Joakim Pirinen

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Joakim Pirinen.

Joakim Pirinen (born 28 May 1961 in Solna, Stockholm County) is a Swedish illustrator, author, and comic creator. He made his debut during the 1980s wave of "artistic" and "adult" comics in Sweden, Pirinen was, and still is, a regular contributor to the Swedish alternative comics magazine Galago .

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Pirinen's comic album debut came in 1984 with Välkommen Till Sandlådan ("Welcome to the Sandbox"), but his true breakthrough came with Socker-Conny ("Sugar-Conny") in 1985, a graphic novel about an anarchistic borderline personality.

Personal life

Pirinen is of Finnish descent through his father who was sent to Sweden as a Finnish war child during World War II. [1]

References

  1. Sjöberg, Karin (20 September 2011). "Pirinen, Joakim" (in Swedish). Alex Författarlexikon  [ sv ]. Retrieved 10 December 2019. Det finskklingande efternamnet har han efter pappan, som kom som krigsbarn till Sverige.