Noooooo I just got the first one a while back in hopes of getting the whole series, I really loved her editions and how fun they are. I was hoping to pass them down to my kids later on.
I'm also disappointed the Mina Lima will not continue. Not only were the books a completely new way to experience the stories; but they often illustrated elements in the novels that were never done before.
Not only this but Jim Kay, the artist for the BIG illustrated versions has also stepped down to focus on his mental health, though it sounds like they may still finish those ones without him at least...
Yeah it's disappointing. Although I will say that I was worried about how they would adapt the final four books because they're so HUGE. The first three books are tiny in comparison but the MinaLima versions are chunky so the MinaLima versions of books 4-7 would have been ENORMOUS!!
Ngl, I'm not really into harry potter books, because I never read them as a kid. And the reason I never read them as a kid .. is purely because I absolutely hated the covers. I thought the art on them was so goofy and ugly. One day, me and my mom are waiting in line at the super market. And I see an RL Stine goosebumps book and I loved those so I asked my mom if I could get it. She told me it was fine. And while I was picking the book off the shelf this kind lady stopped me and said "young man, I think you will really, really enjoy this book" and she gave me harry potter full of pride. I remember taking one look at the cover, the kid with glasses (I was wearing glasses myself lol) flying on a broom .. and I thought, no fn way I'm reading a book about some nerd flying around on a broom. (I loved fantasy too lol). I told her no thanks and picked the rl stine book. She was so disappointed. And looking back, so am I. I know for 1000000% certain I would have absolutely gotten obsessed with harry potter if I had read that book. But at the time I was really into "scary" books
The wording "we have not been commissioned" sounds to me like the parties involved tried to re-negotiate some conditions of the deal and failed to find an agreement. To be honest, I don't see why they wouldn't sit down at the table together again in the future. This might not be in the foreseeable future but never say never, especially if it's just about money. They know that the fans will happily snatch the books from their hands no matter how long they have had to wait for the next volumes.
MinaLima said they have “not been commissioned to illustrate the fourth Harry Potter book” which leads me to assume that Scholastic is looking for a cheaper alternative. It’s unfortunate. I tend to wait until the special editions of any given series are completed before I pull the trigger to buy them; a double edged sword as that also means I don’t contribute to it’s monetary success. But these are the moments I feel justified. No book collector likes to have incomplete or mismatched sets on their shelves.
I literally just found out yesterday! I was going to buy the third and figured might as well buy anymore that are out. Nope. Only the three. And scholastic is going to continue a different illustration editions or start from book 1? Terrible decisions. And i really hope this decision has nothing to do with using AI to produce a quicker turnaround for these illustrated books.
@@olisbookshelf yup. It doesn't make sense especially since minalima editions were released about 1 year apart. So it's not like she was taking too long to get these done. I'm thinking since scholastic is much bigger they may add a little bit more and then charge more. 🤷🏽♀️
Well, this is a disappointing day. I was catching myself up on the status of both illustrated editions and find out that neither will be finished by their original artists...
Wow, I didn’t know that They stepped down too, like Jim Kay with the big illustration books. I hope it’s not over money. They need to pay these artist, it’s so worth it.
I feel your pain. On a similar kind of theme I was collecting the Naomi Novik Temeraire UK paperbacks as they came out a few years ago and they had gorgeous covers, but that stopped after book 5 when the publisher switched the god awful US covers so I still don't have the final ones. That was bad enough but changing illustrators for a full on illustrated edition part way through is insane :(
I thought it was for money. They probably asked for a lot more because the next books are bigger and the company decided to think about a cheaper option. But if it's cheaper for them, I expect it will be a lot cheaper for customers too. And in that case, maybe they won't be on the same level.
To me, the Jim Kay illustrated version is the version for me, so I'd give that a shot since you're likely not going to get the MinaLima version. It feels disappointing, sure, but this is probably somewhat related to Jo's desire to say dumb things on Twitter.
I often flip through the Jim Kay versions in bookstores. They are stunning as well, but somehow that art style just never really resonated with me. It almost has a photorealism feeling to it while the MinaLima versions feel more playful and fantastical to me. Will Kay actually do all the Books? Might be more realistic with that format size.
