Tim Jacobus Explained
| Tim Jacobus |
| Birth Date: | 21 April 1959 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | Artist |
Tim Jacobus (; born April 21, 1959) is an American artist best known for illustrating the covers for nearly one hundred books in R. L. Stine's Goosebumps series. He has done over three hundred book covers and paintings for various different series, novels and video games. He currently resides in New Jersey, doing most of his art digitally.
Jacobus graduated from Morris Knolls High School, where he played prep football and began taking art classes.[1] He attended the Spectrum Institute for the Advertising Arts in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey.
A lifelong resident of New Jersey, Jacobus lives in the Budd Lake section of Mount Olive Township, having earlier lived in Denville Township and the Lake Hopatcong section of Jefferson Township.[2]
Works
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- Null-A-Three - Book Cover (1985)
- Star Trek: The Promethean Prophecy - Game Cover (1986)
- Star Trek: First Contact - Game Cover (1988)
- Green City in the Sun - Book Covers (1988)
- Goosebumps - All Book Covers except #2 and #12 (1992–1997)
- Goosebumps: Series 2000 - All Book Covers (1998–1999)
- Goosebumps Triple Header books, Give Yourself Goosebumps #1, Tales To Give You Goosebumps, Goosebumps Live On Stage: Screams In The Night (1997–1998), (1995), (1994–1997), (1998)
- Deadtime Stories - Various Book Covers (1996)
- Bone Chillers - Various Book Covers (1998)
- Spinetinglers- Various Book Covers (1995–1998)
- Merry Christmas, Teletubbies! - Book Cover (1999)
- Casket Case - Album Cover (2014)
- Ravage - Return of the Spectral Rider - Album Cover (2017)
- Frightland: The Wildman of Shaggy Creek - Book Cover (2021)
Notes and References
- Garber, Phil. "Gnomes, goblins and such from the odd mind of Tim Jacobus" "Gnomes, goblins and such from the odd mind of Tim Jacobus", New Jersey Hills, November 27, 2015. Accessed September 25, 2024. "He graduated from Morris Knolls High School where he played football, earning all-county honors as a center and middle linebacker. As a senior, he took art classes as an elective and then attended half-days at the Morris County Vocational Technical High School. It opened his eyes to a future career."
- Izzo, Michael. "Goosebumps cover artist living in Budd Lake", Daily Record, October 26, 2015. Accessed September 25, 2024. "Jacobus, 56, has been a Morris County resident his whole life, living in Denville and Lake Hopatcong before settling in Budd Lake."
- Web site: KORKIDIS. JUSTIN. The 25 Greatest Goosebumps Book Covers. Complex.
- Web site: An Interview with the Artist Behind the Covers for Goosebumps. Vice. 29 July 2017.
