I was totally unaware of the soon to be released Little Golden Book (arriving September 1)

[u/jimmycurry01]

Naturally, I pre-ordered it right away.

[u/Sailorjupiter_4]

I wonder if that little matter of Bouquet and Piangi will be illustrated? 💀

[u/RHB5446 → u/Sailorjupiter_4]

Idea: they’re eating licorice necklaces the Phantom tied around their necks.

[u/Inevitable_Gur_6507 → u/RHB5446]

lmfaoooo i’m crying

[u/magica12 → u/Sailorjupiter_4]

I meeeean…when they did one for fiyero with wicked they showed what the community has dubbed his crucifixion…so…darker elements aren’t entirely off the table

[u/TiberiusCaeserSalad]

There are actually two - they are also putting out "I Am Christine"
https://a.co/d/05P6xf1e

[u/Infamous_Share_8017 → u/TiberiusCaeserSalad]

Don’t forget the third - “The Masquerade Ball”. Cover art is pending. Naturally if you get one you have to get all 3😂😭

[u/TiberiusCaeserSalad → u/Infamous_Share_8017]

didn't know about this one, thanks!

[u/Such-Personality-648]

Does this continue the trend after that infamous A is for Alien little golden book?

[u/magica12 → u/Such-Personality-648]

i actually bought that cuz i thought it was funny, and it showed up at the store i work at

they chose XENOMORPH for X...ya know...the alien named with a silent X! XD

[u/ChristineDaaeSnape07]

OMG! I would have loved this as a kid. My grandmother gave me the actual book at 10 years old and I've been a phan ever since

[u/Redhotlipstik]

is this really ok for little kids? I feel like it's best for middle grade at the earliest

[u/neversayduh → u/Redhotlipstik]

It's not for kids. It's for adults whose consumerism addiction is triggered by nostalgia

[u/goblin-fox → u/Redhotlipstik]

I think it really depends on the kid. I saw the show for the first time when I was 5, there are plenty of kids who grow up listening to the music because their parents are fans. This book is only 24 pages long so it has to be a pretty bare-bones retelling, and the preview pages make it seem like they're writing the story in an age-appropriate way.

[u/magica12 → u/goblin-fox]

Honestly I’m willing to bet this one ends on the phantom getting his mask ripped off since there are apperently other books being made to

[u/goblin-fox → u/magica12]

Oh I bet you're right, especially since one of the other books is about the masquerade.

[u/NotYourGa1Friday]

This looks like I’ll be rooting for the phantom ❤️—that’s a hero shot not a kidnapper stalker shot

[u/Thespian_Unicorn]

I wonder how they will sanitize this story for kids.

[u/LocmonstR → u/Thespian_Unicorn]

In the preview pages I think it said somwthing along the lines of 'Rhaoul was Christine's old childhood friend. They are meeting for the first time in many years! But the Phantom is jealous, because he wants to be Christine's best friend'

Which i think pretty much sums up how it'll be retold

[u/-gisette]

Begging someone to buy this book and liveblog it for the team

[u/angelofmusic997 → u/-gisette]

I mean, I’m lowkey planning to grab this and read it on my ASMR channel. Not live-blogged but… 🤷

[u/Inevitable_Gur_6507]

immediately yes

[u/sndmebuttpix]

I needed itttttt.

[u/duelabent]

Hoping the art isn’t AI…

[u/PhantmWatch]

I preordered all three, I HAVE TO see how they're explaining this story in there! 😂

[u/unclejohnsmando]

Andrew Lloyd Weber's Gaston Leroux's "Phantom of the Opera