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Jake Vs.The High Roller

I SHALL AVENGE THE DEATH OF ALL THE ROMANCE

About Me

LATEST GOAL:Become a better basketball player...

My talents and social nature hinder my ability to meet and relate with someone that is sincerely interested in me whom I can trust.


WARNING:The real thing does not compare to your fantasy. Sorry.

WEIGHT LOSS LOG

May 25th, 2008: 2 lbs (194 lbs)
June 1st, 2008: 3 lbs (191 lbs)
June 8th, 2008: 1 lb (190 lbs)
June 15th, 2008: 1 lb (189 lbs)
I AM SOMEBODY. I DO BIG THINGS.

Sexy?

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Badass?

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Ready?

Let's Begin.

AIM SCREEN NAME IS: Mr Jake786

Jacob Santa-Cruz is an award winning artist, author, and poet from the city of Lynn Massachusetts. His first gallery shown work was displayed at Lynn Arts in the downtown area of the city in the spring of 2006; his senior year of high school. The piece shown was a juried first place work which earned him the Lynn Public Schools Student Art Award.

His artwork as well as his poetry has received much acclaim from friends and family as well as internet viewers and has been described as human but visceral, quirkily detailed, raw and unrestrained, and darkly surreal. Whether it is his non-linear line and brush work in his ink drawings, his expressive and ghostly watercolors, or his distinctly uninhibited way with words found in his numerous works of poetry, Jacob’s art has an aggressively bold approach that dares you to look long enough into its subject matter until a reflection of oneself can be found within.

Jacob is currently an Art major at Salem State College with a concentration in Graphic Design. With the proper training and motivation, he looks to bring his talents to the world of comic books. His main goal stylistically in using comic books as his artistic outlet is to combine a graphic designer’s composition sensibility with the techniques and aesthetic appeal of fine art to tell illustrated narratives. He, along with his older brother and main mentor Joshua, look to become a strong and unique creative force in the comic book industry.

My Interests

Playing baseball and basketball any damn day of the week.Being with people I like. Drawing. Making any kind of art. Soul searchin. I love making up my own characters in my sketch book for stories that have yet to have been written. I enjoy reading and writing poetry. I am deeply interested in anything sci-fi, futuristic, religious, cultural, artistic, musical, paranormal, and occult. I'm trying to be a mystery/crime/sci-fi short story writer on the side. Candlepin bowling is another one of my favorite sports. They used to call me Mr. White...I don't remember why

I'd like to meet:

CLICK ON THE BANNERS BELOW TO VIEW EACH OF MY TOP 10 INFLUENCES!

10/10: The artist of The Dark Tower comic series.

9/10: The internationally known illustrator and artist of Enemy Ace: War Idyll

8/10 The master horror writer and creator of 30 Days of Night

7/10 The legendary director of Blade Runner.

6/10 The intricately detailed comic book artist.

5/10 The Art Director of Ed Banger Records

Music:

SHARYN MACEREN (

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Digitalism, Interpol, Justice, Crystal Castles, DJ D-Minus, DJ Deja, MF Doom, Madvillain, Dangerdoom, Viktor Vaughn, The Hood Internet.com, Sharyn Maceren, Howling Bells, The Dears, Doves, Royksopp, The Knife, Vitalic, Goldfrapp, Editors, Radiohead, Weezer, Arctic Monkeys, Deerhoof, The Lashes, The 88, Nine Black Alps, The Black Angels, Junior Boys, Bright Eyes, Idlewild, She Wants Revenge, Alkaline Trio, Morcheeba, Rogue Wave, Candlebox, Benny Benassi, M.I.A., The Everly Brothers, Of Montreal, Wolf Parade, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Echo and the Bunnymen,Tegan and Sara, Jeff Buckley, The Futureheads, Local H, Billy Corgan, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Roxy Music, Tricky, Kasabian, Hong Kong Counterfeit, Sonic Youth, DJ Shadow, Ladytron, DJ Mystic, Spoon, Autolux, Everclear, Depeche Mode, The Arcade Fire, Kings of Leon ,Graham Coxon, Mad Season, Superdrag, Mary Timony,The Isley Brothers,The Band, Grandaddy,The Decemberists, The Church,The French Kicks, Cursive, Eagles Of Death Metal,Queens Of the Stone Age,The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Hank Williams, Oasis, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Air, Coldplay, Outkast, Rika Muranaka, Incubus, Kanye West, Nas, Snoop Dogg, The Flaming Lips, DJ Dragon, DJ Mystik, DJ Septik, The Avalanches, Foo Fighters, L7, BTO for TCOB only!jk, Burt Bacharach, My Bloody Valentine, Krall Diana, Nine Inch Nails, Beck, Alchemist, Akino Arai, Eric Clapton, Modern English, Tom Tom Club, The Psychedelic Furs, Robbie Dupree, Tears For Fears, The Smiths, Buddy Holly, A Flock Of Seagulls, 311, Genesis, Phil Collins(old), Chris Botti, Rob Dougan, DJ Dan, ODB, David Bowie, The Zombies, Neil Young, Nirvana, Radiohead, Clinic, Zombie Nation, Crystal Method, Paul Oakenfold, Darude, Elliot Smith, The Kinks, Franz Ferdinand, JJ72, The Strokes, Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto, The Rolling Stones, THE LIBERTINES, Jane's Addiction, The Shins, Jin, Van Halen, Blur, Chemical Brothers, Guided By Voices,The Human League, A-Ha, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The White Stripes, Dizzee Rascal, The Streets, Secret Machines, My Morning Jacket, The Hives, Modest Mouse, Interpol, The Beatles, The Pixies, Joy Division, New Order, Stone Temple Pilots,Alice In Chains, Moby, Redneck Rebels and The Essentials which have broken up.....so they say.

