In ROBYN HOOD: GOLDILOCKS, available from Zenescope Entertainment on July 14th, 2021, Robyn flashes back to a time in a school when she struggled with local bullies. Little did she know the lessons she learned then would serve her now against the master villain Goldilocks.
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The Details
- Written By: Joe Brusha
- Art By: Babisu Kourtis
- Colors By: Juan Manuel Rodriguez
- Letters By: Taylor Esposito
- Cover Art By: Igor Vitorino, Ivan Nunes (cover A)
- Cover Price: $5.99
- Release Date: July 14, 2021
Was It Good?
Yes, it was very good.
This one-shot (with a little bit of a cliffhanger) is effectively a character piece that delves into the childhood and the mentality of Robyn Hood. She’s a strong, capable character in the current Zene-verse, and she’s got some emotional baggage from bullying and conflict growing up that comes to the fore in this issue.
What makes this issue stronger than the sum of its parts is the utterly unremarkable difficulty Robyn faced growing up poor and fatherless. It’s an all-too-common scenario you would encounter in any town or city in the world these days, so Robyn’s determination to use those life lessons as fuel in her current fight against Goldilocks makes her all the more admirable.
On top of the grounded and relatable story (besides the evil clown monsters), Kourtis and the art team deliver an outstanding issue. In particular, Rodriguez’s color work turned out extra special pages with the amount of detail and shading used to maximize the drama in every panel.
The art and writing are a step above typical Zenescope quality.
What’s It About?
[SPOILERS AHEAD – Click here if you just want the score without spoilers]
We see multiple flashbacks to Robyn in school, bullied by her classmates for being fatherless and poor. Her mother doesn’t take the situation lying down from either the school administration or the bullies’ parents, and her mother’s lesson is clear – People will always try to knock you down. You can either lie there and take it, or you can get up and fight.
Back to now. Robyn is busy getting trained beyond her limits by Captain Smitty. The enigmatic colleague of the Black Knight seems to know something big is coming as he pushes Robyn to be ready.
After a grueling workout, Robyn is kidnapped off the street and wakes up in a demented Big Top circus where Goldilocks is the ringmaster. She’s forced to try and escape/survive a series of challenges. Beaten and nearly broken, Robyn remembers her mother’s lesson and she chooses to fight.
Final Thoughts
ROBYN HOOD: GOLDILOCKS is a surprisingly strong character-building issue that gives readers a better appreciation for the character and plants a few seeds for a much bigger fight to come. The writing is great and the art is greater.
Score: 9.5/10
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