Mark Poole
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Mark Poole is an illustrator for Magic: The Gathering
. He graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts and Design). He has also done work for other gaming companies including White Wolf Studios, Warcraft
, Sony Online Entertainment
(Legends of Norrath
), Upper Deck
and Ziggurat Games.
. He painted 26 cards for the Alpha
set including 3 different Island pictures.
List of Alpha cards painted by Mark Poole
is Ancestral Recall due to it being part of the Power Nine
. The Power Nine are nine cards from the original Magic Alpha
set that were long considered to be the most powerful cards in the game.
Poole also created an alternate artwork Ancestral Recall as a prize for the winner of the Gen Con
2005 Vintage Tournament. For the Time Spiral
expansion Poole created another homage to Ancestral Recall, the artwork for Ancestral Vision.
Magic: The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering , also known as Magic, is the first collectible trading card game created by mathematics professor Richard Garfield and introduced in 1993 by Wizards of the Coast. Magic continues to thrive, with approximately twelve million players as of 2011...
. He graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts and Design). He has also done work for other gaming companies including White Wolf Studios, Warcraft
Warcraft
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is a real-time strategy game , developed by Blizzard Entertainment and published by Blizzard and Interplay Entertainment. The MS-DOS version was released in November 1994 and the Macintosh version in late 1996. Sales were fairly high, reviewers were mostly impressed, and the...
, Sony Online Entertainment
Sony Online Entertainment
Sony Online Entertainment is a game development and game publishing division of Sony that is best known for creating massively multiplayer online games, including EverQuest, EverQuest II, The Matrix Online, PlanetSide, Star Wars Galaxies, Free Realms, and Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, DC Universe...
(Legends of Norrath
Legends of Norrath
Legends Of Norrath is an online only collectible card game by Sony Online Entertainment. LoN is based on the popular MMORPGs EverQuest and EverQuest II. LoN is playable from within either of the two games, or via a stand-alone client....
), Upper Deck
Upper deck
Upper deck may refer to :* The Upper Deck Company, an American trading card business* The upper deck is the highest level internal deck on a ship, i.e. just below the superstructure and open deck....
and Ziggurat Games.
Magic the Gathering Artwork
Mark Poole was one of the original illustrators for the first set of Magic: The GatheringMagic: The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering , also known as Magic, is the first collectible trading card game created by mathematics professor Richard Garfield and introduced in 1993 by Wizards of the Coast. Magic continues to thrive, with approximately twelve million players as of 2011...
. He painted 26 cards for the Alpha
Alpha (Magic: The Gathering)
The name Alpha refers to the first print run of the original Magic: The Gathering Limited Edition, the first Magic: The Gathering card set. It premiered in a limited release at Origins Game Fair in 1993, with a general release that August. Its print run of 2.6 million cards sold out very quickly...
set including 3 different Island pictures.
List of Alpha cards painted by Mark Poole
- Ancestral Recall
- Balance
- Birds of Paradise
- Burrowing
- Counterspell
- Crusade
- Farmstead
- Fastbond
- Fear
- Howl from Beyond
- Howling Mine
- Island (3 types)
- Island Sanctuary
- Jump
- Kudzu
- Natural Selection
- Phantasmal Forces
- Simulacrum
- Sleight of Mind
- Stream of Life
- Thoughtlace
- Tropical Island
- Wild Growth
Ancestral Recall
Mark Poole's most recognised artwork for Magic: The GatheringMagic: The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering , also known as Magic, is the first collectible trading card game created by mathematics professor Richard Garfield and introduced in 1993 by Wizards of the Coast. Magic continues to thrive, with approximately twelve million players as of 2011...
is Ancestral Recall due to it being part of the Power Nine
Power Nine
The term Power Nine refers to a set of nine specific cards in the game of Magic: The Gathering. These cards were only printed early in the game's history and consist of Black Lotus, Ancestral Recall, Time Walk, Mox Sapphire, Mox Jet, Mox Ruby, Mox Emerald, Mox Pearl, and Timetwister.The Power Nine...
. The Power Nine are nine cards from the original Magic Alpha
Alpha (Magic: The Gathering)
The name Alpha refers to the first print run of the original Magic: The Gathering Limited Edition, the first Magic: The Gathering card set. It premiered in a limited release at Origins Game Fair in 1993, with a general release that August. Its print run of 2.6 million cards sold out very quickly...
set that were long considered to be the most powerful cards in the game.
Poole also created an alternate artwork Ancestral Recall as a prize for the winner of the Gen Con
Gen Con
Gen Con is one of the largest and most prominent annual gaming conventions in North America. It features traditional pen-and-paper, board, and card-style games, including role-playing games, miniatures wargames, board games, live action role-playing games, collectible card games, non-collectible...
2005 Vintage Tournament. For the Time Spiral
Time Spiral
Time Spiral is a Magic: The Gathering expansion set, released October 6, 2006. The set is laden with references to previous Magic: the Gathering sets and is the first to take place in Dominaria since the May 2003 set Scourge...
expansion Poole created another homage to Ancestral Recall, the artwork for Ancestral Vision.