Albert Hulm
was born in 1974 in a small Russian town called Agadyr.
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After his graduation from the Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaft und Kunst in Hildesheim,
he wound up in Germany's wildest city, Berlin, where he earns his bread as a freelance
illustrator, storyboard artist and character designer.
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