More than a decade after 300 — the taradiddle of Leonidas ’ doomed point of view against the Persian Empire at Thermopylae — the author - creative person reveals a first look at the prequel , Xerxes , named after the power - unrestrained immortal - king .
Miller will release Xerxes as a the six - part through Dark Horse next year . In an interview withThe Los Angeles Times ’ Geoff Boucher , Miller explained what Xerxes is about , and how it ’ll disagree from 300 :
“ The level will be the same heftiness as 300 but it cover a much , much greater span of metre — it ’s 10 years , not three solar day … This is a more complex story . The fib is so much larger . The Spartans in 300 were being stick in by the page as the mankind got small-scale . This story has truly Brobdingnagian matter . The Athenian naval fleet , for instance , is a monolithic aesthetic undertaking and it dwarfed by the Persian fleet , which is also show in this story . The account has elements of espionage , too , and it ’s a sweeping tale with gods and warriors .
“ The time frame begin 10 eld before 300 and the taradiddle pop with the Battle of Marathon , which was killer to get out , by the way , even if it was a circumstances of oeuvre … . The lead character is Themistocles , who became warlord of Greece and built their navy . The story is very different than 300 in that it involves Xerxes seek for godhood . The universe of idol are presupposed in this level and the idea is that he well on his way to godhood by the end of the story .
“ With Themistocles I have a character who is almost the dead opposite word of Leonidas in that Themistocles was a lying , connive , brilliant , heroic figure . He was dub ‘ The Subtle Serpent ’ and he always oversee to do the exact right things that will result in him benefit greatly . ”
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