Frank Miller's graphic novel 300

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Frank Miller's graphic novel 300 is a stylized, historically inspired comic that dramatizes the Battle of Thermopylae through hyper-violent, visually striking artwork and a mythic portrayal of Spartan warriors.

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instanceOf comic book limited series ⓘ
graphic novel ⓘ
adaptedInto 300 (2006 film) ⓘ
linked to: 300 (film)
antagonistGroup Persian army ⓘ
artist Frank Miller ⓘ
artStyle highly cinematic ⓘ
stylized ⓘ
awarded Eisner Award for Best Limited Series ⓘ
linked to: Eisner Award
awardYear 1999 ⓘ
basedOnEvent Battle of Thermopylae ⓘ
colorist Lynn Varley ⓘ
contains graphic violence ⓘ
stylized battle scenes ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator Frank Miller ⓘ
criticalReception criticized for historical inaccuracy ⓘ
praised for artwork ⓘ
filmAdaptationDirector Zack Snyder ⓘ
filmAdaptationReleaseYear 2006 ⓘ
genre action ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ
war comic ⓘ
hasSequelInFilmContinuity 300: Rise of an Empire (film) ⓘ
inspiredBy 1962 film The 300 Spartans ⓘ
linked to: The 300 Spartans

historical accounts of Thermopylae ⓘ
language English ⓘ
laterPublishedAs collected graphic novel ⓘ
mainCharacter King Leonidas ⓘ
linked to: Leonidas I
mainGroup Spartan warriors ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
narrativePerspective Spartan point of view ⓘ
notableFeature hyper-violent imagery ⓘ
mythic portrayal of Spartans ⓘ
widescreen panel layout ⓘ
numberOfIssues 5 ⓘ
originalPublicationFormat comic book mini-series ⓘ
pageOrientation landscape format in collected edition ⓘ
portrayal romanticized Spartan culture ⓘ
portraysCharacter Xerxes I ⓘ
publicationEndYear 1999 ⓘ
publicationStartYear 1998 ⓘ
publisher Dark Horse Comics ⓘ
settingPeriod Greco-Persian Wars ⓘ
targetAudience adult readers ⓘ
theme heroism ⓘ
honor ⓘ
militarism ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ
writer Frank Miller ⓘ

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Michael B. Gordon → workAdaptedFrom → Frank Miller's graphic novel 300 ⓘ