How come the ladies in "Swords of Sorrow" are all barely dressed but posing as warriors? I don't know the comic though the cover made me wonder about the intentions.

MOST of the characters in Swords of Sorrow are actually much more dressed, like Masquerade, Miss Fury, Kato, Black Sparrow, and so on. But the three main characters in the first issue, Dejah (who comes from a planet where no one wears any clothes, regardless of gender), Vampirella and Red Sonja, their iconic costumes are all pretty damn skimpy.

I still think they’re badass characters. Red Sonja is my absolute fave. But it’s a fair point that they’re wearing basically bikinis. 

All I can say is they are characters I dearly love, we are trying to portray them as awesome as they can be, and trying to be very careful about the poses they are shown in. We had a couple covers go through in the early issues that were commissioned before I came aboard that I think did not represent the insides well, but since then, I think the covers have been among the best on the stands. 

And again, as for intentions, it’s a totally fair question, but my intention was to tell the best story I could with the coolest characters available and the most awesome team of all female writers I could find. Hopefully, that all shines through.

It’s a really fun book, it spans eras of pulp heroines from a hundred years ago to now, in many different media. But I admit that the three main characters, especially early on, are dressed a bit scantily. We’re working on it!  :)