Pride of Baghdad

Just a quick little post to say that if you don't already have this book you need to buy it now! It is quite simply the greatest graphic novel I have ever read! I can't even describe how amazing this story is. It is based on a pride of lions that escaped from the Baghdad zoo in 2003 when the Americans were bombing the city. What follows is an intense and beautiful tale of what these lions go through. Brian K. Vaughn is one of my favorite writers, with Y: The Last Man and Ex Machina to his credit. The artist however completely makes this book. Niko Henrichon is quite simply a genius. Everything he draws in this story is truly beautiful. I am quite sure he will become one of the new "hot" artists in comics today.

It's beautiful.

Go see Gareth and buy the fucking book already, alright?

- R