chris poole

CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT

“Everything is friendly until it’s not.” — Bill Bead, Frankenstein Comics

What makes you, YOU?

• I’m not a morning person. I’m a Night Owl.
• A family guy.
• Pragmatic. Driven to doing it right. A perfectionist, I guess?
• Adventurous. Always willing to try something new.
• Winner of 3 CTAM Mark Awards under Century Advertising, Adelphia Advertising and Agency|51 Advertising.

Things that make you tick...

• Motorcycles.
• Family vacations.
• Going to a Red Sox game at Fenway Park.
• Science, Nature and the Cosmos.
• Science fiction (not science fantasy).

Pet peeves, dislikes, and anything else wrong with everything?

• Reckless & nihilistic Republicans who profess to be right.
• Olives
• Clichés
• Cold Weather
• Anyone who subscribes to the Bob Ross philosophy of design.

Your first (and last) magazine cover?

• Garden & Gun. Headline: Don’t shoot me. I love composting.

Achievement you thought you couldn't accomplish, but did?

• Beating Mike Tyson on Nintendo’s Mike Tyson’s Punchout.

Most unique experience during your career?

• CTAM Summit in 2000. Having my first drink of Belvedere with Bo Derek, enjoying food cooked by Emeril Lagasse, almost catching a home run ball by Carl Everett, followed by a private concert with Donna Summer. All in one evening.

What is your shaman power animal?

• A Bald Eagle, because baldness is protected.

Drop some knowledge on the world...

• Benicio Del Toro impregnated Rod Stewart’s daughter.

Goofy and guilty pleasure of yours?

• Comic books. The video game Command & Conquer Generals.

Your last meal?

• Sushi

Good book for a long-flight?

• Dune by Frank Herbert

Must see TV?

• Doctor Who. Yes, I’m a closet Doctor Who fan.