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.
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
My Rating “Chapter Four” They survived! Red Sonja, Luna the witch, and two out of the three pilgrims trapped by the suffocating sandstorm, defeated the monsters which sprung up from the dunes to feast upon human flesh. But, as Lucas prepared to bury his companion Polly, Luna took it upon herself to scout the area
My Rating “Chapter Three” Trapped! A blinding sandstorm has engulfed Red Sonja and the sorcerer Luna in the red sands of the eastern desert. As they try to make headway toward the Hyrkanian valley marked on their map, the two treasure hunters stumble upon a party of lost Pilgrims. Reluctantly, Sonja agrees to help the
My Rating “Chapter Two” Red Sonja had arrived at the foothills leading into the Hyrkanian Mountains. Two days prior, she had cut out a map tattooed on human skin of the deceased, but the imagery is incomplete. As the red-haired warrior studies each marking, a scream can be heard from a short distance away. In
My Rating “Chapter One” The tavern brawl had been epic! The city guards had arrived in the middle of a celebration to close down the establishment on the Magistrate’s orders. What had the barkeep done to deserve such unfair treatment? It did not matter. Two of the patrons were not done drinking their fill! A
My Rating “Savage Red Sonja” Into the den! An uneasy alliance has formed between Red Sonja and the White Witch of Zamora. With Sonja holding all the cards, the group press forth towards the last hurdle in their quest, the layer of a real life fire breathing dragon! To reunite the legendary Scepter and Blood
My Rating “The Pale Witch” Forcing Red Sonja to meet an adversary is never good idea. Sword, or no sword, the situation makes no difference when treasure involved. The chase is on! Sonja is now being pursued over rooftops of a decaying market district, her leopard-like reflexes keep a good distance between chaser and the
My Rating “Deals” Sonja sulked upon her wooden throne of sorrow, although she was not the first. The innkeeper supplied her with many bottled libations that day but the nightmares Sonja faced in the Red Dune Wastelands could never be drowned out or forgotten. Her thoughts kept returning to the young lovers slain by the
