By Wireless Week Staff
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Papercutz, a publisher of tween/teen graphic novels, announced that it has teamed up with uclick, a digital entertainment company, to bring Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys to uclick's GoComics mobile comic book reader.
Both series, featuring original stories created exclusively for the Papercutz graphic novels, will debut on the popular mobile comic book reader this year, with new chapters released weekly. Optimized for the mobile screen, the comic book reader delivers the full-color adventures in a rich, multipanel format, giving the user flexibility to navigate through the series.
"Our mobile comic book reader brings the updated adventures of these timeless heroes to mobile screens everywhere," said uclick CEO Chris Pizey, in a statement. "Papercutz has done an incredible job producing Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys stories that appeal to a modern, tech-savvy audience, and we're thrilled to be a part of their efforts to reach new readers through mobile phones."
The GoComics mobile comic book reader is available on all major carriers, including AT&T, Sprint and Verizon Wireless.