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 “Usual Gang of Idiots”. His syndicated cartoon panel “Wide Open!” is being distributed by Universal Uclick. In 2021 it won the Silver Reuben for Best On-Line Short Form Cartoon by the National Cartoonist’s Society. His line of humorous wildlife art, Callahan’s Quest for Adventure won the Silver Reuben for Product Illustration by the National Cartoonist’s Society in 2014 and the Our State television show that featured him illustrating Andy Griffith’s “What it Was, Was Football” 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 King’s Quest, Space Quest and Quest for Glory among many others.

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Jewel Quest: The Sapphire Dragon (2011, Windows) Additional Art by
Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire (1998, Windows) Background Illustrations
Police Quest: SWAT 2 (1998, Windows) Web Group
Lighthouse: The Dark Being (1996, Windows) 3D Studio Artists and Animators
The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery (1995, Windows 3.x) 3D Animation
Roberta Williams' Phantasmagoria (1995, DOS) Art and Video Post Production
Roberta Williams' King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride (1994, DOS) 3D Modelling
Outpost (1994, Windows 3.x) Artist
Space Quest: Collector's Edition (1994, DOS) Video
Leisure Suit Larry's Greatest Hits and Misses! (1994, Windows 3.x) Game Icons
Pepper's Adventures in Time (1993, DOS) Additional Art
Quest for Glory III: Wages of War (1992, DOS) Acting / Voiceovers
Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work (1992, Amiga) Animators
The Dagger of Amon Ra (1992, DOS) Lip Sync
Jones in the Fast Lane: CD-ROM (1992, DOS) Additional Graphics / Artwork
Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel (1992, DOS) Background Artists
Crazy Nick's Software Picks: King Graham's Board Game Challenge (1992, DOS) Animators
Police Quest 3: The Kindred (1992, Amiga) Animators
Quest for Glory I: So You Want To Be A Hero (1992, DOS) Incredible Artwork
Hoyle: Official Book of Games - Volume 3 (1991, DOS) Animation

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