One of my favorite mini-series so far has been Robyn Hood by Zenescope. After getting hooked on the character in issue two, I was seriously disappointed that her run would end after only five issues.

I couldn't be more thrilled that Zenescope gave me the first chance to break the news that Robyn Hood: Wanted will be released in May! The series will pick up right after the ending of the mini-series and shows Robyn back in the modern world. In her pursuit of justice, Robyn shows her enemies she means business while giving her friends loyalty she hasn't shown before.

The best part of the mini-series for me was Robyn's attitude. I'm interested to see how she grows and where this new series will take her. I'd love to see her go back to Myst and maybe even fall in love with a guy that would treat her right.

In addition to being able to give you this exclusive news, I also had another chance to talk to writer Pat Shand about the new series. Here's what he had to say:

GeekMom: How long after the mini-series does Robyn Hood: Wanted take place?
Pat Shand: I’d say it’s at least a few months. I’m nervous about giving an actual number here, because Robyn Hood vs. Red Riding Hood and Realm Knights both happen between the first and second Robyn Hood series, so I don’t want to say a specific time here and then contradict it later. It’s definitely more than two months though, and less than a year.

GM: Will Robyn learn more about who she really is and if so how do you think that might affect her?
PS: Oh, for sure. That’s very much what the series is about at it's core. After everything Robyn has been through and all she’s done, she’s finally starting to wonder about her origin. She’s surmised that she has a history in Myst, the fairy tale realm to which she was transported in the first volume, but readers of the first series know that her origin is darker than even she knows.

The very first issue of the series shows Robyn as a baby, taken away from parents who were involved in the dark arts. We’re taking her back to all of that – it’s one of the biggest things I wanted to tackle in this series.

GM: Where would you like to see this series take Robyn emotionally and physically?
PS: In the first series, the villains were very weak individuals. Both King John (the tyrant of Bree) and Cal (the rich kid who assaulted Robyn on Earth) were men that used their power over stronger people to their advantage. They were very much the puppet masters, and Robyn saw it as her job to cut their strings.

This time, Robyn has a whole new class of villains – as you saw in the final page of Robyn Hood #5, Guy of Gisbourne, the only character in the first series that was able to physically defeat Robyn, is back and he’s cooking up a horrible plan. We have a collective of villains here that will challenge Robyn in new ways and will certainly play up some of the magic and more fantastical elements that we tinkered with in the first volume.

Emotionally… Robyn is in for a ride. We spoke about her journey of self-discovery, but a lot of Wanted will focus on Robyn trying to pick up the pieces of her life and build something new.

GM: What's the most exciting part about writing Robyn Hood's new series?
PS: It feels like coming home. Robyn is my favorite character, and I’m really grateful that the reaction has been strong enough that I can continue Robyn’s story. There is a lot of me in all of these characters – in Robyn, Will Scarlet, Tuck, and maybe even Guy of Gisbourne. The characters are writing themselves at this point – I’m two scripts into the series, and I’m really trying to Empire Strikes Back this thing. The stakes are higher, the emotions are higher, the characters are revealing things about themselves that change the game…it's a whole new playing field.

I will also add, while it obviously helps to have read the first series, Wanted is new reader friendly. We have this beautiful cover by Artgerm that I know will catch the interest of new readers, so I’m going to be sure that no one is left confused. I think fresh starts and new beginnings are sorely lacking in #1 issues in comics, and I really want to embrace the new fans. I’ve been getting so many tweets saying that Robyn Hood #1 was some folks’ first Zenescope book, and some even their first comic, period! That’s amazing, and I hope the same will be true of Wanted.

Check out Robyn Hood: Wanted on comic book shelves starting in May! If you'd like to check out the original mini-series, look for it in trade-paper back form at your local comic book store.