Glenn Chadbourne
Birth dateOctober 19, 1959 (age 67)
Birth placeDamariscotta, Maine
OccupationArtist, illustrator, writer
Period1988–present
GenreHorror, fantasy
Websiteglennchadbourne.com

Glenn Chadbourne (born October 19, 1959) is an American artist. He lives in Newcastle, Maine. He is best known for his work in the horror and fantasy genres, having created covers and illustrated books and magazines for publishers such as Cemetery Dance Publications, Subterranean Press, and Earthling Publications. Chadbourne is known for his sense of humour and down to earth manner, as well as the stark honesty of his work.

Glenn Chadbourne attended Lincoln Academy before continuing his education at The Portland School of Art. He also attended the University of Maine at Augusta, as well as the University of Southern Maine.

His first published work was in the late 1980s for the Stephen King related newsletter called Castle Rock. He won a contest that called for artists to submit something Stephen King related.

He wrote, illustrated, and self-published a few comics called ChillVille and Farmer Fiend's Horror Harvest in the early 1990s. He eventually met Rick Hautala and was asked to illustrate his short story collection Bedbugs. After Cemetery Dance Publications printed Bedbugs in 1999, things began to click for Mr. Chadbourne, and he has since illustrated work for many of the top names in the horror genre.[1]

He illustrated The Secretary of Dreams: Volumes 1 & 2, graphic collections of Stephen King stories that were published by Cemetery Dance Publications in 2006 and 2010. Volume 1 was published in three limited editions.

Selected works

Books

Comic books

  • Fang #3 (1992, Tangram Publishing) (Features a ChillVille preview)
  • ChillVille (AKA "Welcome to Chillville") (1993, Tangram Publishing) (1 issue)
  • ChillVille (Maine Stream Comics) (1 issue)
  • Farmer Fiend's Horror Harvest (1 issue Feb 1995; "Work 'Till You're Dead Graphics")
  • Blood for the Muse: ChillVille (published by Chanting Monk Studios) (2 issues, 1997) (reprints Tangram Publishing's Chillville spread over two issues) (issue #1 has a preview of "The Oaken Door," which was eventually published in full by Grave Tales #2, see below)
  • Blood for the Muse: Agony Exctasy Tragedy (1998, Blind Wolf Studios) (1 issue) (Features "Tragedy Brings Her")
  • Dreg written by Terry M. West (only 200 preview copies were made) (1997, "Dark Muse Productions") (1 issue)
  • Cemetery Dance Presents Grave Tales (available as limited edition hardcovers and regular comic book style):
  • Issue 1 (art for "Late Summer Shadows" by Rick Hautala) (1999)
  • Issue 2 (art for "The Corn Dolly" by Al Sarrantonio & "The Oaken Door" by Daniel D. Burr) (2000)
  • Issue 3 (art for "The Cutty Black Sow" by Thomas F. Monteleone) (2001)
  • Issue 4 (art for "Legend" by Garrett Peck) (2005)
  • Issue 5 (art for "Snowmen" by Kealan Patrick Burke) (2008)
  • Issue 6 (art for "Junkyard of the Damned" by Robert Morrish) (scheduled 2008)

Murals

All located in Lewiston, Maine

  • DaVinci's Eatery[3][4]
  • Lewiston Pawn Shop[5]
  • Carousel Marina's Whale's Tale Restaurant
  • People mural, 379 Lisbon Street[6]

References

  1. ^ Thayer, Suzi (31 October 2014). "Glenn Chadbourne: Hard-wired for horror | Wiscasset Newspaper". Wiscasset Newspaper. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  2. ^ Breznican, Anthony (October 31, 2017). "Get a Sneak Peek at Children's Storybook 'The Zombie Who Cried Human' — exclusive". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  3. ^ Slover, Daryn (June 6, 2007). "The Next Supper". Sun Journal. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  4. ^ Golden, Seth (September 14, 2002). "Spicing up the walls". Sun Journal. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  5. ^ Dillingham, R (June 18, 2004). "Musically oriented". Sun Journal. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  6. ^ Henderson, Julia & Goulden, Ronan (1 May 2021). "Increasing Public Art Visibility and Access in Lewiston-Auburn". Community Engaged Research Reports. ' (76): 35. Retrieved 16 December 2024.