Savage Tales of Red Sonja

by Jimmy Palmiotti, Christos Gage, J.T. Krul

The She-Devil With a Sword has had many Savage Tales, and now, Dynamite Entertainment presents them in this trade paperback collection featuring stories by Michael Avon Oeming, Ron Marz, Christos Gage, Joshua Ortega, Stephen Sadowski, Adriano Batsita, Pablo Marcos, and many more. This volume also includes a complete cover gallery.

Genres: Comics, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Action, Sword and Sorcery

168 pages, Paperback

First published November 10, 2009

About the author

James "Jimmy" Palmiotti is an American writer and inker of comic books, who also does writing for games, television and film.

Photo by Luigi Novi.

Reviews

[BookishDramas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Red Sonja - the name is enough.
You either like or dislike there is no middle path here. If you cringe because of blood, this is not for you.

Probably should say - the name is Sonja, Red Sonja, like the aloof cold war male alter ego, Bond.
But back to the book in question, one of the finest volumes in the Red Sonja universe brings together some diverse stories from all over the times.
I have been a fan since I first got to read the novels and now graphic novels have become a rage. Fantastic art with many varieties of Sonja in various finery and her basic dress.

The stories in this edition looks curated and are really outstanding. This book is a collection of stories written, drawn, painted, and inked by some legendary names in the business.
Not a story out of place.
Enjoy

[Timo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some good stories, some very bad stories. Some nice art, some incredibly bad art. Like Dynamite always.

[David · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not great. This is a series of standalone Sonja tales by a variety of authors. Short story collections are always tough. Overall, the writing isn't good. Sonja, much like Barbie, has so many incarnations, but this seems to focus on man-hater Sonja and murder-pixie Sonja. Those aren't my favorites. I prefer fun-loving adventure Sonja and righteous-avenger Sonja.

[The Smoog · Rating 2 out of 5]

Having never read any Red Sonja before, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Unfortunately, this really didn’t do much for me. Some of the artwork is quite nice, particularly in the final story about dragons, but for the most part the stories were just boring. Watching panel after panel of a near-naked woman slaughtering generic baddie after generic baddie just doesn’t hold my attention.

[Variaciones Enrojo]

Edición española. Tomo 5 pero sin numerar en el lomo.

[RM · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Exploitation feminism" is a term that's been kicking around in cultural and gender studies journals for a little while, and Red Sonja seems to fit the bill.

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent collection. Some outstanding art, cover galleries, and fairly decent writing overall for stand-alone Red Sonja stories.

[James Atkison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Swords and Sorcery

A wonderful tales of old that lends itself to today in a magnificent way. Red Sonja is a great read.

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

My first foray into Red Sonja. A decent escape into the realm of fantasy comics similar to Conan.