QUEEN SONJA (2009)

"RED SONJA LIVES! Dynamite Entertainment presents a bold new direction for the mother of all warriors, Red Sonja! Under the direction of writer Joshua (Death Dealer) Ortega, QUEEN SONJA #1 also features the return of artist Mel Rubi! Sonja finds herself with more than she bargained for as she takes the throne of her homelands! This first issue also features bonus pages of Red Sonja material, including an all-new Red Sonja short story! 48 pages for $2.99!"

"'Know also, O prince, that in the selfsame days that the Cimmerian did stalk the Hyborian Kingdoms, one of the few swords worthy to cross with his was that of Red Sonja, warrior-woman out of majestic Hyrkania. Forced to flee her homeland because she spurned the advances of a king and slew him instead, she rode west across the Turanian steppes and into the shadowed mists of legendry.' -- - The Nemedian Chronicles The story of Sonja's march to the throne continues as writer Joshua Ortega and artist Mel Rubi weave an incredible tale of intrigue and power in the ancient lands of Hyboria!"

"All Hail Queen Sonja! Dynamite has returned the She-Devil; to what she does best, only this time, the red-headed warrior has more than juts herself to look out for, she has a whole kingdom! The story of Sonja's march to the throne continues as writer Joshua Ortega and artist Mel Rubi weave an incredible tale of intrigue and power in the ancient lands of Hyboria!"

"Red Sonja lives, all hail Red Sonja! The stunning debut of the all-new Queen Sonja series continues from writer Joshua Ortega and returning Red Sonja artist Mel Rubi. In this issue, the reluctant Queen has decided to embrace her fate and battle the evil empire at her doorstep. But, as intrigue abounds, has she come to her fighting stance too late?"

"Our first story arc comes to a stunning conclusion from writer Joshua Ortega and definitive artist Mel Rubi! Sonja is seated on the throne, and now the adventures can truly begin! But will the intrigue and battle from this series carry into the next? By the gods, yes! Yes, they will!"

"After the thrilling opening adventures of the all-new, all-different Queen Sonja, Dynamite proudly presents the next chapter! Featuring the Dynamite debut of writer Arvid (Kull) Nelson and artist Jackson (Avengers/Invaders) Herbert, Sonja finds herself warily upon the throne and facing a new and deadly threat from within and without! Featuring a trio of incredible covers: Mel Rubi, Jackson Herbert and Lucio Parillo!"

"Queen Sonja craves adventures and she's found it in writer Arvid Nelson's thrilling 'Red Queen' story arc! Throw in the beautiful art of artist Jackson Herbert and you'll see just why Queen Sonja is the best fantasy books on the racks!"

"The all-new adventures of fantasy's most fantastic heroine continue from Dynamite, writer Arvid (Kull) Nelson and Jackson Herbert! Has the throne and her discovered royalty finally allowed Sonja to at last find love? Find out in this issue!"

"The penultimate issue of Arvid Nelson's thrilling Queen Sonja arc (featuring the incredible art of Jackson Herbert). Mysteries unravel and blood will be spilled!"

"(W) Arvid Nelson (A) Jackson Herbert (C) Jackson Herbert (25%), Mel Rubi (25%), Lucio Parrillo (50%) The thrilling second story arc of Queen Sonja concludes! Writer Arvid Nelson has pushed the She-Devil to her limits, taunting her with forbidden love, palace intrigue and a world filled with monsters and demons! See how it all concludes here!"

"(W) Luke Lieberman (A) Mel Rubi (C) Lucio Parrillo (75%), Mel Rubi (25%) 'Roots' explores a time before Sonja was a queen, before she was a legend, a time when she was just a girl lost in a big brutal world. An orphan whose parents were butchered in front of her, and whose innocence was stolen. A girl with something to prove, running from the past into the great unknown"

"(W) Luke Lieberman (A) Mel Rubi (C) Fabiano Neves (50%), Carlos Rafael (50%) Before she was a queen or a warrior, before she was Red Sonja, she was a thief known only as 'Red'. Her pride and skill are put to the test by a new partner in crime. Together they discover corruption deep in the heart of Dah-Disha and in the gamble find each other."

"Written by LUKE LIEBERMAN • Art by MEL RUBI Covers by FABIANO NEVES (50%) & CARLOS RAFAEL (50%) The plot thickens as Sonja's ambition and love of stealing brings trouble as she learns that one does not take lightly from Lord Fellon. Her innocence lost as young Sonja takes her first life, this is a pivotal turn in Sonja's journey from wild child, to thief, to warrior. 32 pages FC • $3.99 • Teen +"

"(W) Luke Lieberman (A) Mel Rubi (C) Fabiano Neves (50%), Carlos Rafael (50%) From wild child, to thief, to warrior - the metamorphosis is nearly complete as Sonja and Kain confront Lord Fellon in his lair. A suicide mission, but they must atone for their sins. And what of Jubal, their master, where do his loyalties lay? A thrilling episode that strikes at the heart of Red Sonja's psyche!"

"(W) Luke Lieberman (A) Mel Rubi (C) Fabiano Neves, Carlos Rafael One of the defining moments in Sonja's life comes to its thrilling conclusion! She is forged into the warrior of legend by love, loss, revenge, and pain. There is nothing left to lose, she will walk in the path of the Goddess, but first she will walk knee deep in her enemies blood."

