My name is Irma and I am a Swedish comic artist and illustrator.
From chunky cats to political satire and everything in between. I am fond of subjects such as feminism and lgbtq rights, and like to present my thoughts on the matters in a comedic manner. I’m no stranger to fiction, though, and some of my favourite genres are drama, romance and young adult.
I make my art accessible to youths, where I find I can make a lot of positive change and create thought and discussion. Comics are the best learning medium!
Beside art, I sing in a choir, craft my own cosplays and frequent the local second hand shops.
Email me at irma@vandenpoel.se and check out my Instagram.
CV
Education
2021
Internship at Story House Egmont
Editorial/creative work in the Bamse division, including writing comic manuscripts and creating artwork, creative directing for Bamse covers, and various editorial tasks.
2017-2021
BA in Graphic Storytelling, The Animation Workshop, VIA University College
I learnt about visual storytelling in both long- and short form, script-writing, applied cartooning, world building, and many more ways to tell a story through the means of art.
Commissions
Make Music Not War
2022, Jonas Näslund AB
Anniversary poster for woodwind repair shop Jonas Näslund AB.
Alice Tegnér songs
2021, Länsmusiken i Stockholm
Scene costumes for a woodwind quintet performing in a kids’ concert.
Website illustrations
2021, Sam Larsen-Disney
Cartoonified versions of Sam himself, spread throughout his website sld.codes.
Gravid! Hvad nu?
2020, Mødrehjælpen
Three comics in an Instagram-friendly format, explaining how Mødrehjælpen can help expecting parents.
Publications
Bamses skola om fördomar
2022, Bamse #4, Story House Egmont
Scriptwriting for Bamses skola.
Platypus anthology
2021, Cobolt
Anthology comprising the bachelor projects of the Graphic Storytelling class of ’17.
Cover art
2021, Kyrkobladet #3, Järna-Vårdinge pastorat
I våra bilder och föreställningar om Jesus speglas bilderna av oss själva
2021, Kyrkobladet #2, Järna-Vårdinge pastorat
Editorial illustration for a church magazine.
Længe leve legen
2019, Pædagogisk Extrakt #16
How do we integrate play into kids’ education? Issue #16 of this danish magazine has illustrations and cover by me.
Dannelse i en tech-tid
2019, Pædagogisk Extrakt #15
Cover and illustrations to issue #15 exploring education in the technological age.