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Robin Hood: A lenda de um foragido
Fast-paced graphic storytelling and stunning full-color illustrations combine in an action-packed retelling of the heroic Robin Hood story.
How did Robin of Loxley become Robin Hood? Why did he choose to fight injustice instead of robbing for his own gain? Expressive and gritty, this graphic novel whisks readers back to Crusades-era England, where the Sheriff of Nottingham rules with an iron fist, and in the haunted heart of Sherwood Forest, a defiant rogue — with the help of his men and the lovely Maid Marian — disguises himself to become an outlaw. Lively language and illustrations follow the legendary hero as he champions the poor and provokes a high-stakes vendetta in a gripping adventure sure to draw a new generation of readers.
How did Robin of Loxley become Robin Hood? Why did he choose to fight injustice instead of robbing for his own gain? Expressive and gritty, this graphic novel whisks readers back to Crusades-era England, where the Sheriff of Nottingham rules with an iron fist, and in the haunted heart of Sherwood Forest, a defiant rogue — with the help of his men and the lovely Maid Marian — disguises himself to become an outlaw. Lively language and illustrations follow the legendary hero as he champions the poor and provokes a high-stakes vendetta in a gripping adventure sure to draw a new generation of readers.
160 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
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Tony Lee
517 books47 followersA New York Times Best-selling Graphic Novelist, Tony Lee was born in West London, UK in 1970. Informed by a teacher that he had a comic book style of writing, (a comment meant more as an insult), Tony decided that one day he would write for comics.
Tony has written for a variety of mediums including Radio 4, The BBC, commerical television in both the UK and US, magazines and both local and national newspapers. He has also written several award winning local radio campaigns. In 1991 he wrote for a small press comics publisher, of which only one project, The Cost of Miracles in Comic Speculator News was ever printed, and remains his first printed commercial comic work.
Moving away from comics, he went back into trade journalism and media marketing/creation. His small press magazine Burnt Offerings was a minor seller on both sides of the Atlantic, and was the first esoteric magazine to interview mainstream creators like Terry Pratchett and Pat Mills.
Since returning to comics in 2002, he has written for a variety of publishers including Marvel Comics, DC Comics/Zuda, Games Workshop, Panini Comics, Titan Publishing, AAM/Markosia Enterprises, Rebellion/2000ad and IDW Publishing amongst others, writing a variety of creator owned titles and licenses that include X-Men, Spider Man, Doctor Who, Starship Troopers, Wallace & Gromit and Shrek.
He is the writer of the ongoing Doctor Who series of comics from IDW, beginning in July 2009, and his award nominated, creator-owned miniseries Hope Falls was collected by AAM/Markosia in May 2009. His next book with them, From The Pages Of Bram Stoker's 'Dracula': Harker, was released in November 2009 to critical acclaim.
Added to this, Tony adapted Pride & Prejudice & Zombies into a graphic novel for Del Rey Publishing, with art by Cliff Richards - this was a New York Times #1 Bestselling Paperback Graphic Novel for May 2010 - he is also adapting Anthony Horowitz's Power of Five series into graphic format for Walker Books, the first - Raven's Gate is due out in late 2010, and he has adapted four Horowitz Horror books with Dan Boultwood for Hachette Children's Books.
His other book with Walker Books, Outlaw: The Legend Of Robin Hood (drawn by Sam Hart) was released in 2009 and has already been awarded a Junior Library Guild: Fall 2009 Selection, and 'best for 2010' awards from both the American Library Association and the New York Public Library in the USA, among others. In March 2010 it was announced that it was also a finalist for the Children's Choice Book Awards. The next in the 'Heroes & Heroines' series, Excalibur: The Legend Of King Arthur by Tony Lee & Sam Hart is scheduled for March 2011.
Outside of comics he is writing several books for children.
Tony is represented by Julian Friedmann of the Blake Friedmann Literary, TV and Film Agency.
