Joakim Pirinen
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Joakim Pirinen (born 28 May 1961 in
comic creator. One of the most acclaimed artists to make 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
borderline personality
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Pirinen has a very distinct and unique style, playing as few of his peers with art and language, with time and space. He has also written some rather unusual prose.
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
- ^ Sjöberg, Karin (20 September 2011). "Pirinen, Joakim" (in Swedish). Alex Författarlexikon. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
Det finskklingande efternamnet har han efter pappan, som kom som krigsbarn till Sverige.
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