Astisendo Grupo Editorial Habibi S Comic Golden . Seven years in the making, Craig Thompson´s Habibi is a sweeping graphic novel following refugee slaves Dodola and Zam. Amidst stark desert landscapes and industrial decay, their chance encounter blossoms into a profound love. This ambitious work transcends time, exploring nature´s embrace, global divides, shared religious roots, and the power of narratives. A Publishers Weekly "sumptuous love story," it´s praised for its "highly detailed drawing" and "splendid ornamental Arabic calligraphy." Elle Magazine hails it a "masterpiece," comparing Thompson to "the Charles Dickens of comics" for his ability to weave intimate character destinies with grand societal intrigue. The Desert Crossing by Craig ThompsonThe long-awaited new graphic novel by the author of Blankets, which took him seven years to complete.It took Craig Thompson, the celebrated author of Blankets (Astiberri, 2004), a total of seven years to finish Habibi, his new and ambitious graphic novel.Through a landscape of deserts, harems, and a jumble of modern industrial waste, Habibi tells the story of Dodola and Zam, a couple of refugee slaves united by chance, circumstance, and the love that arises between them.Both contemporary and timeless, Habibi offers us a moving love story, a parable about our relationship with nature, the cultural divide between the first and third world, the shared heritage of Christianity and Islam, and the magic of storytelling.The release of Habibi has generated considerable buzz in the American media.Thompson´s new work is being published simultaneously in the United States, Spain, France, Germany, and the Netherlands, and the author, after a presentation tour in the United States, will do the same in Europe.A sumptuous love story that is both suggestive and heartbreaking. In addition to the highly detailed drawing, the splendid ornamental Arabic calligraphy makes each page a work of art. - Publishers WeeklyThompson is the Charles Dickens of comics, capable of capturing the most gruesome, heartbreaking, and courageous details of his characters´ destinies while showing the big picture of intrigue that connects them to the lives and times of his readers. Habibi is a masterpiece unlike any other. - Elle Magazine. tradeinn Techinn
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