20 Absolutely Masterful First Pages Of Comics

12. 300

300 1
Dark Horse

"We march." With the simplest of intros (even simpler than "In my dreams I fly"), we encounter the Spartans and their restrained approach not only to action, not only to life, but even to thought.

Whatever you think of 300's elevation of the Spartans' focus and determination, there's no arguing that it doesn't start on the very first page.

Contributor
Contributor

T Campbell has written quite a few online comics series and selected work for Marvel, Archie and Tokyopop. His longest-running works are Fans, Penny and Aggie-- and his current project with co-writer Phil Kahn, Guilded Age.