READ THE NEW HARDY BOYS BOOK OR I WILL EAT THIS DOG!

Relax, relax — I won’t really eat this dog!

I just wanted to get your attention and let you know that I’m Back To Blogging here on all matters Hardy Boys!

Sometimes as a freelance writer it is important to “treat all your children the same”… that is, you have to pay special and close attention to every project you’re working on, to treat them all equal.   I try, but…

The truth is that of all the myriad properties I’ve worked on over the years, THE HARDY BOYS has really found a special place in my heart.   Maybe its because at the center of all their adventures, I think, it comes down to the story about two brothers who are always there for each other (something James Bond certainly never had, and say what you want about how close Batman and Robin are — they aren’t brothers).   I come from a huge family myself (six brothers and sister and twenty-two nieces and nephews), so I know what it is like to turn to a family member and know you’re there for each other in times of stress.

Also, I like the sheer resourcefulness of Joe and Frank.   I love that they are smart enough and brave enough that A.T.A.C. knows they can drop them into any situation and the Brothers Hardy are sure to find some way to get out of it — whether with tools that have been provided them through A.T.A.C., or just because they’re the Hardy Boys!

Last weekend I gave a friend of mine a copy of Hardy Boys (The Lindsay Rider book) and signed it for her.   She was in town helping her brother move into his new place.   Three days later he was over the apartment and was really excited and said “I was unpacking and I saw this Hardy Boys book my sister had and was like ‘What is this –?!’   I only meant to look at the first few pages but I couldn’t put it down!   It was so awesome!”

As the writer I forget sometimes that there are people reading these books, honest.  I write them and send them off into the world and hope I’ve prepared them for life on their own.   So when I meet someone, or talk to them here on the blog or at a comic book store, it always helps to remind me who much fun it is to be a writer of comics and movies and television… and, most of all, the Hardy Boys!

Now I have to go find some ketchup for this dog!
(Kidding!)

Hello, from Scott Lobdell!

Hey Gang!

If you’re reading this it is a safe bet you already know Joe and Frank Hardy — everyone’s favorite Undercover Brothers. So I thought I’d use this first blog entry to introduce myself, Scott Lobdell!

I was born in upstate New York where there were apple orchards for as far as the eye could see. While Joe and Frank only have each other, I was lucky enough to grow up with six siblings! (Which is how I wound up with my twenty-two nieces and nephews. LOL!)

For as long as I can remember I have always been fascinated by words — reading them, writing them, hearing them. I love how you can take these letters and sounds and mix and match them to express any thoughts and feelings you have. You can use them to talk about the past or write about any future you can imagine. How cool is that?

(Okay, since we’re friends, I’m going to tell you something I’ve never shared in public before! When I was a kid, of about twelve, I used to read the dictionary every night before I went to bed. It was right there on my end table, with a thick yellow highlighter marker. When I would come to a way cool or interesting or intriguing word, I would underline it… and the next day I’d try to figure out how to use it in a sentence. Is it any wonder I became a writer?! LOL!)

In future blogs I’ll talk about the other writing I do for movies and television. I’ll blog about why the Hardy Boys is one of the funnest gigs I’ve had, and I’ll even take you through exactly how I write a graphic novel, from idea to print.

But until then… I’ve told you a little about me. Now it’s your turn! Why are you, Oh Mysterious Blog Reader? Big family? Small? Quirky hobbies? Favorite movie? (Okay, mine is “Inherit The Wind!”)

Just like I sign every autograph for the Hardy Boys books…

Get A Clue!
Scott