Karl Jacobs reveals the vision behind his Vans collab and upcoming comic book Instagram: Karl JacobsWe spoke with YouTube star Karl Jacobs about his collaboration with Vans, his highly-anticipated comic book, and how he handles the challenges of being an internet-famous influencer. Karl Jacobs may have gotten his start being a part of MrBeast\u2019s crew, but he\u2019s since managed to build a substantial career of his own, and is now a major internet star in his own right. Not long after getting a gig as one of MrBeast\u2019s editors, Jacobs has managed to accrue over 4 million subscribers on YouTube and over 3 million followers on Twitch. He\u2019s a well-known creator in the Minecraft community, regularly rubbing elbows with the likes of GeorgeNotFound, Dream, and more. Now, Jacobs is securing another major achievement after getting his very own fashion line with Vans for popular retailer Journeys, where he serves as the company\u2019s Creative Ambassador. Karl Jacobs drops deets on upcoming comic book \u2018Time Traveler Tales\u2019 Fans can expect to nab a few T-Shirts and shoes inspired by artwork from his upcoming comic book, which will be published by Dark Horse Comics. We spoke with Jacobs about his fashion line with Vans and what viewers can expect from his new graphic novel \u2018Time Traveler Tales.\u2019 For Karl, fashion is an important means to express himself, and something he pays attention to in order to learn more about those around him. \u201cI\u2019ve always loved wearing Vans, so this collab has been a dream come true,\u201d he told us. \u201cI\u2019ve always had a passion for using fashion to express myself creatively, so getting to combine one of my favorite projects (my comic book) with fashion has been an amazing experience.\u201d \u201cFashion has always been a way for me to express my creativity without even having to say a word. I love looking at other people\u2019s fashion styles to learn a little bit more about who they are.\u201d Karl opened up to us about becoming Journeys\u2019 Creative Ambassador, saying he was extremely excited to work with a brand he\u2019s been a fan of for many years. \u201cIt\u2019s so cool to work with Journeys directly to create content and help them interact with my digital community in a creative way,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019ve been the best people to work with and always are open to bringing my creative ideas to life.\u201d \u201cJourneys approached me a little over a year ago to discuss partnering with me and I was immediately interested since I grew up shopping at Journeys and have always wanted to work with a major retailer. I knew I wanted to do more than a one off campaign so getting to join as their Creative Ambassador for a full year has been an amazing experience.\u201d Of course, being Creative Ambassador at Journeys means there\u2019s likely some other very exciting collaborations in store \u2014 but for now, Jacobs tells us that any future endeavors with the brand are a \u201csecret.\u201d Karl Jacobs explains how he handles scrutiny from online fame Jacobs also let us in on some details about his upcoming comic book, telling us he\u2019s been working on the project over the last year \u2014 and he can\u2019t wait for fans to get their hands on it. \u201cIt\u2019s such a huge dream not only having my own comic book but getting to do it with Dark Horse, who I\u2019ve been a fan of since I was a kid. I can\u2019t wait for people to actually get the comic book in their hands and see what I\u2019ve been working on for the past year!\u201d Jacobs\u2019 graphic novel is based on his adventures in the Dream SMP server, bringing his online exploits to life on the page and in the merchandise that fans can cop at Journeys this summer. From MrBeast to his own internet fame We also took the time to ask Jacobs about his growth from being one of MrBeast\u2019s editors to his current status as an internet icon. Throughout his career, Jacobs has seen a huge rise to stardom \u2014 but being a popular influencer isn\u2019t always sunshine and roses. Jacob has come under scrutiny in the past, and tells us he\u2019s able to find a balance between his online presence and real life by spending quality time with friends. \u201cIt\u2019s been really important for me to try and take time for myself no matter how busy life gets creating content,\u201d he explained. \u201cI really make a lot of effort to spend time with my friends outside of creating content, which I\u2019ve found is one of the best ways to destress and worry less about what\u2019s happening online.\u201d Jacobs also told us that it\u2019s been \u201cinteresting\u201d to see how viewers react to his online presence as he\u2019s gone from being a staple in MrBeast\u2019s videos to creating his own content. Now, Jacobs boasts successful Twitch and YouTube channels, on top of having his own podcast with GeorgeNotFound and Snapnap called \u2018BANTER.\u2019 \u201cIt\u2019s been an interesting one for sure,\u201d he mused. \u201cIt\u2019s been super cool to see people enjoy my content and what I create outside of being in MrBeast videos. It\u2019s been really interesting to see the transition over time to people actually knowing my name and my personality outside of the MrBeast videos.\u201d For now, it seems like life is looking up for Jacobs as he enters yet another major era of his career\u2026 with \u201ca lot\u201d more \u201csecret\u201d projects on the way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karl Jacobs reveals the vision behind his Vans collab and upcoming comic book Instagram: Karl JacobsWe spoke with YouTube star Karl Jacobs about his collaboration with Vans, his highly-anticipated comic book, and how he handles the challenges of being an internet-famous influencer. Karl Jacobs may have gotten his start being a part of MrBeast\u2019s crew, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52631"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52631\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}