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Pride of Baghdad

By: DC Comics

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Comics - Fantasy (DC Comics)

Last Stocked on 6/27/2024

Product Info

Title
Pride of Baghdad
Publisher
Category
Author
Brian K. Vaughan, Niko Henrichon
Publish Year
2008
Pages
136
Dimensions
6.5x10x.5"
NKG Part #
2147891712
Type
Softcover

Description

From one of America's most acclaimed comics writers a startlingly original look at life on the streets of Baghdad during the Iraq War inspired by true events.
In the spring of 2003, a pride of lions escaped from the Baghdad Zoo during an American bombing raid. Lost and confused, hungry but finally free, the four lions roamed the decimated streets of Baghdad in a desperate struggle for their lives. In documenting the plight of the lions, Pride of Baghdad raises questions about the true meaning of liberation - can it be given, or is it earned only through self-determination and sacrifice? And in the end, is it truly better to die free than to live life in captivity?

Based on a true story, Vaughan and Henrichon have created a unique and heartbreaking window into the nature of life during wartime, illuminating this struggle as only the graphic novel can.