“They were 300. He was one.”

Yesterday, CBR.com followed up on a Dark Horse Comics announcement via its twitter page that Frank Miller is returning to comics with a prequel to 300.  The long rumored series won’t hit the stands until sometime in 2011 and will be titled Xerxes.

Xerexes was the Persian king who attempted to conquer the world, only to fall short thanks to the efforts of 300 Spartans. The tagline for the new series is a good one…

Xerxes: “They were 300.  He was one.”

You can read more about the Xerxes mini-series and the Frank Miller lithograph that Dark Horse is releasing by checking out CBR.com’s post.