Lynnie 
graphic novel
Wow! Now that I've completed Eight Billion Genies (I am linking the collected volume, though I read the individual issues and blogged about the first four in April), I have
to say that it ranks right up there as one of my all-time favorite comic
series. At only eight issues, it packed a punch with an ending that was
far more emotional than I was expecting.
Charles Soule wrote a
really wonderful story and Ryan Browne's visuals really brought it to
life. As we learn the real origin of the genies and what they mean for
the world ... well it gives you a lot to think about in today's society.
The final issue ties everything up in a way that could have been eye-rollingingly cheesy but instead manages to make you want to smile and cry all at the same time. I was truly moved. I never expected to love the genies as characters as much as I did over the course of the eight issues but, by the end, I was as invested in them as in the human characters.
Eight Billion Genies is a beautiful story. I'm so glad I took the time to read it.
The final issue ties everything up in a way that could have been eye-rollingingly cheesy but instead manages to make you want to smile and cry all at the same time. I was truly moved. I never expected to love the genies as characters as much as I did over the course of the eight issues but, by the end, I was as invested in them as in the human characters.
Eight Billion Genies is a beautiful story. I'm so glad I took the time to read it.
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