Glen Orbik
| Glen Orbik | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963 |
| Died | May 11, 2015 |
| Alma mater | California Art Institute |
| Style | Noir |
| Website | orbikart |
Glen Orbik (1963 – May 11, 2015) was an American illustrator known for his fully painted paperback and comic covers, often executed in a noir style.[1][2]
In the 1970s, Orbik and his mother moved to Douglas County, Nevada. He is a 1981 graduate of Douglas High School in Minden, Nevada.[1] He studied art at the California Art Institute then located in Encino, later Calabasas, California, and now located in Westlake Village.[citation needed] He studied under the school's founder, retired movie and advertisement illustrator Fred Fixler.[3]
Orbik eventually took over the classes when Fixler retired from teaching and taught figure drawing after returning from an extended hiatus.[citation needed] His work has been compared to Alex Ross and Robert McGinnis,[citation needed] and he was a popular teacher among fine art, comic, and video game artists.[citation needed] He most recently worked on a series of paperback covers for the Hard Case Crime series of novels.[4]
Orbik resided in Van Nuys, California.[1] He died on May 11, 2015 of cancer.[5]
Works
- Covers
- The Swimmer DVD/Blu-ray (digital restoration) release
- Stephen King novella Blockade Billy[6]
- Barbara Hambly novel Annie Steelyard and the Garden Of Emptiness: An Honorary Man[7]
- Cover to Stephen King novels, The Colorado Kid and Joyland[8][9]
- 25th anniversary edition of Stephen King novel It[10]
- Joe R. Lansdale novella Hyenas: a Hap and Leonard Novella[11]
- Joe R. Lansdale novella Dead Aim[12]
- George Axelrod novel Blackmailer[13]
- Other
- "The Inspirations of Oz Fine Art Collection" (participant)[14]
References
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- ↑ http://subterraneanpress.com/store/product_detail/hyenas
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External links
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- The Artwork of Glen Orbik, official website bio, and gallery of Orbik and companion, Laurel Blechman's work
- Hard Case Crime series of reprinted and original pulp fiction novels, some illustrated by Orbik
- http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=3098 archive
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