Power Paola

About

Colombian-Ecuadorian cartoonist who is well known for her graphic memoirs Virus Tropical, Inside, Daily, and Everything Will Be Good. She is a member of the international comics collective Chicks On Comics, and runs a self-titled blog spot where she uploads her drawings and career updates. 

Before Fame

She studied at the Bellas Artes University Foundation. While she was there, she cofounded the art collective Taller 7. 

Trivia

In 2018, she teamed up with director Santiago Caicedo in order to transform her debut graphic novel Virus Tropical into a movie. 

Family Life

She has two older sisters. They, along with her mother and father, appear frequently in her comics and graphic novels. 

Associated With

Other prominent female cartoonists include Arina Tanemura and Lynda Barry.