Skandalon

<p>Julie Maroh burst onto the scene in 2013 with <i>Blue Is the Warmest Color</i>, a tender, bittersweet graphic novel about lesbian love, in which a young woman named Clementine becomes infatuated with Emma, a girl with blue hair. The book spawned a controversial and acclaimed feature film that won the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival as well as accolades for its stars Adèle Exarchopoulos and Lea Seydoux; the book itself is a <i>New York Times</i> bestseller and received starred reviews from <i>Publishers Weekly</i> and <i>Library Journal</i>. <p>Julie's follow-up graphic novel, <i>Skandalon</i>, marks a startling change of pace: a fiery, intense story about the recklessness of fame. "Skandalon," found in the Gospels, refers to a persistent trap or obstacle, such as the one that confounds the mesmerizing, Jim Morrison-like lead character Tazane. He is a true rock icon: passionate, arrogant, selfish, and sometimes violent, the charismatic singer is a beacon for controversy and scandal. But the public that worships him and the media that lavishes attention on him are waiting for him to fall from grace. At times shocking, <i>Skandalon</i> is a powerful and relentless meditation on the high cost of fame, and the demons awaiting anyone who refuses to be wary of them. <p><b>Julie Maroh</b> is an author and illustrator originally from northern France. She studied comic art at the Institute Saint-Luc in Brussels and lithography and engraving at the Royal Academy of Arts in Brussels.<br></p>