Chris Noeth

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Chris Noeth (* 1971 in Bad Kissingen , Germany ) is a US comic artist from Germany, who is also known for his graphic work in the field of computer games . From 2011 to 2013 he most recently worked as a senior artist at flaregames GmbH on the development of mobile games. Since 2013 he has been managing director of McPeppergames UG (limited liability) & Co. KG, whose area of ​​responsibility is the development of mobile apps for children.

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He has a degree in computer science and has been working as a professional artist in the development of computer games since 1999. Noeth worked, among other things, on the creation of concept art , character design , environment design , storyboards , illustrations , digital paintings , pixel art , screen design , up to 3D modeling and animation . In recent years he has specialized in developing graphics for smartphone and tablet games.

Some of the PC games that Chris Noeth was instrumental in developing are Lula 3D , Far West, and Railroad Pioneer . An excerpt from his over thirty games for mobile phones includes: B. Ancient Ruins , Space Guerillas , Pirates Ahoy , Townsmen 2 , Townsmen 3 , Townsmen Racing , Flitzer , Glory of the Roman Empire , Funky Monkey and My Model Train .

In addition to his work in game development , he works as an illustrator . Chris Noeth is in Germany mainly for his cover illustrations in the science fiction - pulp novel series Maddrax & The people of the depth known.

He worked as a specialist author on graphic-related workshops for well-known graphics magazines such as " Creative Live " and Germany's largest game developer magazine " Making Games ".

Chris Noeth taught a course on "3D modeling and animation" at the University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt for several years .

In April 2007 he quit his job as a lead artist in the games industry to work as a freelancer in the comics and computer games sector.

He is the co-inventor of the creator-owned comic book Alpha Bettie , which was written by former IDW editor Dan Taylor. Chris Noeth developed new stories for the American comic book publisher Papercutz for the series Tales from the Crypt (Stories from the Crypt) . Here he worked with the famous Texas horror writer Joe R. Lansdale , among others . His last comic book project " Ray Harryhausen Presents: It Came from Beneath the Sea ... Again!" Is a four-part mini-series for the American comic publisher Bluewater Productions and at the same time an official sequel to the well-known horror film classic from 1955 (known in Germany as Title The horror from the deep ).

From January 2009 to February 2011 Noeth worked as art director and partner for Rough Sea Games GmbH and from March 2011 to March 2013 he was a senior artist at flaregames GmbH, responsible for the graphic development of various games for smartphones and tablets.

Noeth has been working on his own comic series MAYA since December 2009 , which started as a webcomic and made its debut as a comic app for smartphones and tablets in a sequel towards the end of 2013. Since the updates became too long, the continuation of the story about the character is currently on hold.

Since April 2013, Noeth has been exclusively involved in implementing his own projects in the games & comics area. He is the founder and managing director of McPeppergames UG (limited liability) & Co. KG, which specializes exclusively in the development of apps for children. His last published game is Color Defense .

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SURNAME Noeth, Chris
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American comic book artist, writer and illustrator, art director
DATE OF BIRTH 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Bad Kissingen