Comic Books, Magazines and Books from Diamond Distributors for December 8, 2021

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS

OCT211477 AFTERNOON AT MCBURGERS HC $16.99

OCT211955 AKIRA TORIYAMA MANGA THEATER HC $34.99

OCT211190 ARCHIES HOLIDAY MAGIC SPECIAL ONE SHOT CVR A LUSKY $3.99

OCT211191 ARCHIES HOLIDAY MAGIC SPECIAL ONE SHOT CVR B ERSKINE $3.99

OCT211354 BILLY THE KIT #3 $3.99

OCT211534 BLOOM #4 (OF 4) CVR A BUTCH MAPA $3.99

OCT211535 BLOOM #4 (OF 4) CVR B RON FRENZ $3.99

OCT211944 CHAINSAW MAN GN VOL 08 (MR) $9.99

OCT211316 CRIMSON CAGE #1 (OF 5) CVR A CORMACK (MR) $3.99

OCT211317 CRIMSON CAGE #1 (OF 5) CVR B DEODATA JR (MR) $3.99

OCT211349 DEVIL TREE #1 CVR A WOLFGANG SCHWANDT (MR) $4.99

OCT211350 DEVIL TREE #1 CVR B SAMIR SIMAO (MR) $4.99

JUL211609 DF BLUE & GOLD #2 GOLD JURGENS SGN $89.99

JUL219216 DINO MIGHTY GN VOL 01 HEIST AGE $13.99

SEP211978 EMINENCE IN SHADOW GN VOL 02 $13.00

APR211605 ENCODED #2 $7.99

JUN212006 FINAL FANTASY LOST STRANGER GN VOL 06 $13.00

SEP211989 FOR THE KID I SAW IN MY DREAMS HC VOL 07 (MR) $17.00

SEP211965 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST FULLMETAL ED HC VOL 15 $19.99

