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October 20, 2005
Camper's Persepolis Review
I thought it fitting stylistically, that Jennifer Camper used comic strips to review Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel. With it’s multiple characters, the review allowed Camper to voice varying opinions on graphic novels, Iran, Muslim women and Satrapi’s books, presenting counter arguments that stated her point by contradiction.
Her review became a meta-comic as she touched on the credibility struggle graphic novels are faced with in different parts of the world.
Camper shows, through her comic review, how through comics an author-artist is able to entertain subject matter simultaneously on multiple levels and because of it’s medium it is accessible to a broad cross section of people.
The review points to how Satrapi, through the telling of a very personal story, has been able, with an authentic voice, to educate readers and shed light that benefits both the reader and those the story concerns.
~ Nanette
Posted by lcissavides at October 20, 2005 02:19 PM