Outlaw: The Legend of Robin Hood

Outlaw: The Legend of Robin Hood by Tony Lee

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 - disguise himself to become an outlaw.

This was a real fun graphic novel, the legend of Robin Hood is one that we're all familiar with and in this retelling we're once again met with our hero Robin of Loxley (Robin Hood), and his band of merry men - Little John, Friar Tuck, Will Scarlet and Maid Marian - who steal from the rich and give to the poor (and a little bit extra).

This definately isn't the Disney version, in fact it give lots of the history of the culture, customs and politics of the time, without dragging the pace of the story down.

The art work is dark and brooding - giving the perfect atmosphere for the deep dark Sherwood Forest, unfortunatley sometimes this dark look made it difficult to tell some characters apart.

Overall I think this will be a popular graphic novel for our library.

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