OCT211889 GFT PRESENTS QUARTERLY HOLIDAY 2021 CVR A VITORINO $8.99

OCT211890 GFT PRESENTS QUARTERLY HOLIDAY 2021 CVR B ROYLE $8.99

OCT211891 GFT PRESENTS QUARTERLY HOLIDAY 2021 CVR C TABANAS $8.99

JUL219451 GRACELING GN $17.99

OCT211047 GUILLEM MARCH LAURA #2 CVR A GUILLEM MARCH (MR) $3.99

OCT211048 GUILLEM MARCH LAURA #2 CVR B OLIVIER VATINE $3.99

OCT212047 HIGEHIRO AFTER BEING REJECTED GN VOL 02 $12.95

AUG212265 IM THE VILLAINOUS SO IM TAMING FINAL BOSS GN VOL 02 $13.00

AUG211559 JINX FREEZE GN $16.95

OCT211946 JUJUTSU KAISEN GN VOL 13 $9.99

OCT211945 KAGUYA SAMA LOVE IS WAR GN VOL 21 $9.99

OCT211943 KAIJU NO 8 GN VOL 01 (MR) $9.99

OCT211318 KNIGHTED #2 (OF 5) CVR A TEXEIRA $3.99

AUG211513 LIVING WITH VIOLA GN $17.95

AUG211514 LIVING WITH VIOLA HC GN $22.95

SEP211870 LUNAR ROOM #1 CVR A SPOSITO $3.99

SEP211871 LUNAR ROOM #1 CVR B HOWELL $3.99

AUG219220 LUNAR ROOM #1 CVR C GOODEN 5 COPY INCV $3.99

AUG219221 LUNAR ROOM #1 CVR D PACE 10 COPY INCV $3.99

AUG219222 LUNAR ROOM #1 CVR E DAWN 25 COPY INCV $3.99

AUG219223 LUNAR ROOM #1 CVR F WOLF VAR 50 COPY INCV $3.99

AUG219224 LUNAR ROOM #1 CVR G WOLF DLX FOIL 100 COPY INCV $3.99

SEP211554 MAKER COMICS GN CONDUCT SCIENCE EXPERIMENT $12.99

SEP211555 MAKER COMICS HC GN CONDUCT SCIENCE EXPERIMENT $19.99

SEP211255 METHODS OF DYEING GN $12.95

OCT211100 MOTHER F GOOSE ONE SHOT #1 CVR A EISMA (MR) $6.99

OCT211127 MY BAD #2 CVR A KRAUSE $3.99

OCT211128 MY BAD #2 CVR B CASE INCV $3.99

JUL212123 MYTHS & LEGENDS QUARTERLY PROPHECY CVR A BARRIONUEVO $8.99

JUL212124 MYTHS & LEGENDS QUARTERLY PROPHECY CVR B VITORINO $8.99

JUL212125 MYTHS & LEGENDS QUARTERLY PROPHECY CVR C MOS $8.99

OCT211947 ONE PIECE GN VOL 98 $9.99

OCT211481 OTHER LIVES TP $17.99

OCT211935 PERSONA 5 MEMENTOS MISSIONS TP VOL 01 $13.99

JUL211642 POPEYE HC VOL 01 OLIVE OYL & HER SWEETY $24.99

OCT211961 QUEENS QUALITY GN VOL 13 $9.99

OCT211949 ROSEN BLOOD GN VOL 01 $9.99

AUG219032 RUSH #1 CVR A DANIEL 2ND PTG $3.99

AUG212275 SAGA OF TANYA EVIL GN VOL 15 (MR) $13.00

SEP211369 SHI NO KAGE #5 (OF 6) CVR A MAUK $3.99

AUG211560 SOUR PICKLES GN $15.95

JUL211532 SPACE CORPS #1 (OF 3) CVR A BECK (MR) $4.99

JUL211533 SPACE CORPS #1 (OF 3) CVR B BECK (MR) $4.99

SEP211253 STAR RUNNER FALLEN STAR #2 (OF 3) $6.95

SEP211254 STAR RUNNER FALLEN STAR #3 (OF 3) $6.95

OCT211399 STUD & THE BLOODBLADE #1 (OF 3) LTD ED METAL VAR (MR) $124.99

JUL211534 STUD & THE BLOODBLADE #3 (OF 3) CVR A DOUGHERTY (MR) $4.99

JUL211535 STUD & THE BLOODBLADE #3 (OF 3) CVR B SHARPE (MR) $4.99

SEP211943 TAKANE & HANA GN VOL 18 LTD ED $15.99

SEP211383 TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #126 DLX STUDIO ED (MR) $19.99

APR212048 WASTED SPACE TP VOL 04 $17.99

OCT211968 WE NEVER LEARN GN VOL 19 $9.99

OCT201301 WEEDING GN $18.00

OCT211573 WOLVENHEART #9 CVR A GIRALDO $3.99

OCT211574 WOLVENHEART #9 CVR B GIRALDO $3.99

SEP211346 WONDROUS WORLD GN $19.99

AUG212145 WORLD OF DARKNESS CRIMSON THAW #3 CVR A CAMPBELL $3.99

AUG212146 WORLD OF DARKNESS CRIMSON THAW #3 CVR B HIXSON $3.99

OCT211957 YAKUZA LOVER GN VOL 03 $9.99

OCT211960 YONA OF THE DAWN GN VOL 33 $9.99

MAGAZINES

AUG211778 FILMFAX #160 $9.95

OCT211517 HEAVY METAL #312 CVR A SORAYAMA (MR) $13.99

OCT211518 HEAVY METAL #312 CVR B TBD (MR) $13.99

BOOKS

SEP211967 AIDALRO ILLUST TOILET BOUND HANAKO KUN ARK BOOK SC $35.00

SEP212003 ANGEL NEXT DOOR SPOILS ME ROTTEN LIGHT NOVEL SC VOL 03 $15.00

OCT211492 BLISTERING BARNACLES A-Z RANTS RAMBLES RAGE CAPT HADDOCK $16.99

SEP211139 DUCKSCARES HC NOVEL COOKING UP TROUBLES (RES) $12.99

SEP211414 FANTASTIC ILLUSTRATIONS OF TIMOTHY TRUMAN HC (RES) $44.99

OCT211082 MARVEL UNTOLD NOVEL SC REBELS OF VANAHEIM $16.95

OCT211083 MARVEL XAVIERS INSTITUTE NOVEL SC SCHOOL OF X $16.95

SEP212006 REIGN OF SEVEN SPELLBLADES LIGHT NOVEL SC VOL 04 $15.00

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DC Comics Shipping from Lunar Distributors for December 7, 2021

DC COMICS:

