Stines famed goosebumps series, ranked by their level of disturbingness. Artists try drawing goosebumps covers that theyve never. He needed to practice after getting bad feedback from his art teacher. I numbered the books from 162 in case you are collecting them and added the newest cover editions. Book covers and cover artists public group facebook. In addition, 22 books were reissued from may 2008 to november 2011 as part of the classic goosebumps series to accompany the goosebumps horrorland series. Some titles are now outofprint, but most of the original series books all but five.
Im here today with tim jacobus to talk to him about his full acrylic process for creating goosebumps covers. Stines goosebumps book series, and we asked him to. The stories follow child characters, who find themselves in scary situations, usually involving monsters and other supernatural elements. Maybe because theyve done so many scary books together. Stine has been called the stephen king of childrens literature, which is well deserved in terms of subject. Stine and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. My 8 year old son, had a hard time sitting still to do anything art like. My thoughts on comparing the new goosebumps book covers with the originals. What we think every goosebumps book is about based on the cover art. Cover art directory by artist ebook cover artists comments showing 150 of 70 70 new. This is a list of books from the goosebumps book series written by r. The haunted mask is a standalone book in the goosebumps franchise that geared up to the most wanted series. Goosebumps is a series of childrens horror fiction novels by american author r. Although jacobus no longer illustrates the covers for the goosebumps books.
Weekend at poison lake is the eighth and final book in give yourself goosebumps. Few minutes ago, this here graveyard was jumpn with all kinds of crazy critters from maniacal dummies to egg monsters from mars and even a freakn bee with a little boys face. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. This mans son wanted mcdonalds for his birthday, but all the. All day nightmare give yourself goosebumps 42 go to book. Stine himself was your uncle who would visit on foggy, stormy nights to tell creepy stories by the fireplace. Tim jacobus explains the two goosebumps books he didnt do the cover art for. The haunted school is the fiftyninth book in the original goosebumps book series. Stines goosebumps books to sell over 400 million copies worldwide was due to the amazing hand painted cover illustrations from artist. Enter new jersey artist tim jacobus, who illustrated nearly the full series of rl stines 100 books, much the same type of kindred spirit to stine as illustrator ralph steadman to writer hunter s. This group is for authors, publishers, and cover artists to share their work. Jacobus did the covers for all 62 books in the flagship goosebumps series. Theres a subculture of art school hipsters who claim this is the best goosebumps book of all time, and they might be right.
It is the first original goosebumps book to be released in hardcover format. What i thought of the book goosebumps was mosly just like the movie but this ws more indept and it was talking about a group of kids ruining away from the mask around haloween. This copy is signed, not personalized, by the author on the title page. Relying more on movie or tv tieins, stand alone book covers cant compete with the artistic styles of goosebumps. Give yourself goosebumps book series 42 books from book 1. You read the books, now view and pin your favorite covers see more ideas about books, my books and good books. It was published in 1999 the cover artwork features a swamp lake with a poison dart frog around the grass at its bank, as well as a blue swamp creature with webbed hands emerging from the murky waters. The book is divided into four parts, a prologue that took place in 1972, luanns story, which takes place 40 years later. Theres a subculture of art school hipsters who claim this is the best goosebumps. Best goosebumps book that actually takes place on multiple halloweens.
All 62 original goosebumps books ranked from best to worst. Welcome to camp nightmare is the ninth book in the original goosebumps book series. On this episode of drawfee, willie challenges jacob and julia to try and draw the cover art from classic goosebumps books, based only on their titles. Night of the living dummy iii is the fortieth book in the original goosebumps book series and the third book in the living dummy saga. Goosebumps covers owe their weirdness to one hardworking artist.
