Dynamite Announces ‘The Best Of Red Sonja’ Hardcover For October
by Erik Amaya
The Red Sonja 50th Anniversary celebration continues.
Since debuting in Marvel Feature 50 years ago, Red Sonja has ventured long and wide across her own world, others in the Multiverse, and the publishing realms. To celebrate her journeys, Dynamite announced Tuesday it will soon publish a best-of compilation of her adventures. The of Red Sonja will be a hardcover collection comprising over 360 pages and featuring (pending approvals) some of her earliest appearance and stories from creators like Gail Simone, Amy Chu, Mark Russell and more. Additionally, “insightful introductions” and other materials are planned. And it will all be wrapped in a cover by Jenny Frison (above). The current lineup of stories includes the following:
“Red Sonja” by Roy Thomas, Esteban Maroto, & Neal Adams from Savage Sword of Conan #1
“The Day of the Sword” by Thomas, Doug Moench & Howard Chaykin from Kull & the Barbarians #3
“The Temple of Abomination” by Thomas & Dick Giordano from Marvel Feature (1975) #1
“The Blood of the Unicorn” by Thomas, Ed Summer, Clair Noo, & Frank Thorne from Red Sonja (1977) #1
“The Message” by Michael Avon Oeming, Mike Carey & Mel Rubi from Red Sonja (2005) #1
“One More Day” by Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray & Liam Sharp from Red Sonja: One More Day
“The Return of Kulan Gath: Goddess” by Oeming, Rubi & Steve Sadowski from Red Sonja (2005) #12
“Queen of the Frozen Wastes” by Frank Cho, Doug Murray & Homs from Savage Red Sonja #1
“The Cloud Tiger” by Arvid Nelson & Pablo Marcos from Red Sonja (2005) #50
“Wolves on the Road: War Season” by Eric Trautmann & Walter Geovani from Red Sonja (2005) #51
“Red Sonja” by Simone & Geovani from Red Sonja (2013) #1
“Three Wishes” by Luke Lieberman & Sergio Davila from Red Sonja (2013) #100
“Worlds Away” by Chu & Carlos Gomez from Red Sonja (2016B) #1
“The Coronation” by Russell & Mirko Colak from Red Sonja (2019) #1
“Birth of the She-Devil” by Luke Lieberman & Sergio Davila from Red Sonja: Birth of the She-Devil #1
The Best of Red Sonja is scheduled for release this October.
