This is a brilliant work. Henrichon's artwork is fantastic. Vaughan's story is riveting. This is a parable. A tale told about animals who relish in their captivity and once set free discover that the freedom they once long, is not as delightful as they might have hoped...in fact freedom is fatal. This tale is based on a true story of several lions who escaped the Baghdad Zoo after the city was shelled by American infantry. The animals reluctantly step outside of the "comfort" of their cages and into life of newfound freedom on the streets of Baghdad. The story parallels that of the Iraqi people who grew comfortable under the reign of their keeper Saddam. They envisioned a life of freedom. America sought to free them of their tyrant ruler so that they could achieve this dream. But the realities of freedom prove much more of a burden then expected. And a certain longing for the life prior--even though a tyrant was ruling over them--returns. Powerful material on the pages of this graphic novel.
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