Mark Poole

Mark Poole
Mark Poole at Gen Con Indy 2014
Born	(1963-08-31) August 31, 1963 (age 61) Goldsboro, North Carolina, US
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. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

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. ^{[2] [5]} 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

• Anachronism ^[2]
• Battlelords ^[2]
• BattleTech ^[2]
• Deadlands: Doomtown ^[2]
• Dragon Storm ^[2] (not a CCG, but a collectible common-deck card game)
• Dune ^[2]
• Fantasy Adventures ^[2]
• Galactic Empires ^[2]
• Guardians ^[2]
• Legend of the Five Rings ^[2]
• Magic: the Gathering ^[2]
• Middle-earth ^[2]
• Mortal Kombat ^[2]
• Mystical Empire ^[2]
• Mythos ^[2]
• Netrunner ^[2]
• Redemption ^[2]
• Shadowfist ^[2]
• Tempest of the Gods ^[2]
• Vampire: The Eternal Struggle ^[2]
• Warhammer 40,000 ^[2]
• Warlords ^[2]
• World of Warcraft ^[2]

Role-playing game credits

• Cover of Aftermath Technology ^[2] gamebook (1992)
• Aria: Canticle of the Monomyth ^[2] gamebook (1994)
• Babylon 5 Project ^[2] Sourcebook, and Earthforce Sourcebook (1997)
• Dungeons & Dragons ^[2] Magic Item Compendium Sourcebook, and Magic of Incarnum Sourcebook (2007)
• Fantasy Role Playing Gamer's Bible ^[2] (1996)
• Promethean: The Created ^[2] Pandora's book, Pandora's box, Strange Alchemies game supplements (2006)
• Prophecy ^[2] rulebook (2007)
• Stalking the Steel City ^[2] gamebook cover (1992)
• Worlds of Darkness: Second Sight ^[2] character and setting book (2006)

Other credits

• Adventurer's Limited ^[2] issue #1 (1995)
• Clout Fantasy ^[2] chip art (2005)
• Cover of Dragon ^[2] issue #201 (January 1994)
• The Duelist ^[2] interior artwork; issues #2-3 (1994)
• Legends of Norrath ^[2] (digital collectible card game)
• Star Wars Galaxies ^[2]

References

1. "Search: +"Mark Poole" (117)". Gatherer.wizards.com. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
2. Frank, Jane (2012), Role-Playing Game and Collectible Card Game Artists : A Biographical Dictionary, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, ISBN   978-0786446100
3. Molineux, Will (November 5, 1995). "Book Notes", Daily Press , p. H5.
4. Handgraaf, Brie (October 17, 2008). "Ferrigno, TV's Incredible Hulk, highlights comic book convention", Times-News , p. 17.
5. "Artists". Grand Prix Toronto. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
6. Pierce, Scott D. (July 3, 2014). "Immersive FantasyCon takes you inside world of art". The Salt Lake Tribune . Retrieved 2018-01-11.
7. "Top 5 most expensive Basic Land cards". alexlarente.com. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 2018-01-11.

External links

• Official Site