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Illustration: Come and meet the breathtakingly talented Connor Willumsen

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Date
3 December 2013

Connor Willumsen has a pretty great setup as far as his working life goes. The Canadian comics artist made a name for himself on the alternative comics scene, producing an array of titles that he wrote and drew himself before being picked up by comic book monoliths like Marvel and DC. You’d think at this point he’d forget the stranger side of his work, but he’s still publishing off-beat comics with small European publishers like Breakdown Press and taking on commercial illustration jobs for the likes of Bloomberg View and GQ – you won’t find him at Marvel anymore though. In among his prolific commercial work Connor still finds time to head down to life drawing classes, the extraordinary fruits of which can be seen on his blog. I am sick with envy for this guy.

An illustration of two figures in a dark, enclosed space against a bright orange background. One person looks through binoculars while a speech bubble above them reads “COUGH”.
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Connor Willumsen: Calgary: Death Milks A Cow

An illustration of a person with curly hair and glowing green eyes looking forward. They are surrounded by other figures in a textured, orange-toned environment.
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Connor Willumsen: Calgary: Death Milks A Cow

An illustration of two figures in a vehicle, rendered in a hatched style with orange and green tones. A speech bubble from the figure on the left reads “HA HA HA”.
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Connor Willumsen: Calgary: Death Milks A Cow

An illustration of a road stretching towards a city skyline under a bright yellow sky. Large, orange clouds drift above the buildings, while two street lamps curve over the scene.
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Connor Willumsen: Calgary: Death Milks A Cow

An illustration of a person’s arm and hand reaching through a gap between two orange doors. The word “BAM!” is written in green, stylised letters above the arm.
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Connor Willumsen: Calgary: Death Milks A Cow

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James Cartwright

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James started out as an intern in 2011 and came back in summer of 2012 to work online and latterly as Print Editor, before leaving in May 2015.

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