Monday, May 11, 2015

Glen Orbik, R. I. P.

Glen Orbik - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Glen Orbik (1963–May 11, 2015[citation needed]) was an American illustrator known for his fully painted paperback and comic covers, often executed in a noir style.[1][2] He studied art at the California Art Institute then located in Encino, later Calabasas, California, and now located in Westlake Village. He studied under the school's founder, retired movie and advertisement illustrator Fred Fixler.[3]

4 comments:

Sergio (Tipping My Fedora) said...

What sad news - just this weekend finished reading JOYLAND, the Stephen King novel with his terrific cover art - he'll really be missed.

Dan said...

His elegant cover for my book EASY DEATH undoubtedly sold a lot of copies!

Unknown said...

He did some great stuff for the Hard Case line, for sure.

Max Allan Collins said...

Very sad.

I was extremely lucky to have one of his paintings on my novel SEDUCTION OF THE INNOCENT. I believe he's one of the greats of this genre, perhaps the only great of this generation.