The secret life of tim jacobus, goosebumps illustrator digg. This is my all time favorite book of the goosebumps series. In a traditional painting, if the client wanted a change to the background color, it could take 8. Every scene in the sequence had a clear reference based on the original book art, with the exception of the opening cover featuring jack black. I havent been reading goosebumps lately and have gotten rid of most of them. Since then, hes created entire horror series, including the goosebumps books, which had a run that lasted. Comparing new goosebumps book covers to the classics. The official showtimes destination brought to you by sony pictures. The first book, welcome to dead house, was published in july 1992. Vampire breath is the fortyninth book in the original goosebumps book series. What we think every goosebumps book is about based on the. Stines beloved goosebumps books jumped from the shelf onto the big screen this fall, and early next year, the wide variety of stines villains will make house calls via sony pictures home entertainments january 12th digital release of the goosebumps movie, followed by the films january 26th bluray dvd debut. Enter new jersey artist tim jacobus, who illustrated nearly the full series of r.
Numerous spinoff series were written by stine, including goosebumps series 2000 published from 1998 to 2000, goosebumps gold which was never released, give yourself goosebumps 1995 to 2000, goosebumps horrorland. The cover illustration depicts a monster looking through a tent near leafless trees. Stine when it comes to popularity, goosebumps, a paperback series published by scholastic inc. The plot is well written and the book is actually scary enough to make you feel nervous. Goosebumps horrorland collection by r l stine 18 books collection set pack. Printed on 100% cotton watercolour textured paper, art prints would be at home in any gallery. Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the goosebumps tv series with creepy covers. It was first published in 1997 a reprint based on the original print will be included in the retro fear collection in september 2020 the cover illustration shows a locker with black and white objects falling out and three pairs of eyes peering out of it.
Book quiz, childrens books quiz, novel quiz, young adult quiz, book cover, book series, goosebump, goosebumps series, goosebumps title, horror, original goosebumps, rl stine top quizzes today obscure knowledge dumbledores army,712. A definitive ranking of every goosebumps cover by creepiness. Heres a collection of all the original goosebumps books. We are also home to some of the highest quality goosebumps artwork and covers on the internet the rules user right requirements new pages categories recent changes wanted pages. Search for screenings showtimes and book tickets for goosebumps see the release date and trailer. The original cover illustration shows count nightwing briefly emerged from his coffin with dead flowers in his left hand and a bottle of vampire breath in front of his coffin. Raise your hand if you grew up reading goosebumps books so much that you consider them an essential part of your childhood experience, as if r. Tim did the cover paintings for more than 80 goosebumps books, as well as the six amazing amazon books.
Its probably safe to assume that part of what led r. Find over 92 jobs in book cover design and land a remote book cover design freelance contract today. Stine is one of the bestselling series of all time. I was the cover artist for the majority of the goosebumps books. One of the main reasons i wanted to start off artistic voices with tim was. From his first cover scholastic knew that tim was right for the books and with egg monster from mars. Very good with previous owners name on inside cover, bumps to lower spine, lower corner bumps, and a remainder mark on the bottom. Stine wrote his first horror novel, titled blind date. I looked for books to help him, he loves goosebumps so this book was perfect for him, he sat down follwed the easy directions an each page, and proceeded to draw his own comic book. Monster movie goosebumps vfx computer graphics world. Get creative and design your own goosebumps movie poster. The illustrator of the goosebumps series covers provides an inside look at his.
Jocelyn rish 10272015 october is a great month for r. There is a brilliant internet rumour that tim jacobus goosebumps cover artist once worked for the converse sneaker company the rumour is rife as he incorporated converse into so many goosebumps. Edward was a boy who only wanted one thing in life. Top five goosebumps books that should have been episodes. Tim jacobus is an american artist best known for illustrating the covers for nearly 100 books in r. Nobody wanted hair bands at one point, and everybody wanted grunge. See the complete goosebumps series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. High quality goosebumps inspired art prints by independent artists and designers from around the world. Both the original and the reprint cover illustrations depict slappy the dummy, sitting in an armchair in the attic, surrounded by. Dummy cover was all it should have taken to warn us away from the story within.
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