User blog comment:ErnestoCabral2016/I Am Slappy's Evil Twin cover finally revealed!/@comment-4207976-20170311044449

Err... I know this isn't going to be popular here at all, but so far, I'm not really a fan of the cover art for the SlappyWorld books. I liked Most Wanted's cover art, but I didn't like how plain the backgrounds were. The special editions fixed this, and they looked amazing because of it. The attention to detail really boomed. So I'm pretty disappointed that SlappyWorld has returned to the plain backgrounds. The art is also a huge step down from Most Wanted. It doesn't even resemble Goosebumps at this point.

Ask yourself this: What is creepy about these covers? Nothing really. The cover art to Slappy Birthday to You! is just Slappy coming out of a birthday present. He's not making an angry face or anything, he's just neutral. It's not really creepy, nor does it attempt to be "scary". Attack of the Jack isn't creepy either. It's just a pirate standing there. His eye is a little off though. Is that supposed to be creepy/scary? Not really, no. And now we come to I Am Slappy's Evil Twin. Maybe it's because the quality of the image is bad, but the cover art appears to have the same issues the others. Snappy and Slappy have really goofy looks on their faces. The only remotely "creepy" thing is Snappy's shadow. Yes. The shadow on the wall is more creepy than the art in front. Ugh.

I'm just very confused why the decided to go in this direction. Let's face it: Goosebumps wouldn't be where it would be today if it weren't for the original cover art (and the unique slime template). The original cover art were very creepy, and got kids reading the books because of it. And there were the kids like me who only bought the books for the covers. So it breaks my heart that they are abandoning the creepy/scary art direction for whatever this is.

I'm not saying the art itself is bad. But this is Goosebumps. A main series Goosebumps book series at that. I have certain standards and expectations. Most Wanted's covers weren't really scary (for the most part), but there was at least an attempt. Here, they didn't even try. And if there is an attempt, it's a very poor one at that.

Sorry for the rant, it's just something that's been bothering me. Again, I'm not saying the books or the art itself is bad. I'm just saying, there's hardly any attempt at being creepy/scary, and that disappoints me.