Reddit reviews Persepolis

Read Persepolis.

For histriocal accuracy the stand out candidates are:

Maus - the plight of the jews during WWII (all-be-it told through mice and cats instead of jews and nazis)

From Hell - Jack the Ripper & Victorian London

Pelestine - About the troubles in Pelestine during the 90's

Persepolis - Growing up in Iran during the war between Iran and Iraq

If you're looking for something that captures the mood and times accurately, but doesn't concern itself with actual factual events, then try the Lone Wolf and Cub Series (Edo period Japan).

/u/P0rtable_Panda has totally stolen my thunder by recommending Preacher, and I see from the comments that you already have Watchmen (thus have excellent taste)

So, what would I recommend?

Hopefully it's not too controversial to recommend two true stories which are told in graphic form. They are easily two of my favourite books of all time and Maus even won a Pulitzer.

Maus is the story of the artist's father and his experiences as a Jew during the Second World War. The Nazis are drawn as cats and the Jews as mice. It is utterly heartbreaking and the images make it somehow ever more terrible. It's a wonderful telling of a story though and I recommend it to everyone who asks about graphic novels.

My second recommendation is Persepolis which is a story about a girl growing up in Iran and her thoughts about the regime and how it treats people. It's a really interesting look in to another culture that I didn't know much about.

I've got the 25 year anniversary edition of Maus on my wishlist, but anything would be wonderful if I win.

EDIT: Crap, I forgot my favourite character! I think it would probably be Cassidy from Preacher.

This is amazeballs
These are pretty niffy and inexpensive

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