In the spring of 2005 Papercutz launched with the publication of two three-part
comic book series;
Nancy Drew's
The Demon of River Heights and
The Hardy Boys'
The Ocean of Osyria. Both series were both collected into 92-page
graphic novels, becoming the first titles in the
Nancy Drew Graphic Novel and
The Hardy Boys Graphic Novel series respectively. All other titles in both series have been made in graphic novel format only and are published every three months. The Nancy Drew graphic novels are written by
Stefan Petrucha, and the first series was illustrated in
manga-style artwork by
Sho Murase. The character's graphic novel incarnation has been described as "a fun, sassy, modern-day teen who is still hot on the heels of criminals." Creators on the Hardy Boys series included writer
Scott Lobdell (
Hardy Boys), and artist
Lea Hernandez. In 2010, Papercutz relaunched both titles, with the Hardy Boys series bringing on a new creative team of
Gerry Conway and
Paulo Henrique. In 2006, Papercutz published an English translation of the Italian nonfiction graphic novel
The Life of Pope John Paul II, by
Alessandro Mainard and
Werner Maresta. In 2007, Papercutz acquired the
Classics Illustrated license and began publishing comic book adaptations of classic children's novels. Combining reprints of some of the original titles with new modern adaptations, contributors to the series include
Rick Geary,
Kyle Baker,
Tom Mandrake,
Jill Thompson,
Dan Spiegle,
Peter Kuper,
Gahan Wilson,
Ricardo Villagrán,
Mike Vosburg, and
Mike Ploog. A second series,
Classics Illustrated Deluxe, features many French artists. From 2007–2010 Papercutz published a new series of original
Tales from the Crypt comics. The first issue was published in June 2007, with a cover drawn by
Kyle Baker. All three of
EC Comics' "horror hosts" (The GhouLunatics) appear in the issue, drawn by
Rick Parker. Contributors to subsequent issues included well-known horror talents
Joe R. Lansdale and his brother John L. Lansdale,
Don McGregor, husband and wife team
James Romberger and Marguerite Van Cook,
Mort Todd,
Neil Kleid,
Arie Kaplan, and Chris Noeth. Controversy erupted in 2008 when U.S. vice presidential candidate
Sarah Palin was featured on a cover, attacking the horror hosts with a hockey stick, published with a letter from
William Gaines' daughter Cathy Gaines Mifsud commenting on censorship. Papercutz published 13 issues (9 graphic novels) of
Tales from the Crypt, with the last issue being published September 28, 2010. In 2009, Papercutz launched
Papercutz Slices, a
popular culture parody series written by
Stefan Petrucha and illustrated by
Rick Parker. Targets of the series have included
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, the
Harry Potter books,
Twilight,
Percy Jackson & the Olympians,
The Hunger Games, and
The Walking Dead. In July 2010, Papercutz began publishing
The Smurfs comics, translated by Joe Johnson. Debuting with a special preview comic that contained the story "The Smurfnapper," Papercutz has released a large number of
Smurfs graphic novels to date. The success of
The Smurfs prompted Papercutz to publish more English translations of such
Franco-Belgian comics series as
Benny Breakiron,
Dance Class, and
Sybil the Backpack Fairy. Since 2010 Papercutz has added a slate of new licensed properties to its graphic novel lines, including the
Disney Fairies,
Lego Ninjago,
Garfield,
Power Rangers,
Rio, and
Stardoll. In 2024, Papercutz announced a new partnership with
The Walt Disney Company to begin publishing titles based on Disney and
Pixar IPs. These include new titles and reprints based on
Turning Red,
Inside Out,
Encanto,
Phineas and Ferb,
Disney Fairies,
Frozen, and
101 Dalmatian Street, with presumedly more unannounced titles in the works. == Titles published ==