Two Shanghai-based young Iranians are defying the Tehran regime with a reworked version of the award-winning graphic novel "Persepolis," telling the story of Iran's bloody post-election uprising. Written by Iranian-French emigre Marjane Satrapi, the original "Persepolis" is a black comedy based on her early life in Iran, set against the backdrop of the Islamic revolution, that in 2007 ...

From the Iranian creator of "Persepolis" to cutting-edge artists from Seoul or South Africa, star authors joined some 200,000 fans in southern France this week for the world's biggest comic book showcase. Once a year the sleepy southwestern town of Angouleme turns into the capital of the comic book industry, playing host to a star-studded marathon of book ...