Richard Powell
aka:
Rich Powell
Moby ID: 3709
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Rich Powell is an artist and illustrator currently living in central North Carolina. His illustration work has graced many computer games, magazine articles and stories and appeared regularly in Highlights for Children. Working for MAD Magazine confirmed him as one of the âUsual Gang of Idiotsâ. His syndicated cartoon panel âWide Open!â is being distributed by Universal Uclick. In 2021 it won the Silver Reuben for Best On-Line Short Form Cartoon by the National Cartoonistâs Society. His line of humorous wildlife art, Callahanâs Quest for Adventure won the Silver Reuben for Product Illustration by the National Cartoonistâs Society in 2014 and the Our State television show that featured him illustrating Andy Griffithâs âWhat it Was, Was Footballâ won the Emmy for Best Magazine Program at the 31st Midsouth Emmy Awards.
He began his career as a conceptual artist and art director at Sierra On-Line, a pioneer in the computer game industry and his work appeared in such beloved titles as Kingâs Quest, Space Quest and Quest for Glory among many others.
Credited on 21 games
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 14 games with Dan Foy
- 14 games with Mark Seibert
- 14 games with Larry Scott
- 14 games with Christopher Smith
- 13 games with J. Mark Hood
- 12 games with Ken Koch
- 11 games with Ken Williams
- 11 games with Mark Wilden
- 10 games with Sharon Simmons
- 10 games with Bill Davis
Companies
- 20 games with Sierra Entertainment, Inc.
- 4 games with Activision Blizzard...
- 3 games with Vivendi Games (UK) Limited
- 3 games with Brasoft Produtos de...
- 2 games with Yosemite Entertainment
- 2 games with U.S. Gold Ltd.
- 2 games with Kixx XL
- 2 games with MCM Software
- 1 game with Biovision
- 1 game with Animation Magic, Inc.
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