Amanda Conner is an American

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and

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. She began her career in the late 1980s for

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, before moving on to contribute work for Claypool Comics' '' Soulsearchers and Company'' and

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' ''

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'' in the 1990s. Her 2000s work includes '' Mad'' magazine, and such

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characters as

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, Atlee. Her other published work includes illustrations for ''

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'' and ''Revolver'' magazine, advertising work for products such as Arm & Hammer, Playskool, design work for ABC's ''

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'', and commercials for A&E's ''Biography'' magazine.

Early life

Amanda Conner studied at

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. She names as influences

Joe Kubert Joseph Kubert (; September 18, 1926 – August 12, 2012) was a Polish-born American comic book artist, art teacher, and founder of The Kubert School. He is best known for his work on the DC Comics characters Sgt. Rock and Hawkman. He is also kno ...

, for teaching his students to compose pages as if they were to be devoid of any dialogue or word balloons, and

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for his pacing and his ability to create tension and intense action and reactions.''Creator-Owned Heroes'' #5

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. October 2012.

Career

Conner worked at a color separation company, which handled comics coloring prior to the industry adoption of computer programs such as

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. She subsequently worked in a comic book store. At the time she lived a little over an hour from New York City, and on her days off, would travel to New York City with her father, and use his office at the advertising industry where he worked as a home base from which to call editors at

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and

to request a portfolio review. When granted these interviews, she was told that she had potential, but needed to work on her art more. At this same time she became acquainted with professional artists through her work at the comic shop, and answered an advertisement by artist

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, who was seeking an assistant. She took the job, which became her first comics work, while continuing to show her portfolio to editors at Marvel and DC. She also illustrated storyboards for the advertising industry.Salavetz, Judith; Drate, Spencer. ''Creating Comics!'', 2010, Rockport Publishers, pp, 34 and 35 After about her sixth or seventh time showing her portfolio, Marvel editor Greg Wright gave Conner her first illustration assignment, an 11-page

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back-up story in '' Solo Avengers'' #12 (November 1988). Her other early work includes ''

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'' and ''Suburban Jersey Ninja She-Devils'' for Marvel, ''

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'' for

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in 1988, and ''Archie'' and ''

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'' stories for

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(now her husband), who often

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over Conner's

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. From 1993–1994 she penciled issues #1–10 of

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and

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's creator-owned series, '' Soulsearchers and Company'', which was published by Claypool Comics. In 1994 she penciled '' Barbie Fashion'' #43, a Marvel Comics title that was licensed from the

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doll. That same year she did her first

work with ''Vengeance of Vampirella'', a mini-comic that was bundled with an issue of '' Wizard'' magazine. The following year she pencilled issues 2 - 11 of Marvel's '' Gargoyles'', which was based on the

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of the same name. In 1996 she pencilled ''Kid Death & Fluffy Spring Break Special'' #1 for

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and ''Tomoe'' #3 for

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. She also returned to Vampirella with Harris' ''Vampirella Lives'' #1–3, which teamed her with writer

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. In 1997 she illustrated the intercompany crossover ''

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vs. The Darkness'' for

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. It was in working on this book that Conner says that she found her niche in the industry, explaining that the licensed characters she had previously worked on, particularly Barbie and Vampirella (the latter of which she stresses she nonetheless enjoyed for the writers she worked with) had narrow emotional ranges, which limited the facial expressions she was able to render. On ''PKJ v. the Darkness'' she discovered that it was possible to render material of a dark tone that incorporated

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. Conner returned to ''Painkiller Jane'' with a #0 issue, which recounted the character's origin.

Her other comic book credits include ''

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'', '' Codename: Knockout'', and ''

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'' for DC Comics, as well as '' Two-Step'' with writer

for the Cliffhanger!

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Comics (owned by

); ''

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'' for Marvel; ''Gatecrasher'', which she co-created for

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; and '' The Pro'', a creator-owned book for

with Palmiotti and Garth Ennis. In 2005, she illustrated the origin of

in ''JSA Classified'' #1-4. She also penciled a ''

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'' comic to go with the special DVD edition. Her art has appeared on ABC'S ''

'', and in ''

'' and '' MAD'' magazine. She has also done promotional artwork for the

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series '' Who Wants to Be a Superhero?'' and the 2007 feature film ''

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''. She does spot illustrations in ''Revolver'' magazine each month. Her commercial art work includes illustrations for the New York City

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agencies Kornhauser & Calene, and Kidvertisers, for such accounts as Arm & Hammer, Playskool, and

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commissioned Conner and fellow comics artist Jan Duursema to design the ''Make Yourself: A Super Power''

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in 2011. Conner did modeling/art reference work for the Marvel

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'' Elektra: Assassin'' in the 1980s, and for artist Joe Jusko's ''

