Quinton Hoover

This article is about the artist. For the YouTuber, see Quinton Kyle Hoover.
Quinton B. Hoover
Born(1964-03-16)March 16, 1964[1]
Fruita, Colorado, United States
DiedApril 20, 2013(2013-04-20) (aged 49)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Known forcartoonist, artist

Quinton B. Hoover (March 16, 1964 – April 20, 2013) was an American artist best known for his art in the collectible trading card game Magic: The Gathering.

Career

Hoover drew over 70 pieces for the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game. Quinton was the artist for the Magic card "Proposal" which creator Richard Garfield used to propose to his then-girlfriend (and future wife), Lily Wu.[2][3] Quinton worked as an illustrator for many other card games including Middle-earth Collectible Card Game, and role playing books, including Dungeons & Dragons books such as Monster Manual II (2002) and Book of Vile Darkness (2002).[4] He was the co-creator of the comic Morgana X.

Hoover was born in Fruita, Colorado in 1964[5] and lived in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[citation needed] He was married with four grown children.[citation needed] He died on April 20, 2013.[1][6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KFF2-J29 : accessed 23 May 2013), Quinton B Hoover, 20 April 2013.
  2. ^ Haines, Kathryn (1994), "Talking with Quinton", The Duelist (2): 43
  3. ^ Garfield, Richard. "The Escapist". Escapistmagazine.com. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
  4. ^ "Quinton Hoover at Pen & Paper". Archived from the original on October 7, 2007.
  5. ^ Haines, Kathryn (1994), "Talking with Quinton", The Duelist (2): 37
  6. ^ "The Life and Times of Quinton Hoover by Glenn Godard | GatheringMagic.com - Magic: The Gathering Website". GatheringMagic.com. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
  7. ^ "RIP Quinton Hoover". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08.