6/24/2023 0 Comments Frank miller sin city comic![]() Xerxes was supposed to have been released in time for the theatrical debut of 300: Rise of an Empire, but seems to have dropped off the radar for now. Several years ago, Dark Horse announced a follow-up to 300 called Xerxes, which will explore the origins of the self-proclaimed "god-king" and the events of the Battle of Marathon. ![]() The already cinematic comic was faithfully and lavishly adapted by Zack Snyder for the 2006 film, which relished in every display of Spartan machismo and gushing torrent of blood. ![]() Each issue consisted of a series of double-page spreads, which really paid off when the book was collected in hardcover format. Would you expect anything less of Miller? It helped that 300 adopted a novel widescreen format. It was also a terrifically violent and stylish look at Spartan warfare. As much as the series simplified the real events of Thermopylae as recorded by Herodotus, 300 proved to be a rousing tale of a courageous few defending their home against a seemingly insurmountable enemy. Miller offered his own take on the Battle of Thermopylae, the famous clash between King Leonidas and his uber-elite Spartan warriors against a massive Persian invading force. ![]() 9 300 In what is probably the last of his great works, Miller turned his attention to historical Greece (a heavily fictionalized version of it, at least) for 300. ![]()
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