Dark Horse has revealed art from Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander, the highly-anticipated companion to Frank Miller’s award-winning series 300. Miller, creator of Sin City and 300, writes and illustrates this sprawling historical epic, 20 years in the making. Alex Sinclair, the colorist for Miller’s Dark Knight III: The Master Race, provides colors to Miller’s latest comics conquest.

Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander follows Persian King Xerxes as he sets out to conquer the world, avenge his father Darius’ defeat and create an empire unlike anything the world has ever seen. That is until the hardy Greeks produce a god king of their own, Alexander the Great. This five-issue series boasts issues with over 30 pages of story and features wraparound covers in a deluxe collector format. 

“300 was an interlude in the great story of the Persian Wars. The battle of 300 represented one episode in a much greater series of wars,” said Miller. “This series tells the story of the first great clash of civilizations, the first bloody contest between east and west. The odds vastly favor the Persian forces, but the Greeks have Alexander, the greatest military commander of all time.”  

The first issue of Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander will invade comic stores on April 4, 2018. It retails for $4.99 and will be available for preorder at comic shops later this month.