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Vampirella/Red Sonja (Collected Editions) #1
Vampirella/Red Sonja, Vol. 1: These Dark Synchronicities
The first ONGOING series, co-starring The Daughter Of Drakulon and The She-Devil With A Sword! From Eisner winner JORDIE BELLAIRE (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Redlands) and DREW MOSS (Star Wars) comes a saga spanning space and time, filled with horror, adventure, mystery and murder!
181 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 17, 2020
About the author
Jordie Bellaire
1,197 books174 followersJordie Bellaire is an American comic book colorist and writter who lives in Ireland and works for DC, Marvel, Valiant, and Image comic book publishers. She has colored Pretty Deadly, The Manhattan Projects, Moon Knight, The Vision, Magneto, Nowhere Men, Hawkeye, Batman, among other titles. As a writer, her most famous works are Redlands and the reboot of Buffy The Vampire Slayer.
Bellaire is credited with starting the "Comics are for everybody" initiative to make the comic book community more inclusive and compassionate.
Bellaire is credited with starting the "Comics are for everybody" initiative to make the comic book community more inclusive and compassionate.
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March 24, 2021
Red Sonja is unstuck in time. She meets Vampirella in Russia 1969 and pulls her along for the ride. The meetup story was actually pretty solid. The second half of this got bogged down with telling solo stories for both of them that didn't pertain to the story all that much other than finding out where Sonja got the Generation Stone from.
Dynamite makes these oddball crossovers all the time, however, this is the first ongoing one.
Dynamite makes these oddball crossovers all the time, however, this is the first ongoing one.
May 24, 2025
Bellaire uses a magical time traveling gemstone to bring together two canonically skimpily clad ladies into one crossover story that hints of deeper intrigues. In doing so she explores the longing for belonging and connection that these two femme fatales share, being out of place and time displaced.
Somehow there’s also many variant cover art within, some better than others.
Somehow there’s also many variant cover art within, some better than others.
February 16, 2024
Such slow pacing for nothing to really happen in the story. Also, why are there 50ish pages of variant covers? More of the book is covers than it is comic
November 4, 2023
I literally could have read this in less than an hour idk why I did it in two parts, but obviously this was wonderful, I wanna be a stronk vampire lady!
December 15, 2022
I appreciate any crossover that doesn't spend too long justifying its own existence. This one is hard to recommend because of how swiftly the second volume dissipates into a mess of undeveloped ideas, but this volume by itself is pretty enjoyable.
October 21, 2023
This review originally published in Looking For a Good Book. Rated 2.0 of 5
Samples of the artwork mentioned appear in the original blog posting but are not included here.
***
It only makes sense to put two of the sexiest female comic book characters (or at least the two female comic book characters with the sexiest outfits) together in one book. Red Sonja, the bikini chain-mail clad barbarian finds herself in the future and Vampirella, the alien from Drakulon, finds herself in the past. Why? Who cares … it’s just a means to get the two of them together.
It is Russia in 1969. With the help of the Generation Stone, Sonja finds herself in this strange world at this even stranger time. Vampirella learns of this stranger cutting a swathe through the cold tundra and meets up with Sonja. The two get a long famously and go about with a mission they have in mind. Two buxom babes in skimpy outfits under one cover!
This duo story is followed up with a pair of shorts, each woman with her own story to tell.
The duo story was mediocre at best. Red Sonja dealing with the Russian space race? Ummm … that’s really reaching. Why does she need to be brought out of her time to deal with something so completely foreign to her brain? Would it not have been easier to send Vampirella back in time for a team-up?
In any case, the art was bad enough to make the book difficult to read no matter how good (or bad) the story.
These are, without a doubt, two of the sexiest women in comics. There have been a lot of artists who have drawn the comics over the decades and one of the earliest who was superb was José Gonzales.
The same can be said for Red Sonja. One of the most famous interpretations being by Frank Thorne.
Everyone has their own perception of beauty so perhaps this is a style you will appreciate. For me, who read the early Vampirella and Red Sonja comics, this doesn’t stand up well at all.
Looking for a good book? The idea of teaming up Red Sonja with Vampirella in the graphic novel Vampirella/Red Sonja Vol. 1: These Dark Synchronicities, seems great in theory, but the actual product isn’t likely to get anyone interested in reading more of either of these great characters.
Samples of the artwork mentioned appear in the original blog posting but are not included here.
