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{{Short description|American illustrator (born 1959)}}
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{{Infobox artist
| name = Mark Zug
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| birth_name = Mark Zug
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1959}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/artist-showcase-mark-zug/|title = Artist Showcase: Mark Zug|date = 11 March 2014}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Fort Wayne, IN]]<br />United States
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = American
| known_for = [[Oil painting]], [[sketch (drawing)|Sketches]]
| training =
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| notable_works = Cover art for the [[Septimus Heap]] series by [[Angie Sage]]
| awards = {{Plain list|
* [[Jack Gaughan Award]] for Best Emerging Artist (2001)
* [[Chesley Award]] for Best Gaming Related Illustration (2005)
* IlluXCon's First Illie Award (2010)
}}
| website = [http://www.markzug.com/ www.markzug.com]
}}

'''Mark Zug''' (born 1959) is an artist and illustrator, who worked with the [[Septimus Heap]] series and [[Harlan Ellison]]'s adaptation of ''[[I, Robot]]''. Zug has illustrated many collectible card games, including [[Magic: The Gathering]] and [[Dune (card game)|Dune]], books, and magazines. He lives in Pennsylvania.<ref>[http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/HarperChildrens/Kids/AuthorsAndIllustrators/ContributorDetail.aspx?CId=26251 Artist and Illustrator Mark Zug]</ref>

== Biography ==

=== Early life ===
Zug began drawing as a child. As a teenager, he was influenced by authors such as [[Frank Herbert]] and [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]. He later worked as a class-A machinist at a factory while exploring a musical career.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.markzug.com/Zugspeaks.htm |title=Mark Zug speaks!|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211033056/http://www.markzug.com/Zugspeaks.htm |archivedate=2008-12-11 }}</ref>

=== Rise to prominence ===
Inspired by [[Frank Frazetta]] and the illustrators of the [[Brandywine School]].<ref name="wizardsbio">{{cite web |title=Mark Zug |url=http://ww2.wizards.com/Books/Wizards/Bios/default.aspx?doc=zugmark |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224010330/http://ww2.wizards.com/Books/Wizards/Bios/default.aspx?doc=zugmark |archivedate=February 24, 2009}}</ref> Zug returned to art in 1985. He attended the Pennsylvania School of Art and Design,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mark Zug |url=https://www.luccacomicsandgames.com/en/2023/guests/detail/zug-mark/ |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=www.luccacomicsandgames.com |language=en-US}}</ref> however he did not graduate.<ref name=":0" /> He capped his tutorial by ghost-painting covers for Western novels and doing penciling work on historical comic strips.<ref name="wizardsbio"/> His first big break came in 1992 illustrating [[Harlan Ellison]]'s [[I, Robot|I, Robot: The Illustrated Screenplay]], for which he also did 160 pages of fully painted comics.<ref name="wizardsbio" /> He fulfilled a long-held dream of illustrating [[Frank Herbert]]'s ''Dune'' universe in the form of Last Unicorn's collectible card game of the same name, which proved a springboard into game illustration.<ref name="wizardsbio" />

=== Present ===
Zug's works have appeared on the covers of novels by authors such as [[Tanith Lee]], [[Diana Wynne Jones]], and [[Hilari Bell]], as well as series like [[Dragonlance]]. His work can also be found on the covers of [[Star Wars comics]] and the magazines [[Popular Science]], Dragon, Dungeon, Duelist, Inquest, Star Wars Gamer, and [[Amazing Stories]]. He is associated with many fantasy game products and brands, like [[Shadowrun (2007 video game)|Shadowrun]], [[Battletech]], [[Dune (franchise)|Dune]], and Magic: The Gathering.<ref>[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?action=advanced&artist=+%5B%22Mark%20Zug%22%5D Magic: the Gathering cards illustrated by Mark Zug]</ref> His work is included in the book ''Masters of Dragonlance Art''.<ref>D'Ammassa, Don (January 2003). "Masters of Dragonlance Art", ''[[DNA Publications|Chronicle]]'' '''25''' (1): 30.</ref>

