Michael Jackson fans are wholely disappointed in the Michael Jackson estate for their effort in designing the cover for the 40th-anniversary release of Thriller. The treatment that the estate has given the greatest album in world history is extremely disrespectful to arguably the most successful entertainer ever to live.

The estate has told us in an email that they have tried to contemporise the album for a new generation; "the biggest change is just to the font for the lettering so that, overall, it feels both familiar and new at the same time", "the goal was to make the design feel fresh and current for music fans who are only now discovering Michael Jackson and the iconic album".

There is a difference between making a design feel fresh and completely making it unrecognisable. Michael himself and his team knew how to make the design fresh for thriller 25, but this change is unforgivable.

Prince's estate does a lot more to preserve his legacy and cater to new generations than the MJ estate does. His fans get photo books, fully remastered films and concerts, and NUMEROUS patterned CDs. We get a double-disc with an ugly font. It truly is disrespectful to Michael's artistry and legacy. It does NOT cater to a new generation as they had hoped.

An artist as big as Michael Jackson deserves more than spending 15 bucks to change a font. He deserves more than an estate than gives us the BARE minimum every anniversary. He deserves more than an estate that puts in minimal effort. Let's change this, on behalf of Michael, he'd be disappointed.

Let's change this for him.

I'll be posting some edits fans have made in an attempt to fix the cover. The talent is out there, the estate should take some pointers.