Tony is also an accomplished Bard and performer, and has held the High Bard chair of the East Sussex Broomstick Rally on several occasions. His lecture Creating Gods for fun and Profit and his series of lectures on Bards and Ritual Magic were received to critical acclaim, and he still lectures occasionally in London, the Midlands and Sussex. As a Covent Garden Street Performer in the 90's, he performed 'The Scarlet Blade' Street Theatre show at the Edinburgh Festival and at locations across the UK, convincing members of the public to act out an insane pantomime for his amusement.
Added to this Tony is an accomplished storyteller and lecturer on writing, and has performed at libraries, events and schools around the world including the 2009 Edinburgh International Book Festival, a 2009 tour of India for the British Council, and in 2003 around the Wadi Rum bedouin campfire in Jordan.
Tony currently lives in London with his fiancée, Tracy.
from: http://www.tonylee.co.uk
Tony has written for a variety of mediums including Radio 4, The BBC, commerical television in both the UK and US, magazines and both local and national newspapers. He has also written several award winning local radio campaigns. In 1991 he wrote for a small press comics publisher, of which only one project, The Cost of Miracles in Comic Speculator News was ever printed, and remains his first printed commercial comic work.
Moving away from comics, he went back into trade journalism and media marketing/creation. His small press magazine Burnt Offerings was a minor seller on both sides of the Atlantic, and was the first esoteric magazine to interview mainstream creators like Terry Pratchett and Pat Mills.
Since returning to comics in 2002, he has written for a variety of publishers including Marvel Comics, DC Comics/Zuda, Games Workshop, Panini Comics, Titan Publishing, AAM/Markosia Enterprises, Rebellion/2000ad and IDW Publishing amongst others, writing a variety of creator owned titles and licenses that include X-Men, Spider Man, Doctor Who, Starship Troopers, Wallace & Gromit and Shrek.
He is the writer of the ongoing Doctor Who series of comics from IDW, beginning in July 2009, and his award nominated, creator-owned miniseries Hope Falls was collected by AAM/Markosia in May 2009. His next book with them, From The Pages Of Bram Stoker's 'Dracula': Harker, was released in November 2009 to critical acclaim.
Added to this, Tony adapted Pride & Prejudice & Zombies into a graphic novel for Del Rey Publishing, with art by Cliff Richards - this was a New York Times #1 Bestselling Paperback Graphic Novel for May 2010 - he is also adapting Anthony Horowitz's Power of Five series into graphic format for Walker Books, the first - Raven's Gate is due out in late 2010, and he has adapted four Horowitz Horror books with Dan Boultwood for Hachette Children's Books.
His other book with Walker Books, Outlaw: The Legend Of Robin Hood (drawn by Sam Hart) was released in 2009 and has already been awarded a Junior Library Guild: Fall 2009 Selection, and 'best for 2010' awards from both the American Library Association and the New York Public Library in the USA, among others. In March 2010 it was announced that it was also a finalist for the Children's Choice Book Awards. The next in the 'Heroes & Heroines' series, Excalibur: The Legend Of King Arthur by Tony Lee & Sam Hart is scheduled for March 2011.
Outside of comics he is writing several books for children.
Tony is represented by Julian Friedmann of the Blake Friedmann Literary, TV and Film Agency.
Tony is also an accomplished Bard and performer, and has held the High Bard chair of the East Sussex Broomstick Rally on several occasions. His lecture Creating Gods for fun and Profit and his series of lectures on Bards and Ritual Magic were received to critical acclaim, and he still lectures occasionally in London, the Midlands and Sussex. As a Covent Garden Street Performer in the 90's, he performed 'The Scarlet Blade' Street Theatre show at the Edinburgh Festival and at locations across the UK, convincing members of the public to act out an insane pantomime for his amusement.
Added to this Tony is an accomplished storyteller and lecturer on writing, and has performed at libraries, events and schools around the world including the 2009 Edinburgh International Book Festival, a 2009 tour of India for the British Council, and in 2003 around the Wadi Rum bedouin campfire in Jordan.
