I (don't) Hate The Cover Art and the WB (store)

[Scott]

No: HPFGUIDX 8242

Eggplant wrote
"I'm I the only one who HATES the cover art, particularly the way it
depicts Harry? He looks like he's never been scared or angry or sad
or thoughtful in his life, in fact he looks like a grinning imbecile.
I know Harry Potter and that jerk on the cover is not Harry Potter."

I don't think that the American cover are all that bad, but they 
certainly aren't my favourites. I agree with Carole that GoF is the 
best cover of the American ones so far. It at least has Harry wearing 
robes as opposed to the red capes that he has on in the others...

I also have to agree with Star and Neil.  I think that the German 
covers make Harry et al look "trendy" or "cool". Then the British 
covers aren't that bad either.


The rest of the covers can be found at-

http://www.egroups.com/files/HPforGrownUps-
Graphics/International+Book+Covers/

(You'll have to cut and paste that.)
We have quite a collection!

I was at the WB store yesterday and I was looking at all the Harry 
stuff (and fuming that Hermione was a blue eyed blonde, but I blame 
Penny for pointing this out to me) and I was trying very hard not to 
go off into an angry tirade at the store clerk in the section. (Did 
you know that these artist have most likely NEVER read the books?) I 
resisted asking this however. 

As I was leaving two women passed me and I picked up on snippets of 
their conversation-

"What is this Harry Potter?"
"I dunno. He wrote some books."
"Yeah I know he wrote some books but what about them?" 

I, trying not to laugh at their ignorant statement, was about to go 
up to them and tell them all about Harry (including the fact that he 
has never written a book) but I once again resisted.  After all I 
wasn't sure what was worse- their not knowing about the books, or 
their being frightened by a stranger (me) who I'm sure they'd have 
taken as barking mad. 

Scott