Persepolis is her memoir of that period ... The story is mostly told in conventional comic panels. Satrapi’s lightly stylized black-and-white drawings are reminiscent of Charles Schultz.

Persepolis remains one of the great graphic novels of all time and one of the best movie adaptations of a comic book. Created by Iranian expat French cartoonist, now movie director Marjane Satrapi ...

In Chicken with Plums, the co-directors’ gorgeous live action follow-up to their 2007 acclaimed animated film Persepolis ... often framed as if they were panels in a graphic novel, reminders ...

An opening panel shows ... country where comic strips are considered an art form. Satrapi is still recovering from a marathon dash to complete the fourth and final volume of “Persepolis ...

In the No. 2 slot on the new Most Frequently Challenged Books list is “Persepolis,” Marjane Satrapi ... Sixth on the list is the Eisner Award-winning comic “Saga,” by Brian K.

A memoir and a history of Iran’s turbulent 20th-century politics, one comic strip frame at a time. Credit...Olivia Fields Supported by By Fernanda Eberstadt PERSEPOLIS by Marjane Satrapi ...

When do comic books mature into graphic novels ... Iran and North Korea. Persepolis, by Iranian ex-pat Marjane Satrapi, is a lyrical, funny yet political memoir of growing up in Iran during ...

Following the ban of Art Spiegelman's Maus in January, Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis is the latest ... the graphic novel to be mature. A pinch of comic geekiness, followed by a dash of tech ...

A memoir in the form of an animated feature, "Persepolis," adapted by Marjane ... co-director/co-writer Vincent Paronnaud embrace the comic-strip style of line drawing from her books, and find ...

The prosecution of a broadcaster who aired Marjane Satrapi's acclaimed Persepolis shows that the success of the Arab Spring hasn't necessarily led to freedom of arts and expression. But a ...