“The Sacred Band of Thebes” is the epic

                                                                      tale of Androkles and Kallistos, best of friends                                                                    bonded from the moment they could walk.  Taken from

                                                their village at the age of seven, Androkles’ mother murdered

in front of him, they have only each other to rely on.

 

Raised and trained by the Sacred Band, the young men transform into fierce warriors committed to the Band, but more importantly, brothers in arms, committed to each other.  Between Androklyes powerful will to conquer all that stands in front of him and Kallistos’ studious and analytical view of combat, they make an unconquerable pair.

 

From the Battle of Tegyra to the Battle of Leuctra - which ended the Spartan rule, the legend of the Sacred Band magnified, and by  the time they met the Macedonians under the leadership of King Phillip II and his son Alexander, their legend had become mythic.  Warriors who had never lost a battle in over 40 years.

 

The electrifying graphic novel, “The Sacred Band of Thebes”, follows the adventures of these two great warriors, Androkles and Kallistos, as they ascend the ranks of the Sacred Band guiding them into Battle of Chaeroena. The two young leaders absorb the ways

of  ancient Greece while comes to grips with their own desires and needs, holding tightly

to a friendship that could never be broken.