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Zahra’s Paradise
by Amir & Khalil28-Aug-2010
So a Persian writer, an Arab artist and a Jewish editor walk into a room… Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke. Actually, that’s something like the start of this unusual editorial adventure, the first of its kind. Here for your reading pleasure is an online, serial webcomic in English, Farsi, Arabic, French, Italian, Spanish, and Dutch—with more joining on the horizon. First Second books proudly presents Zahra’s Paradise by Amir and Khalil, together with Casterman in French and Dutch, Rizzoli Lizard in Italian, and Norma Editorial in Spanish. Set in the aftermath of Iran’s fraudulent elections of 2009, Zahra’s Paradise is the fictional story of the search for Mehdi, a young protestor who has disappeared in the Islamic Republic’s gulags >>>
Zahra’s Paradise is being published by MacMillan in September (2010), and so far it's been translated into 10 or so languages. Here's Chapter One:
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Good job
by divaneh on Fri Aug 27, 2010 05:58 PM PDTMore power to the creators.
Interesting
by DW Duke on Fri Aug 27, 2010 10:25 AM PDTInteresting, Al Zahra is the hero in this new novel. //www.amazon.com/Palestine-DW-Duke/dp/1448946115
Looks like a good publication.
by DW Duke on Fri Aug 27, 2010 10:27 AM PDTIt appears to have a good theme. :)
I agree Amir,
by KavehAhangarAdel on Fri Aug 27, 2010 09:36 AM PDTIt is very unique and it came out right after the post election events. It is very well done artistically and is promising. It is different from Persepolis (a fantastic series/film in its own genre). As an Artist, I am very impressed.
Message is simple: Believe
www.kavehadel.com/blog
www.boyandredballoon.com
WEBCOMIC coined by Amir and . . .
by Amir Normandi on Sat Aug 28, 2010 05:09 PM PDTThere may be inspirations from other pioneers but Zahras' Paradise is a unique WEBCOMIC with new post every other day, THANKS Khalil, Amir and . . for your generosity for putting it online.
PERSEPOLITAN
Amir Normandi
I like this
by عموجان on Fri Aug 27, 2010 08:06 AM PDTI hope to see more of this kind of comic. I was going to say where is the Farsi copy then I saw the link (i book marked that). This is one good way to tell the story of what is going on in Iran today I even like the illustrations.
Persepolis?
by Abarmard on Fri Aug 27, 2010 07:30 AM PDTDid they acquire Copyright from Satrapi?