371 - Four-Color Flashback: Persepolis

For the next black-and-white non-fiction graphic novel of Four-Color Flashback 2k19, Paul and Arlo head East to discuss Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis. Published between 2000-04, Persepolis tells Satrapi’s autobiographical story of growing up during the Iranian Revolution and coming of age in a totalitarian society. The boys discuss Satrapi’s simplistic, cartoony artwork and its heavy use of black ink; why comics is the perfect medium to make this story a universal one; how Satrapi challenges our Western notions of Iranian culture; and why Paul had a tough time connecting to the book. Next: whatever it takes. Avengers: Endgame.   THE BREAKDOWN Run Time: 01:21:47 00:00:30 - Intro / Banter 00:01:33 - Persepolis 01:17:20 - Outro / Next