Arkham City The Order Of The World #3 (Of 6)(Cover A Sam Wolfe Connelly), $3.99
Arkham City The Order Of The World #3 (Of 6)(Cover B Gary Frank Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batman #118 (Cover A Jorge Molina), $4.99
Batman #118 (Cover B Francesco Mattina Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman #118 (Cover C Viktor Bogdanovic Card Stock Virgin Variant), AR
Batman #118 (Cover D Jock Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman #118 (Cover E Viktor Bogdanovic Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman #118 (Cover F Viktor Bogdanovic Silver Foil Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman #118 (Cover G Viktor Bogdanovic Gold Foil Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman ’89 #4 (Of 6)(Cover A Joe Quinones), $3.99
Batman ’89 #4 (Of 6)(Cover B Babs Tarr Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batman Urban Legends Volume 1 TP, $24.99
Crush And Lobo #7 (Of 8)(Cover A Joelle Jones), $3.99
Crush And Lobo #7 (Of 8)(Cover B W. Scott Forbes Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Dark Knights Of Steel #2 (Of 12)(Cover A Yasmine Putri), $3.99
Dark Knights Of Steel #2 (Of 12)(Cover B Joshua Middleton Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Dark Knights Of Steel #2 (Of 12)(Cover C Yasmine Putri Character Sheet Card Stock Variant), AR
DC Horror Presents Soul Plumber #3 (Of 6)(Cover A John McCrea), $3.99
DC Horror Presents Soul Plumber #3 (Of 6)(Cover B Kyle Hotz Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Green Lantern #9 (Cover A Bernard Chang & Alex Sinclair), $4.99
Green Lantern #9 (Cover B Alan Quah Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Joker Presents A Puzzlebox #5 (Of 7)(Cover A Chip Zdarsky), $4.99
Joker Presents A Puzzlebox #5 (Of 7)(Cover B Davi Go Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Justice League Infinity #6 (Of 7)(Cover B James Stokoe), $3.99
MAD Magazine #23, $5.99
One-Star Squadron #1 (Of 6)(Cover A Steve Lieber), $3.99
One-Star Squadron #1 (Of 6)(Cover B Steve Pugh Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Saga Of The Swamp Thing Box Set, $120.00
Suicide Squad #10 (Cover A Eduardo Pansica/Julio Ferreira/Marcelo Maiolo), $3.99
Suicide Squad #10 (Cover B Gerald Parel Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Superman Son Of Kal-El 2021 Annual #1 (One Shot)(Cover A John Timms), $5.99
Superman Son Of Kal-El 2021 Annual #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Steve Pugh Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Swamp Thing #10 (Of 10)(Cover A Mike Perkins), $3.99
Swamp Thing #10 (Of 10)(Cover B Brian Bolland Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Swamp Thing Volume 1 Becoming TP, $16.99
World Of Krypton #1 (Of 6)(Cover A Mico Suayan), $3.99
World Of Krypton #1 (Of 6)(Cover B Aster D’Amico Card Stock Variant), $4.99
World Of Krypton #1 (Of 6)(Cover C Francesco Francavilla Card Stock Variant), AR

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Comics Review: "JAMES BOND: Himeros #3" is Cool

JAMES BOND: HIMEROS #3
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

STORY: Rodney Barnes
ART: Pierluigi Minotti
COLORS: Adriano Augusto
LETTERS: Social Myth Studios
EDITOR: Joe Rybandt
COVER: Francesco Francavilla
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Butch Guice; Francesco Francavilla
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (December 2021)

Rated T+

Based on the characters and stories created by Ian Fleming

“James Bond” is a fictional British Secret Service agent created by Ian Fleming, a British writer and novelist.  Fleming introduced James Bond in the 1953 novel, Casino Royale, and featured the character in 12 novels and two short-story collections.  Of course, most people know Bond because of Eon Productions' long-running James Bond-007 film series, which began with the 1962 film, Dr. No.

Over the past 50+ years, Bond has made sporadic appearances in comic books, but Dynamite Entertainment has been steadily publishing James Bond comic books since early 2016.  Their latest James Bond comic book is James Bond: Himeros.  It is written by Rodney Barnes; drawn by Pierluigi Minotti; colored by Adriano Augusto; and lettered by Social Myth Studios.  In Himeros, 007 finds himself caught in a web of powerful people who will kill to keep their child sex trafficking secrets from coming to light.

