Pride Of Baghdad

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Has anyone read it? Is it that good? (*ie As good as the reviews say it is).

I like tawkin' lions as much as the next man, but how is this tale of lions in war-torn Baghdad?

― Pete (Pete), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 12:34 (twenty years ago)

I have it to read, but have not yet read.

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 13:21 (twenty years ago)

Do the lions talk?
(waiting for softcover)

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 17:32 (twenty years ago)

Do the lions talk? They never shut the hell up!

― barefoot manthing (Garrett Martin), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 17:41 (twenty years ago)

Oh. This has just dropped down a few spots on the Things I Want to Read List.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 17:42 (twenty years ago)

Actually, they don't talk. They sing.

― barefoot manthing (Garrett Martin), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 18:09 (twenty years ago)

ooooh do they rap?!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 18:13 (twenty years ago)

this looks awful btw!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 18:13 (twenty years ago)

WHATEVER

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 18:33 (twenty years ago)

It's not a proper children's animal story if it doesn't end with the petrifying, violent death of the main character that scars you for months afterwards (Thanks a fucking bunch, Henry Williamson.)

― Chuck_Tatum (Chuck_Tatum), Tuesday, 19 September 2006 18:55 (twenty years ago)

It's good! A bit didactic and pedantic, but it definitely gets by, has some wry wrinkles, and the art is GORGEOUS.

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 21 September 2006 17:56 (twenty years ago)

there's art?

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Friday, 22 September 2006 05:42 (twenty years ago)

Does it get preachy? Because as a poacher, I don't want to read anything that would be anti-poaching.

― christopherscottknudsen (christopherscottknudsen), Sunday, 24 September 2006 04:41 (twenty years ago)

who the fck is THIS aimed at? BKV fans?

― alderman frank rossi (bulbs), Sunday, 24 September 2006 07:39 (twenty years ago)

It's good! A bit didactic and pedantic, but it definitely gets by, has some wry wrinkles, and the art is GORGEOUS.

― c('°c) (Leee), Monday, 2 October 2006 16:39 (twenty years ago)

I was wondering why that sounded familiar...

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 2 October 2006 16:41 (twenty years ago)

Q_Q

I'm surprised PoB is only the art guy's SECOND work/graphic novel ever. The colors were what made it for me. That and the Todd Klein lettering.

Still, dialogue at points definitely reads like standard BKV dialogue. Some continuity quibbles aside: 4 Roaring Lions out of 5.

― c('°c) (Leee), Monday, 2 October 2006 16:52 (twenty years ago)

two weeks pass...

Wow, suck an awful story. I was very disappointed by the overly cliches (no, my keyboard doesn't make the fancy "e" even though cliche supposedly needs it) that rampaged through it. Sorry but the death of 650,000 Iraqi civilians are more important than the story of the death of (motherfucking spoiler) 4 stupid lions (the motherfucking has stopped) that probably wanted to eat the Americans.

― christopherscottknudsen (christopherscottknudsen), Tuesday, 17 October 2006 07:42 (twenty years ago)

HELLO METAPHOR

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 17 October 2006 12:08 (twenty years ago)

Why doesn't Superman use his powers to help out mankind isntead of getting out of Lois' marriage traps?

― c('°c) (Leee), Tuesday, 17 October 2006 15:20 (twenty years ago)

Would someone trade the new Fables hardback for my Pride of Baghdad, I will make it worth your time (by trading Pride of Baghdad for the Fables hardback)?

― christopherscottknudsen (christopherscottknudsen), Sunday, 22 October 2006 08:31 (twenty years ago)

three months pass...

Hey, this was quite good! And excellent to see my earlier comment confirmed.

Not sure I'd give it to the kids, though. Brr.

― Chuck_Tatum (Chuck_Tatum), Tuesday, 30 January 2007 02:53 (nineteen years ago)

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