Glen Angus

Glen Michael Angus was a Canadian artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games and video games.

Early life

Angus was born August 18, 1970, in Windsor, Ontario. He played the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game as a child, which his father Jim Angus said cultivated his son's passion for the fantasy genre.

Career

Angus began producing interior illustrations for Dungeons & Dragons books in 1994. He also illustrated cards for the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game. Amongst his other tabletop role-playing game illustrations are Iron Crown Enterprises games Middle-earth Role Playing and Rolemaster.
He also worked for Ravensoft on the X-Men Legends video game, in which his art appeared. He worked for four years as an artist at Raven Software/Activision, and at the time of his death he was a principal artist for Ravensoft/Activision.

Personal life

Angus taught graphic and computer art at St. Clair College, which he previously attended. He taught there for five years as a teacher of illustration and graphic design. Angus and his family moved to Wisconsin, USA, in 2002.
Angus died suddenly on July 19, 2007, from a sudden heart failure at age 36 in Verona, Wisconsin, where he lived with his wife and two children.