I’ve always been interested with visual art since my early years, I bought and collected various Japanese comics when I was around 8 or 9. But when I came to a bookstore to buy a comic with my parents, suddenly I saw a stack of horror novels and the covers really attracted me. Yes it was Goosebumps, I picked up a copy that day – I remember it was “The Beast From The East”. I have to admit that the main reason I bought the novel was because of the cover art, I couldnt get enough of the series ever since. If you have keen eyes, some of the covers have the signature of the cover artist Tim jacobus. He’s became one of my first fav artist as a kid, I remember I tried to redraw “Vampire Breath” and “Bad Hare Day” back then. The vibrant colors and the surrealistic yet horror imagery that Tim created really stimulate the reader’s imagination, you can tell after seeing the covers that the stories are rad. Dont judge the book by its cover? Well I have to disagree! I cant seem to find the scans of the covers in good quality, but anyway check out Tim Jacobus’ cover artworks after the jump!
Cover artworks from Goosebumps Wiki
Meghan
March 9, 2012 at 1:15 pm
This is awesome!!!
AN
March 9, 2012 at 10:23 am
Wow, I read these religiously back in the day! glad you could bring back some memories