Frank Miller's graphic novel 300
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Frank Miller's graphic novel 300 is a stylized, historically inspired comic that dramatizes the Battle of Thermopylae through hyper-violent, visually striking artwork and a mythic portrayal of Spartan warriors.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| 300 (graphic novel) | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
comic book limited series
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graphic novel ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | 300 (2006 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| antagonistGroup | Persian army ⓘ |
| artist | Frank Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artStyle |
highly cinematic
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stylized ⓘ |
| awarded | Eisner Award for Best Limited Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| basedOnEvent | Battle of Thermopylae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorist | Lynn Varley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
graphic violence
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stylized battle scenes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Frank Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
criticized for historical inaccuracy
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praised for artwork ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Zack Snyder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| genre |
action
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historical fiction ⓘ war comic ⓘ |
| hasSequelInFilmContinuity | 300: Rise of an Empire (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
1962 film The 300 Spartans
NERFINISHED
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historical accounts of Thermopylae ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterPublishedAs | collected graphic novel ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | King Leonidas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainGroup | Spartan warriors ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | Spartan point of view ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
hyper-violent imagery
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mythic portrayal of Spartans ⓘ widescreen panel layout ⓘ |
| numberOfIssues | 5 ⓘ |
| originalPublicationFormat | comic book mini-series ⓘ |
| pageOrientation | landscape format in collected edition ⓘ |
| portrayal | romanticized Spartan culture ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter | Xerxes I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationEndYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| publicationStartYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| publisher | Dark Horse Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Greco-Persian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
heroism
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honor ⓘ militarism ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| writer | Frank Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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