Red Sonja #2 - Contagion

I am also remiss for not noting Jenny Frison's INCREDIBLE cover. It's exactly right.

I suppose I'll give this a shot. Never read Red Sonja before.

UGH i left it in my bin on accident #

i dropped this series after this issue to me the last 2 issues have just been a giant cluster f*># of problems in terms of the story (like what is this plague, why should she care about what happens to this kingdom, who is the king too her other than that guy that saved her, why does sonja and annisia have this strong almost sibling like bond, why is annisia leading a army of beast men or man beast thats just some of the questions that don't get answered)but the main problem is that this was not a INTRO ARC for a "NEW" series it felt like this should have been a major 6 issue arc that would of been used for say a mile stone number like 50 or 100 but what we got was a crammed and ruched version of something that could of been good

I love bad ass babes and would love to check this out, but I can't get passed the writer. Overrated and out of touch with the 21st century female are the words that come to mind with her. Conner, Scott and Immonen come to mind among many others, but this writer isn't nearly be-all/end-all she thinks she is.

Hmm.

I don't know what to think of this. I enjoyed the first issue immensely, I genuinely loved how Red Sonja was depicted -- strong, powerful, vicious and a true warrior. I am kind of confused with this issue -- way too fast, this could have been a couple of issues worth of fighting, with flashbacks to explain how these two got together, etc. "Sisterly" affection or not, I am going to give Simone the benefit of the doubt and assume all the questions I have will be answered over the next couple of issues. Not that it would be the best solution but this does turn out that way -- Red Sonja banished and send to the mountainside happened way too fast and it would have been a lot better had the pace not been so quick (and overwhelming, as a reader.)

Fair review -- I did love the fight scenes and the art is fantastic. My fingers are crossed.

Why is red Sonja is getting praise more and more professional reviews from comic vine? It has a lot to do with Gail Simon writing it I suppose. I like red Sonja and Gail Simon too but when a certain character like red Sonja is usually under radar and then is hyped because a popular writer is writing that character, so all it takes is a damn good writer to make a character more reviewed and talked about. K then I like to see johns or Simon write Dejah thoris and see how much hype that will get ha.

@greenenvy: I think there are some other factors that play into CV's coverage, too. It's a relaunch of a series, which means there's interest in seeing where it will go (Dynamite is all over those lately, and we've been covering many of them -- Owl, Black Bat, etc). It's also a female-led title, and it's not in the superhero genre, which I think round out our review slate. I'd be reviewing it even if the writer weren't as well-known as Simone.

great book, deserves 5. best book put out by dynamite despite my love of damsels.

@millennium: i think you are thinking too much on the questions and not just enjoying the ride. all of those questions are answered in the series. like her relationship with annisia, they became friends as fellow prisoners, we dont have to SEE them become friends to understand the bond they have. as for why sonja would help the king, reread issue one. she is a woman of honor, she isnt going to stand by and let this kingdom be destroyed especially not by the people that once held her prsioner, and the kind is the one that saved her from these same people.