![]() ![]() This deliberate line quality is complimented by Lynn Varley’s use of red accents and cepia tone that grounds the work in ancient times, like an old photograph.ĭirector Zack Snyder was also a fan of Frank Miller’s work and insisted on working with the author in faithfully translating his work from page to screen. Carefully composing each panel as he would direct each shot, characters have a bold relief to them. The work can be seen as mimicking a wide screen motion picture lens. Miller took a unique approach to layouts using both the left and right pages folded open as one large canvas to work with. ![]() Working once again with longtime collaborator Lynn Varley, Miller wrote on this five part limited series for Dark Horse Comics beginning in May of 1998. Frank Miller’s interest in this story can be attributed to the values and honor he had explored in stories of the Samurai in ancient feudal Japan. The 300 Spartans referrers to the ancient battle of Thermopylae, where 300 outnumbered Spartans held off the Persian army in 480 B.C. ![]()
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