But it's a bold, imaginative story nonetheless. Ronin is perhaps a bit rougher around the edges than much of Miller's later creator-owned work. In this case, a ronin kills himself and his nemesis, the demonic Agat, in feudal Japan, only for both to be reborn in a dystopian, 21st Century New York City. And that informed his first major project for DC, which explored a very different sort of wandering samurai hero. It should be interesting to see how this prequel prĨ Ronin After immersing himself in the world of samurai, ninja, and martial arts for his Wolverine and Daredevil work, it seemed Miller had samurai on the brain. Xerxes was supposed to have been released in time for the theatrical debut of 300: Rise of an Empire, but seems to have dropped off the radar for now. Several years ago, Dark Horse announced a follow-up to 300 called Xerxes, which will explore the origins of the self-proclaimed 'god-king' and the events of the Battle of Marathon. The already cinematic comic was faithfully and lavishly adapted by Zack Snyder for the 2006 film, which relished in every display of Spartan machismo and gushing torrent of blood. Each issue consisted of a series of double-page spreads, which really paid off when the book was collected in hardcover format. Would you expect anything less of Miller? It helped that 300 adopted a novel widescreen format. It was also a terrifically violent and stylish look at Spartan warfare. As much as the series simplified the real events of Thermopylae as recorded by Herodotus, 300 proved to be a rousing tale of a courageous few defending their home against a seemingly insurmountable enemy.

Miller offered his own take on the Battle of Thermopylae, the famous clash between King Leonidas and his uber-elite Spartan warriors against a massive Persian invading force. 9 300 In what is probably the last of his great works, Miller turned his attention to historical Greece (a heavily fictionalized version of it, at least) for 300.

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