Habibi



Habibi is a comic book by Craig Thompson. It tells the story of 2 escaped child slaves, Dodola and Zam, who struggle to survive and find happiness. They get forcibly separated and are eventually reunited but not before experiencing several traumatic incidents. Meanwhile, their feelings for each other change as they get older.


 * Bittersweet Ending: They even adopt a daughter.


 * Coming of Age Story: For both Dodola and Zam.


 * Crapsack World: Holy shit, Wanatolia is one depressing country! The sultan is a fat and bastardly absolute monarch who happily allows all this to continue while living in a luxurious palace with hundreds of concubines.


 * Driven to Suicide: Almost. And, that's why you don't make life-changing decisions on a whim!


 * Earn Your Happy Ending: Dodola and Zam go through hell before reuniting.


 * Eunuchs Are Evil: Averted with all examples except for the Chief Black Eunuch in the sultan's palace.


 * Fragile Speedster: Dodola is fast enough to outrun several royal guards but isn't strong enough to stop 1 man from holding her down and raping her.


 * Honor Before Reason: Dodola and Zam have just enough money on them to buy a boat to escape Wanatolia for good. However, they decide to buy a slave and adopt her as their daughter.


 * Hooker with a Heart of Gold:


 * Iron Woobie: Both Dodola and Zam. Although they're forcibly separated with little hope of ever meeting again, they almost never give up on trying to find each other. The "almost" is because Dodola did give up once after


 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Dodola, although kind and loving, is noticeably short-tempered. Zam starts out the same way but mellows out as he gets older.


 * Sex Is Evil and I Am Horny: Zam feels this way after seeing Dodola get raped. It bothers him enough to make him choose to be He eventually gets over this mindset.


 * Wholesome Crossdresser: Ghaniyah, the eunuch prostitute who befriends Zam. He's so attractive that he eventually


 * Wife Husbandry: