I would kill for original BSC cover art. Maybe I should ask for it for my birthday, lol. I have an original page (and Raina’s holding another for me, the page following the one you got, hee. Pizza Toast sisters!) but it’s not framed or anything yet. I’m poor-ish, and I have nowhere to put it. I need a house and not a small apartment, dammit.

@chicken_queen: yeah, it was larger than I expected. I thought it would be the size of the book page.

What is the other one you have?

Page 50 from GN#1. I like pages that have all the girls on it.

What extras did you get with your page?

@chicken_queen: a smile button, some graphic novel postcards, and other comics-related stuff.

I checked out her site, the pictures look really charming. I looked on Hodges Soilileau’s website, it didn’t say anything about his BSC work LOL. Maybe he’s embarrassed too (ie that cover with Kristy looking snooty, with Karen beside her and they’re both wearing their Krusher/Crusher outfits…I forget the title but it doesn’t do Kristy any favours LOL)

@laura: http://www.childatheartartgallery.com/products.asp?categoryid=97

It actually says “Most of these covers reflect culture from the 1950’s on” Did any one read the book before telling him what to illustrate? Did he read the book? The woman who did the Harry Potter covers read the manuscript and decided what to paint. … It’s not like it would have taken him a month or so to read each book. He wasn’t illustrating War and Peace!

However, I still want one of those covers. I see there is picture from the calender that I always liked. too bad I don’t have an extra 425$

@Penny: wow i totally didn’t notice that 1950s thing before… hahahaha.

Yeah I like that painting from the calendar too. The site says that they have many other paintings from the covers and this is just representative, so maybe they are THE dealer for BSC cover art paintings.

Has anyone ever wondered (in a boffinish kind of way) what would have happened if Soilileau and James Mathewuse (SVH cover artist) decided to have a “swap” and paint each other’s books? I imagine that the BSC would become a lot prettier and that Liz and Jess would become a lot…ruddier. And would look different in every picture LOL. But having said that, he was very talented, some of his covers were pretty gorgeous. Now, the interior pictures for Super Specials…don’t get me started!