Eucles is running for his life. For his family. For his people. For the
entire future of democracy. If he slows,
if he tires, if he’s caught then the Persian war machine will destroy Athens
and with it all hope for democratic ideals.
Eucles just wants to be fast enough to stop the former king of Athens, a
bloody tyrant that murdered his family, from ever stepping foot in Athens
again.
This is an AMAZING graphic novel. It is fittingly fast paced (har-har) and chock
full of action. Infunari has some of the
best artwork I have seen in years. You
could take individual comic frames and hang them on your wall as art. Bloody, violent art, but really great art
nonetheless. The story is told in such a
visually dynamic way, and the plot is structured so tensely, that I found
myself constantly wondering about the outcome of a historical tale I knew all
about! I also really found the human
relationships between the characters to be really well told. I cared if Eucles would see his wide again or
if former friends turned enemies would have to face on the battle field. That’s rare to find in an action packed
historical war comic. It may not be the
ageless classic that the Illiad is, but it is a high watermark in graphic
novels and in historical fiction about Athens.
If you are at all a fan of 300
the book or the movie, then Marathon
should blow you away!
You can check our catalog for Marathon here.
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