Cinebook the 9th Art: NOTTINGHAM 2 - THE HUNT

 

Author: Vincent Brugeas, Emmanuel Herzet and Benoît Dellac

Age: 12 years and up

PAPERBACK

Size: 21.7 x 28.7 cm

Number of pages: 56 colour pages

£8.99 Incl VAT

Publication: October 2022

 ISBN: 9781800440753

Prince John was not at all impressed with the Sheriff of Nottingham’s resistance to his plans, any more than with the support the regent of England gives the same William. When he learns that the regent’s secretary is none other than William’s uncle, John Lackland decided to kill two birds with one stone, and deprive both his political rival and his enemy in Nottingham of a precious ally. Meanwhile, in Sherwood, a mysterious ‘Hood’ has taken to robbing rich merchants …

I swear I thought this series was at volume 4 and had ended but it was back in May that I reviewed the first https://hoopercomicart.blogspot.com/2022/05/cinebook-nottingham-1-kings-ransom.html

As I said with the first book, I am just not getting into this one. Whether it is because of the story or not I cannot make out. The art is okay and the story does seem okay but it is this take on the the Robin Hood story that I am sure the writer thought was a clever twist but it is a twist used by so many others with other legendary British characters. Perhaps try European or just French characters.

I mean, the cover looks promising and I am surev that there are people out there who will love this take on the character as well as the period depicted. Maybe an overview when the series is concluded to see whether that makes a difference as it may just be that the wait between parts does not allow the story to flow well?

Who knows (not me, obviously). Anyone else read this?