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Xerxes is a megalomaniac and takes everything as a sign of his godhood. There is an aftermath that is like an extension of ’300′ because ’300′ ended so abruptly with all of them getting mowed down by arrows. I do get into what happened after that and what the entire thing means to Xerxes. We’re doing all these sequences where the triremes all crash together and the battlefield is all the boats crashing together so the men run across the ships as they’re fighting, so that should be fun. And horses and everything. It’s crazy.Īpparently, the Battle of Artemisium will be the climax of the book, and ends on the same day as the events of 300: Back in October, Zack Snyder talked about the inclusion of the naval Battle of Artemisium in Xerxes, saying: This isn’t the first time that the Athenian naval fleet has been mentioned in correlation with Xerxes. The story has elements of espionage, too, and it’s a sweeping tale with gods and warriors. The Athenian naval fleet, for instance, is a massive artistic undertaking and it dwarfed by the Persian fleet, which is also shown in this story. The Spartans in ’300′ were being enclosed by the page as the world got smaller. The story will be the same heft as ’300′ but it covers a much, much greater span of time — it’s 10 years, not three days. Regarding Themistocles, Miller said:Įxpanding on the plot of the book a bit, Miller talked to Hero Complex about how the story of Xerxes is much more complex than 300: The inclusion of Themistocles as the main character is very exciting as well, as he’s generally considered one of the greatest leaders in history (though the end of his life was marred a bit by scandal). If you know anything about the Battle of Marathon, then you’re aware that cinematically this would be one of the most epic battles ever put to film. The existence of gods are presupposed in this story and the idea is that he well on his way to godhood by the end of the story.įor much, much more from Miller regarding Xerxes, hit the jump. The story is very different than ’300′ in that it involves Xerxes' search for godhood. The lead character is Themistocles, who became warlord of Greece and built their navy. The time frame begins 10 years before ’300′ and the story starts with the Battle of Marathon, which was killer to draw, by the way, even if it was a lot of work. Regarding the story, Miller had this to say: Well, it appears that Miller has a good chunk of Xerxes written and drawn, and he recently spoke extensively about the project. Snyder always said that it depended on whether comic book artist/writer Frank Miller wanted to write another graphic novel. Ever since Zack Snyder’s 300 hit theaters three years ago, fans have been chomping at the bit for a sequel/follow-up.