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Mark Poole

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Mark Poole
Mark Poole at Gen Con Indy 2014
Born (1963-08-31) August 31, 1963 (age 61)
Known forFantasy 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

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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

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Role-playing game credits

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References

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  1. ^ "Search: +"Mark Poole" (117)". Gatherer.wizards.com. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap 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. ^ a b "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.
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