Graphic Novels

Over New Year's I got to read:

300, by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley. Absolutely incredible graphic novel. Gorgeous. Simply gorgeous.

An emperor amasses an army of hundreds of thousands, drawn from two continents, to invade a third continent and conquer a tiny, divided nation. Only a few hundred warriors stand against them. Yet the tiny nation is saved. It sounds like the plot of a preposterous fantasy novel. It is historical fact. In 481-480 B.C., King Xerxes of Persia raised forces in Asia and Africa and invaded Greece with an army so huge that it "drank rivers dry." Then they entered the mountain pass of Thermopylae and encountered 300 determined soldiers from Sparta....

Sin City Jaw-droppingly amazing, rich film noir art in this one.

Milk and Cheese, by Evan Dorkin. Dairy products gone bad. *snort* Funny. Violent.