Tim Jacobus (GOOSEBUMPS!)
2 Jul
Goosebumps books were the shit. I couldn’t get enough of them as a kid, being a member of the Goosebumps club, and collecting them up until.. about the point the artwork started changing. I don’t know if I would have been half as into it if it wasn’t for the first 60-70+ covers, all of which TIM JACOBUS was responsible for. I discovered that they’ve re-released the old books with revamped covers, which are also great, but I’m still partial to the originals as well as the first GOOSEBUMPS type treatment and greatly garish colour schemes.
You can see the process of this one on Tim’s website here.
I wish Scholastic had released an art book of all his covers. I’m also surprised at the lack of quality scans of the covers online.
Tim’s out-of-print book “IT CAME FROM NEW JERSEY” has been placed right at the top of my book wish list!
What were your favourite covers?
Links:
Tim Jacobus
Scholastic’s Goosebumps page
Oh man! I think the thing I remember most about Goosebumps in that new book smell. I’d always order them from the school Book club. The illustrations were awesome. I don’t even remember if I read them but I think Stay Out Of The Basement was one of the last I purchased.
Cool blog yo.
cool!!!
Stay Out of The Basement is my favourite!!!=)
So,…great site, Accordian face. FYI some old covers are being released to Amazon for online books this spring. Tim and RL met for dinner last Friday.
It is great that you remember Tim’s work. He loved doing that series! Maybe sparks will fly again!
My favorite is Camp Jellyjam as Tim looks so cute with his pants pulled up high! Ha!