Red Sonja #4

Writer: Gail Simone Artist: Walter Geovanni Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Release Date: October 9, 2013 Cover Price: $3.99 Critic Reviews: 13 User Reviews: 3
8.5Critic Rating
8.7User Rating

Red Sonja is just inches from death, when voices from the past call her away from digging her own grave, to fight possibly the last battle of her life, against the woman who taught her everything she knows about combat! With special variant cover by guest-star Ming Doyle!

  • 10
    Newsarama - Rob McMonigal Oct 14, 2013

    Between Geovani's panel work and Simone's script, this action-packed story is building to a fight to the death and I couldn't be happier about that. Read Full Review

  • 9.5
    Shadowhawk's Shade - Abhinav Jain Oct 11, 2013

    With #5 next month, we should definitely get to see another big confrontation between Annisia and Sonja. We've seen it once before, and we've seen that Sonja came off really bad there. Now its time for payback, for vengeance. Read Full Review

  • 9.0
    Unleash The Fanboy - Harrison Rawdin Oct 8, 2013

    Red Sonja #4 is a comic that impresses from beginning to end. It easily earns praise as it comes highly recommended. Read Full Review

  • 9.0
    Statues And Superheroes - Steven Viscido Oct 13, 2013

    Overall, this is another strong story.  I sense that this first arc may be nearing an end either in issue 5 or 6, and I can't wait to see how Gail resolves this story and gets us ready for what is to come. Read Full Review

  • 9.0
    The Fandom Post - Josh Begley Oct 9, 2013

    Red Sonja 4 suffers from some pacing issues and comes off feeling like filler. However, Gail Simone writing filler is still better than most titles on the racks today. It feels like this arc is mostly about establishing her take on the character, and if that is the case then the slowing down that has occurred in the past two issues is necessary in order to delve into her history and motivations. It will be interesting to read the arc in one go once it's finished and see if the pacing issue might be more due to the monthly parcing out of the plot than to the plotting itself. Regardless, Red Sonja is still the best title Dynamite is publishing right now and I hope that Simone, Geovani, Lucas, and Bowland stay on this for a long time. Recommended. Read Full Review

  • 9.0
    Comic Book Therapy - Cody "The Thorverine" Ferrell Oct 9, 2013

    In four issues Simone has given us one of the best Red Sonja stories in recent memory. Read Full Review

  • 8.4
    SciFiPulse - Patrick Hayes Oct 20, 2013

    I'm enjoying this series and can't wait to see where I'll be taken next! Read Full Review

  • 8.4
    Forces Of Geek - Atlee Greene Oct 14, 2013

    Red Sonja has become one of my favorite comic books in circulation today. Gail Simone has done a wonderful job of creating adventures that are not only worthy of the "Red Devil", but have put her in situations that she can't just slash her way out of with a sword. Read Full Review

  • 8.2
    IGN - Benjamin Bailey Oct 9, 2013

    Geovani's art is solid. The characters and world look great. There are times when the action seems to lack energy, which is a bummer since this is an action heavy book. Those bad moments are far outweighed by the good moments, of which there are many. Red Sonja herself has rarely looked so good; she's sexy, but powerful and dangerous. All in all, this is a great comic book and it deserves your attention. Read Full Review

  • 8.0
    Razorfine - Alan Rapp Oct 17, 2013

    On their way back to the fallen city with their drunken singing master the young women encounter Mermen servants of Annisia who have been sent out after any who escaped the quarantine. Thankfully for twins, despite her sickness and lack of vision, Red Sonja proves to still be a formidable opponent. Surviving the fight, Sonja is ready to return leading to next month's battle between former allies turned deadly enemies. Worth a look. Read Full Review

  • 8.0
    Weekly Comic Book Review - Hugo Robberts Lariviere Oct 14, 2013

    While it is only competent in some aspects, this title shine in characterization and in the depiction of its setting. It doesn't pale in the art as well, thanks to Geovani and Lucas. All in all, a nice issue. Read Full Review

  • 8.0
    Comic Vine - Jen 'Miss J' Aprahamian Oct 9, 2013

    Red Sonja is amazing and brutal all at once; she's reluctantly heroic and unapologetically violent, and she's a fresh reminder of exactly why sword and sorcery is such an exciting genre. Simone and Geovani are doing a spectacular job of reviving the series and making the character dynamic and interesting. Poised for an arc-ending confrontation in the next issue, RED SONJA is a fascinating read that gets better and better each month. Read Full Review

  • 6.0
    AIPT - Sam Roche Oct 9, 2013

    I enjoyed some parts of it but really some of the parts of this comic were just boring and unneeded. The art was pretty good though, so this issue can be praised for that attribute. Read Full Review

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