Wren Clinefelter (They/Them) is a Minneapolis-based comics artist and writer. They graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in May 2025 with a BFA in Comic Arts and two minors in Creative Writing and Art History.
Using a mix of traditional and digital media, Wren creates dramatic, high-contrast comics spanning the Scifi and Horror genres, zeroing in on stories that center Queer identities and narratives.
Same Old, Same Old
Andy is a burnt out lesbian who gets reluctantly dragged into a night out on the town. As the night progresses, she relearns to appreciate the simple joys in life and even runs into a handsome stranger…
Same Old, Same Old is a quick minicomic about queer joy and the absurdity of life in your 20s. Read all of it up top and purchase your own physical copy from us at MILK and/or SLICE this fall!
Spring 2025. Colors by Nori Donais
Kill the Messenger
When campers start disappearing in a small Minnesota town, a park employee with a troubled past is drawn into a world of monsters and mysteries. Haunted by a vengeful demon that wants to control his mind and body, Liam Hightower must investigate the dark forces preying on Lourburn, Minnesota before they consume the town, and him along with it.
Kill the Messenger is a 300-page horror fantasy graphic novel for adult audiences. Evoking the gritty horror of stories like Supernatural and Old Gods of Appalachia, Kill the Messenger explores themes of transformation, survival, and resilience in the face of monstrous odds.
Full pitch upon request.
Spring 2025
Brighter Minds
Brighter Minds is a 64-page Science Fiction comic following two young soldiers as they travel a distant desert world to complete a dangerous mission. Encountering unexpected dangers, old wounds, and secrets best left unspoken, they will have to choose between preserving their humanity and escaping with their lives.
Spring 2025. Colors by Nori Donais.
The Marshes
Inspired by the frozen lakes of Northern Minnesota, The Marshes is an 11 page horror minicomic following a group of children who realize there’s a malevolent presence hiding among the cat tails.
Fall 2024.
