Rise of an empire and focuses on the spartans main enemy in the original story king xerxes the ongoing greek rebellion against persian tyranny reaches a turning point after the destruction of the city of sardis and the later battle of marathon. A reddit for fans of comic books, graphic novels, and digital comics. Writerartist frank miller and colorist lynn varley retell the battle of thermopylae in the exciting and moving graphic novel 300. Weve been hearing about frank millers followup to his 300 miniseries for years. The fall of the house of darius and the rise of alexander is frank millers comics prequel to his epic 300, the inspiration for the motion picture directed by zach snyder.
Persian king xerxes sets out to conquer the world to avenge his father dariuss defeat and create an empire, unlike anything the world has ever seen. Xerxes, 300s longawaited followup is looking pretty great. Cursed book by thomas wheeler, frank miller official. Frank miller reveals western sin city prequel in the works.
The first edition of the novel was published in 1998, and was written by frank miller. And the imagery of the persian forces sailing over the desert in ships. It was held in a rundown hotel and it was mostly comic book dealers with cardboard boxes full of old comic books. Frank millers xerxes 300 sequel details the mary sue. Frank miller returns to the world of 300 with this sprawling historical epic.
The master race for dc, xerxes is described less as a sequel and more of a. Xerxes is frank millers long awaited return to the graphic novel world of 300. Frank millers most popular series is frank millers batman. I decided that i wanted to make comic books when i was five years old, the. At least in the credits to the 300 sequel it says based on xerxes by frank miller.
The master race, this companion to millers epic masterpiece. Free download or read online 300 pdf epub 300 complete series book. Striking when the irons hot, frank miller follows up 300 20 years after it was first published with xerxes. Synopsis 300 is a story of war and defiance as only frank miller can tell. Xerxes was supposed to have been released in time for the theatrical debut of 300. This limited graphic series is considered as one of the most acclaimed works of frank miller. The result is a fantastical story told through stunning visuals painstakingly drawn. Xerxes this historical epic, set in the world of 300, tells of the upsurge and decline of the persian kings empire, and the ascent of the grecian realm through alexander. Exactly the kind of fantasy a reader should expect from xerxes.
The fall of the house of darius and the rise of alexander 5 books by. Frank miller is an awardwinning comic book writer, novelist, inker, screenwriter, film director, and producer best known for daredevil, the dark knight returns, sin city, and 300, among others. Frank miller comic books and graphic novels research. The fall of the house of darius and the rise of alexander and it really wasnt worth the wait. Year one, sin city, and 300 he also directed the film version of the spirit, shared directing duties with robert rodriguez. Last year, comics legend frank millers longpromised sequel to 300, centered on that storys antagonist and titled xerxes. Set in 480 bc, frank millers 300 retells the battle of thermopylae. He is known for sin city and 300, which he wrote and drew, as well as his contributions to mainstream comics like batman, daredevil and spiderman miller also cowrote and codirected the film adaptations of sin city with robert rodriguez, produced 300 and directed the spirit frank miller at lambiek comiclopedia. Frank miller returns to the world of 300 with xerxes. Batman fictitious character, leonidas king of sparta d. Frank miller is the creator in question whose criticallyacclaimed work, such as sin city, batman. The main characters of this sequential art, graphic novels story are leonidas, xerxes i of persia.
His work on the original series sin city has garnered numerous awards, including two harvey awards for best graphic album of original work 1998 and best continuing series 1996, and the series has earned miller six eisner awards, including those for best writerartist, best graphic novel reprint, best cartoonist, best cover. The comic is a fictional retelling of the battle of thermopylae and the events leading up to it from the perspective of leonidas of sparta. Until the hardy greeks produce a god king of their own, alexander the great. Frank miller tells this story brilliantly, and the artwork by lynn varley is excellent with each illustration spread over a double page. This was originally published as a 5 issue comic book miniseries in 1998. The fall of the house of darius and the rise of alexander will launch in 2018. Its been 20 years since 300, and strong layouts and characterization make its sequel succeed for existing frank miller fans, anyway. The master race, this companion to millers epic masterpiece, 300, brings the historical story of xerxes to the graphic novel audience with grit and visual style. Rise of an empire finally hit theaters in 2014, i gave up lost interest. They focus on king leonidas, the young foot soldier stelios, and the storyteller dilios to highlight the spartans aweinspiring toughness and valor.