Movies:

FALLEN ANGELSCHUNGKING EXPRESS BLADE RUNNER STRANGE DAYS OLD BOY 3 EXTREMESNo Country for Old Men, There Will Be Blood, VERTIGO,Rope, A Scanner Darkly, Apocalypto, Rear Window, SUPERBAD, Knocked Up, Spider-Man 3, 28 Weeks Later, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, Rush Hour 3, The Invasion, Dial "M" for Murder, North By Northwest, Strangers on a Train,Tron, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Blade Runner,SIN CITY, 28 Days Later, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch,The Boondock Saints, Master of the Flying Guillotine, Five Deadly Venoms, Parasite Eve,Chaos, Tell Me Something, The Breakfast Club, Bram Stoker's Dracula,Saving Private Ryan, Full Metal Jacket,American Beauty, Sleepy Hollow, Edward Scissorhands, BATTLE ROYALE Spider Man 2, X-Men1+2, Saw,The Royal Tenenbaums, Killer Klownz From Outer Space, Big Fish,Buffalo Soldiers,Buffalo 66, Apocalypse Now, Platoon,The Thing, Pulp Fiction, Fight Club,Following,Escape from L.A. and New York,The Village, Collateral, The Sixth Sense, Minority Report, Se7en, more to be added

Television:

HOUSE M.D. Prison Break, Wonder Showzen, Wild Boyz, Arrested Development, The National Geographic Channel, Dirty Jobs, The War At Home, Free Ride, COPS, The Simpsons, Seriously Weird, Crank Yankers, Medical Incredible(anything on the Discovery Health channel really), The Twilight Zone, The X-Files, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, Aqua Teen Hunger Force,

Books:

THE CATCHER IN THE RYE AMERICAN PULP Catch-22, The Things They Carried, The Painted Bird, Desperation,The Rising, The Scarlet Letter, The Natural, Love Is The Answer, I'm O.K. You're a Pain In the Neck---COMICS--- Global Frequency (anything by Warren Ellis), Y-The Last Man, Midnight Nation, The Ultimates, The Ultimates 2, Blankets, Watchmen, The Originals, Black Hole, Sandman: Mystery Theater, Ultimate X-Men, Shaolin Cowboy, One Plus One, Swamp Thing, The Amazing Spider-Man, Batman, Superman, ....and if you know me you know the list goes on and on and on and on so Imma stop right now. mmK?!? The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born

Heroes:

Every girl I have ever loved.

My Blog

ANATOMY OF AN ILLUSTRATION 2: A PROCESS BLOG FOR CANDY COLORED KILLERS

In one day it will be one year since I last posted a process blog for illustration. Better late than never I suppose. It is a goal of mine this summer to post more process type blogs and post more oft...
Posted by Jake Vs.The High Roller on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:28:00 PST

MY GUTS 5: Tag Youre It!

Once you have been tagged you have to write a blog with 10 weird, random things, facts, habits, or goals about yourself. At the end choose 10 people to be tagged, listing their names and why you chose...
Posted by Jake Vs.The High Roller on Wed, 28 May 2008 09:30:00 PST

DESIGNING UNDER THE INFLUENCE Part 6; Influence 5 SO ME

  So Me                 Many people find their inspirations through music. I am one of those people. I'm not a musician nor am I...
Posted by Jake Vs.The High Roller on Tue, 20 May 2008 10:18:00 PST

PARADE ON FIRE

My family awoke early in the a.m. around seven o'clock.I woke up and swore I had only blinked.Turmoil started with breakfast.A quick meal I can't remember at all now.Coffee was poured and everyone pre...
Posted by Jake Vs.The High Roller on Sun, 18 May 2008 08:57:00 PST

DESIGNING UNDER THE INFLUENCE Part 5; Influence 6 GEOF DARROW

    Geof Darrow                Spawn issue 11. In this issue, written by Frank Miller by the way, you will find the amazingl...
Posted by Jake Vs.The High Roller on Thu, 15 May 2008 01:16:00 PST

OUR SONG

That air is back and I don't feel the same.The love is back in your face and in your eyes.Tonight I think of you in a neon-washed light.Tonight I hear our song on the car radio.My mind is set on speed...
Posted by Jake Vs.The High Roller on Wed, 07 May 2008 07:47:00 PST

DESIGNING UNDER THE INFLUENCE Part 4; Influence 7 RIDLEY SCOTT

         Ridley Scott           I know I’ve been sticking to mostly illustrators and writers mainly for this blog series,...
Posted by Jake Vs.The High Roller on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:44:00 PST

DESIGNING UNDER THE INFLUENCE Part 3; Influence 8 STEVE NILES

        HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!             Steve Niles         What can I say about Steve...
Posted by Jake Vs.The High Roller on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:55:00 PST

DESIGNING UNDER THE INFLUENCE Part 2: Influence 9 GEORGE PRATT

                     GEORGE PRATT             I remember viewing George P...
Posted by Jake Vs.The High Roller on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:13:00 PST

DESIGNING UNDER THE INFLUENCE Part 1: Influence 10 JAE LEE

    JAE LEE              Jae Lee is one of my more recent influences who has been working in comics since he was eighteen years old. I...
Posted by Jake Vs.The High Roller on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:26:00 PST