Tony currently lives in London with his fiancée, Tracy.
from: http://www.tonylee.co.uk
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July 31, 2024
***2024 Summer in Sherwood***
Tony Lee manages to cobble the many assorted aspects of the Robin Hood myth in one coherent whole in this graphic novel. We have Robin returned from the Crusades to take up his dukedom. He immediately comes into conflict with the Sheriff of Nottingham and Guy of Gisborne, the obvious bad guys of the tale, who naturally support Prince John and the Norman aristocracy. The Prince has his eye on the throne and has delayed gathering the necessary ransom for his brother, Richard the Lionheart. The gang’s all there: Little John, Will Scarlet, Much the Miller's Son, Friar Tuck, and Maid Marian. Lee even manages to incorporate the archery contest, one of the iconic deeds of Robin Hood. Nor does he leave out the return of Richard and the reward of Robin and his loyal men. He does avoid calling them the Merry Men—the implication being that their plight is too dark for much merriment.
I found the artwork confusing. Marian was distinguishable because she was the only female character but the men were exceedingly difficult to tell apart. The Sheriff and Guy had to be parsed by dialogue. Often I had to identify Robin by situation. More often than not, the eyes are just black shadows and not the windows to the soul that we are used to. In my opinion, it should be easy to identify the characters, by costume if not by face. Richard was easily indicated by his Crusader garb, but he was the only easily identifiable man.
I find myself wondering about readers who first encounter Robin Hood through this medium. Because I've read the stories, I recognized what Lee was doing with the plotline, but would it make sense to someone new to the story? Would it inspire them to read further or would it satisfy their curiosity? I would certainly be confused if this was my first encounter with Sherwood's famous outlaw.
Tony Lee manages to cobble the many assorted aspects of the Robin Hood myth in one coherent whole in this graphic novel. We have Robin returned from the Crusades to take up his dukedom. He immediately comes into conflict with the Sheriff of Nottingham and Guy of Gisborne, the obvious bad guys of the tale, who naturally support Prince John and the Norman aristocracy. The Prince has his eye on the throne and has delayed gathering the necessary ransom for his brother, Richard the Lionheart. The gang’s all there: Little John, Will Scarlet, Much the Miller's Son, Friar Tuck, and Maid Marian. Lee even manages to incorporate the archery contest, one of the iconic deeds of Robin Hood. Nor does he leave out the return of Richard and the reward of Robin and his loyal men. He does avoid calling them the Merry Men—the implication being that their plight is too dark for much merriment.
I found the artwork confusing. Marian was distinguishable because she was the only female character but the men were exceedingly difficult to tell apart. The Sheriff and Guy had to be parsed by dialogue. Often I had to identify Robin by situation. More often than not, the eyes are just black shadows and not the windows to the soul that we are used to. In my opinion, it should be easy to identify the characters, by costume if not by face. Richard was easily indicated by his Crusader garb, but he was the only easily identifiable man.
I find myself wondering about readers who first encounter Robin Hood through this medium. Because I've read the stories, I recognized what Lee was doing with the plotline, but would it make sense to someone new to the story? Would it inspire them to read further or would it satisfy their curiosity? I would certainly be confused if this was my first encounter with Sherwood's famous outlaw.
November 19, 2017
Incredible. I've read and seen many adaptations of Robin Hood, and this might be the best of them all. Lee, Hart and Fujita prove themselves worthy of a legend, and go a little beyond that.
May 1, 2013
This is a tidily concise version of the varied elements of the Robin Hood legend, incorporating most of the traditional elements (Maid Marian, Much the Miller's son, Little John, the archery contest) and most of the modern revisions as well (Robin was a noble knight who fought in the Crusades, fighting the corruption of Prince John and the blackguard Sir Guy until King Richard could return). Lee even incorporates the "bury me where the arrow lands" legend in a humorously original way. But the artwork is weird. Critics have lambasted Keith Giffen's work on the "Five Years Later" storyline of "The Legion of Super Heroes," largely because his characters' faces were often partially obscured by shadow. It never bothered me there (in fact, that "Legion" storyline is still one of my lifetime favorites), but the same critique could be made - more justifiably in my opinion - with Sam Hart's artwork in "Outlaw." Most characters don't have eyes, but rather deep pools of shadow that connect to networks of criss-crossing lines to imply faces, rather than depict them. It means that the identity of characters has to be largely inferred from dialogue, rather than from being able to recognize them as people with distinct appearances. This wasn't so difficult with Marian and Robin, but characters like the Sheriff and Sir Guy are completely indistinguishable. The Middle Ages here had no torches, braziers or firepits to provide horizontal illumination. The coloring is not quite so one-note as "Solomon's Thieves," but three color schemes isn't much better than two. So: good story, artwork and color leaving a fair amount to be desired.