James Bond: Himeros #3 opens in James Bond's memory – Thailand, three years ago.  He has dealt with sex traffickers in the past.  Now, he must uncover new horrors via billionaire financier and notorious sex trafficker, Richard Wilhelm, who was killed in Her Majesty's Prison Belmarsh, London.  But Wilhelm's secrets did not die with him.  

Now, Wilhelm's right hand man, Sarah Richmond, is the target of arms dealer, Anton Bates, who enjoyed the sex services Wilhelm provided and wants Richmond dead.  Bond is very good at what he does, including protection, but Bates' assassin Kino is proving hard to shake and more than capable of killing Richmond … and Bond.

THE LOWDOWN:  Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department recently began providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles.  One of them is James Bond: Himeros #3, which is one of several Dynamite James Bond comic books I've read.

Writer Rodney Barnes has been slowly building this series.  In Himeros #3, he moves the story off simmer and throws some gasoline on the fire of that story.  From the rumbling volcano of a back story to the the race to escape Miami, Barnes deals in hot, hot, hot.

Last issue, artist Antonio Ruso's art and storytelling came at the readers like lightning-quick punches, capturing all the surprising kinetic action.  Now, the new artist, Pierluigi Minotti, comes with a can of gas to add to Barnes' fuel.  I like this change; it does not disrupt the story and Minotti's art has a style similar to the great Eduardo Risso's (100 Bullets).  Adriano Augusto's colors fit right in with the new artist, capturing both the moods of traditional James Bond fiction and the story's new heat.  “Himeros” is the Greek god of sexual desire, and after reading James Bond: Himeros #3,  dear readers, I desire that you desire it.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of James Bond comic books will want to try James Bond: Himeros.

A

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Comics Review: "Nyx #2" Keeps it in the Family

NYX #2
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

STORY: Christos Gage
ART: Marc Borstel
COLORS: Jordi Escuin Llorach
LETTERS: Taylor Esposito
EDITOR: Matt Idelson
COVER: Rose Besch
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Rose Besch; Fernando Dagnino; Greebo Vigonte; Giuseppe Matteoni, Jamie Biggs; K Dani; Mel Rubi; P Dani
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (December 2021)

Rated T+

Nyx created by Tom Sniegoski and Ed McGuinness

“Tales to Admonish”

Nyx is a Vampirella comic book character.  She is the daughter of Chaos the Mad God and a human woman, making Nyx half-demon and half-human, but she needs to feed on human life force in order to live.  Nyx was created by writer Tom Sniegoski and artist Ed McGuinness and first appeared in Harris Comics' Vengeance of Vampirella #23 (cover dated: February 1996).  She is a longtime enemy and sometimes friend of Vampirella.

The character now has her own solo comic book series, entitled Nyx.  It is written by Christos Gage; drawn by Marc Borstel; colored by Jordi Escuin Llorach; and lettered by Taylor Esposito.  The series finds Nyx dealing with her emerging human side, although her demon side is still powerful and hungry for human life force.

Nyx #2 (“Tales to Admonish”) opens in the realm of the Mad God Chaos.  You see, Nyx has journeyed to the realm of her father, the Mad God Chaos, to demand answers about herself and her bloodline.  And things go about what one would expect.  Father and daughter talk the only way they know how – a full on battle.

During the battle, however, Chaos offers shocking revelations that Nyx could never uncover on her own.  Still, all she really wants is to find happiness.  Can dear old dad help with that?

THE LOWDOWN:  Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department recently began providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles.  One of them is Nyx #2, the second issue of the series that I have read.

Nyx #1 was a powerful first issue, and Nyx #2 also has power.  Writer Christos Gage offers a twist with some epic family dysfunction.  Marc Borstel's art gives the battle to readers as if it were glorious superhero fight comics.  Jordi Escuin Llorach's colors pump up the testosterone, and Taylor Esposito's loud lettering completes the explosive effect of reading this issue.

I highly recommended the first issue, dear readers, but I must admit that I am still surprised.  This comic book is actually quite good.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Vampirella comic books will want to try Nyx.

