Robin Hood: People's Outlaw And Forest Hero: A Graphic Guide

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Who and what was Robin Hood? Why is an outlaw from 14th century England still a hero today, with films, festivals and songs dedicated to his memory? Robin Hood: People's Outlaw and Forest Hero explores the historical evidence and cultural significance of the legend of Robin Hood. With text by Paul Buhle and comics and assorted drawings by Christopher Hutchinson, it adds another dimension to the history and meaning of rebellion. It also features 30 pages of collages and comic art, recuperating seven centuries' worth of artistic interpretation.

Paul Buhle is a retired senior lecturer of history and American civilization at Brown University, a Distinguished Lecturer at the Organization of American Historians and American Studies Association, the founder of Radical America magazine, and the founder and former director of New York University's Oral History of the American Left archive. He is also the recipient of the 2010 Will Eisner Award for The Art of Harvey Kurtzman. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin. Chris Hutchinson is a teacher, an artist, and a designer of General Strike Comics, which seeks to use art as a weapon to advance the class struggle. He lives in Hartford, Connecticut.

"Paul Buhle is the best informed and most sincere left-wing scholar that I know." --Harvey Pekar, artist "Paul Buhle is my socialist conscience." --Robert Crumb, artist