Prepare yourself for the savagery that can only Red Sonja can deliver in this brand-new series that harkens back to the classic era of Robert E. Howard's original pulp tales of swords and sorcery!
Tasked with retrieving a long-hidden gem from a crumbled, ancient kingdom, the She-Devil With a Sword is traveling alone through a dangerous wasteland when fate intervenes, and her solo adventure is sidetracked by a wayward prince and his bride as they try desperately to escape from fearsome desert bandits - only to be attacked by a monstrous beast from beneath the sands!
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Fending off the claws of loneliness and despair, the She-Devil With A Sword battles inhuman beasts and aids a prince and his consort while seeking a legendary gemstone in Savage Red Sonja #1. Read Full Review
Unfortunately, Petillos art is another weak spot. The action is depicted well and there are some panels that are just plain beautiful. The character designs, however, are very much the opposite. Not that everyone in comics should have model-good looks but the stylized designs are sharp and pointy in ways that border on unpleasant. Thankfully the colors by Francesco Segala are on-point, particularly in his use of reds and earth-tones that really give the illustrations a pulp paperback look, further accentuated by a grainy texture that makes the pages look old and tarnished. Its an effective technique, just a shame that the pencils dont quite match. Read Full Review
While this might take another issue or two to really solidify into something compelling, this debut issue shows great promise. Read Full Review
Savage Red Sonja #1 isn't a bad comic but it doesn't really stand out from the other Red Sonja comic out there and there's nothing so far that feels very “savage.” It's perfectly fine sword and sorcery it just doesn't go beyond much than that. Read Full Review
'Savage Red Sonja' is off to a good start. A familiar storyline with some supernatural surprises thrown in. It's hard to gauge after the first issue if the stakes are high enough or if seeing a smaller Sonja can be overlooked going forward. There's also this theme of loneliness hovering around her and it'll be curious where that leads to. If you're a fan of Red Sonja, 'Savage' is worth a look but it may take two or three issues to fairly assess the overall quality of the series. Read Full Review
SAVAGE RED SONJA #1 kicks off a standard red Sonja adventure to find a rare jewel. Dan Panosian surprises as a solid comic writer (instead of a notable comic artist), but the art is just passable at best. Read Full Review
It's not likely a comic I'd stay with beyond a single issue. Read Full Review
It's not often we get stories focusing on the lonely side of Red Sonja's occupation of being a bounty hunter of sorts. Dan Panosian does a well enough of a job finding Red Sonja's voice; she expresses deep thought and perhaps sorrow upon two wandering travelers to happened up on her camp. After dispatching the raider, Sonja couldn't help but notice that the two travelers aren't just looking for the same castle that she is but they are also an item; the woman also suspiciously looks a lot like Red Sonja as well. There's definitely some savagery to be had in this title as there's plenty of cutting down of desert badlands baddies and tentacled sand squids. Action panels looked great, as to be expected from a Red Sonja book.
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I'm glad we get the classic Sonja here and not the reincarnated version who had no interactions with Scathach but she seems a bit too malaise and not vicious enough. She seems almost like a school girl with a crush when the prince slays the sand beast. I think it's simply because she believes if he could do that then he may have the ability to ease her loneliness if only for a night. It just feels Panosian has traded too much of her fire for longing. Still a good stab at the character. The art is....questionable in many places but serviceable enough I guess.
The story starts well and we see a slight insight into Sonja's thoughts in her ventures. The issue is is short and could've used a few more pages to get more of a hook in it. Not a bad read at all, but wish there was more.
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