400 BC: The Story of the Ten Thousand: A Graphic Novel

by Lewis Helfand, Lalit Kumar Singh

Fortune favors the bold...

They were an unstoppable force, hired to take the crown from the King of Persia. They were a fearless army of Greek soldiers, and one hundred thousand men fighting as one. They were led by the finest and most courageous generals in all of Greece. They were being led to unimaginable wealth, but that was days ago.

Now their leaders are dead and their army has scattered. Now their numbers have fallen to ten thousand and nothing remains but fear. Now they are men praying not for victory, but for the slim chance of living one more day.

Cut off by impassable terrain and pursued by an army of one million enemy soldiers; they must stand together to survive. To find their way home, one of their own must lead them. And to live one more day...

...they must fight.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics

72 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2011

About the author

The creator and writer of Wasted Minute and 4320, Lewis Helfand is a freelance writer whose comic book credits include the graphic novels Kim, A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth, and The Time Machine for Campfire Comics and the monthly mini-comic The Adventures of Roxy Riley for East Coast Biker Magazine.

His past credits include weekly columns for AskMen.com and InsideHoops.com, as well as monthly features for Exposed Magazine and Rockstar Magazine. Other recent clips include articles for American Health & Fitness, Renaissance Magazine, Computer Bits Magazine, Vicious Magazine, The Funny Papers of Philadelphia, ClubPlanet.com, Food-Writing.com, and Modvox.com.

Reviews

[Vivek · Rating 2 out of 5]

An attempt at capturing history via graphic novels is a valiant one but non compelling at best. The illustrations are done well but the storyline doesn't invoke emotions you'd expect knowing the odds against which these ten thousand survive. I didn't feel for any of the protagonists falling.

Felt like an Amar Chitra Katha whose job is to tell you the facts without getting too engrossed into the emotions behind those facts. A light commute read at best or maybe beter suited for kids who you want to get hooked onto history.

[Naomi Ruth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Who knew there was a graphic novel of Xenephon's Anabasis? I did not. Probably not the best artwork in the world, but it was adequate. It began kind of confusingly and boringly, but I definitely found myself caught up in the tale. I don't know if that's because I taught Xenephon last year and therefore am emotionally connected to the story, but ah well. It's definitely a story I will pass on to one or more of my students. Glad to have stumbled upon this random graphic novel re-telling of the Anabasis.

[Jessica Hollo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Historical comic book, interesting from that perspective, panels generally well crafted. Overall, not very compelling, but I could see this as a great tool to get boys into reading, or interested in history.

[Randy Daugherty · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great historical fiction done in a graphic format. These kinds of works are needed to generate interest in those who hate reading or read at a lower level.
I enjoyed the story line as well as the great illustrations.
I would highly recommend this book.

[Al · Rating 2 out of 5]

A primorosa aquarela de Lalit Kumar Singh não consegue salvar a ausência de roteiro e o argumento fraco da obra, bastante confusa e com texto muito fraco, além de apresentar algumas incoerências históricas.

[Sundeep Supertramp · Rating 1 out of 5]

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