300 (graphic novel)

300 written and illustrated by Frank Miller.

Good read with good art, surprised it took me this long to read it.

If you do read this graphic novel  make sure it's in the large format because that enhances the wide screen aspect Miller was going for in ways most comics don't.  The splash pages came alive when I turned the pages as Miller used small and medium panels throughout the story only to have those large encompassing pages seem to jump out of the page when I came across them.  It worked in incredible ways.

If you liked the movie 300, you will like reading this and it shouldn't take long an hour or so, if that.  It was really cool to how movie virtually transferred this comic from page to screen.  Miller's comic is an actual storyboard for the movie as many panels you will recognize from the movie. 

Miller's art once again compliments his writing style.  I've never thought he's one of the best writers in the medium, even here is writing is good not great but it works hand in hand with everything going on.  I've always liked his art.  He has really grown as an artist over the years bringing a distinct style that is wholly his own, many times copied but none like Miller.  His art is really the showcase in this story and fits into the world of Spartans, Greeks, armor, spears, shields, helmets, and blood, lots of blood along with the spatter blood can make when skin is broken.