Red Sonja is one of my top three favorite comic book characters.
As dark as this story arc is, I think it’s one of the best I’ve read.
Red Sonja, if you aren’t familiar with her is a barbarian woman who
lives in the same world as Conan, although she’s from Hyboria and he’s
from Cimmeria. In this story, Sonja is older and instead of roaming
around, she’s now settled down as a teacher of combat. Peace however is
only temporary in her life. A foe becomes apparent on an outing to town
for supplies which then begins to threaten the school. The birth of the
enemy is pretty gruesome, in the imaging and the storyline. It’s so
terrible that to even stand a chance to defeat it, Sonja must ask for
the help of a god which transforms her in a fiery being who acts on
impulse more than thought. I thought this story was awesome and is my
favorite Red Sonja story arc. Red Sonja stories in general are fairly
bloody, but this one is a bit more graphic in nature than usual and does
contain some nudity too. Some people don’t like this, so it’s just
something to be aware of beforehand. If you are looking for a slightly
tamer Sonja story, I recommend you try “The Black Tower” on Hoopla; it’s
a good one too, but I do prefer Vulture’s Circle. You can search for
either title in the catalog and it’ll link you to Hoopla’s website where
you can read them instantly through your browser or download them to
the Hoopla App.
[If you are looking for a Red Sonja Conan crossover story you can check
out ‘Red Sonja/Conan: The Blood of a God’ on Hoopla. There are others,
but they aren’t available on Hoopla or in hard copy at the library at
the time being. The website ComicVine is very useful when trying to find
particular comic issues, characters and story arcs —
http://comicvine.gamespot.com/]
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