May 19, 2010
I love the tale of Robin Hood. It's adventurous, romantic, thrilling, and this adaptation did not disappoint. The story was great, the action fast paced, but the romance a bit rushed.
The art was lovely, a bit less distinctive than I prefer with the characters, and very rarely had back grounds making the action what you really focused on. The coloring used a great pallet of jewel tone colors, matching wonderfully with the forest setting, but the intense shading obscured the characters features even further. Most of the time I couldn't even tell which character was Gisburn and which was the Sheriff.
All in all a great graphic novel based on a well known story that is definitely enjoyable.
The art was lovely, a bit less distinctive than I prefer with the characters, and very rarely had back grounds making the action what you really focused on. The coloring used a great pallet of jewel tone colors, matching wonderfully with the forest setting, but the intense shading obscured the characters features even further. Most of the time I couldn't even tell which character was Gisburn and which was the Sheriff.
All in all a great graphic novel based on a well known story that is definitely enjoyable.
April 19, 2018
This actually was a really cool comic book. I loved how it had the true story of Robin Hood not the *cough disney *cough* version. As much as I love that version this was just a really cool comic book. I usaully don't read comic books but when I do, I generally enjoy them. I would recomened this book for teens, there was a few d-words and I think one or two a-words and maybe a b-word (but I'm not sure). Other then that it was a little violent but hey it's Robin Hood, what do you expect??
Overall this was a really cool comic book about Robin Hood!
Overall this was a really cool comic book about Robin Hood!
July 5, 2019
The tale of the generous Robin the Hood, the murderous Sheriff of Nottingham Murdach, the good King Richard and his brother, the devious Prince John, the lovely Lady Marian, and all the rest of the merry men of Sherwood Forrest come to life in this well illustrated novel. I particularly enjoyed the ending describing a Robin Hood that has evolved and mutated from the ballads of the second half the 1400s to its modern version.
May 27, 2020
What a good book and film. The one thing that I cant believe is that it all happened very close to where I live. I often go and visit sherwood forest and its a beautiful place. The part I like the most in sherwood forest is the big tree where Robin Hood lived. There is normally a show about robin hood at the big tree when you go and visit it. Also sometimes there are special festivals that happen there and they are great!! :) :)
September 28, 2018
This was fun. It was pretty silly and tried way too hard to be "edgy", and some of the writing is straight-up terrible, but there were some unique elements and it was entertaining. The art is dark and, with a few exceptions, not particularly attractive, but it conveyed the story.
February 13, 2020
Good story, decent art. If you've seen the Disney version, though, you won't have too many surprises.
October 21, 2021
I mean, this is Robin Hood, so it's hard for it not to be a good time. It was a fun read, definitely paying homage to a lot of other Robin Hood retellings, which I enjoyed.
April 25, 2020
Takes itself very seriously without adding anything to the mythos. Very little characterization, a cheap and easy origin concept, and such dramatic high-contrast that I don’t think we ever see Robin Hood’s eyes. Entirely underwhelming.
June 22, 2010
This one didn't really work for me, unfortunately. I've adored Robin Hood since I was young, growing up with the Howard Pyle version, then graduating to the BBC series 'Robin Hood' starring Michael Praed. This graphic novel takes several traditional Robin Hood stories and weaves them into a contiguous plot, but while it tries to utilize the dash of the Howard Pyle and Errol Flynn version combined with the mysticism of the BBC version and the stark historical reality of the Kevin Costner and Russell Crowe versions (okay, I haven't seen the latter, but that's the impression I get), it should really have picked one and stuck with it.
