Scheduled for a June release.
The Hardy Boys team up with Nancy Drew to investigate a mystery centered on the Rockapazooma rock & roll tour.
Can be pre-ordered from Amazon.com

Undercover Brothers #19 Announced

19: Foul Play has been announced for a November 2007 release.
For Sale From Amazon.com
Mission: Infiltrate Pinnacle College's top-seeded football team to investigate rumors that someone on the inside is being bribed to throw the championship game.

Hardy Boys Graphic Novel #10 set for September release

10: A Hardy's Day Night - Sept. 2007
Author: Scott Lobdell   Art: Paulo Henrique
Available for pre-order in Hardcover - Paperback
Mission Unknown At This Time!
You younger fans might might not get the play on the title of the first Beatles film "A Hard Day's Night" (your mother should know!)

Hardy Boys Season 2 DVD Coming

Order Season 2 From Amazon.com!
It's been a long wait for the second season of "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries," but Universal has announced the release the 5 disc set on June 12, 2007.
22 episodes are included:
The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula (2 Part)
The Mystery of King Tut's Tomb
The Mystery of the Hollywood Phantom (2 Part)
The Mystery of the African Safari
The Creatures Who Came On Sunday
The Strange Fate of Flight 608
Acapulco Spies
Nancy Drew's Love Match
The Mystery of the Silent Scream
Will the Real Santa...?
The Lady on Thursday at Ten
Oh Say Can You Sing?
The House on Possessed Hill
Sole Survivor
Voodoo Doll (2 Part)
Mystery on the Avalanche Express
Death Surf
Arson and Old Lace
Campus Terror

Episodes will be presented in Full Frame (1.33:1), along with English mono audio. Suggested retail price is $39.98 which will probably discount down to about $30.00 or so.
Order Season 2 From Amazon.com!
Season 1 is still available.

Bye-Bye Applewood

According to Paul Mular (co-author of Hardy & Hardy Investigations), Applewood Books has not renewed their licensing deal with Simon & Schuster and will not be releasing any new books.
Announced titles (#17 & up) will not be issued.
It is unknown at this time if the titles already in print (#1-16) will still be available.
This writer has long castigated Phil Zuckerman, the head of Applewood Books, as being an arrogant egomaniac and, well, just an obnoxious jerk. This latest news does nothing to change that opinion. In fact, to my surprise, it has even lowered my opinion of him.

"The Hardy Man" film project still alive!


"Hardy Men": Cruise, Stiller take on "Boys"
By Borys Kit
Tue Feb 13, 2007 9:28AM EST
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Tom Cruise and Ben Stiller are teaming up for "Hardy Men," a buddy action comedy based on the fictional teen sleuths known as the Hardy Boys.
The long-in-development project sees the Hardy Boys grown up but not speaking to each other, having been estranged for many years. They are forced to overcome sibling rivalry when they reunite to solve a mystery.
Shawn Levy is attached to direct the film for 20th Century Fox, which is hoping for a shoot in 2008. The project is out to writers. Stiller and Levy are stars on the Fox lot thanks to their collaboration on the holiday hit "Night at the Museum," which has earned more than $460 million at the worldwide box office to date.
"The Hardy Boys" was a long-running book series that began in 1927 and was written by various ghost writers under the pen name Franklin W. Dixon. The series focused on two teenage brothers, Frank and Joe Hardy, amateur detectives who often assisted their father, a private detective, in solving crimes.
The original series, which ran through 1979, encompassed 58 books, many of which were updated over the years. There also were subsequent book series as well as graphic novels and comic books.
In addition, the two brothers have appeared in several TV incarnations. Tim Considine and Tommy Kirk played the siblings on episodes of "The Mickey Mouse Club" in 1956 and '57. Parker Stevenson and Shaun Cassidy handled the title roles in an ABC primetime series "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries," which ran from 1977-79.
Cruise and Stiller previously teamed up to shoot a behind-the-scenes spoof of "Mission: Impossible II" for the MTV Movie Awards.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter



This project has been in the planing stages for at least 7 years!
See old issues of The Bayport Times for more info.

Hardy Boys Dolls

Manufactured by the Tonner Doll Company.
Their website describes them as follows:
Frank & Joe Hardy are ready for their latest mystery – also separately available are various adventure sets with sleuthing accessories designed for imaginative play and mystery-solving; their faces are hand-painted, and they come in clothing as shown; each includes a display stand. The Hardy Boys™ (using the Harry Potter-scale proportions) stand app. 17” tall (Frank is app. ½” taller than Joe) and are crafted of fine quality vinyl/hard plastic with hand-painted faces and synthetic wigs; they each have 14 points of articulation.
They are priced at an astounding $129.99 EACH!
Also offered for sale are several "Adventure Sets" which consist of different clothing and accesories for a mere $49.99 each!
In this writer's opinion these are the butt-ugliest, most over-priced pieces of junk I've ever seen. They both look like a couple of pre-pubescent girls - especially Joe! And what's up with those eyeglasses?

New Undercover Brother Titles Announced!


Three new Undercover Brothers titles for 2007 release have been anounced.
These titles are available for pre-order from Amazon.com
Bayport Buccaneers (#16)
Murder At The Mall (#17)
Pushed (#18)
I'll post more details as they become available.

Nancy Drew & The Hardy Boys - Back Together Again!

Starting in June of 2007, everybody's favorite sleuths will be teaming up again in a new series of books co-authored by Carolyn Keene and good old Franklin W. Dixon!
The first title is Terror On Tour and can be pre-ordered from Amazon.com.
No artwork is available yet.
I don't know if this series will continue the 1st person narrative style used in the Girl Detective and Undercover Brothers books.

Graphic Novel #9 Announced

9: To Die Or Not To Die the latest in the Hardy Boys graphic novel series has been announced for release in June 2007.
At a nationwide drama competition, Frank and Joe Hardy must go undercover to discover which contestant has been knocking off the competition by any means possible – including deadly force!
Like all the other graphic novels, this one is available in Hardcover and Paperback.

Shaun Cassidy Joe Hardy Watch

This watch, a collectable from the 1970s TV series, turned up on eBay recently.
There's no indication of the manufacturer, though it probably was made by M.Z. Berger as were other Hardy Boys watches of this period.

The Creature Of Kapu Cave

NEW: The Creature Of Kapu Cave

You, as Nancy Drew, go to Hawaii to serve as a research assistant to Dr. Quigley Kim. A devastating scourge is destroying the pineapple crop causing residents to whisper that a local research compound has awoken the legendary Kane 'Okala. Upon arriving, she discovers the camp ravaged with Dr. Kim missing. Coincidentally, the Hardy Boys are also on the Island to complete top secret mission, but it's up to Nancy to uncover this intricate web of mysteries.

For the first time, you can play as either Nancy Drew, Frank Hardy or Joe Hardy!

Mickey Mouse Club "Tower Treasure" Coming On DVD In December


The Original Hardy Boys TV Series From The Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Club!
This will be a "limited" edition and is now available for pre-order from Amazon.com:
Hardy Boys Tower Treasure