[...] attention toward the unique and thought-provoking themes and interactions that the book focuses on. Read a review or an interview with the author from Portland’s very own Powell’s [...]

[...] animated movie, but the first graphic novel is the best of the bunch. You can read a review here: *Persepolis — Recommended Comics Worth Reading Maus: by Art Spiegelman. No list is complete without it. It’s about the author’s father’s [...]

[...] Persepolis and Persepolis 2 by Marjane [...]

[...] community-wide Reading Together Series. The focus is on three autobiographical works: Persepolis, Fun Home, and Cuckoo. Paul sends along the following information: You don’t have to have [...]

[...] Comic World News reports that there might be a Blacksad animated movie, if funding can be arranged, while Heidi MacDonald mentions that Marjane Satrapi is co-writing and co-directing an adaptation of her Persepolis. [...]

[...] In short, comic stores get better deals on graphic novels, especially those from traditional book publishers, without going through Diamond. Since many of those titles include the books that are revolutionizing the comic medium — titles like Persepolis, Mom’s Cancer, or just about all of Pantheon’s graphic novel catalog — Diamond is effectively segregating itself into an old-school superhero-and-adventure-pamphlet distributor. The best stores, those that want to carry the books that the mainstream audience is hearing about and seeking out, are driven elsewhere to get desirable stock, the titles that look to the future of comics instead of the past. [...]

[...] The author of Persepolis returns with Embroideries, a light collection of stories involving the sex lives of her female relatives. After a family meal, as the women clean up, they discuss the history of their loves and relationships. [...]