Persepolis

Hi guys, sorry I haven't been posting a lot of sketchbook stuff lately... I have been very busy with editorial stuff, but hopefully that'll mean lots of cool new portfolio pieces (right?!).

Anyhow, here's a NYTimes Slideshow about the movie Persepolis narrated by Marjane Satrapi and Vincet Paronnaud. Sam and I saw the movie a few weeks ago and thought it quite a good adaptation; the slideshow shows quite a bit of the beautiful artwork. I love how they translated and embellished upon the original drawings. I read some reviews of the graphic novels that felt that the art was too crude or simplified, but I thought they were effective. They were almost pictograms, and the rawness reflected the content.

(P.S. If you're going to be at the ALA conference in Philadelphia this weekend, stop by and see me at the Groundwood/House of Anansi table!)