Animal Pound

Part of Animal Pound

Author Tom King
Illustrated by Peter Gross
Paperback
$19.99 US
6.62"W x 10.16"H x 0.31"D  
On sale Nov 18, 2025 | 176 Pages | 9798892155724
Grade 11 & Up
Reading Level: Lexile GN1080L | Fountas & Pinnell Z+
FOC Oct 20, 2025

When animals grow tired of being caged and abused, it’s only a matter of time before they have nothing to lose but their cages...


When an uprising puts a pound in control of the animals, they make quick comrades, united against everything that walks on two legs. But with this newfound power comes a sudden challenge: how best to lay the groundwork for this new democracy as they write their first constitution.


The conditions are ripe for a dictator, primed for instating a new system of brutality and death. When two groups of animals work together will their efforts be enough to prevent further animal authoritarianism?


Discover a timely graphic storytelling event from celebrated New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning writer Tom King (The Human Target, Love Everlasting) and New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-nominated artist Peter Gross (American Jesus, The Books of Magic), collaborating for the first time ever to bring this enduring Orwellian allegory to life for the 21st Century.


Collects Animal Pound #1-5.

TOM KING is a multiple Eisner, Ringo, and Harvey award winning writer known for his work on Mister Miracle, Batman, The Vision, The Sheriff of Babylon, Strange Adventures, The Human Target, Superman Up in the Sky and many others. His work has appeared on the New York Times best sellers list numerous times. In 2021 King's work on the Vision was the inspiration for the hit TV show WandaVision. Prior to his writing career, King served overseas in the Iraq and Afghanistan theaters of war as a countertorrism officer in the CIA. He lives in Washington DC with his wife and three children.
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When animals grow tired of being caged and abused, it’s only a matter of time before they have nothing to lose but their cages...


When an uprising puts a pound in control of the animals, they make quick comrades, united against everything that walks on two legs. But with this newfound power comes a sudden challenge: how best to lay the groundwork for this new democracy as they write their first constitution.


The conditions are ripe for a dictator, primed for instating a new system of brutality and death. When two groups of animals work together will their efforts be enough to prevent further animal authoritarianism?


Discover a timely graphic storytelling event from celebrated New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning writer Tom King (The Human Target, Love Everlasting) and New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-nominated artist Peter Gross (American Jesus, The Books of Magic), collaborating for the first time ever to bring this enduring Orwellian allegory to life for the 21st Century.


Collects Animal Pound #1-5.

Author

TOM KING is a multiple Eisner, Ringo, and Harvey award winning writer known for his work on Mister Miracle, Batman, The Vision, The Sheriff of Babylon, Strange Adventures, The Human Target, Superman Up in the Sky and many others. His work has appeared on the New York Times best sellers list numerous times. In 2021 King's work on the Vision was the inspiration for the hit TV show WandaVision. Prior to his writing career, King served overseas in the Iraq and Afghanistan theaters of war as a countertorrism officer in the CIA. He lives in Washington DC with his wife and three children.

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