tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post3882301127968087162..comments2024-02-26T02:13:54.009-08:00Comments on Caustic Cover Critic: "There's no way they'll ever use it!": An Interview with Dave SheltonJRSMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-10458660770665155792012-02-18T17:22:34.263-08:002012-02-18T17:22:34.263-08:00Is the U.S. cover art even by Shelton? It looks c...Is the U.S. cover art even by Shelton? It looks completely different.<br /><br />The UK cover is so much better it makes me angry. (Being here in the U.S.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-77488426769043738922012-02-07T21:25:54.650-08:002012-02-07T21:25:54.650-08:00I'm glad to hear that it's their way of do...I'm glad to hear that it's their way of doing things--books like this show the value of trusting artists and designers like that.JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-28124643474255133802012-02-07T02:36:46.748-08:002012-02-07T02:36:46.748-08:00The UK cover is really fantastic. Having done a fe...The UK cover is really fantastic. Having done a few covers for David Fickling myself I know how adventurous they are and how he'll take risks on things that you never think will be approved, which for an illustrator is just brilliant. And of course it leads to stronger, more memorable covers.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-49931626940044505632012-02-06T19:22:03.871-08:002012-02-06T19:22:03.871-08:00I do prefer that textbook, but the cheery, well-ho...I do prefer that textbook, but the cheery, well-honoured panda has a lot of charm too. Thank you for those.JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-82387969971269234462012-02-06T19:10:51.459-08:002012-02-06T19:10:51.459-08:00The difference between the British and American ve...The difference between the British and American versions of <i>A Boy and a Bear in a Boat</i> reminds me a lot of what happened to <i>100 Facts About Pandas</i>, which got a witty textbook takeoff in the UK and a brighter cover in the US. At least, that is, if my memory of the <i>75 Cover</i> book serves.<br /><br /><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ht0w596CL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" rel="nofollow">UK</a> vs <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Facts-About-Pandas-Penguin-Original/dp/0143118064" rel="nofollow">US</a>.Protagitronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15538902198487713702noreply@blogger.com