In this issue: Chaos, blood, and magic all run riot in the streets as the figure behind "His Master's Voice" stands revealed! Varg faces off against [REDACTED] and the winner of that fight will turn their fury on Red Sonja in a battle for the very soul of Hyboria!
Superstar author and artist TORUNN GR NBEKK and WALTER GEOVANI are joined on this issue by visionary cover artists LUCIO PARRILLO, BJORN BARENDS, JOSEPH MICHAEL LINSNER, BRYAN HITCH, and more!
While power blinds people to the needs of others, mercy releases people from bonds. Yet mercy proves a double-edged sword in Red Sonja #6, as it releases the innocent and the guilty. Read Full Review
Fifty years is truly worth a celebration. There has to be said about the sort of longevity that doesn't require constant reboots and restarts. Sure, there has been the had "toe dipped in to water' with alternative Sonja's but in the end, it's Sonja herself that remains true to herself thanks to the range of excellent creators, with Grbekk and Geovani adding to that list. Read Full Review
Fifty years is truly worth a celebration. There has to be said about the sort of longevity that doesn't require constant reboots and restarts. Sure, there has been the had "toe dipped in to water' with alternative Sonja's but in the end, it's Sonja herself that remains true to herself thanks to the range of excellent creators, with Grbekk and Geovani adding to that list. Read Full Review
RED SONJA (VOL. 7) #6 brings the arc to a close with deadly choices, mortal consequences, and more trouble on the horizon. Torunn Grnbekk crafts a satisfying, albeit open-ended finale, and Walter Geovanis art is above average. Read Full Review
Sonja's choices allow her to battle Varg back to the real world, while fighting the temptations of the diamond all the while eventually returning it to its rightful owner who is moved by the gesture. Read Full Review
The culmination of Red Sonja's latest threat unfolds in a way that isn't as groundbreaking or satisfying as it could be, but still has inspired moments. Read Full Review
Plot
Red Sonja is inside the world of the gem where the sorcerer who lives in it explains to her that centuries ago he granted the first king of Vestfold the power to eliminate his enemies, this king betrayed him and trapped him in the gem, he offers her Red Sonja powers but she rejects them and asks him to free all those that Thord Varg has controlled and that he will grant her freedom.
The sorcerer opens a portal and all those lost souls return to their world and recover their bodies, Red Sonja also passes the portal and confronts Thord Varg and beheads him, thus freeing those who did not want to pass the portal.
Red Sonja falls injured and the now free sorcerer takes her to be cured in a convent, which goes aga more
I really liked the conclusion of this run. I thought it was very character-building for Sonja, which we don't see very often. She showed how selfless she was. I have no idea where the story is going from here with the God and Kulan Gath now running around. Looking forward to the next issue.
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