Beautiful, haunting, and mystical, Habibi weaves the tale of two young people struggling in a horrific world of slavery, pollution, and sexual depravity with traditional Islamic and Christian mythologies.
Thompson spent many years on this opus and it was time well spent. Each page is packed with intricate black and white artwork that captures your eye and lingers in your psyche. Each panel is unique and no detail is spared. My only difficulty is that I often found myself devouring the words before I could take in the beauty of each page and had to conciously slow myself down. This is a testament to the power of the story, which is only enhanced by the beauty of the artwork and never overshadowed. So gorgeous.
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Definitely not for the faint of heart, Habibi takes very difficult subject such as prostitution, castration, but above all focuses on the power of love, in all its forms.