No matter how astonishing the film might seem, there are still elements in Miller's work that are simply without peer. If the plot and characterization are more or less nonexistent, what's the point in reading this? Frank Miller's art is the reason. If you've seen the movie prior to reading this, be prepared to be slightly disappointed - many of the more extreme creatures were devised for the film. The Persian army features many colorful villains, including the Immortals, a ninja-esque clan of assassins. The dynamic between the two rulers, or the two nations even, is no deeper than that.
Leonidas's refusal angers Xerxes, who views himself as an all-powerful god. He offers Leonidas all of Greece if the King will kneel before him. Xerxes, the leader of the Persian Empire, personally embarks with his army to annex Sparta. The villains of this tale are very one-dimensional. We'll leave the rest out since it's the one area of the tale that twists here and there. Ephialtes, wishing to restore the honor of his family, attempts to enlist in Leonidas's squad. His father, one of the Spartan elite, eventually trains his son in the ways of a warrior. Born in Sparta, his handicaps would have instantly caused him to be discarded (literally) at birth were it not for the love of his parents. The one character to have a slight "journey" is the deformed Ephialtes.
After all, Spartans aren't allowed to show their feelings. The story really doesn't bother to dive into anything emotional. We see his trials as a child and journey with him as he decides to go to war, but there isn't much besides that. Instead Frank Miller (who did the writing and art, with Lynn Varley handling the colorization) opted to focus solely on the King's development as one of the greatest Spartan warriors. He has a family, but they are barely seen. The only character with much development here is King Leonidas. This sacrifice prompts the nation to go to war with Persia and ultimately defeat it. There's not much to this story - 300 Spartans last three days against overwhelming odds, trying to prevent an invasion. 300 retells, albeit in a very glorified and exaggerated manner, the battle of Thermopylae.
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