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Mort Cinder - 300 Spartians

Artists: Hector German Oesterheld () , alberto breccia (Penciller)

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Title:	Mort Cinder - 300 Spartians
Artist:	Hector German Oesterheld ()
Artist:	alberto breccia (Penciller)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	327
Likes on CAF:	2 3
Comments:	7
Added to Site:	7/3/2024
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Mort Cinder: "La bataille des Thermopyles" page #4
Alberto Breccia & Hector German Oesterheld
Published in Misterix no. 796, February 21, 1964

The Battle of Thermopylae is a extraordinary story by Hector Oesterheld and personally my favorite. Oesterheld tell`s about friendship and freedom. The quality of the drawings is astonishing. Ink, brush and razor. Breccia`a artwork is outstanding. Frank Miller's 300 is pop art compared to this work, 34 years later.

The publication of "Mort Cinder" began in 1962 and lasted until 1964. The Battle of Thermopylae begins (like all the Mort Cinder stories) in the antiques shop of Ezra Winston. The antiquarian and Mort Cinder does observe a vase with scenes from the battle. Mort Cinder suddenly tells Ezra that he was present and took part in the famous battle: "My name was then Dieneces“ and tells about his friend Alpheus, and their leader King Leonidas. Mort begins his tale by recounting the arrival of King Xerxes, the persian king in 480 BC. Xerxes was on his way to conquer athens with an overpowering army. But 300 proud spartans stood in his way at the Thermopylae passageway. Mort Cinder does describe the start of the fighting in the first defence line who decimate the ranks of the Persian king's "immortals". A bloody battle begins and finally ends in treason.

Obviously, this story was the last of the entire Mort Cinder stories. But, .... recently I had the chance to read the real last chapter of MORT CINDER. Again great and thrilling. It was a dramatic episode in the Wild West. Don`t know why, but this last script by Oesterheld wasn`t realised/drawn by Breccia.

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GAB R
Member Since 2007

Posted on 7/3/2024

Although i preffer Babel chapter, maybe this is the most famed one and its darkness examples are unbeatable. Congratulations!

Davide G.
Member Since 2009

Posted on 7/3/2024

Outstanding work by the master, congrats and thanks for sharing!

Boris B
Member Since 2012

Posted on 7/3/2024

Master piece from my favorite MC story

Comic Art Channel
Member Since 2018

Posted on 7/3/2024

Beautiful! Love all these Mort Cinder pages coming out of the woodwork. Thanks for sharing!

Chris K.
Member Since 2008

Posted on 7/3/2024

Well...you kind of know what I think about this one...I love it! Spectacular! And so appreciate you sharing it.

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

Posted on 7/3/2024

Not only are the designs throrough, the camerawork brings you right up to these scenes and turns the mostly dry journalistic recorded history into something that lives and breathes again.

Jeff Singh
Member Since 2004

Posted on 7/4/2024

Fantastic page from a landmark work.

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