Sadly, Persepolis 2 is subtitled The Story of A Return, rather than Electric Bugaloo.
Persepolis and Persepolis 2 are graphic novels about the fascinating life of the author, Marjane Satrapi. Persepolis 2 begins where the first book left off.
Persepolis ended with the young Marjane fleeing Iran for boarding school in Austria. from the beginning, the boarding school in Austria idea seems like a poor one - from a parenting standpoint. When things finally hot bottom, Marjane returns to an Iran that had been fighting Iraq for years. This book ends like her last book, with Marjane leaving Iran, this time for good.
Powell’s Bookstore has an interview with Ms. Satrapi that contains this nugget:
The real war is not between the West and the East. The real war is between intelligent and stupid people.
Amen, sister. This book is a worthy follow-up to Persepolis. So read them already.