ladygeekgirl-and-friends:It seems like forever ago that I...

ladygeekgirl-and-friends:

It seems like forever ago that I reviewed the beginning of Gail Simone’s Red Sonja
run. (It was actually only about a year and a half, but that’s like an
eternity in blog years.) I was slow on the draw with the series - I
didn’t pick it up until the second printing of the first issue came out -
but I fell pretty hard for it once I started reading it. Simone was
originally only signed on to do 6 issues, but the series proved so
popular that she ended up staying on through issue 18,
as well as orchestrating and writing a huge event called Swords of
Sorrow that featured Sonja and the rest of Dynamite’s leading ladies
like Vampirella and Dejah Thoris. While I know that Simone has her own
life to lead and will certainly still be providing us with excellent
stories elsewhere, it was bittersweet picking up issue 18 last week, and
her Sonja voice will certainly be missed.

Vague spoilers for the series ahead. 

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Thank you so much for this lovely review.

I put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into that book, it’s one of my favorite writing assignments ever, and I fell hard for the She-Devil in a way I never expected. I am so glad it meant something to so many, and also that Walter Geovani got the respect he so richly deserves for his beautiful art.