An unnamed sea turtle who speaks with Safa and Ali about Gulf War.They took turns raping her after Bukk did so. Bukk's brothers, Bukk's brothers appear in Safa's memory about her past.He is the one who blinded her and mutilated her ear after she clawed him and proceeded to rape her before allowing his brothers to do the same. She and Safa rarely agree, and they often fight verbally. Noor, a younger lioness, mother to Ali, and Zill's current mate.
It is implied that she once used to be Zill's mate. She has become accustomed to captivity and views the human advantage of their new freedom.
Safa, an old lioness who is blind in one eye and has a torn ear.Though usually mild-mannered, he begins to show signs of aggression and proves to be a competent fighter. Zill, the alpha male (and only adult male) of the pride.Speaking on the decision to publish Pride of Baghdad as a single volume rather than the more common serial form, Vaughan stated "I wanted readers to experience the suddenness with which these animals' lives were changed and that worked much better in a story that can be read in one sitting.the learning curve for writing a 136-page self-contained novel was steep, but I'm thrilled with how it turned out". As the lions roam the streets of Baghdad trying to survive, each lion comes to embody a different viewpoint regarding the Iraq War. The story revolves around the brief freedom experienced by a small pride of captive lions, who escape from Baghdad Zoo during the 2003 invasion of Baghdad by the U.S.-led coalition.
The book won the IGN award for best original graphic novel in 2006. The story is a fictionalized account of the true story of four lions that escaped from the Baghdad Zoo after an American bombing in 2003. Vaughan and illustrated by Niko Henrichon released by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint on September 13, 2006. Pride of Baghdad is a graphic novel written by Brian K.
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