20 Absolutely Masterful First Pages Of Comics
12. 300
"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.