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300 by Frank Miller

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offworldcolony's review against another edition

5.0

A gripping, simple and exciting read that excels beyond the movie in many ways, for example, its lack of female exploitation and the fact that the Spartans look like they have come from Sparta. I can imagine that this comic would have got some people interested in the original story/myth and that's worth something. Beautiful frames, artwork, colouring and Frank Miller's hard boiled poetry at its best.

italorebelo's review against another edition

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informative tense medium-paced

2.0

chrisb85's review against another edition

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5.0

WOW!!! Can’t believe how much the film was the same as the comic even down to the words and the looks of the characters, very detailed artwork and well paced story with memorable lines.

mxmorganic's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I found it hard, particularly at the beginning, before characters’ iconography had been established, to tell exactly what I was looking at a lot of the time. But then, is it not hard to tell what’s happening in the insane chaos of war? I wish things had been easier to make out on the page, but I still very much enjoy this for what it is, which is a tremendous adaptation of one of the most compelling episodes in Herodotus’ Histories, that embellishes just enough to elevate history to a thrilling story, while still keeping quite close to the sources we have on Sparta and the 300. An easy recommendation, to be sure!

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