The Art of Mark Nagata

Mark Nagata shares the story of how he became a professional illustrator drawing covers for Goosebumps books and the like. He also talks about how the airbrush helped pave his career as an illustrator and toy maker, the origins of the Super7 magazine, and much more!

[@ItsThatRetro]

Nagata's Goosebumps works are some of the most underrated in the series.

[@TheMagnificentWorldofToys]

👍👍

[@maxtoyco]

Ah! Thank you so much !

[@hackemfigures8111]

And I thought the video of Marks collection couldn’t be topped and you proved me wrong! Wonderful video Roger 🍻

[@TheMagnificentWorldofToys]

Thank you buddy!

[@maxtoyco]

Yes, Roger and Issac did a wonderful videos .. but the other videos are terrific too !

[@TheCrafsMan]

Wow! Fantastic video! And really neat timing - I just finished an episode about SOFUBI, featuring Mark and others. Really cool to see his OTHER art too! :D

[@TheMagnificentWorldofToys]

Thank you for watching! Would love to see your piece!

[@maxtoyco]

Awesome, there's a lot of makers out there doing wonderful work around the world !

[@ThePerspectionist]

This channel is so awesome. I’ve been looking for one just like this. It’s everything I love.

[@TheMagnificentWorldofToys]

Awesome! Welcome!

[@GOOSEBUMPS_FOR_DUMMIES]

Wow, these paintings are awesome. Mark is responsible for my favorite Goosebumps cover art, The Twisted Tale of Tiki Island. That one rocks, just like all the others!

[@TheMagnificentWorldofToys]

Thank you for watching!

[@ghastlycreations5627]

I think the industry shuld have a space for traditional artist too

[@TheMagnificentWorldofToys]

Yes

[@maxtoyco]

I agree, I think despite AI and all .. the human touch in Art will always be needed ( or wanted) by the public. We just have to make sure people know how our process is traditional ( for the most part)

[@fabmeyer_ch]

@@maxtoyco AI cannot replicate the innate human creativity, it can only replicate patterns that already exist. I love your work and I think what many people like about it is the craftsmanship factor 🙌

[@LuckyLegionSlots]

TH-cam’s random video suggestion brought me here. Wow I remember Mark. Was in the toys scene when Kid Robot dominated the scene, and Mark didn’t launch his Max Toys yet. He definitely had a lot of influence to what we saw in the coming years and now. Haven’t seen my collection in many many years as it’s in boxes in storage, but I think just my art toys (no idea what people call them now) and sofubi storage boxes still takes up about 1/5 of a bedroom 😅 Great video and thanks! Hopefully this doesn’t lead me down a rabbit hole 😂😂😂

[@TheMagnificentWorldofToys]

Welcome! Thanks for sharing that and thank you for watching!

[@maxtoyco]

Thanks ! Yes it's been a long road of Toys ;-P

[@LuckyLegionSlots]

@@maxtoyco oh hey it’s Mark. Hi 👋 Been a long time since meeting you. Random memories popping in my head right now: an article you wrote about older sofubi and how the room smells like candle wax. I’m probably remembering it now because it’s such a strong sensory description and memory of collections. Although I am no longer into the toys scene, thank you Mark for everything you’ve done for the community and industry 👍

[@maxtoyco]

Thank you Roger and Issac ! Once again beautifully done 🎉🦖

[@TheMagnificentWorldofToys]

Thank you Mark for sharing your stories with us!

[@Russblue11]

These videos are so great! Especially interesting hearing the origin of Super7 magazine and knowing how important Super7 the toy company and stores became. I hope you can do features on Brian Flynn, Paul Kaiju, Joe Merrill, Rich Montanari Jr., Chris Lee aka The Beast Is Back, Bwana Spoons, etc. etc.!

[@TheMagnificentWorldofToys]

Thank you for watching! Many of those folks are definitely on our radar!

[@Russblue11]

James Sizemore aka Wonder Goblin would be great too!

[@TheCrafsMan]

Hey there! Not trying to shoehorn my video into the conversation, but I just put out my first episode about SOFUBI, and it features some of the artists you mentioned:
th-cam.com/video/z0zUGyUxouo/w-d-xo.html
(P.S. James / Wonder Goblin was the key motivator for the video. Love that dude. He even loaned me some Max Toy Co and other figures to show... which got me hooked. LOL.)

[@themarkmail]

Magnificent world of toys; Always doing so amazing and moving videos . Congrats ❤🤖❤

[@TheMagnificentWorldofToys]

Thank you!

[@plastic.rain_toys]

What an amazing video!! 😊

[@TheMagnificentWorldofToys]

Glad you liked it!!

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

Excellent job. It's like part two of his documentary 😂❤❤❤

[@TheMagnificentWorldofToys]

Thank you!

[@maxtoyco]

Roger and Issac did a wonderful job of weaving the stories into two great videos ;-)

[@pee-weehernan3158]

Another great vid! 🙌

[@TheMagnificentWorldofToys]

Thank you my friend!

[@salvatoreocello]

How is this not a viral vid 5:53

[@TheMagnificentWorldofToys]

Thank you!

[@AaronKraten]

Very inspiring. Thanks for sharing. Its a real treat to see all this awesome work.

[@TheMagnificentWorldofToys]

Thank you for watching!

[@georgeacosta6548]

Just freaking awesome you need to do one video with jim lee he is my favorite artist 🎨 thanxxxxxx

[@TheMagnificentWorldofToys]

I’d love to. He’s one of my favorite artists as well!

[@momokadawi8955]

Excellent !!!

[@TheMagnificentWorldofToys]

Many thanks!

[@DIRTYYETTI]

Great video! Mark, you are truly Inspirational.

[@TheMagnificentWorldofToys]

Thank you!

[@maxtoyco]

Thank you, kind of you to say !

[@maxnagata7351]

Awesome job with the video 🎉

[@TheMagnificentWorldofToys]

Thank you very much!

[@chomptonstoodios5140]

Wonderfully done and edited!! Mark is so awesome and wholesome!!

[@TheMagnificentWorldofToys]

Yes he is! Thank you for watching buddy!

[@maxtoyco]

Thank you ;-)