Visual influences:
Bill Watterson, Mike Judge, Eric W. Schwartz, Mark Alexander Smith, David Hopkins, Quentin Tarantino, and Shane Black.
Musical influences:
Jacob "Fox-Jake" Elmer (born November 23 1996), is a cartoonist, illustrator, musician and guitarist from Arizona. He's known for being the creator of Lookin' Bright, as well as his frequent collaborations with Jordann William Edwards, including The Dynamite Twins and Midnight Fox. He was the co-creator and lead artist for Space Pirate Captain MacTaggart, which ran from 2015-2017.Johnny Cash, Kurt Cobain, Sex Pistols, Ramones, Nirvana, the Misfits, Bad Religion, Black Flag, Green Jellÿ, Minor Threat, Motörhead, Black Sabbath, Venom, AC/DC, Megadeth, Pantera, Metallica, Marty Robbins, Avenged Sevenfold
Jacob is also a punk/metal guitarist.
Most of his art can be found on DeviantArt here. His music is available on YouTube right here.
Rockin' tropes associated with himself and his works:
- Ascended Fanboy: He is also known to be a fan of webcomics like Housepets!, Sabrina Online and Transmission. His ideas were noticed by the creators themselves.
- Author Appeal:
- His love for punk rock, country music, and heavy metal is reflected in his works. In terms of specific characters:
- Eric the Foxhound (Country Music musician)
- The Wild K-9's/Angel Slasher (Heavy Metal)
- Skum Faux (Hardcore Punk)
- The Field Marshals (Punk Rock)
- It's also noted that Jacob is pro-gun and a staunch supporter of the 2nd Amendment. Some of his characters are often seen using firearms (Especially revolvers.).
- Expect a ton of ShoutOuts to BMovies, genre-savviness, and creators like Shane Black. When you see a work set during Christmas, you'll get what we're talking about.
- His love for punk rock, country music, and heavy metal is reflected in his works. In terms of specific characters:
- Creator Thumbprint: Expect a reference to trains, rock music, and guns in his works.
- Gun Nut
- Odd Friendship: With Jordann Edwards. They remain close friends despite having radically different drawing styles, musical tastes, family upbringings, and political/religious views.
- Sir Swears-a-Lot: Jacob will always use profanity in his comics or lyrics.
- Three Chords and the Truth: Jacob's guitar style consist mostly of power chords.