A

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Comics Review: RED SONJA Volume 6 #4

RED SONJA VOLUME 6 #4
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

STORY: Mirka Andolfo and Luca Blengino
ART: Giuseppe Cafaro
COLORS: Chiara Di Francia
LETTERS: Jeff Eckleberry
EDITOR: Nate Cosby
COVER: Mirka Andolfo
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Jay Anacleto; Joseph Michael Linsner; Erica D'Urso; Roberto Castro; Jamie Biggs; Leslie Leirix; Mirka Andolfo; Tabitha Lyons (cosplay)
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (December 2021)

Rated Teen+

Based on the characters and stories created by Roy Thomas, Barry Windsor-Smith, and Robert E. Howard

“Mother” Chapter Four: “Vengeance for Two!”

Conan the Barbarian #23 (cover dated: February 1973) saw the debut of a high fantasy, sword and sorcery heroine, Red Sonja.  Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Barry Windsor-Smith, Red Sonja was loosely based on “Red Sonya of Rogatino,” a female character that appeared in the 1934 short story, “The Shadow of the Vulture,” written by Robert E. Howard (1906-1936), the creator of the character, Conan the Cimmerian.

Red Sonja remained a fixture in comic books from then until about 1986.  There have been several ongoing Red Sonja comic book series, and the latest, Red Sonja Volume 6, is under the guidance of popular Italian comic book creator, Mirka Andolfo.  It is written by Andolfo and Luca Blengino; drawn by Giuseppe Cafaro; colored by Chiara Di Francia; and lettered by Jeff Eckleberry.  In this new series, Red Sonja accepts the bounty to bring a girl named “Sitha” to a broker who will send her to her true home.  The girl, however, becomes attached to Sonja and calls her mother.

Red Sonja Volume 6 #4 (“Vengeance for Two!”) opens on the border of Aquilonia and Nemedia.  There, Red Sonja and her companions, Samosh the warrior and Setubia the old sorcerer, continue their search for Sitha.  Sonja had been hired to rescue the girl and to bring her to the place where her new life would begin.  The girl, however, has plans of her own.  Sitha seeks revenge against “Three-Eyed” Shezem, the warlord and marauder who destroyed her village and its people.

In the mountains between Britunia and Hyperborea is the edifice known as the “Mad King's Fortress.”  There, Sonja will discover Sitha's fate and the power within her, and the She-Devil with a Sword will also learn why Lord Shezem is called “Three-Eyed.”

THE LOWDOWN:   Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department recently began providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles.  One of them is Red Sonja Volume 6 #4, which is the latest of several Dynamite Entertainment Red Sonja comic books that I have read.  This is also only the sixth issue of a Mirka Andolfo comic book that I have read.

Andolfo and Luca Blengino continue to offer an epic story of sword and sorcery, and they have thrown Sonja into a situation that finds her caught between opposing forces that could destroy her.  The result of this can be simply stated, as always.  Fans of sorcery and sorcery comic books will find this Red Sonja comic book series a blast to read.

I know I want to keep reading.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Red Sonja and Mirka Andolfo will want to try Red Sonja Volume 6.

A-

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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Comics Review: VAMPIVERSE #4

VAMPIVERSE VOLUME 1 #4
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

STORY: Thomas Sniegoski and Jeannine Acheson
ART: Daniel Maine
COLORS: Francesca Cittarelli
LETTERS: Taylor Esposito
EDITOR: Matt Idelson
COVER: Madibek Musabekov
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Stephen Segovia; Meghan Hetrick; Maria Sanapo; Daniel Maine; Roberto Castro; Madibek Musabekov; Rachel Hollon (cosplay)
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (December 2021)

Rated Teen+

“The Red Mass” Book 4: “Bigger Than Death”

Vampirella is a vampire and female superhero created by the late author and science fiction and horror expert, Forrest J Ackerman, and designed by comic book artist, Trina Robbins.  Vampirella first appeared in Vampirella #1 (Sept. 1969), the debut issue of a black and white horror comics magazine from Warren Publishing.  Writer-editor Archie Goodwin changed the character from a hostess of horror comics to a leading character in her own stories.

Vampirella publications were published by Warren into 1983, and after Warren's bankruptcy, Harris Publications obtained the character and published new and reprint Vampirella comic books into the mid-1990s.  In 2010, Dynamite Entertainment obtained the character and has been publishing new Vampirella material since then.

