Lewis also draws very attractive and sharp featured men that becomes immediately evident during a sequence early on as it looks like a Merry Man is running from an enemy, but it is actually a friendly chase that turns into a lover’s embrace for Alan a Dale and Arthur. She also captures the dirt and grime of cluttered towns in the High Middle Ages and the relative freedom of woods of Midlands England. In Merry Men #1, Jackie Lewis’ art captures the feeling of breakneck action and passionate romance, which has made the story of Robin Hood such a timeless and entertaining tale.
Rodi and Lewis do ensure that the conflict between the Anglo-Saxon and Norman inhabitants of England is a factor, like in Sir Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe, but it mostly takes a backseat to the Sheriff of Nottingham’s oppressive homophobia. Writer Robert Rodi, artist Jackie Lewis, and colorist Marissa Louise transport readers into an alternate version of 12th century England where Robin Hood is exiled not for some political reason or hunting the king’s red deer, but because of the man he loves. There is even a Middle Eastern character named Sabib al Hasan, who is skilled with the scimitar. Robin Hood and Little John are a power gay couple, the flirtatious bard Alan a Dale is bisexual, and Scarlet is a trans woman. Merry Men #1, a new comic from Oni Press, is true to the Green stories as well as the various legends and ballads they were based on, but with an excellent twist: all of Robin Hood and his followers fall somewhere on the LGBT spectrum. People’s History of the Marvel UniverseĪs a young lad, I really enjoyed reading the Roger Lancelyn Green Robin Hood stories, and their tales of rebellious derring-do as Robin Hood and his colorful band of warriors protected the disenfranchised of England from the evil Prince John while King Richard the Lionhearted was off on the Crusades.
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