Red Sonja is a legendary warrior of the Hyborian Age, instantly recognizable by her crimson hair, chainmail armor, and unmatched skill with the sword. Created by Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith and inspired by Robert E. Howard’s Red Sonya of Rogatino, Red Sonja has become one of the most enduring female icons in sword-and-sorcery fiction. Her stories blend brutal combat, dark magic, mythic landscapes, and fierce independence, setting her apart from both heroes and villains.
Appearing in Marvel Comics and later expanded by Dynamite Entertainment, Red Sonja stands as a symbol of strength, survival, and defiance in a savage world. Her adventures span epic battles, ancient gods, cursed relics, and morally complex choices, making her a cornerstone of fantasy comics and pulp-inspired storytelling.
My Rating “The Bear God Walks!” Somewhere in the woods near a Zingarian Hamlet, death stalks the local residents. Every hunter that has ventured into the deep pines has never returned alive. Now a mere child has been ravaged by what the mayor calls the Bear-God. Who will stand and defend the farmers for 1,000 […]
My Rating “Monster Isle” The beastly humanoids came to fill some savage curiosity as Red Sonja trailed through the jungle brush. Two survivors of the shipwreck hacked through vines and fauna next to her as their goal was to make it to high ground before nightfall. Then one of the sailors yelled out in pure
Red Sonja & Cupid — A Valentine’s Tale (A Poem By An Unknown Bard) Cupid flew on velvet wings through Hyborian air,Seeking soft hearts, lovers unaware.He found instead a warrior bold,Hair like flame, a will of iron, fierce and cold. He loosed his shaft with practiced grace,But Sonja turned, steel flashing in its place.The arrow
My Rating “Heart Ache” Love is in the air and cherubs are all around. No kiss, kiss. No bang, bang; or the Cupid King might get ya. Welcome to Keen Valley, Red Sonja. As the Hyrkanian She-Devil makes her way to the regenerative waters for a mini-vacation, the local residents begin to turn up missing.
My Rating “Eyes Of The Gorgon” The noose tightened around Sonja’s neck as the Zingaran villagers cheered on from the market square. Why did they continue to call her monster? Why the term Gorgon? Red Sonja was not even supposed to be here today. This was nothing but a misunderstanding. Then a scream rang out
My Rating “A Death In Scarlet” On the rough and tumble streets of Khorusun, two young women scan the incoming merchant trains looking for a mark. The day is young, as is their flesh. Sonja points to a Khitai trader lavishly adorned with gold and silk; a peacock seemingly out of place amongst the prostitutes
My Rating “Red Sonja” The Hyrkanian City-State of Razadan was notorious for the thieves’ guild who influenced everything from commerce to politics within the crumbling walls of the dominion. A reputation rightly earned and sung about in taverns as far away as the port city of Kyros. So, when key figures inside the larcenous sodality
Red Sonja: The She-Devil’s Ballad (A Poem By An Unknown Bard) Beneath the crimson, burning skies,She rides where blood and legend rise.A scarlet mane, a flash of steel,Her laughter cuts, her fury real. Born from sorrow, forged in flame,A thousand men have cursed her name.She drinks from cups of battle’s brew,Her heart is fierce, her
“The Secret of the Hyrkanian Mountains” (A Poem of Hyboria) Where the Hyrkanian peaks in silence brood,’Neath veils of storm and whispering wood,There lies a vale no mortal sees—A cradle shrouded by ancient trees. The winds cry tales through frozen stone,Of riders lost, of kings dethroned;The moonlight drapes the peaks in flame,Yet none return who
My Rating “Chapter Five” Red Sonja and the pilgrim named Lucas have chased the murdering psychopath, Grimore, through thickets and hills, but he has eluded them with dark sorcery. Now the old man waits for the two slayers near the shores of a thunderous waterfall. As Sonja and Lucas close the distance to strike with
