PERSEPOLIS (Marjane Satrapi) - December 16/12

This entertainingly episodic comic has its moments but is all-too-often just a little too political. Without an internal monologue from the main character, it's difficult to wholeheartedly care about everything that she undergoes. There are a few unexpectedly touching sequences - the last panel, for example - but on the whole this never quite becomes anything more than a passable yet unremarkable comic. **1/2 out of ****