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birdsofshoreThere's going to be a Harry Potter prequel play. A proper one, in the West End, with JKR co-producing and stuff. About the 'previously untold story of Harry Potter’s early years as an orphan and outcast’.
(sob, so no Draco, then.... OR WILL THERE BE??)
A little bit more info here if you don't mind the - yeuch - Daily Mail, sorry.
I am tentatively excited about this! But, I don't know, something about it leaves me slightly nervous. I think it's the 'orphan and outcast' bit. I'm imagining Annie or something, with lots of feelgood songs. O_o Let's hope I will be proved SO WRONG.
However, I REALLY like the look of the new UK HP art by Jim Kay. I never liked the UK book covers in the slightest, and I am jealous of the US illustrations, which I admire. The new UK editions will be fully illustrated *glee*.
Oh, pretty! Fresh, lovely colours and Harry is very charming with his clear eyes and mussed hair. The style of this one reminds me of![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
leochi, or is that just because it's watercolour?
Harry looks more sly and mischievous in the b/w drawing, however, I think this one is actually my favourite of the two:
Hogwarts looks utterly magical, but not in a cute and sparkly way. I would say it's gorgeously creepy with fairy-tale influences:
It's hard to draw many conclusions from these couple of pieces, but I'm hoping the illustrations are all going to have this slight edge to them. Either way I'm very happy we are getting a whole lot of new art, and yes, it'll be tempting to buy an entire new set...
I really like the quote where Jim Kay says "the commission of a lifetime" brought "an explosion of delight, followed instantly by an implosion of brain-freezing terror". :DDDDD
I have a feeling we are in safe hands with this one. <3
(sob, so no Draco, then.... OR WILL THERE BE??)
A little bit more info here if you don't mind the - yeuch - Daily Mail, sorry.
I am tentatively excited about this! But, I don't know, something about it leaves me slightly nervous. I think it's the 'orphan and outcast' bit. I'm imagining Annie or something, with lots of feelgood songs. O_o Let's hope I will be proved SO WRONG.
However, I REALLY like the look of the new UK HP art by Jim Kay. I never liked the UK book covers in the slightest, and I am jealous of the US illustrations, which I admire. The new UK editions will be fully illustrated *glee*.
Oh, pretty! Fresh, lovely colours and Harry is very charming with his clear eyes and mussed hair. The style of this one reminds me of
leochi, or is that just because it's watercolour?Harry looks more sly and mischievous in the b/w drawing, however, I think this one is actually my favourite of the two:
Hogwarts looks utterly magical, but not in a cute and sparkly way. I would say it's gorgeously creepy with fairy-tale influences:
It's hard to draw many conclusions from these couple of pieces, but I'm hoping the illustrations are all going to have this slight edge to them. Either way I'm very happy we are getting a whole lot of new art, and yes, it'll be tempting to buy an entire new set...
I really like the quote where Jim Kay says "the commission of a lifetime" brought "an explosion of delight, followed instantly by an implosion of brain-freezing terror". :DDDDD
I have a feeling we are in safe hands with this one. <3
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Date: 2014-01-20 10:15 am (UTC)ITA I love the b/w drawing of Harry and the artist has captures his personality, however that is not how I pictured Harry. For some reason he reminds me of Dan Radcliffe, and to this day I can't picture Dan as Harry. I posted a comment before about the Sweddish covers, and I think that Harry is awesome. This is how I see Harry: http://sabenerica.deviantart.com/art/Chap-34-HPOOTP-The-Department-of-Mysteries-426654458
The boy the artist is modelling on Ron, is spot on I think. I love Hogwarts and I can't wait to see what else he has in store.
The play could be a hit or miss though. Is it going to be a kids play or a play for adults? But I am excited... I wonder if it will blow all those HarryPotter abuse fanfics sky high into oblivion, lol! But it makes me wonder if there was more to the Dursleys cruelty than is cartoonishly portrayed in the books... because well you'd have to wonder what JKR would've written if the books weren't intended for kids...