***
It only makes sense to put two of the sexiest female comic book characters (or at least the two female comic book characters with the sexiest outfits) together in one book. Red Sonja, the bikini chain-mail clad barbarian finds herself in the future and Vampirella, the alien from Drakulon, finds herself in the past. Why? Who cares … it’s just a means to get the two of them together.
It is Russia in 1969. With the help of the Generation Stone, Sonja finds herself in this strange world at this even stranger time. Vampirella learns of this stranger cutting a swathe through the cold tundra and meets up with Sonja. The two get a long famously and go about with a mission they have in mind. Two buxom babes in skimpy outfits under one cover!
This duo story is followed up with a pair of shorts, each woman with her own story to tell.
The duo story was mediocre at best. Red Sonja dealing with the Russian space race? Ummm … that’s really reaching. Why does she need to be brought out of her time to deal with something so completely foreign to her brain? Would it not have been easier to send Vampirella back in time for a team-up?
In any case, the art was bad enough to make the book difficult to read no matter how good (or bad) the story.
These are, without a doubt, two of the sexiest women in comics. There have been a lot of artists who have drawn the comics over the decades and one of the earliest who was superb was José Gonzales.
The same can be said for Red Sonja. One of the most famous interpretations being by Frank Thorne.
Everyone has their own perception of beauty so perhaps this is a style you will appreciate. For me, who read the early Vampirella and Red Sonja comics, this doesn’t stand up well at all.
Looking for a good book? The idea of teaming up Red Sonja with Vampirella in the graphic novel Vampirella/Red Sonja Vol. 1: These Dark Synchronicities, seems great in theory, but the actual product isn’t likely to get anyone interested in reading more of either of these great characters.
May 17, 2022
O que é melhor que uma Bad Girl da Dynamite? Duas Bad Girls da Dynamite.
Então, nos anos 60, Vampirella chega à Terra e se estabelece como uma investigadora do sobrenatural, e, em 1969, ela resolve ir para a Rússia Comunista investigar o incidente no Passo Dyatlov, quando esquiadores foram mortos sem explicação aparentemente, os locais falam num yeti.
Claro, bem coisa de russos comunistas.
Vampirella vai investigar e descobre que tem uma presença estranha na montanha, mas não é um Yeti, é Sonja Rubra, o demonhão vermeio da Hyrkânia, perdida no espaço-tempo. Sonja tem visto luzes estranhas nas montanhas, investigando, elas descobrem uma instalação militar comunista secreta que faz experimentos misteriosos e o pau come. Depois elas acabam viajando juntas pelo espaço-tempo.
As próximas histórias trazem flashbacks que explicam onde ambas estavam antes de se encontrarem.
Eu achei tudo muito divertido, personagens bem feitos, diálogos bacanas, arte bem no ponto; eu curto a Sonja bárbara raiz que não toma banho, fala palavrão, quer sair na pancadaria; a Vampirella é um pouco mais refinada, mas não tem medo de usar seus poderes vampirescos quando a porca torce o rabo. A Sonja continua com o inconfundível biquini de aço, mas a Vampi de roupinha mod dos anos 60 e morceguinho dourada na blusinha é algo lindo de ser visto.
Eu sou fã das Bad Girls da Dynamite, então, comigo, é sucesso garantido.
Então, nos anos 60, Vampirella chega à Terra e se estabelece como uma investigadora do sobrenatural, e, em 1969, ela resolve ir para a Rússia Comunista investigar o incidente no Passo Dyatlov, quando esquiadores foram mortos sem explicação aparentemente, os locais falam num yeti.
Claro, bem coisa de russos comunistas.
Vampirella vai investigar e descobre que tem uma presença estranha na montanha, mas não é um Yeti, é Sonja Rubra, o demonhão vermeio da Hyrkânia, perdida no espaço-tempo. Sonja tem visto luzes estranhas nas montanhas, investigando, elas descobrem uma instalação militar comunista secreta que faz experimentos misteriosos e o pau come. Depois elas acabam viajando juntas pelo espaço-tempo.
As próximas histórias trazem flashbacks que explicam onde ambas estavam antes de se encontrarem.
Eu achei tudo muito divertido, personagens bem feitos, diálogos bacanas, arte bem no ponto; eu curto a Sonja bárbara raiz que não toma banho, fala palavrão, quer sair na pancadaria; a Vampirella é um pouco mais refinada, mas não tem medo de usar seus poderes vampirescos quando a porca torce o rabo. A Sonja continua com o inconfundível biquini de aço, mas a Vampi de roupinha mod dos anos 60 e morceguinho dourada na blusinha é algo lindo de ser visto.