Miller got his start in comics in the late 1970s, when he was in his early 20s, after his dad helped him move to new york city to chase his dream of making it as a comicbook illustrator. For three days, the spartans stood against xerxes until a betrayal lead to their downfall. Written and illustrated by comics luminary and legend, frank miller sin city, the dark knight, 300, and coloured by alex sinclair batman. Frank miller born january 27, 1957 is an american comic book writer, penciller and inker, novelist, screenwriter, film director, and producer best known for his comic book stories and graphic novels such as ronin, daredevil. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 88 pages and is available in hardcover format. Its here presented as a single graphic novel, in hardback. Frank miller on why superhero movies are better than ever. Author of wiley pathways networking basics project manual, the life and times of martha washington in the twentyfirst century, elektra by frank miller omnibus, absolute dark knight, batman, the big guy and rusty the boy robot, batman, the dark. A young frank miller, now comic book icon, was first exposed to this story through a film about the spartans and their desperate stand against the king of persia, xerxes.
Behold the cover for frank millers epic xerxes conclusion xerxes. Xerxes the fall of frank miller a former comic book genius. The fall of the house of darius and the rise of alexander is a fiveissue miniseries, set to pit the forces of persian king xerxes. He talks about his career, the inspiration behind his work, and his thoughts on modern superhero. Frank miller, one of the greatest creators in comics history, returns to the world of 300 with xerxes, a tale about the fall of the persian empire and the rise of alexander the great. Written and illustrated by frank miller with painted colors by varley, 300 was a 1998 comicbook miniseries, released as a hardcover collection in 1999, retelling the battle of thermopylae and the events leading up to it from the perspective of leonidas of sparta. Frank miller on xerxes, the challenges of telling a. C, catwoman fictitious character, frank miller 1957, joker fictitious character, poison ivy fictitious character, robin the boy wonder fictitious character. Frank miller is regarded as one of the most influential and awarded professionals in the entertainment industry today, known for his intense, hardboiled storytelling and gritty noir aesthetic across comics, graphic novels, and film in 1979, 22yearold frank miller began drawing for marvels bimonthly daredevil comic book.
While its not frank millers best art, it closely resembles that of his heyday. His art style, used to perfection in 300, is all about strength and weight. On a military campaign to silence a greek rebellion, xerxes, the persian prince, watches his father, king darius, fall in battle. A s far back as he can remember, frank miller always wanted to draw a gangster. Written and illustrated by comics luminary and legend, frank miller sin city, the dark knight, 300, and colored by alex sinclair batman. This historical epic, set in the world of 300, tells of the upsurge and decline of the persian kings empire, and the ascent of the grecian realm through alexander. A followup to frank millers revered miniseries 300 has been discussed for years a sequel to the 300 film was even released in the interim, back in 2014 and now the comic book is officially on dark horse comics schedule, set to debut in april. He also created cursed with tom wheeler, which is being adapted as a series for netflix starring katherine langford. I cannot think of any other artist who could do it justice. The story is better viewed as an epic of sorts, spanning multiple years and jumping between locations such as babylon as athens.
Frank miller is an american writer and comic book artist. However, over several years after the fact and there hasnt been a single bit of. The master race, this companion to millers epic masterpiece, 300, brings the historical story of xerxes to the. He also created cursed with tom wheeler, which is being adapted as.
The master race joins frank as colorist on the highly anticipated series. Frank miller returns to the world of 300 with this prequel series that formed the basis for the 2014 film sequel 300. In a new episode of comic book shopping, were joined by legendary comics creator frank miller. The fivepart series is collected into a beautiful, 88page. The work was adapted in 2006 to a film of the same name. Rise of an empire was due to come out, frank miller announced he was working on a sequelprequel to 300 focused on the villain of the piece, the persian king xerxes. Behold the cover for frank millers epic xerxes conclusion. Xerxes the fall of frank miller a former comic book genius continues. Frank miller is among the worlds most popular comics creators. The dark knight returns, and 300, have caught the eye of many readers around the world and set the bar high for a lot of writers and artists who look. While his newly inherited fleet retreats toward home, xerxes hatred is cemented toward athens. The illustrations are beautiful, and a definite step ahead in the experimental style most prominent in holy terror.
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