Mark Poole | |
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 Mark Poole at Gen Con Indy 2014 | |
| Born | (1963-08-31) August 31, 1963 |
| Known for | Fantasy art |
Mark Poole (born August 31, 1963) is an American fantasy artist, best known for working on the first set of Magic: the Gathering cards.1234
Biography
Poole was born on August 31, 1963, in Goldsboro, North Carolina.2 He graduated from University of South Carolina in 1986 with a BFA in fine arts and design.5 Poole works mostly in acrylic, oil and digital media.2
He has also worked for companies such as White Wolf Publishing, Warcraft, Sony Online Entertainment, Upper Deck and Ziggurat Games.25 His work was featured at FantasyCon in July 2014.6
His artwork featured on the Magic: the Gathering basic Island card from the "Summer Magic 1994" set fetches about $600.7
Collectible card game credits
- Anachronism2
- Battlelords2
- BattleTech2
- Deadlands: Doomtown2
- Dragon Storm2 (not a CCG, but a collectible common-deck card game)
- Dune2
- Fantasy Adventures2
- Galactic Empires2
- Guardians2
- Legend of the Five Rings2
- Magic: the Gathering2
- Middle-earth2
- Mortal Kombat2
- Mystical Empire2
- Mythos2
- Netrunner2
- Redemption2
- Shadowfist2
- Tempest of the Gods2
- Vampire: The Eternal Struggle2
- Warhammer 40,0002
- Warlords2
- World of Warcraft2
Role-playing game credits
- Cover of Aftermath Technology2 gamebook (1992)
- Aria: Canticle of the Monomyth2 gamebook (1994)
- Babylon 5 Project2 Sourcebook, and Earthforce Sourcebook (1997)
- Dungeons & Dragons2 Magic Item Compendium Sourcebook, and Magic of Incarnum Sourcebook (2007)
- Fantasy Role Playing Gamer's Bible2 (1996)
- Promethean: The Created2 Pandora's book, Pandora's box, Strange Alchemies game supplements (2006)
- Prophecy2 rulebook (2007)
- Stalking the Steel City2 gamebook cover (1992)
- Worlds of Darkness: Second Sight2 character and setting book (2006)
Other credits
- Adventurer's Limited2 issue #1 (1995)
- Clout Fantasy2 chip art (2005)
- Cover of Dragon2 issue #201 (January 1994)
- The Duelist2 interior artwork; issues #2-3 (1994)
- Legends of Norrath2 (digital collectible card game)
- Star Wars Galaxies2
References
References
- "Search: +"Mark Poole" (117)". Gatherer.wizards.com. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- Frank, Jane (2012), Role-Playing Game and Collectible Card Game Artists : A Biographical Dictionary, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, ISBN 978-0786446100
- Molineux, Will (November 5, 1995). "Book Notes", Daily Press, p. H5.
- Handgraaf, Brie (October 17, 2008). "Ferrigno, TV's Incredible Hulk, highlights comic book convention", Times-News, p. 17.
- "Artists". Grand Prix Toronto. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- Pierce, Scott D. (July 3, 2014). "Immersive FantasyCon takes you inside world of art". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- "Top 5 most expensive Basic Land cards". alexlarente.com. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 2018-01-11.