Speaking of comics...

...here's to the return of an American Hero.

And, here's today's comic book movie:

#8--300 (2006)

This movie was adapted from Frank Miller's graphic novel of the same title. It tells, in a highly stylized, and somewhat historically inaccurate way, the story of the battle of Thermopylae in 481 B.C. In that battle, 300 Spartans and about 10,000 other Greeks held off 150,000 Persians for two days before being betrayed. When the betrayal is evident, Leonidas, the Spartan king, sends the other Greeks away, leaving his 300 men to face then enemy alone. They die to the last man to defend Greece. Gerard Butler steals the show as Leonidas, but the battle scenes are what you really want to watch it for.

Memorable Quote:
King Leonidas: My children, gather round! No retreat, no surrender; that is Spartan law. And by Spartan law we will stand and fight... and die. A new age has begun. An age of freedom, and all will know, that 300 Spartans gave their last breaths to defend it!

Today's Musical Selection:
Eric Clapton--Lay Down Sally