Themistokles and his weary soldiers must defend Athens from the full force of Parius, and Darius and Xerxes bring down their strength on the city. Is it a good read?
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The comic makes some vague motions in the "war is hell" and "democracy is great" directions, but they're noncommittal and token.
Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander #1 makes gory action—honestly—quite dull I don't really care about this conflict or these characters Maybe later issues will inject the slightest[...]
In an exclusive with Entertainment Weekly, Dark Horse have released an image for Frank Miller's 300 prequel, Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander which is due out next year You can tell they have the exclusive on this, the longest titled comic or graphic novel project in history,[...]