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Pride of Baghdad

>Written by Brian K. Vaughn Art by Niko Henrichon In the spring of 2003, a pride of lions escapes 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.


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A very long list that I believe is full of gems:

Preacher, Volume 1 by Ennis

Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes by Gaiman

Invincible: Family Matters by Kirkman

Southern Bastards

Kingdom Come

Marvels

Watchmen

Saga

Mind MGMT

Daredevil: The Man Without Fear

Batman: The Long Halloween

Pride of Baghdad

All Star Superman

The Walking Dead: Days Gone Bye

Thor: God of Thunder

Annihilation (read it digitally on Marvel Unlimited, finding it in print is costly)

Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman, Volume 1 (by far, my favorite take on the characters. Hickman writes them to perfection.)

Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt

oooo, this made me think of one of my favorite graphic novels; I think, other than JTHM,. it's one of the first ones I've ever read...
Pride Of Baghdad by Brian Vaughan; beautiful story about a pride of lions that escapes from the Baghdad zoo during the Operation Iraqi Freedom; great story, but it has a bit of a sad ending. Nonetheless, I highly recommend it :-D

Pride of Baghdad

Y: The Last Man is a really well written read. Most people go immediately towards the Sandman series by Neil Gaiman (which is a great choice also) or Watchmen (Alan Moore) because they have received a ton of awards and are known in literary communities. Of those two Watchmen would probably be most book club friendly. I love Gaiman but holy wow it takes a very long time to get through that series. If you would like to read something by Brian K Vaughn that is a single book is Pride of Baghdad. It is really politically topical and heart wrenching. Y is less so but is a multi-book series so yeah.

Pride of Baghdad by Brian K Vaughn - A really beautiful story about the real-life escape of a lion pride from the Baghdad zoo during the 2003 American military bombings. Whenever someone tells me they don't understand people who read comics, I try to get them to read this. It's only 1 volume, can be read in one sitting, and reasonably priced (Amazon sells the paperback for $9.35).