![]() ![]() For instance, a short interlude with a wizard summoning the various versions of Sonja throughout history is a fun trifle, but ultimately lacks a payoff. Some of the inclusions are slightly puzzling, seeming to require further context from Conan stories that Dynamite don’t have the rights to reproduce. The stories in the collection range from short encounters with supernatural horrors to humorous depictions of a day in the life of Red Sonja. ![]() In fact, her manner of dress usually leads the villains to underestimating Sonja’s fighting prowess before they fall to her blade. ![]() Yes, the outfit tends to lend itself to a bit of cheesecake, but it’s rarely the focus of the stories. In a subgenre overrun by big, burly He-Man types and women who were damsels in distress at best and conniving sex slaves or gnarled witches at their worst, it has always been refreshing to see Red Sonja carving out her own brand of justice and doing it many years before Xena ever picked up her Chakram. Listen to the latest episode of our weekly comics podcast! ![]()
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