Dynamite is shaking up Red Sonja's world in a big way for 2016. The She-Devil has a new ongoing series, a new creative team, and even a new costume to call her own. And while following the likes of Gail Simone and Walter Geovani is a daunting task, it appears that incoming writer Marguerite Bennett and artist Aneke have what it takes to make this character their own.
The new series is certainly tonally different from the last. As much as any comic set in a world of stabby barbarians and widespread suffering can be described as lighthearted, the new Red Sonja qualifies. Bennett strikes an odd but effective balance between humorous whimsy and wistful longing as she establishes Sonja's new status quo. As this issue opens, Sonja is offered the chance to become Queen. She rejects it, as any self-respecting, free-spirited She-Devil would, but soon finds herself wondering what might have been while simultaneously bristling at how peaceful and orderly the realm of Hyrkania has become under its new ruler. This opening issue is more humorous than dramatic, though it finds adequate room for action along the way.
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The new series is certainly tonally different from the last. As much as any comic set in a world of stabby barbarians and widespread suffering can be described as lighthearted, the new Red Sonja qualifies. Bennett strikes an odd but effective balance between humorous whimsy and wistful longing as she establishes Sonja's new status quo. As this issue opens, Sonja is offered the chance to become Queen. She rejects it, as any self-respecting, free-spirited She-Devil would, but soon finds herself wondering what might have been while simultaneously bristling at how peaceful and orderly the realm of Hyrkania has become under its new ruler. This opening issue is more humorous than dramatic, though it finds adequate room for action along the way.
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