Neda in Black-and-White

Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel memoir, Persepolis—released in the United States in 2003—was a clear-eyed, sensitive portrayal of the Iranian Revolution and the Iran-Iraq war, seen through the eyes of a young girl. Now Satrapi’s stark, inky images have been “remixed” with new text to tell the story of the recent disputed elections in Iran—ending with the death of Neda Agha-Soltan.

According to Agence France-Presse, the remixers behind the ten-page “Persepolis 2.0” are two young Iranians raised in the West and now living in Shanghai, who watched the elections from abroad:

"Persepolis 2.0" has also been "vigorously" attacked in the ultraconservative press in Iran, its authors say.

"We consider this to be a good sign," they said, adding that the site itself was secure and had not been hacked into.

But Satrapi—who gave the authors her go-ahead for the project but was not otherwise involved—told AFP she was sceptical about its power to change the situation on the ground in Iran.

"They said they wanted to do something with my work -- I gave them my blessing."

(Via ArtsBeat.)