@@olisbookshelf I don't find his art style photo-realistic, more evocative, honestly, but yes, MinaLima versions are definitely more playful. Kay actually quit (officially for his health) after book 5. So that's at least 5 books rather than 3. I doubt you'll get a single high profile illustrator who will do all 7, that's a ton of work.
Why? I can seperate the art from the artist. Fact is, Harry Potter holds a special place ina lot of hearts. At this point JKR doesn't need us for the monetary gain. She's set. If you enjoy the incredible world she created and it brings you comfort, you'd only be robbing yourself of that. She won't feel any boycot.
I was supporting minalina. For some of us, these books were a big part of our childhood. Like plum said, JK is set. What we spend now is mere pennies to her. Maybe we should boycott Mark Twain? Or any “problematic “ books written? The works of great artists and musicians of old?
Anyone else heartbroken about this development?
Noooooo I just got the first one a while back in hopes of getting the whole series, I really loved her editions and how fun they are. I was hoping to pass them down to my kids later on.
Had the same plans as you... already pictured myself introducing Harry Potter to my future kids through these versions...
I was heartbroken 😢I have the first three
I was so sad to hear this and I LOVE MinaLima’s work! I keep hoping maybe something will change and they will be able to illustrate books 4-7 🤞🏽
There's always hope 🙏
What probably happened…
Minalima: hey, the books are going to get bigger and we need more money.
Scholastic: no 💅🏼
😂😂 sounds about right
They don't make money on the books that they need to beg forsponsorship??
I'm also disappointed the Mina Lima will not continue. Not only were the books a completely new way to experience the stories; but they often illustrated elements in the novels that were never done before.
Between them and Jim Kay no longer finishing them is super sad too!
Jim Kay more so
I was just wondering about Jim Kay. He was the only reason I was still buying those oversized books.
Not only this but Jim Kay, the artist for the BIG illustrated versions has also stepped down to focus on his mental health, though it sounds like they may still finish those ones without him at least...
Not much man just taking a dump and watching some UA-cam
Well, that's disappointing. The collector in me is crying. However, my overstuffed bookcase is sighing with relief.
Yeah I’m pissed about this. I was hoping to collect these and read them with my kids one day.
Yeah it's disappointing. Although I will say that I was worried about how they would adapt the final four books because they're so HUGE. The first three books are tiny in comparison but the MinaLima versions are chunky so the MinaLima versions of books 4-7 would have been ENORMOUS!!
Yeah, I see that point. They could've split them in two maybe 🤔 did it for the movie as well. Or just less of the play features.
Ngl, I'm not really into harry potter books, because I never read them as a kid. And the reason I never read them as a kid .. is purely because I absolutely hated the covers. I thought the art on them was so goofy and ugly. One day, me and my mom are waiting in line at the super market. And I see an RL Stine goosebumps book and I loved those so I asked my mom if I could get it. She told me it was fine. And while I was picking the book off the shelf this kind lady stopped me and said "young man, I think you will really, really enjoy this book" and she gave me harry potter full of pride. I remember taking one look at the cover, the kid with glasses (I was wearing glasses myself lol) flying on a broom .. and I thought, no fn way I'm reading a book about some nerd flying around on a broom. (I loved fantasy too lol). I told her no thanks and picked the rl stine book. She was so disappointed. And looking back, so am I. I know for 1000000% certain I would have absolutely gotten obsessed with harry potter if I had read that book. But at the time I was really into "scary" books
The wording "we have not been commissioned" sounds to me like the parties involved tried to re-negotiate some conditions of the deal and failed to find an agreement. To be honest, I don't see why they wouldn't sit down at the table together again in the future. This might not be in the foreseeable future but never say never, especially if it's just about money. They know that the fans will happily snatch the books from their hands no matter how long they have had to wait for the next volumes.
To me the message reads like there was quite a bit of disappointment about the decision on MinaLimas side.
MinaLima said they have “not been commissioned to illustrate the fourth Harry Potter book” which leads me to assume that Scholastic is looking for a cheaper alternative.
It’s unfortunate. I tend to wait until the special editions of any given series are completed before I pull the trigger to buy them; a double edged sword as that also means I don’t contribute to it’s monetary success. But these are the moments I feel justified. No book collector likes to have incomplete or mismatched sets on their shelves.
