Glen Orbik

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]

Glen Orbik
Born	1963
Died	(2015-05-11)May 11, 2015
Alma mater	California Art Institute
Style	Noir
Website	orbikart.com

Early life and education

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]

Career

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]

Personal life

Orbik resided in Van Nuys, California.^[1] He died on May 11, 2015.^[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]