Eu sou fã das Bad Girls da Dynamite, então, comigo, é sucesso garantido.
May 20, 2024
Lmao okay so, Vampirella is actually an alien?
I had pretty much zero expectations for these two collections - writer I'd never heard of, plus high-concept gimmick team-up with a character I only knew from pin-up art. Not exactly a promising combo. At least Drew Moss I liked as an artist!
And hey, whaddya know, it's nice. Vampirella is living amongst the humans in 1969, trying to fit in, and decides to investigate the Dyatlov Pass incident. Just outta nowhere! That's basically Tintin-level adorable? Hey, a scoop!
The strange creature that lives in the mountains turns out to be... well, who do you think, considering the title of this series? The adventure is pretty slight, but the friendship is really sweet.
I had pretty much zero expectations for these two collections - writer I'd never heard of, plus high-concept gimmick team-up with a character I only knew from pin-up art. Not exactly a promising combo. At least Drew Moss I liked as an artist!
And hey, whaddya know, it's nice. Vampirella is living amongst the humans in 1969, trying to fit in, and decides to investigate the Dyatlov Pass incident. Just outta nowhere! That's basically Tintin-level adorable? Hey, a scoop!
The strange creature that lives in the mountains turns out to be... well, who do you think, considering the title of this series? The adventure is pretty slight, but the friendship is really sweet.
June 17, 2022
A wasted premise sadly as while it has some good Vampirella moments like her 1960s Lee Merriweather look, the use of Sonja is criminal. She's barely in the book and when she is, she's gushing over Sonja for reasons that are not terribly unclear. It's not like Sonja hasn't met plenty of vampires before as well as female warriors great beauty as well as skill. I also had almost no idea what the plot was and what little plot there was, was confusing. The best part of the book is a one-shot story where Ella kills a bunch of human traffickers but scares off one of her lovers.
The art is great but this is a thumbs down.
The art is great but this is a thumbs down.
April 12, 2021
An ok story. I don't know if disappointing or confusing is the right word to use. I have been a fan of Red Sonja for whole but never read a Vampirella book before I though this might be a good jump on point.
Both ladies find themselves on a new time and place once they find each other they get on with the mission they were sent to do. The next two issues are each of them seeing the other persons journey.
The interior artwork I don't particularly like but the cover and especially the artwork on the cover gallery (containing the varient covers) is great.
Both ladies find themselves on a new time and place once they find each other they get on with the mission they were sent to do. The next two issues are each of them seeing the other persons journey.
The interior artwork I don't particularly like but the cover and especially the artwork on the cover gallery (containing the varient covers) is great.
November 20, 2025
Better than expected
Nice art and story. Expected it to be worse, as many crossovers tend to be. I’m a fan of Red Sonja and don’t know much about Vampirella - so I can’t be certain V is handled properly. Red Sonja seems to be handled pretty well.
Unfortunately, there’s no conclusion here and the story ends abruptly.
Alternate full sized covers are included. Some are really great.
Nice art and story. Expected it to be worse, as many crossovers tend to be. I’m a fan of Red Sonja and don’t know much about Vampirella - so I can’t be certain V is handled properly. Red Sonja seems to be handled pretty well.
Unfortunately, there’s no conclusion here and the story ends abruptly.
Alternate full sized covers are included. Some are really great.
August 11, 2026
Very interesting story, which makes the pairing of these two powerful women a great idea to pursue. Placed in a situation where both their skill sets are needed if they are ever going to escape all the situations that confront them, there are still times when the two of them don’t get along.
Very interesting story, grabbed my attention right at the beginning and held on to it till the very end.
Very interesting story, grabbed my attention right at the beginning and held on to it till the very end.
February 14, 2023
Nowhere near as good as Red Sonja & Vampirella Meet Betty & Veronica even though it tries to chart a similarly goofy and convoluted path.
July 16, 2021
I really liked the art but the story was incredibly disjointed!
May 9, 2022
Beautiful art, slightly confusing storyline due to time jumps but still absolutely worth the read and looking forward to more.
*Kindle Unlimited checkout.
*Kindle Unlimited checkout.
June 13, 2022
Flash back
Love this. Was the first comic books I collected. Art alone is worth the read. I want to read more. This makes me happy.
Love this. Was the first comic books I collected. Art alone is worth the read. I want to read more. This makes me happy.
