Tom Orzechowski (b. 1953)

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Name:

Tom Orzechowski Type: Common Alternative Name
Given name: Tom Family name: Orzechowski

Other Names:

1. Orz Type: None
   
2. Steve Orzechowski Type: Common Alternative Name
   Given name: Steve Family name: Orzechowski
3. T. Orzechowski Type: Common Alternative Name
   Given name: T. Family name: Orzechowski
4. Thomas Orzechowski Type: Name at Birth
   Given name: Thomas Family name: Orzechowski

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Signatures:

1. ORZ [generic]
2. Tom Orzechowski [generic]

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Awards:

1. 1985: Inkpot Award - [no name]
2. 1992: Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards - Favorite Letterer
3. 1993: Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards - Favorite Letterer
4. 1993: Comics Buyers Guide Fan Awards - Best Achievement by a Letterer
5. 1994: Harvey Award - Best Letterer
6. 2011: Shel Dorf Awards - Letterer of the Year

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Awards for Issues:

1. 1977: Eagle Awards - Favourite Single Story
   The Avengers Annual (1967 series) #7
2. 1989: Squiddy Award - Favorite Single Issue of Any Series
   Excalibur (1988 series) #16 [Direct]
3. 1994: Wizard Fan Awards - Favorite One-Shot or Limited Series (Creator)
   Spawn-Batman (1994 series) [Direct]
4. 2000: Squiddy Award - Best Comics Novella
   Superman and Batman: World's Funnest (2000 series)
5. 2001: Harvey Award - Best Single Issue or Story
   Superman and Batman: World's Funnest (2000 series)
6. 2012: Eisner Award - Best U.S. Edition of International Material
   The Manara Library (2011 series) #1 - Indian Summer and Other Stories
7. 2012: Harvey Award - Best American Edition of Foreign Material
   The Manara Library (2011 series) #1 - Indian Summer and Other Stories

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Awards for Stories:

1. 1979: British Fantasy Awards - Comic
   The Scarlet Citadel (Conan) comic story, 46p

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Art Influences:

Tom Orzechowski (b. 1953) stated influences by:

1. Robert Crumb (b. 1943)
2. Abe Kanegson
3. Alfons Mucha (b. 1860)
4. Artie Simek (b. 1916)

Influences by Tom Orzechowski (b. 1953) were stated by:

1. Susan Dorne (b. 1958)

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Relations:

1. Spouse - Lois Buhalis (b. 1953)
2. Employee of - Studio Proteus
   Notes: Did lettering late 1980s to the early 1990s.