Overall it's a noir version, drawn in a sort of 1950s soap opera comic strip style, in a very dark palette. I found it impossible to distinguish a lot of the characters, so I was often confused about what was going on. It touched on mysticism a little--Sherwood Forest is supposedly haunted by spirits--but overall that was a wasted opportunity because they just dropped it. When they tried to introduce the insouciance of the Flynn and Pyle versions, it just felt awkward and out of place. (And, hint? If you're going for historical reality, Maid Marian should never say "Ok.")
So...a dark Robin Hood with all the joy and magic surgically removed, alas. I really wanted to love it!
Overall it's a noir version, drawn in a sort of 1950s soap opera comic strip style, in a very dark palette. I found it impossible to distinguish a lot of the characters, so I was often confused about what was going on. It touched on mysticism a little--Sherwood Forest is supposedly haunted by spirits--but overall that was a wasted opportunity because they just dropped it. When they tried to introduce the insouciance of the Flynn and Pyle versions, it just felt awkward and out of place. (And, hint? If you're going for historical reality, Maid Marian should never say "Ok.")
So...a dark Robin Hood with all the joy and magic surgically removed, alas. I really wanted to love it!
August 19, 2014
A very clever retelling of the Robin Hood tale with a hint of fantasy! :D The characterisation of the characters being spot on with even some grey characters being featured which is a clever take on some of the well known characters and ones introduced in the graphic novel! :D Not to mention that Marion is a tease in a lot of scenes which adds a lot humour that is also present in the book! :D
The art style really captures the style and tone of the story really well adding to the overall style and feel of the book! :D
Fast paced, an original take on an old story and relentless action scenes and a lot of humour and daring do! :D Highly recommended! :D
The art style really captures the style and tone of the story really well adding to the overall style and feel of the book! :D
Fast paced, an original take on an old story and relentless action scenes and a lot of humour and daring do! :D Highly recommended! :D
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November 10, 2009
This graphic novel is a dark, violent, medieval re-telling of the Robin Hood myth; one that provides enough historical back-drop to the story to heighten the interest, and with the non-stop intrigue to keep the reader gripped. The illustrations are foreboding and gloomy, lending atmosphere to great effect. This is an exciting read, full of twists and turns, but this one requires a high tolerance for violence (eye gouging, hanging, etc.). Gr. 7-9
March 16, 2017
The book I'm reading is Outlaw: The Legend of Robin Hood I liked it was good.It was about a guy who was always on trees waiting for someone to pass and one day another guy came in a wagon and there was a little kid sitting down with him.The guy who always hidden told the guy to stop and give him any stuff they had and a group of guys came and said they cant be there and the guy told them that it was his property.And all the group of guys left them and they told the guy to come with them and didn't want to go.
The group of guys had to force him and they locked him up and the little kid who was in the wagon visited him and they were talking.And the guy who got locked up he told them to leave and dont come back.In the morning they were going to execute him and the executioner pulled the lever and hanged him in the rope.The guy who visited him he pulled out his bow and shot him in the heart and the guy who was hanged said thank you and died.The guards of the place told him to stop and the guy said he was the right to kill him and let him go.
The son told the dad that he was supposed to save him not kill him and the son told the dad your not my dad.The son tried to be the most best person to use a sword and a bow and arrow and wanted to become like him. The kid practiced and became like him and he was the son of the dad that killed the guy he passed away and wanted to claim his land.HE want back and the guards told him he cant be in this kingdom and it was his dad and they did not want him to rule it and the guy wanted the guy who killed his dad.He wanted to find him and the guy who was claiming his land told him that a guy killed him and they were going to kill him and the guy said he did not kill his father.
He went back and lied to them he killed them and they wanted to kill the son who wanted to be the king who owned the land and the guy wanted to kill who tried to rule and they caught him and stab him and fell through the window and a group of guys said that they were trying to find him.They took him to a camping spot and tried to help him recover and he said he was going to get vengeance and he healed and got a sword and wanted to fight him because what he has done. They were going to fight and they were going to do it to battle and he lost and needed to escape and save his love one.He got out and saved her and claimed his land and he was the new king.