Dynamite's latest Vampirella comic book series is Vampiverse.  The series is written by Thomas Sniegoski and Jeannine Acheson; drawn by Daniel Maine; colored by Francesca Cittarelli; and lettered by Taylor Esposito.  In this new series, a Vampirella from one universe must travel the “Threads of the Fabric” and gather Vampirellas from other universes.  Their goal is to stop Bloodwing, a Vampirella who wants to kill all the other Vampirellas and also the Creator of all things.

Vampiverse Volume 1 #4 (“Bigger Than Death”) opens in the world of the two-fisted, supernatural detective, “The Vamp,” a Vampirella who is a pulp-style hero in the vein of the old time radio and pulp fiction legend, The Shadow.  There, Vampirella; “Book” (the “Book of Prophecy” personified as a disembodied boy); the adorable-yet-deadly, Baby Prague; and Lilith, the daughter of a Vampirella recently killed by Bloodwing, make a stand against the villain herself.

However, Bloodwing does not want to kill so much as she wants possession of Book.  Now, one of our heroes may have to make the ultimate sacrifice.  Plus, we meet “Vamp-Por,” the Vampirella from the dawn of time and Futurella of the Reality Corp., the science fiction Vampirella hellbent on helping save the Fabric of reality created by the Artist.

THE LOWDOWN:  Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department recently began providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles.  One of them is Vampiverse Volume 1 #4, one of a growing number of Vampirella comic books that I have recently read.

After a shaky first issue, Vampiverse has kicked into high gear with its second through fourth issues.  Writers Thomas Sniegoski and Jeannine Acheson are weaving an interesting take on the universe of Vampirella by revealing delightful alternate Vampirellas and their inventively different worlds.  In this issue, they give us a major turning point in the story, which changes everything

We also meet two interesting new Vampirellas, which makes this issue really stand out.  Vampiverse is certainly giving Vampirella fans their money's worth.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Vampirella comics will want to read Vampiverse Volume 1.

B+

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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Comics Review: "SONJAVERSAL #10" Brings the Series to a Close

SONJAVERSAL, VOLUME. 1 #10
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

STORY: Christopher Hastings
ART: Pasquale Qualano
COLORS: Kike J. Diaz
LETTERS: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
EDITOR: Nate Cosby
COVER: Lucio Parrillo
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Joseph Michael Linsner; Jae Lee with June Chung; Jung-Geun Yoon; Lucio Parrillo; Gracie the Cosplay Lass (cosplay)
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (December 2021)

Rated Teen+

Based on the characters and stories created by Roy Thomas, Barry Windsor-Smith, and Robert E. Howard

Conan the Barbarian #23 (cover dated: February 1973) saw the debut of a high fantasy, sword and sorcery heroine, Red Sonja.  Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Barry Windsor-Smith, Red Sonja was loosely based on “Red Sonya of Rogatino,” a female character that appeared in the 1934 short story, “The Shadow of the Vulture,” written by Robert E. Howard (1906-1936), the creator of the character, Conan the Cimmerian.

Red Sonja remained a fixture in comic books from then until about 1986.  In 2005, Dynamite Entertainment began publishing comic books featuring differing versions of the character.  One of those is a spin-off title, Sonjaversal, which sees Red Sonja battle parallel versions of herself from parallel universes.  Sonjaversal is currently written by Christopher Hastings; drawn by Pasquale Qualano; colored by Kike J. Diaz; and lettered by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou.

Sonjaversal #10 opens in the domain of Hell Sonja.  That's where Blue Sonja, Purple Sonja, Yellow Sonja, and Sonja Noir find themselves, and their own worlds are beginning to collapse on themselves.  In order to save themselves, the Sonjas must learn a humongous secret … an unpleasant secret … many secrets.  What is Hell Sonja's grand design?  And what is the secret of everything?

THE LOWDOWN:   Dynamite Entertainment's marketing department recently began providing me with PDF review copies of some of their titles.  One of them is Sonjaversal #10, which is the fifth issue of the title that I have read.

Sonjaversal #10 is the final issue of the series, concluding a two-part story that began in Sonjaversal #9.  Writer Christopher Hastings, who has a knack for delineating the adventures of these parallel Sonjas, now brings them all together for a finale that is both an end and a new beginning.  Sonjaversal leads to a new series, Hell Sonja, and you may or not need to read Sonjaversal #10.  However, just to be on the safe side and have an idea of what's going on later, when you will need to know what's going on, read Sonjaversal #10

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Red Sonja will want to try Sonjaversal.

B

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