That’s so disappointing 😢 I would have bought the rest of the series even if there were 2 parts to each book
This is how i found out 😭 noooo
Maybe one day one of the fans could illustrate future books 😍
Thats so sad 😢 minalima has such beautiful illustrations!!!
I just saw your video and couldn't believe it. That's so sad and disappointing. I don't know what to say😢
I literally just found out yesterday! I was going to buy the third and figured might as well buy anymore that are out. Nope. Only the three. And scholastic is going to continue a different illustration editions or start from book 1? Terrible decisions. And i really hope this decision has nothing to do with using AI to produce a quicker turnaround for these illustrated books.
Not sure if they are restarting from the first book. Though it sounded like they will continue with book 4. AI...oh no, could you imagine the backlash
@@olisbookshelf yup. It doesn't make sense especially since minalima editions were released about 1 year apart. So it's not like she was taking too long to get these done. I'm thinking since scholastic is much bigger they may add a little bit more and then charge more. 🤷🏽♀️
Well, this is a disappointing day. I was catching myself up on the status of both illustrated editions and find out that neither will be finished by their original artists...
Wow, I didn’t know that They stepped down too, like Jim Kay with the big illustration books. I hope it’s not over money. They need to pay these artist, it’s so worth it.
Scholastic made the decision to commission a different artist for the series. From what I can gather minalima would have happily finished the series
That's how I understood as well... let's see what happens.
I feel your pain. On a similar kind of theme I was collecting the Naomi Novik Temeraire UK paperbacks as they came out a few years ago and they had gorgeous covers, but that stopped after book 5 when the publisher switched the god awful US covers so I still don't have the final ones. That was bad enough but changing illustrators for a full on illustrated edition part way through is insane :(
OMG. THIS IS SO SAD 😢
I thought it was for money. They probably asked for a lot more because the next books are bigger and the company decided to think about a cheaper option.
But if it's cheaper for them, I expect it will be a lot cheaper for customers too. And in that case, maybe they won't be on the same level.
I just wanted to get goblet of fire😢
I would have loved the Half-blood prince...with all the Voldemort flashbacks
Children everywhere might possibly shrug if they've ever heard of this person. Adults everywhere will carry on reading proper books.
Oh no😢I was waiting for more to come out, really peeved I’ve just wasted money on first 3- what’s the point !!
SMH n I brought their signed editions over the Jim one I really wanted the whole. Collection
😢
To me, the Jim Kay illustrated version is the version for me, so I'd give that a shot since you're likely not going to get the MinaLima version. It feels disappointing, sure, but this is probably somewhat related to Jo's desire to say dumb things on Twitter.
I often flip through the Jim Kay versions in bookstores. They are stunning as well, but somehow that art style just never really resonated with me. It almost has a photorealism feeling to it while the MinaLima versions feel more playful and fantastical to me. Will Kay actually do all the Books? Might be more realistic with that format size.
@@olisbookshelf I don't find his art style photo-realistic, more evocative, honestly, but yes, MinaLima versions are definitely more playful. Kay actually quit (officially for his health) after book 5. So that's at least 5 books rather than 3. I doubt you'll get a single high profile illustrator who will do all 7, that's a ton of work.
So sad that Jim Kay won’t be able to finish the series.
Of his, I only like the first two. I think he got bored pretty quickly and it shows a lot.
So bummed 😢
why would they do this?!?!
Lets just all stop buying and talking about JKs books? She's clearly evil now
lol .. man gtfo. No one agrees with your aside from a tiny handful of loud ideologues
Why? I can seperate the art from the artist. Fact is, Harry Potter holds a special place ina lot of hearts. At this point JKR doesn't need us for the monetary gain. She's set. If you enjoy the incredible world she created and it brings you comfort, you'd only be robbing yourself of that. She won't feel any boycot.
Why is she evil?
I was supporting minalina. For some of us, these books were a big part of our childhood. Like plum said, JK is set. What we spend now is mere pennies to her. Maybe we should boycott Mark Twain? Or any “problematic “ books written? The works of great artists and musicians of old?
Take your hate and overblown ego elsewhere.
Petitions were the first reactions I saw 🪧
Had you mail them?🧿