![]() ![]() Whereas 300 concentrated on the Battle of Thermopylae from the point of view of King Leonidas of Sparta, Xerxes flips the point-of-view: The first two issues concern Xerxes's ongoing campaigns against the Greeks and, after the death of Xerxes's father Darius I, his ultimate elevation to the status of the god-king, the powerful and seemingly unstoppable ruler whom Leonidas defies in 300. The differences in scope and perspective between the two series are apparent immediately. "That's dazzling and romantic and everything someone with my job looks for in a story.” As Miller told CBR in 2018, Xeres covered “more of an expanse … a much bigger cast,” yet with an intimate focus on the clash of cultures and the love story of within the title. ![]()
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