True to the classic legend and very well done, Lee's graphic adaptation of the famous English classic adds just enough of a contemporary feel to be real and accessible to kids today. The illustrations and general feel is dark and brooding-- lots of shadows and "KERPOW" for action, sidebar celtic knots and medieval backdrops help keep the story real and compelling. it is a time of political turmoil in England. King Richard the Lionhearted is kidnapped and held for ransome on the way home from the Crusades. His brother John and his Norman cohorts are running England to the ground-- usurping the ancestral lands of "real" English Lords and handing them over to Norman invaders, who, in turn, are taxing the local peasantry into the ground and abusing the population. Robin of Loxley, Earl of Huntington, and ally of good King Richard, turns outlaw when the Sheriff of Nottingham (ally of Prince John and enforcer of brutal tax levies) steals his land. Robin robs from the Normans and English traitors and gives the money back to the peasants so they can pay their taxes--he fights for the forces of sweetness and light, gains all the respect of the peasantry and the good lords -- even King Richard himself-- and wins the heart of the brave and lovely Maid Marion to boot! A very well done classic adventure story done in graphic format. i loved it. great for all kids-- especially boys and anglophiles. lots of text for a graphic-- but very well done- and like all good graphics, each word is well chosen (much like poetry has to be) inorder to convey the core message in a small word bubble. Great for content knowledge and pleasure reading. Interesting backpage history of the legend included. Highly recommended. I put it on the middle school myths and legends summer reading list.
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Thank you. :-)
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