Løvene i Bagdad

Set against the backdrop of the Iraq War, Løvene i Bagdad is a Norwegian-published edition of Brian K. Vaughan and Niko Henrichon's acclaimed graphic novel Pride of Baghdad, released by Gyldendal Norsk Forlag in 2008. The single-issue work follows a pride of lions who escape from a zoo after a bombing, offering a stark, animal's-eye view of conflict. Translators Bjarne Robberstad Johnsen and Ihsan Alhammouri brought Vaughan's script to Norwegian readers, while Henrichon's lush, cinematic artwork gives the story its visceral power. It stands as a poignant, standalone fable that uses its non-human protagonists to explore themes of survival and freedom in wartime.