Wayne England

Summary

Wayne England (d. 9 February 2016[2]) was an English artist whose work regularly appeared in role-playing games, wargaming rulebooks and magazines and was used on cards for collectible card games such as Magic: The Gathering.

Wayne England
Born1959 or 1960
Died9 February 2016 (aged 56)[1]
Known forfantasy and science fiction illustration

He died on 9 February 2016.[2] Fellow Magic: The Gathering artist Christopher Rush died a day later.[3]

Works edit

England produced interior illustrations for Games Workshop since Realms of Chaos books, many Dungeons & Dragons books,[2] and did the cover for Lords of Madness (2005). He also produced artwork for other games such as The Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game (Wizards of the Coast) and Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay[2] (Hogshead Publishing and Black Industries), as well as for White Dwarf magazine.[2]

He illustrated at least 108 different cards for the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game.[2][4]

Of them, some of his most famous works for Magic: The Gathering include:

  • Cryptic Command – Lorwyn
  • Ghostly Prison – Planechase 2012
  • Goblin Trenches – Apocalypse
  • Stony Silence – Innistrad
  • Phantom Nantuko – Judgment
  • Oblivion Ring – Lorwyn
  • Very Cryptic Command – Unstable
  • Worldgorger Dragon – Judgment

References edit

  1. ^ Mike, "Vorthos". "Wayne England Passes Away by "Vorthos Mike," GatheringMagic.com, Magic the Gathering (MTG)". gatheringmagic.com. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Martindale, Jon (10 February 2016). "Tabletop gaming artist Wayne England has passed away". KitGuru. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  3. ^ Cooper, Christopher. "Wayne England and Christopher Rush – All Good Things in Magic: The Gathering by Christopher Cooper, Manaleak.com, Magic the Gathering (MTG)". Manaleak.com. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Card Search – Search: artist = "Wayne England" – Gatherer – Magic: The Gathering". Gatherer.wizards.com. Retrieved 11 February 2016.

External links edit

  • "Wayne England :: Pen & Paper RPG Database". Archived from the original on 9 October 2007.