40 Part 32 – Marjane Satrapi at West Point
In 2005, the French cartoonist Marjane Satrapi was invited to speak to the cadets at West Point (where “Persepolis”, her account of her life in Iran later was put on the required reading list). This...
View ArticleMarjane Satrapi at Women and Children First (Yahoo Group Recap)
This is a repost from the Ephemerist Yahoo Group. I’m a little short on new material, so I decided to focus on some online features that are still available, but may have faded a little. This is a...
View ArticlePersepolis Poster
This is the official poster for the US release of Marjane Satrapi’s feature animation film “Persepolis“. I like it – it really reflects the mood of the book. I hope the film does too. (via Cinematical)
View ArticlePersepolis Poster (II)
Yesterday I blogged about this poster for Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis film. Today somebody sent me the German version of that self-same poster (see also here). I hope I’m not getting paranoid here...
View ArticlePersepolis website
I just wanted to say that the Persepolis website (for the movie) is a beautiful affair. My screenshot above does it no justice at all, so please visit the site and judge for yourself.
View ArticleCulturePulp interviews Marjane Satrapi
In his most recent “CulturePulp” comic, Mike Russell interviews Marjane Satrapi. (via the Comics Reporter, amongst others)
View ArticleSteven De Rie
Flemish cartoonist Steven De Rie created this poster for the 20th edition of the Wilrijk Comics Festival. Try and find all references to characters and comics-related news items.
View ArticlePersepolis 2.0
The current situation in Iran prompted Payman & Sina to update Marjane Satrapi‘s Persepolis via the very old technique of cut, past and modify (see also here – scroll down). The result, the 14...
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