Mana Neyestani

Mana Neyestani (Persian: مانا نیستانی; born 29 May 1973) is an Iranian cartoonist, illustrator, and comic book creator whose work appears internationally in economic, intellectual, political, and cultural magazines.

Mana is particularly known for his work for reformist papers in Iran and Persian language websites Radio Zamaneh, Tavaana: E-Learning Institute for Iranian Civil Society, and IranWire.

[2] His father Manouchehr Neyestani (1936–1981) was a well-known Iranian poet from Kerman and his mother Azardokht Keshavarzi (1936–2021) was a high school teacher from Tehran.

[13] Mana and the editor of the paper ended up in solitary confinement in Tehran's Evin prison under conditions the cartoonist described as "Kafkaesque."

He finally ended up in exile in France where he published a graphic novel titled An Iranian Metamorphosis, about his time in prison.