Pride of Baghdad

Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughan  136 pp.

In April 2003 during the bombing of Baghdad a pride of starving lions escaped from the bombed out Baghdad zoo. This is a graphic novel telling the story from the lions' point of view. Once they realize they are free they start prowling in search of food to eat. As lions who are used to having food handed to them, their new life in a bombed out city is difficult. Since this is fictionalized there is much that could not have happened. The ending is startling and upsetting but based in truth. It's very well done. Just don't read it while having dinner like I did.