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'' in 2000. Conner, Palmiotti, and writer Justin Gray work together via their multimedia entertainment company PaperFilms. They collaborated on the ''

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'' miniseries, which premiered in November 2008, and the first 12 issues of the ''

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, which were published between 2009 and 2010, both of which Conner penciled. in 2009, Conner drew the

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story in ''

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'' which also featured appearance by

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and

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. Following her departure from ''Power Girl'', Conner wrote and pencilled a story published in ''

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'' #600, which featured a team-up between Power Girl, Wonder Woman, and

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released ''The Art of Amanda Conner'' in April 2012 while DC Comics published ''DC Comics: The Sequential Art of Amanda Conner'' the following November. In 2012–2013, Conner drew the ''

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: Silk Spectre'' limited series which she co-wrote with

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. Cooke had insisted on having Conner as a collaborator on the series, stating that "I knew I had something to say about Laurie, and I needed somebody to collaborate with who could help realize it. The only person I know alive that could do that was Amanda. So I kind of made it a fuck-or-walk situation, you know? aughs.'We get Amanda, or I can’t do this.' So that made it incumbent upon C co-publisherDan iDioto bring Amanda into it." Conner and Palmiotti launched a ''

'' ongoing series in November 2013. She provided the design concepts for the DC Universe streaming ''Harley Quinn'' animated series. Many of the story line ideas and dialog have been used for source material on the episodes. These concepts have also been launching points for both the Birds of Prey and Suicide Squad feature movies. Conner's art was featured in "

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", the October 19, 2015, episode of the American sitcom ''

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''. In the episode, comic book store owner

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asks the women for ideas on how to attract more women to his shop, and

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( Mayim Bialik) points out that an illustration hanging on one of the shop's walls, "Girl on a Leash", may not be conducive to attracting female customers. The image, which was illustrated by Conner and colored by Paul Mounts, depicts a scantily-clad woman being held on a chain leash by a muscular, whip-wielding masked man. The piece was custom-drawn for the show by Conner. In 2015, Conner was voted as the #2 top female comics artist of all time. On May 18, 2019, at the Comic Con Revolution event in

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, Conner was named the 2019 recipient of the Joe Kubert Distinguished Storyteller Award, which is given to "outstanding comic book creators who exemplify both Joe Kubert's artistic talent and his commitment to nurturing the comic book community."

Technique and materials

While reading each page of a script, Conner does tiny thumbnail sketches with stick figures corresponding to the story indicated on each page, in order to help her design the page's layout. She then does tighter, more elaborate sketches, though still fairly small compared with the finished artwork, approximately , and then blows those up on a

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to the proper original comic art size, which is 10 inches x 15 inches. She then uses "very tight pencils" to light-box it onto

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, if she intends to have it inked by her husband and collaborator, Jimmy Palmiotti, but will do the pencils "lighter and looser" if she intends to ink it herself, as she already knows how she wants the artwork rendered. Conner has created her own paper stock and blue line format on her drawing paper, because, she explains, she likes having those configurations pre-printed on the page, and feels that "sometimes the rough is too toothy and the smooth is too slick." The stock she uses is the Strathmore 500 series, but she also orders a custom stock because she sometimes finds those dimensions more comfortable and easier to work on more quickly. She also finds the Strathmore 300 series "pretty good", in that she appreciates its texture and greater affordability, but says that she must occasionally contend with getting a "bleedy batch". Conner uses mechanical pencils with .03 lead because she finds it easier to use than regular pencils that require her to stop and sharpen them frequently. When working on one of her own projects, such as ''The Pro'', she prefers to letter the art herself, before the inking stage, as she appreciates the handmade, organic look and feel of hand lettering, in contrast to the computer lettering with which most books are currently produced. To ink her own artwork, she uses

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.03, .01 and .005

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, and will sometimes use a

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.005 for extremely fine work, as these implements feel better in her hands than crowquills and brushes. As her artwork is open and lacks much shading, Conner feels that Paul Mounts is a compatible colorist for her work, as he achieves "the right amount of bounciness or moodiness, depending on what's needed." Conner has stated that her favorite things to draw are facial expressions and body language.

Personal life

Conner has lived in Los Angeles;

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; and Connecticut. She and her husband and frequent collaborator

lived in

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, New York City but as of 2010 live in Florida, which Palmiotti referred to in an interview as the "sixth borough of New York."

