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The conversation referenced the 300 Frank Miller comic book as an example of a graphic novel portraying the Spartan story.
the 300 Frank Miller comic book
— Episode: 99. Thermopylae & Salamis Episode 2
Episode: 99. Thermopylae & Salamis Episode 2
The conversation referenced the 300 Frank Miller comic book as an example of a graphic novel portraying the Spartan story.
the 300 Frank Miller comic book
Episode: 82. Sparta
The hosts referenced Frank Miller's comic book "300", noting it was the source material for the 300 film and that some listeners view the graphic novel as having fascist overtones.
The words of Dilios, narrator of the film 300, adapted from Frank Miller's comic book about the battle of Thermopylae.
300 frank miller the comic book writer has seen a film from the 1950s i think or early 60s i can't remember which about 300 spartans yeah about thermopoly and it sticks in his mind and he goes on to do this comic book which some people have seen as fascist actually and they see the film as is quite fascistic
the huge problem with most films about antiquity is is that they have to import an acronism because otherwise the audience will be alienated so traditionally the way that you do that is you bring in a christian slave gladiator films you always have a christian slave well you think of gladiator uh it's a kind of liberal senator who wants to restore the republic which is kind of ... and what 300 does is unapologetically to present the world in the way that the spartans did
