Pride of Baghdad
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Pride of Baghdad is an original graphic novel written by Brian K. Vaughan and illustrated by Niko Henrichon released by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint on September 13, 2006. The story is a fictionalized version of the true story of four lions who escaped from the Baghdad zoo after an American bombing in 2003.
[edit] Characters
- Zill, the lead male of the pride.
- Safa, an old lioness, blind in one eye, who has become accustomed to captivity and views the human "keepers" as allies.
- Noor, a younger lioness, mother to Ali. Noor longs for freedom from the zoo.
- Ali, a young cub.
- Fajer, a blood-thirsty bear.
[edit] External links
- A visual step-by-step from Niko Henrichon, the book's artist
- Pride of Baghdad's official MySpace page
- Brian K. Vaughan's Roaring Pride, Publisher's Weekly, June 20, 2006.
- NEWSARAMA The Lions of War: BKV on Pride of Baghdad
- BBC News US troops kill Baghdad lions
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