Zug's first work with children's novels was illustrating the cover art and the inside pictures for the [[Septimus Heap]] series by [[Angie Sage]]. Zug has illustrated all seven released novels.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bookwizard.scholastic.com/tbw/viewWorkDetail.do?workId=1150667 |title=Septimus Heap series |access-date=2008-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716014912/http://bookwizard.scholastic.com/tbw/viewWorkDetail.do?workId=1150667 |archive-date=2011-07-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Critical acclaim==
Zug has received a number of awards for his artwork. His work for the [[Nancy Yi Fan]] novel ''[[Swordbird]]'' was acclaimed, saying that "Mark Zug's black-and-white drawings repeat strategically, offering a visual underpinning to the characters and storyline."<ref>[http://www.powells.com/biblio/2-9780061130991-1 Swordbird by Nancy Yi Fan - Mark Zug illustration]</ref> He was nominated for a [[Chesley Awards|Chesley]] and received the [[Jack Gaughan Award]] for Best Emerging Artist in 2001.<ref name="wizardsbio"/>

==Bibliography==
'''Novels:'''<ref>[http://authors.wizards.pro/authors/writers/mark-zug Bibliography for Mark Zug]</ref>
*2005: Septimus Heap, Book One: [[Magyk]]
*2006: Septimus Heap, Book Two: [[Flyte]]
*2007: Septimus Heap, Book Three: [[Physik]]
*2008: Septimus Heap, Book Four: [[Queste]]
*2009: Septimus Heap, Book Five: [[Syren (novel)|Syren]]
*2011: Septimus Heap, Book Six: [[Darke (novel)|Darke]]
*2013: Septimus Heap, Book Seven: [[Fyre (novel)|Fyre]]

'''Interior art:'''
*1995: Illustrations ([[I, Robot]]: The Illustrated Screenplay)
*1999: A Whisper of Caladan Seas
*2000: "High Jump" by Ben Bova in ''Amazing Stories''

'''Cover art:'''
*1995: [[I, Robot]]: The Illustrated Screenplay
*1996: [[Gold Unicorn]]
*1997: [[Red Unicorn]]
*1998: Amazing Stories, Fall 1998
*2003: [[The Alabaster Staff]]
*2003: The Best of The Realms
*2003: Wild Robert
*2005: The Shattered Land
*2005: Septimus Heap, Magyk
*2006: Septimus Heap, Flyte
*2007: Septimus Heap, Physik
*2008: Septimus Heap, Queste
*2009: Septimus Heap, Syren
*2011: Septimus Heap, Darke
*2013: Septimus Heap, Fyre

'''Dungeons & Dragons'''
*2001: ''[[Lords of Darkness]]'' (cover)
*2007: ''[[Rules Compendium]]''

==Awards==
Mark Zug has won the following awards for his outstanding works:

* 2001: [[Jack Gaughan Award]] for Best Emerging Artist
* 2005: [[Chesley Award]] for Best Gaming Related Illustration (2005)<ref>"Chesley Awards", ''[[DNA Publications|Chronicle]]'' (October 2005) '''27''' (9): 10–11.</ref>
* 2010: Illie Award for "Helium" presented at IlluXCon

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.markzug.com Official Mark Zug website]
* {{ISFDB name|id=23108|name=Mark Zug}}
* [http://authors.wizards.pro/authors/writers/mark-zug Mark Zug bibliography]
* {{Cite web|url=http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=323 |title=Mark Zug :: Pen & Paper RPG Database|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070519225746/http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=323 |archive-date=May 19, 2007}}

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[[Category:1959 births]]
[[Category:20th-century American illustrators]]
[[Category:21st-century American illustrators]]
[[Category:American fantasy artists]]
[[Category:American role-playing game artists]]
[[Category:Artists from Fort Wayne, Indiana]]
[[Category:Artists from Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Septimus Heap]]

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