Merry Men
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13th century England. Robert Godwinson, former lover of King Richard, lives with his band of Merry Men in Sherwood Forest, away from the watchful eye of Prince John, who has outlawed homosexuality. Though isolated, the men live in peace—that is, until a stranger enters their camp seeking aid for a nearby town besieged by the Sheriff of Nottingham. Robert—nicknamed Robin—is reluctant to help, but equally eager to get rid of this perplexing stranger... and to put his formidable bow-and-arrow to use. It's Robin Hood like you've never seen him before, based on scholarly speculation about what's really behind the outlaw's legend.
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I received an e-arc over NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Overall I think the idea of the graphic novel is very good and I enjoyed the art style, but I just couldn't get into it. Maybe it was cause with the version I had quite some text was way too small to read and it was hard for me to follow the story. Other than that it was also just not really anything. It had historical elements and then the romantic relationships between the Merry Men in between, but I didn't really care about the story or the characters. I'd still recommend it to people who enjoy the legend of Robin Hood and are more into that period of history. It's definitely an interesting twist and I would love to see more historic interpretations like this one.
Description
13th century England. Robert Godwinson, former lover of King Richard, lives with his band of Merry Men in Sherwood Forest, away from the watchful eye of Prince John, who has outlawed homosexuality. Though isolated, the men live in peace—that is, until a stranger enters their camp seeking aid for a nearby town besieged by the Sheriff of Nottingham. Robert—nicknamed Robin—is reluctant to help, but equally eager to get rid of this perplexing stranger... and to put his formidable bow-and-arrow to use. It's Robin Hood like you've never seen him before, based on scholarly speculation about what's really behind the outlaw's legend.
Book Information
Posts
I received an e-arc over NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Overall I think the idea of the graphic novel is very good and I enjoyed the art style, but I just couldn't get into it. Maybe it was cause with the version I had quite some text was way too small to read and it was hard for me to follow the story. Other than that it was also just not really anything. It had historical elements and then the romantic relationships between the Merry Men in between, but I didn't really care about the story or the characters. I'd still recommend it to people who enjoy the legend of Robin Hood and are more into that period of history. It's definitely an interesting twist and I would love to see more historic interpretations like this one.