I liked the book because it was a graphic novel and I liked reading them.I do not recommend if you don't like these type of books.It was good and i would rate this book a 4 because I liked but not that much as other books.
The group of guys had to force him and they locked him up and the little kid who was in the wagon visited him and they were talking.And the guy who got locked up he told them to leave and dont come back.In the morning they were going to execute him and the executioner pulled the lever and hanged him in the rope.The guy who visited him he pulled out his bow and shot him in the heart and the guy who was hanged said thank you and died.The guards of the place told him to stop and the guy said he was the right to kill him and let him go.
The son told the dad that he was supposed to save him not kill him and the son told the dad your not my dad.The son tried to be the most best person to use a sword and a bow and arrow and wanted to become like him. The kid practiced and became like him and he was the son of the dad that killed the guy he passed away and wanted to claim his land.HE want back and the guards told him he cant be in this kingdom and it was his dad and they did not want him to rule it and the guy wanted the guy who killed his dad.He wanted to find him and the guy who was claiming his land told him that a guy killed him and they were going to kill him and the guy said he did not kill his father.
He went back and lied to them he killed them and they wanted to kill the son who wanted to be the king who owned the land and the guy wanted to kill who tried to rule and they caught him and stab him and fell through the window and a group of guys said that they were trying to find him.They took him to a camping spot and tried to help him recover and he said he was going to get vengeance and he healed and got a sword and wanted to fight him because what he has done. They were going to fight and they were going to do it to battle and he lost and needed to escape and save his love one.He got out and saved her and claimed his land and he was the new king.
I liked the book because it was a graphic novel and I liked reading them.I do not recommend if you don't like these type of books.It was good and i would rate this book a 4 because I liked but not that much as other books.
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November 4, 2019I decided not to give this a rating. I could decide what it would be.
I don’t know if I enjoyed it as much as I could have but I’m not really one to enjoy graphic novels. Sometimes I genuinely forget to examine the art and I was getting confused on remembering what each character looked like.
It was also so short. I wish it was one of many because Robin Hood has such a number of stories.
But, that being said, it was a very successful graphic novel and it showed the Robin Hood legends in a very artistic way. They also didn’t just copy the stories. Yes it was obviously generated from some of the famous tales, but they wanted to tell the stories different. There is something about the epicness of the Robin Hood legends that begs to be shown and therefore, this book was a success. The end was engaging and enjoyable in every way. I loved the artwork with the arrows.
Maybe not my cup of tea, but definitely had the spirit of Robin Hood.
I don’t know if I enjoyed it as much as I could have but I’m not really one to enjoy graphic novels. Sometimes I genuinely forget to examine the art and I was getting confused on remembering what each character looked like.
It was also so short. I wish it was one of many because Robin Hood has such a number of stories.
But, that being said, it was a very successful graphic novel and it showed the Robin Hood legends in a very artistic way. They also didn’t just copy the stories. Yes it was obviously generated from some of the famous tales, but they wanted to tell the stories different. There is something about the epicness of the Robin Hood legends that begs to be shown and therefore, this book was a success. The end was engaging and enjoyable in every way. I loved the artwork with the arrows.
Maybe not my cup of tea, but definitely had the spirit of Robin Hood.
December 10, 2020
The story is very super-hero-y, with lots of guys striding around and being manly. Women are a distant afterthought, and the presence of Maid Marion does more to underline that than to ameliorate it. She's there so Robin has someone to strut before and have a love interest with; there's not connection between them that I can see but she's basically the only woman on the planet so he falls in love. Meanwhile King Richard needs a ransome and Loxley gets himself outlawed.
My favorite part was when Richard shows up to save everyone and Robin's all "we just sent your ransome" and he explains that he was ransomed ages ago because the rest of England paid up and only this corner welshed. I guess Nottingham is not the center of the world, which makes me wonder why John was lurking her so assiduously!
