Persia Blues, Volume 1 Leaving Home

Minoo Shirazi is a rebellious young Iranian woman struggling to define herself amid the strict social conventions of an oppressive regime and the wishes of an overbearing father. She is also a free-spirited adventurer in a fantasy world, a place where aspects of modern America and ancient Persia meld into a unique landscape. Blending Eastern and Western civilization with elements of ancient Persian mythology, Persia Bluesexplores the intersections of guilt and freedom, family and self, ancient myths and modern enigmas.

Dara Naraghi is the author of the graphic novels Lifelike, Terminator: Salvation, and Witch & Wizard: Battle for Shadowland. He is a founding member of the comic book writers/artists collective known as PANEL, with whom he has produced 20 volumes of their comics’ anthology. Brent Bowman is an illustrator whose work has appeared in publications by Image Comics and Caliber Press, as well as the collectible card game Age of Empires. They both live in Columbus, Ohio.