June 3, 2024
#1 vampirella/red sonja, vol. 1: these dark synchronicities ★★★★★
#2 vampirella/red sonja, vol. 2 ★★★★★
this comic is honestly peak pansexuality and i’m here for it.
i love the characters; red sonja just wants to fight and eat cheeseburgers and vampirella just wants to take down shitty men and admire women. and they both just want to belong. and they’ve both been confirmed by other writers to be pansexual, so like. i love winning.
content/trigger warnings; fire, violence, murder, blood, gore, kissing, sex, trafficking,
i mean, seriously look at this pansexual shit.
[ID: A comic page. The first panel is a board of images covered in pink flames, Vampirella’s thought bubble reads, “furious and magical.”. The second panel is the room around the board up in pink flames. The third panel is Vampirella, a woman with black hair, smiling over at Red Sonja, a redhead who is also smiling. Vampirella’s thought bubble reads, “just like her.” End ID.]
[ID: A comic panel. Red Sonja and Vampirella embracing. Red Sonja is saying “and I will fight with you always.”, and Vampirella’s thought bubbles read, “and I guess the redheaded wild child was stuck with me too. Wherever the stone was about to take us...I was with her.” End ID.]
[ID: A comic page. The top panel is a punk rock concert in dark colors and light blue. The bottom panel is Vampirella in the shadows lit up with pink light, her thought bubble reads, “I love punk music.” End ID.]
[ID: A comic page. The first panel is a Black woman dancing, pink light and lyrics to “I Wanna Be Your Dog” surround her. The second panel is a close up of Vampirella’s face, half covered by shadows and half lit with pink light, her thought bubble reads, “I love women.” The third panel is a close up of the Black woman’s face lit with pink light, next to a shot of Vampirella’s teeth, Vampirella’s thought bubble reads, “...and they love me.” End ID.]
#2 vampirella/red sonja, vol. 2 ★★★★★
this comic is honestly peak pansexuality and i’m here for it.
i love the characters; red sonja just wants to fight and eat cheeseburgers and vampirella just wants to take down shitty men and admire women. and they both just want to belong. and they’ve both been confirmed by other writers to be pansexual, so like. i love winning.
content/trigger warnings; fire, violence, murder, blood, gore, kissing, sex, trafficking,
i mean, seriously look at this pansexual shit.
[ID: A comic page. The first panel is a board of images covered in pink flames, Vampirella’s thought bubble reads, “furious and magical.”. The second panel is the room around the board up in pink flames. The third panel is Vampirella, a woman with black hair, smiling over at Red Sonja, a redhead who is also smiling. Vampirella’s thought bubble reads, “just like her.” End ID.]
[ID: A comic panel. Red Sonja and Vampirella embracing. Red Sonja is saying “and I will fight with you always.”, and Vampirella’s thought bubbles read, “and I guess the redheaded wild child was stuck with me too. Wherever the stone was about to take us...I was with her.” End ID.]
[ID: A comic page. The top panel is a punk rock concert in dark colors and light blue. The bottom panel is Vampirella in the shadows lit up with pink light, her thought bubble reads, “I love punk music.” End ID.]
[ID: A comic page. The first panel is a Black woman dancing, pink light and lyrics to “I Wanna Be Your Dog” surround her. The second panel is a close up of Vampirella’s face, half covered by shadows and half lit with pink light, her thought bubble reads, “I love women.” The third panel is a close up of the Black woman’s face lit with pink light, next to a shot of Vampirella’s teeth, Vampirella’s thought bubble reads, “...and they love me.” End ID.]
January 21, 2025
Vampirella as a character didn’t exist for me until I saw that Nancy A. Collins had some books/comics featuring Vampirella. I had planned to read one of hers, but then I stuck with one of her Red Sonja series. I was looking for something new to read in my Amazon Discover section and came across Vampirella/Red Sonja Vol 1: These Dark Synchronicities. I was interested in it right away and I ultimately decided to read it and I’m so glad I did because I absolutely loved it! There were so many layers to this series and I had such a good experience reading about Vampirella and Red Sonja! It was new and entertaining, amusing and fun, and had things that I didn’t expect. It brought out some heartache-y feelings, but for the most part, I had an awesome time with these characters. I loved their personalities, their dynamic, their differences, I loved the mysteries, the action, the gorgeous art and Vampirella and Red Sonja just being legends! This was such a wonderful collection and I’m looking forward to reading the second volume in the future!
~ Sonja, 5 Stars
~ Sonja, 5 Stars
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