A lot of these quasi-feminist icons are, as they say, problematic. Wonder Woman solidly formed my childhood notions of the expanse and limits of female empowerment: you can save the day, absolutely, but you're going to need a patsy/beard to pin all the credit on. She was also the bondage fantasy of ...
Red Sonja, the legendary She-Devil with a Sword, returns to Corinthia, to repay the blood-debt she owes to its ruler. Facing a battle against impossible odds, Sonja nonetheless agrees to lead what remains of Corinthia's fighting forces against its enemies, and comes face to face with Dark Annisia, a...
This is Simone's take on Red Sonja, and it's far more rich than I really expected. Then again, I'm not much of a fantasy person, so I didn't know that much about Red Sonja. Perhaps previous incarnations were just as good, or even better, but as a newbie? This series gave you all the backstory ...
This volume starts out several years ago with Sonja being found in a gladiators fighting pit and being set free by the new ruling King. She was found with another female warrior, Annisia, and both were shown kindness by the King. Sonja returns to fulfil a blood debt she feels is owed and to help the...
Gail Simone has quite a bit to make up for, in my reckoning. It wasn't so much that she spearheaded Batgirl's New 52 run, but the things she said in its defense were grating to the sister of a disabilities activist. But her Birds of Prey still remain some of my favorite comics of all times, and when...
I'm glad that for most of this Red Sonja was out of her customary chainmail bikini because it just makes me feel cold to see that. Queen of Plagues is a tight origin/near-death/mythos-establishing story. I'm excited to read vol. 2
I have posted my full review of this work on my blog, The Itinerant Librarian. If all you know of Red Sonja is that meh movie from back in the nineties with Brigitte Nielsen, you need to pick this up.
Gail Simone introduces Red Sonja Volume 1: Queen Of Plagues with the declaration that she "might actually be a barbarian lover in a superhero lover's clothing," and that's a pretty apt description of what's on display here. Making the move from superheroes to sword-and-sorcery, she manages to put so...
Disclaimer: I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I was so excited for this run of Red Sonja, both as a long time fan of the character and an admired of Simone's work on other comic book titles (Wonder Woman and Batgirl). So while I was little disappointed in the ...
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