David Palumbo is an award-winning freelance illustrator working primarily in the dark fantasy genre. A graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Dave has worked with Marvel, Wizards of the Coast, Tor Books, The New Yorker, and others. In this interview, we discuss his 1980s childhood; the importance of artistic integrity; how his work subverts gender and racial tropes within his genre; the evolution of illustrations at companies like Wizards of the Coast; and much more. • Dave's work can be found here: http://www.dvpalumbo.com/ •

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