The apple (of which we will not speak) is up on the Hodder website. They’re the UK publishers (of the original series at least. I’m not sure (yet!) what’s going on with the Return trilogy), so it’s looking more and more like the apple (of which we will not speak) is here to stay.

I’m liking the moody colours of the TV tie-ins a lot. I’m wondering how many ‘but Elena is supposed to be BLONDE!’ comments may crop up from it, though. ;)

I kind’ve think it’ll be odd for the new readers of the book because of the actors on the cover. I don’t want to bring up the blue-eyed, blond-haired Elena again but that’s how she is described in the book. It will be contradicted by the cover a little bit. FYI: the whole hair thing doesn’t bother me for the show. Love it actually.

See, that makes perfect sense to me – and there’s the whole symbolism of the fact that the apple of Bella’s blood is there to tempt Edward, yet he manages to resist it. I’d love it if they’d put that much thought into using it for the TVD cover, but I have this nagging suspicion that they went with the Twilight look-a-like angle rather than the awesome symbolism angle. Thus it remains to me the apple (of which we shall not speak). Though I’m doing an awful lot of speaking about it… XD

I know! I seriously let the side down on this one. I am so ashamed! *hangs head* Can you imagine how awesome that cover would be with an orange that has a curl of peel hanging off? That would rock. :D

Also, I crave doughnuts. Uhoh.

Wow… those covers (of which we shall not speak) look a bit like hack photoshop jobs. Like on cooking shows, where they can’t show the brand label of a can of tuna or whatever that they’re using, but instead slap on a graphic that is clearly ripped off of Chicken of the Sea, only with a different name. The font is also a bit too Comic Sans / Flintstones for my tastes.

Now if they had a big ol’ tuna on the cover…. that’d be another story.

The TV-tie in ones are pretty good, I think. At first, I was a bit bothered by the blond/blue thing (not b/c I really care anymore, but b/c it’s just weird when the cover contradicts the book), but now I see that if they can’t really get around it. If a contradictory cover means greater cross-promotion between the novels and the show, then so be it!

You had to know I’d say something about the hair: IT MATTERS. ;) I can only imagine what a newbie picking up the books will think. “Cool and blond and slender? That’s not what’s on the cover! Maybe she’ll turn goth later?”

Does anyone else think it’d be nice if they’d put her in white linen shorts and a pale rose top and a hair ribbon on the show? I will be shocked if they do, but Elena’s hair ribbons are EVEN MORE IMPORTANT than her hair. /tangent

I’m deeply sorry about the UK covers. Egad!

Red, you should be one of those psyche profilers. What you wrote about Matt was far more impressive for an essay. That was more like an indepth psychological profile. ;-)

I’m such a dork when it comes to anime. I discovered Gundam after Sailormoon on the Cartoon Network years ago. I bought the mangas, recorded the tv episodes on VHS tapes (to the young generation, there wasn’t dvds back then:p), and even bought the cd pack with the original Gundam Wing music. I used to hound the message boards if anyone was a Relena/Heero shipper. I loathed that stalker, lol.

I love that TWilight cover. STOP BASHING TWILIGHT PEOPLE GET OVER IT well be tied to Twilight.

WE NEED THE TWILIGHT FANBASE SO grow up !

Ah crap. I have the stupid aplle version. I WANT THE IAN SOMERHALDER VERSION :o( *is cross*. I know. So fickle. But i don’t like that they used the apple either. And yes, I can see how it might confuse some that Elena is blonde in the book but Brunette on the cover.

I’m also glad that theyre making Elena less queen bee in the show, a real person. I didnt much like the Elena in the book…

If you want to know it, the Return Trilogy books covers was made by my uncle. His name is Peter Nielsen. :)