Swords of Sorrow: Red Sonja/Jungle Girl #1 Marguerite Bennett (writer), Mirka Andoifo (illustrator), Jay Anacleto (cover) Dynamite July 22, 2015
Review: Red Sonja #1973
Red Sonja #1973 Eric Trautman, Roy Thomas, Luke Lieberman, Gail Simone, David Walker, & Cullen Bunn (scripters in order of stories) Ivan Rodriguez, Rich Buckler, Rod Rofolfo, Kewbar Baal, Bilquis Evely, & Jonathan Lav (illustrators in order of stories) Marcio Menyz, Arison Aguiar (2-4), Bilquis Evely, & Ivan Nunes (colorists in order of stories) A…
“Shot to the crotch, and you’re to blame, Darlin’ you give pulp comics a bad name”: A Review of Swords of Sorrow: Vampirella & Jennifer Blood
Swords of Sorrow: Vampirella & Jennifer Blood #3 Nancy Collins (scripter), Dave Acosta (penciller), Valentina Pinto (colorist), Erica Schultz (letterer) Cover by Billy Tan (art) and Vinicius Andrade (colors) Dynamite July 15, 2015
Sequential Sartorial: Narrative Chaos! How to Redesign a Character
I promised to be positive in this series so here’s a new spin on that: a how-to, some advice, a template to run with. Why complain about weak redesigns if you don’t give suggestions on how to be better? But I’m poison-flavoured and sour, like my favourite drink, so let’s sneak in a little evil…
Review: Swords of Sorrow #3
Swords of Sorrow #3 Gail Simone (writer), Sergio Davila (illustrator), Jorge Sutil (colorist), Erica Schultz (letterer) Covers: Tula Latoy (A), Emanuela Lupacchino & Ivan Nunes (B), Robert Hack (C), and Cosplay Variant (G) Dynamite July 8, 2015 (Disclaimer: This contains spoilers and is based on an advanced review copy from Dynamite.)
Called Up to the Big Leagues: Where Have Masquerade and Kato Been All My life?
There’s so much backstory surrounding the heroines and villains of Swords of Sorrow (SoS), and I’m straight up giddy to get an opportunity to not only have reviewed SoS: Masquerade and Kato, but to also peek into their specific histories and find out where these kickass ladies have been hiding out. Of course, where does a…
Review: The Conclusion of Legenderry Red Sonja
Legenderry Red Sonja #5 Marc Andreyko (scripter), Aneke (illustrator), Impacto Studios (colors), & Dave Lanphear (letters) Dynamite June 24, 2015 Steampunk Red Sonja returns in the conclusion to Legenderry Red Sonja. Thus far, she has encountered multiple monstrous creations of Dr. Frankenstein. What will be the final encounter in this pirate-influenced tale?
Swords of Sorrow: Lady Zorro & Black Sparrow Cooperating & Kicking Ass
Swords of Sorrow: Black Sparrow & Lady Zorro One-Shot Erica Schultz (scripter & letterer), Cristhian Zamora (illustrater), Salvatore Aiala Studio (colors), Joyce Chin (cover with colors by Ivan Nunes) Dynamite June 24, 2015
Swords of Sorrow Polyvore Challenge: Recostume Chastity!
The Swords of Sorrow stage was set high with Marghaid Scott’s Chaos prequel, which featured the baddies of this all-lady character and writers event. The WWAC SoS team was particularly fond of the prequel and its mix of sympathetic baddies and one-dimensional baddies. One of those sympathetic baddies, redheaded Chastity, showed up in SoS #2 with a…
Swords of Sorrow: Amanda and Wendy meet Irene Adler and Dejah Thoris
Swords of Sorrow: Dejah Thoris & Irene Adler (1 of 3) Leah Moore (w); Francesco Manna (a); Inlight Studio (c); Erica Schultz (l); Jay Anacleto (cover art); Ivan Nunes (cover colors) Dynamite June 17 2015 (Note: This review contains some spoilers. Amanda and Wendy reviewed SoS: Dejah Thoris & Irene Adler #1 with an advanced review copy from…
Review: Red Sonja #16
Red Sonja #16 Gail Simone (scripter), Walter Geovanni (illustrator), Adriano Lucas, Alex Guimaraes, & Marco Lesko (colorers), Simon Bowland (letterer) Dynamite May 27, 2015 In issue #15, Red Sonja suffered under illness while others fought and battled for her. In this issue, our redheaded heroine finally faces her biggest foe to date. (Note: This review contains…
Review: Vampirella & Jennifer Blood – When It All Goes Wrong Again
Swords of Sorrow: Vampirella & Jennifer Blood #2 Nancy Collins (scripter), Dave Acosta (penciller), Valentina Pinto (colorist), Erica Schultz (letterer) Cover by Billy Tan (art) and Vinicius Andrade (colors) Dynamite June 10, 2015