Lion

Lion is a magical pink lion who serves as Steven Universe's loyal animal companion, appearing in the Boom! Studios comic series based on the Cartoon Network show. Mysterious in nature, Lion possesses a close bond with Steven and accompanies him on adventures.

Few companions in Modern Age comics carry quite the quiet mystique of Lion, who made their debut in Steven Universe #6 in 2014 from Boom! Studios, brought to the page by Jeremy Sorese and Coleman Engle. Sharing adventures with Steven Universe, Garnet, Pearl, Amethyst, and Connie Maheswaran across the Steven Universe Ongoing series, Lion occupies a special place in this beloved comics universe — a presence that clearly means something to the characters around them. With a modest but meaningful eight appearances catalogued between 2015 and 2019, Lion is the kind of figure that dedicated fans of the series will want to seek out and treasure.