Holy freaking crap!!!! Ok, as some of you may remember, a few weeks ago I posted up some of the posters that were released for next years Frank Miller Graphic Novel adaptation of “300”. I heard some great buzz about the project and the story, so I finally got around to getting out to my local comic shop and grabbing myself a copy.
I read it in one sitting (which wasn’t too hard since it’s not that long) and I couldn’t put it down. I read it again immediately. The story is powerful and drenched with honor and bravery… tragedy and betrayal… it’s fantastic!
I thought Sin City (the graphic novel) was good… seriously… it’s nothing compared to 300. I feel in love with this story, and I can not wait to see it on the big screen next year.
They’re already well into production, and you can see a whole bunch of production photos at the official site here.
Here’s the synopsis again for those of you who missed it last time:
An emperor amasses an army of hundreds of thousands, drawn from two continents, to invade a third continent and conquer a tiny, divided nation. Only a few hundred warriors stand against them. Yet the tiny nation is saved. It sounds like the plot of a preposterous fantasy novel. It is historical fact. In 481-480 B.C., King Xerxes of Persia raised forces in Asia and Africa and invaded Greece with an army so huge that it “drank rivers dry.” Then they entered the mountain pass of Thermopylae and encountered 300 determined soldiers from Sparta.
