Thu Mar 17, 2005 11:01 pm
Eeew. Kill me now, honestly.
Fri Mar 18, 2005 12:55 am
The one for Ring was horrid. It was giving me vertigo or whatever...
The British covers for Harry Potter are the best - the American are good too, though. I always get the British.
The British covers for Harry Potter are the best - the American are good too, though. I always get the British.
Fri Mar 18, 2005 3:35 am
I don't get all the British Harry Potter covers love. The font isn't as endearing, it doesn't show any of the characters, and the phoenix is much too bright for what is supposed to be one of the darker novels of the series. It's not a bad cover, it's just that I feel like I could have seen it somewhere 20 or 30 years ago (if...erm, I was alive back then). The American version is much more modern and stylish.
Fri Mar 18, 2005 4:30 am
This is the appitamy of cheesy fantasy novel art:
Fri Mar 18, 2005 4:34 am
Articfox wrote:This is the appitamy of cheesy fantasy novel art:
Competition's fierce.
And, uh...not to nitpick, but it's "epitome."
Fri Mar 18, 2005 4:38 am
ChromeFox wrote:Articfox wrote:This is the appitamy of cheesy fantasy novel art:
Competition's fierce.
And, uh...not to nitpick, but it's "epitome."
God that's a horrible cover, and idea to boot...but I think this'll top it:
Fri Mar 18, 2005 5:38 am
jabond102 wrote:Ammer wrote:I would have to say the American covers for the Harry Potter novels are quite horrid.
I think the covers look great. Other conturies look horid.
I don't think so. Compare:
to this thing 
I honestly like the british version better. It would be quite interesting to see all the Harry Potter covers for one version which are sold in different countries.
Fri Mar 18, 2005 5:42 am
I think the British version looks better, but I don't think the American one is awful. I think I have the British version of...*muses* Goblet of Fire? I think so. The one with the big dragon.
The American cover that I like the least would probably be Chamber of Secrets.
The American cover that I like the least would probably be Chamber of Secrets.
Fri Mar 18, 2005 5:58 am
I think the British covers have somewhat of a sosphisticated look to it, while the American covers apply has a modern and upbeat feel to it. And depending on what yoru personal perference is you may choose either one. Either way the text in both books are the same.
Fri Mar 18, 2005 6:02 am
Blk Mage wrote:I think the British covers have somewhat of a sosphisticated look to it, while the American covers apply has a modern and upbeat feel to it. And depending on what yoru personal perference is you may choose either one. Either way the text in both books are the same.
Upbeat?
*raises a eyebrow* So cool colors and pointy semi gothic styles of covers are upbeat?
I like the British covers more. I think they're better done then most others. (And since i'm a Canadian, I get British covers! Yippee!)
A lot of Anne McAffreys dragon rider books... have cornball covers.
Actually she copyrighted her stuff to the point that you couldn't draw dragons in the same style that was on her books. She'd sue you.
Thankfully she's too old to keep up that law and changed it.
Yup.
*waits for Cae*
Fri Mar 18, 2005 6:13 am
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When compared to the British covers they seem slighty "upbeat". But same with you living in Canada you get the British covers which I find nicier, if you don't count the first book cover which was just...meh to me.
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ahoteinrun wrote:Blk Mage wrote:
I think the British covers have somewhat of a sosphisticated look to it, while the American covers apply has a modern and upbeat feel to it. And depending on what yoru personal perference is you may choose either one. Either way the text in both books are the same.
Upbeat?
*raises a eyebrow* So cool colors and pointy semi gothic styles of covers are upbeat?
When compared to the British covers they seem slighty "upbeat". But same with you living in Canada you get the British covers which I find nicier, if you don't count the first book cover which was just...meh to me.
Fri Mar 18, 2005 9:36 am
AFI_Sorrow wrote:Ring by Koji Suzuki, while it's one of my favorite books, I hate the cover.
Why? Well that's why. Gives me a headache just thinking about it.
Ewww. Luckily I got a version with a different cover:
As for uglycovers, although not extremely ugly, I find the cover of Spiral (Ring 2) to be quite ugly. The background effect is okay, but the hand coming out from the middle of nowhere realy wrecks it:
Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:13 pm
Articfox wrote:God that's a horrible cover, and idea to boot...but I think this'll top it:
Geeesh. But at least that's just a comic, right?
And I guess "to each her own" as far as the Harry Potter cover debate goes, even though I believe the British cover shows a distinct lack of creativity ("So what's the book called? 'Order of the Phoenix'? Hmm...I know! Let's draw a phoenix!").
Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:15 pm
What Chrome, as opposed to
'hey, it's a Harry Potter book! Let's draw HARRY POTTER!'
Mmm, creative...
'hey, it's a Harry Potter book! Let's draw HARRY POTTER!'
Mmm, creative...
Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:41 pm
Igg wrote:What Chrome, as opposed to
'hey, it's a Harry Potter book! Let's draw HARRY POTTER!'
Mmm, creative...
Touche, Igg. Touche.
Either way, I prefer the color scheme. And...it's not just "Harry Potter," it's Harry-Potter-surrounded-by-the-haunting-doors-of-I-don't-know-what-I-haven't-read-the-book!