Silly carping aside, it's a swash=buckling tale that I could follow even with my normal inability to tell anyone apart.
My favorite part was when Richard shows up to save everyone and Robin's all "we just sent your ransome" and he explains that he was ransomed ages ago because the rest of England paid up and only this corner welshed. I guess Nottingham is not the center of the world, which makes me wonder why John was lurking her so assiduously!
Silly carping aside, it's a swash=buckling tale that I could follow even with my normal inability to tell anyone apart.
August 17, 2020
(4.5 stars)
Weren't enough words for me... there could have been some words for sounds...
The illustrations were great, loved those. Loved the cover.
The dialogue was comedic, very amusing...
I've always enjoyed the Robin Hood legend... It was nice to see the origin talked about in the back of the book. Didn't know the more Modern version kind of takes after Ivanhoe... That was interesting.
Weren't enough words for me... there could have been some words for sounds...
The illustrations were great, loved those. Loved the cover.
The dialogue was comedic, very amusing...
I've always enjoyed the Robin Hood legend... It was nice to see the origin talked about in the back of the book. Didn't know the more Modern version kind of takes after Ivanhoe... That was interesting.
May 21, 2022
While it wasn't my favourite adaption of Robin Hood, it was decent. I found it entertaining and a fun read. I would have liked it to be a little longer to allow for a little more depth in the characters and like all adaptions of Robin Hood, I felt like they really underused the character of Marian (gotta fix that one of these days). Considering I picked this book up at random from the library, this was a decent read.
April 12, 2018
It was okay. The story it told was a little bit darker that the legend I remembered. There was also quite a lot of cussing which I didn't really appreciate in a children's story. However, I did like the artwork and I did enjoy being introduced to a version of Robin Hood that I had never heard before.
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October 30, 2020Personally this book is not for me. I do not enjoy graphic novels - but this is just a personal opinion.
The tale is adventurous, mysterious, romantic and action packed. The use of speech bubbles throughout allows the reader to follow the tale should they not know about the legend of Robin Hood.
The tale is adventurous, mysterious, romantic and action packed. The use of speech bubbles throughout allows the reader to follow the tale should they not know about the legend of Robin Hood.
January 26, 2021
I enjoy graphic novels especially for the artwork. My favorite kind are when authors put their own spin on classic tales. This one is particularly full of gorgeous color and witty banter.
Of note: the dominant color of each full-page spread changes each time you turn the page. It's subtle at first, but the artist has definite intent for each color. Exceptional artwork.
Of note: the dominant color of each full-page spread changes each time you turn the page. It's subtle at first, but the artist has definite intent for each color. Exceptional artwork.
October 24, 2017
An excellent retelling, in the form of a graphic novel, of the legend of Robin Hood. This would be an excellent read for anyone learning about Robin Hood at school, as it gives a good outline of the legend.
August 19, 2019
A good summary of the many different legends about Robin Hood, with an interested historical afternoon. While I could appreciate the artistry of the drawings and colouring, I wasn't a massive fan of the style.
October 19, 2020
Tonally off and strangely edited this Robin Hood retelling never landed for me. The language in the collection is off, like Lee occassionally forgot this story was set in 1192 and seems to jump the story forward at odd times.
April 12, 2023
I had a hard time distinguishing the difference between the sheriff and Guy Gisburn. I often had no idea which one was supposed to be talking or doing things. That being said, I really enjoyed this. I loved the art, and the story was detailed without being boring or 'too much'.
May 9, 2023
A familiar retelling of the Robin Goode tale as his merry band of Lincoln Green clad outlaws do battle with the invader Normans. Sadly the art is indistinct and the dialogue is Americanised and basic.
May 23, 2017
It took me a lot longer than expected to read this. Probably shouldn't have started it during finals week. It was a perfect look at Robin Hood I loved it so much.
February 1, 2018
My book is about Robin Hood and he is being hunted by the sheriff's men
May 3, 2018
I enjoyed this one better than the King Arthur one. I loved the humour 😂
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