Robin Hood and His Merry Men #30

Robin Hood and Little John's hunting expedition to the Channel coast takes an unexpected turn when they stumble upon a French invasion force preparing to land on English shores—and discover a plot to signal an invading army to attack. With English troops unaware of the threat and time running short, the outlaw and his companion must use their wits to prevent the invasion, all while evading both the French soldiers and Prince John's watchdogs. It's a rare moment where Robin's loyalty to England itself outweighs his quarrel with the crown.

Robin Hood sees an opportunity to fight injustice when he witnesses a tax collector brutally squeezing coins from the already-starving peasants of Nottingham. Disguising himself and Friar Tuck in official garb, Robin turns the tables by collecting "special taxes" from the wealthy nobility—then distributes every farthing to the poorest folk in the forest. But the Sheriff won't tolerate such defiance for long, and Robin soon finds himself locked in the castle dungeons with his men, facing a final reckoning with his greatest enemy.

While King John rules England with an iron fist and taxes the kingdom dry, Robin Hood defies the Prince's authority from Sherwood Forest—but when Baron Southby arrives from the Crusades seeking men for King Richard's war, Robin discovers that the Prince's forces are wasting soldiers on hunting him instead of answering the Crown's true call. Robin must decide whether his fight against Prince John's tyranny can serve a greater purpose: sending able-bodied men to aid their rightful king overseas.

King Richard the Lion-Hearted leads his crusaders across treacherous lands toward the Holy Land, determined to secure Christian worshippers' right to pray where their faith was born—but every step forward comes at a terrible cost in blood and sacrifice. As his army battles the vast Saracen forces in brutal, costly skirmishes, Richard discovers that his enemies are not mindless obstacles but courageous fighters with their own deeply held convictions about the land they call home. When the weary crusaders finally breach a fortified city and face an even larger army arriving to defend it, Richard must decide what victory truly means.