Penguin Books gives 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' a new cover. And....

[Sawyer]

Seriously, what the **** are they going for here?

 

[Godzilla2000]

What does this image have to do with Charlie and the Chocolate factory?

 

[Sawyer]

Apparently it was meant to represent the dark and light aspects of life, just like the book.

You know what it doesn't represent?

Any of the content in the book.

 

[KRYPTON INC.]

Wow. Is THAT a huge WTF. Put a golden ticket or a Wonka logo, or something...

 

[Godzilla2000]

When I see that image I think of Jon Bene Ramsey or any of the exploited kids of Child Beauty Pageants, not Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

 

[:eek:]

Barbie and the Chocolate Dollhouse?

 

[chamber-music]

I guess they didn't want to pay Quentin Blake to do a new cover or something

 

[Pink Ranger]

Gary Glitter just ordered 200 copies.

 

[Drizzle]

I mean, I guess it's supposed to be Veruca Salt but seriously.....WTF.

 

[FrozenBanana00]

It's like a cover of a horror novel or something. Those creepy dolls.

 

[Dr. Remy Lebeau]

Is it supposed to be Veruca Salt? That makes some sense, but as a cover for the book, that sense can only be characterized as 'nonsense'.

 

[danoyse]

What the...

What?

 

[childeroland]

It's like they couldn't decide if they wanted to court horror fans or dirty old men, so they went for both.

 

[Apollo]

It is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Not Veruca Salt and the pale room.

 

[PyroChamber]

That looks like some artsy-fartsy ****.

 

[Godzilla2000]

That image looks like it was ripped straight out of a 60's Era Macy's Catalogue.

 

[Victarion]

Apparently it was meant to represent the dark and light aspects of life, just like the book.

You know what it doesn't represent?

Any of the content in the book.

It is every bit as psychotic was old Wonka himself. Or a metaphor for how Charlie and his family are fragile as porcelain dolls in the hands of spoiled children, those children being the ruling class and Wonka.