Books: 300

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300
By Frank Miller
1998








Available now from Islington Libraries
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This is not a subtle book. But then again: shut up. A comic that's big, brash and oversized and doesn't care what you think. A over the top retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae that reads like Spartan propaganda (and hey don't believe those people that a little bit of propaganda can't be fun now and again) it's history with all the cool bits left in - and then with extra added cool bits. Full of the gnarly art style that Miler has made his own - full of outlines and stark contrasts - this is a book that will hit you in the solar plexus and then laugh while you try to remember how to breathe. With actual lines from the historical record carefully woven in (fun fact: Miller wasn't the one who coined the line: "Then we will fight in the shade") this is one for the crazed muscle-bound warrior inside us all. Just remember to wipe that spittle from your face once you're done.

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Further reading: The Dark Knight Returns, Ronin, Mezolith, The Big Guy and Rusty The Boy Robot, Northlanders, Sláine: The Horned God, Holy Terror.

Profiles: Frank Miller.

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