Awards

* 2010 Inkwell Awards All-in-One Award"2010 Inkwell Awards Winners"
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."2014 Inkpot Award Winners Photo Gallery"
Comic-Con International: San Diego. October 15, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2019. * 2019 Joe Kubert Distinguished Storyteller Award

Bibliography

Archie Comics

*''

'' # 1–4 (1989–1990)

Black Bull Entertainment

*''Gatecrasher'' #1-6 (2000–2001) *''Gatecrasher: Ring of Fire'' #1-4 (2000)

Claypool Comics

* '' Soulsearchers and Company'' #1–10 (1993–1995)

DC Comics

*'' 9-11: The World's Finest Comic Book Writers & Artists Tell Stories to Remember, Volume Two'' (2002) *''Ame-Comi Girls Featuring Wonder Woman'' #1 (2012) *''

'' #65–66 *''

'': Silk Spectre #1–4 (2012) *''

'' #47–49 (2002–2003) *'' Codename: Knockout'' #6, 9, 13–14 (2001–2002) *''

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Wedding Special'' #1 (2007) *''

'' vol. 2 #0, 1–30, ''Annual'' #1 (2014–2016) *''Harley Quinn'' vol. 3 #1–26, 28-34 (2016-2018) *''Harley Quinn and Power Girl'' #1–6 (2015–2016) *''Harley Quinn: Futures End'' #1 (2014) *''Harley Quinn Holiday Special'' #1 (2015) *''Harley Quinn Invades Comic-Con International: San Diego'' #1 (2014) *''Harley Quinn: Our Worlds at War'' #1 (2001) *''Harley Quinn: Road Trip Special'' #1 (2015) *''Harley Quinn Valentine's Day Special'' #1 (2015) *''Harley's Little Black Book'' #1–5 (2016–2017) *'' Joker: Last Laugh Secret Files'' #1 (2001) *''

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''#1–4 (2005) *''

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'' vol. 5 #13–14 (2006) *''Looney Tunes'' #100 (2003) *''

'' #1–12 (2009–2010) *''

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80-Page Giant'' #1 (1998) *'' Starman'' #14 (1995) *''

'' vol. 5 #12 (2007) *'' Superman: Lois Lane'' #1 ( GirlFrenzy) (1998) *''

'' #1–4 (2009) *''Two-Step'' #1–3 (2003–2004) *''

'' #1–12 (Supergirl) (2009) *''

'' #600 ("Fuzzy Logic" short story) (2010)

Event Comics

*''Kid Death & Fluffy Spring Break Special'' #1 (1996) *''Legends of Kid Death & Fluffy'' #1 (1997) *''

'' #0 (1999) *''Painkiller Jane/

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'' #1 *''Painkiller Jane vs. The Darkness: "Stripper"'' #1 (1997)

Harris Comics

*''Vampirella Death and Destruction'' #1-3 (1996) *''Vampirella:

Halloween Halloween or Hallowe'en (less commonly known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve) is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Saints' Day. It begins the observan ...

Trick & Treat'' #1 (2004) *''Vampirella Lives'' #1–3 (1996–1997) *''Vampirella Monthly'' #1–3 ("Ascending Evil") and #7–9 ("Queen's Gambit," (with Billy Tucci's SHI) (1997) *''

25th anniversary special'' (1996) *'' Vengeance of Vampirella'' (1996) ''Wizard'' #55 supplemental mini-comic *'' Vengeance of Vampirella'' (1996) #25

Image Comics

*'' The Pro'' #1 (2002)

Marvel Comics

*'' Avengers West Coast Annual'' #4 (1989) *''

Barbie Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by American toy company Mattel, Inc. and launched on March 9, 1959. American businesswoman Ruth Handler is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration. ...

'' #3–4 (1991) *''

Black Panther A black panther is the melanistic colour variant of the leopard (''Panthera pardus'') and the jaguar (''Panthera onca''). Black panthers of both species have excess black pigments, but their typical rosettes are also present. They have been ...

'' vol. 2 #8 (1999) *''

Daredevil Daredevil may refer to: * A stunt performer Arts and media Comics * Daredevil (Lev Gleason Publications), a fictional 1940s superhero popularized by writer-artist Charles Biro * Daredevil (Marvel Comics character), a Marvel comic book superhero ...

'' vol. 2 #½ *''

'' #80 (1994) *''Gargoyles'' #1–6, 9–11 (1995) *'' Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man'' #14 *'' Marvel Super-Heroes'' #3 (

Wasp A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder ...

) (1990) *''Marvel Romance Redux: Guys & Dolls ''#1 *'' Nick Fury's Howling Commandos'' #3 (2006) *''

She-Hulk She-Hulk (Jennifer "Jen" Walters) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist John Buscema, she first appeared in ''The Savage She-Hulk'' #1 ( cover-dated February ...

'' vol. 2 #3 *'' Solo Avengers'' #12 (

) (1988) *''

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has been expanded into various film ...

'' #1 (variant cover) (2015) *''Suburban Jersey Ninja She-Devils'' #1 (1992) *''

'' #35 (2002)

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