I find it interesting that so many of the graphic novels for elementary students seem to be rehashes of books that have come before. Nancy Drew graphic novels, the Hardy Boys, and now even the Babysitters Club have been born again in graphic novel form. Don't get me wrong, I love me some Nancy Drew (not deeply intellectual books, but I was trapped for long summers at my Meme's house with no air conditioning, no TV, and a collection of Nancy Drews every summer), but why are publishers so content to recycle? It seems like the money spent rewriting some of these stories and paying new illustrators could be used to publish some newer titles. I think one of the reasons manga is so successful with readers is that it is a new book, not a rehash of something that has come before.
I've been watching the same thing happen when some of the adult aimed graphic novels. I liked the fact that the graphic novel that was made based on Patricia Briggs Mercy Thompson series was used to tell the origin story of the character, but now with the increasing success of her books the publisher has elected to base the graphic novels on her already published books (much like they are reissuing the original paperbacks in hardback). I liked the back story, why not keep working on original story telling? The same with the Harper Connelly series by Charlaine Harris, I like the Harper series, much better than the Sookie series as a matter of fact... but why redo the books as graphic novels? Why not some original stories? Its just frustrating, I want some original stories!
Harper Connelly Graphic Novels
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