"Being a queen sucks. Sonja knows that very well by now, and she's getting tired of holding her kingdom together. But all her problems will seem like welcome distractions compared to what she's about to face. Doom's evil snake-god, Set, is bringing him back from the grave so Doom can have vengeance on Sonja. But Set has his own hidden agenda... "

"Thulsa Doom rises from the hellish depths to smash Sonja's palace. Normally Sonja would be up to the challenge, but in her weakened state she'll be lucky just to escape with all her limbs attached. Either way, Doom owes a heavy debt to his god Set for his new-found power. Set didn't revive Thulsa out of charity; it needs the undead sorcerer to carry out a horrific rite that can only be performed once every thousand years. The results of this dark ritual? Only Set knows the full truth..."

"Written by ARVID NELSON • Art by CHRIS BOLSON Covers by FABIANO NEVES (50%) & CARLOS RAFAEL (50%) Sonja's taken enough poison to kill a wooly Rhinoceros. But she's no wooly Rhino, she's Sonja! She awakens from her poison-induced coma into a very new reality: Thulsa Doom has destroyed her capital, and with the help of his evil god, Set, he is rounding up Sonja's subjects, for an unknown but surely extremely unpleasant purpose. Thulsa hires the very mercenary band whom Sonja fielded against the Emorans to hunt the refugee Queen down. Not all of the mercenaries are feeling good about their new assignment, but don't they have much say in the matter - Thulsa will kill them if they don't succeed!"

"Things are reaching a breaking point for Sonja and her one-time ally, the Cimmerian mercenary Ryakin. Meanwhile, Thulsa Doom continues working to free his dark god, Set, from his imprisonment. Set is hiding something from Thulsa, but not to worry - Thulsa is hiding something from Set, too! A desperate battle in the wilderness and an unexpected reversal of fortunes - and loyalties - awaits in the blood-and-guts packed penultimate issue of Son of Set."

"(W) Arvid Nelson (A) Edgar Salazar (C) Fabiano Neves (50%), Patrick Berkenkotter Queen Sonja rides hard for her capital. She'll take it back from Thulsa Doom or die trying. Thulsa only needs to delay her long enough to perform the ritual that will free his evil god, Set, from his ancient prison. But Set is hiding a terrible secret from Thulsa, a secret that could mean the doom of all Hyboria. Cosmos-shattering revelations, bloody duels and a dark reckoning between Sonja and the darkest forces of the interstellar gulfs await in the final installment of the 'Son of Set' story arc!"

"Writer: Luke Lieberman Penciller/Inker: Fritz Casas Cover: Lucio Parrillo (50%), Jonathan Lau (50%) Queen Sonja: Conquest! Plauged by invasions, insurrections, and the wrath of Thulsa Doom, Sogoria is left in ruines and stands on the brink of civil war. Sonja remembers that sometimes the best defense is a good offense. She must turn to the only Baron left in the land with any coin, and he is a man of grand ambitions..."

"(W) Luke Lieberman (A) Fritz Casas (C) Lucio Parrillo (50%), Jonathan Lau (50%) Sonja's clever campaign against Emora enters a new phase, as her best laid plans come to fruition. Just as the sons of the empire are at each others throats, Emperor Antonious asserts his power. Meanwhile Sonja learns that to overthrow an empire you need a little help from your friends."

"(W) Luke Lieberman (A) Fritz Casas (C) Lucio Parrillo (50%), Adriano Batista (50%) The empire strikes back! A flaw emerges in Sonja's plan, her ruse has pulled the emperor's forces south and exposed the capital - but that means his army is at Sogoria's doorstep. Her allies desperately try to hold the fort, while Sonja storms the imperial capital."

"Cover: Lucio Parrillo (50%), Adriano Batista (50%) Writer: Luke Lieberman Artist: Fritz Casas When finally the forces of Emora and Songoria meet in open battle, who lives and who dies? Can Queen Sonja stop the Emperor's onslaught on Songoria from a hundred Leagues away? And once she sits on the Emperor's throne, will she ever give it up?"

"Cover: Joseph Michael Linsner (50%) Lucio Parrillo (50%) Writer: Luke Lieberman Artist: Fritz Casas The final battle for the throne, the fate of an empire hangs in the balance! All loyalties tested and schemes lain bare in the final showdown between Queen Sonja and Emperor Antonious!"

"Cover: Igor Vitorino (50% - 02611), Lucio Parrillo (50% - 02621) Writer: Luke Lieberman Artist: TBD Winning a throne is sometimes easier then keeping it. If Sonja was tired of politics in Songoria she is in for a rude awakening, as the fanatical followers of 'the Way' lead by the wizard Koliostri and zealot Rasa will prove more cunning then she thought."

"Cover: Igor Vitorino (50%), Lucio Parrillo (50%) Writer: Luke Lieberman Artist: Milton Estevam When you move to strike Empress Sonja you had better not miss, because you only get one shot. Then it is her turn. Meanwhile Xander and Melea penetrate Koliostri's growing cult, and learn its secrets."

"Koliostri strikes, Xander and Melea in his dungeons the wizard unleashes his zealous minions and wreaks havoc across the land, striking at the heart of the empire. Sonja must grapple with a foe that worships death, and gives blood freely to their cause."

"Covers: Tommy Patterson (50%), Lucio Parrillo (50%) Writer: Luke Lieberman Artist: Milton Estevam Empress Sonja has renounced her throne and returns to Sogoria with her rightful spoils, but curiously the road home passes close to Tirket and the holy Temples of the Way. With Koliostri elsewhere trying to claim the Emoran throne she left behind, Sonja find a detour is in order."

"The Empress sleeps alone while all around her find comfort, she reconsiders her vows, and holds a Tournament of Kings. Every throne needs an heir, after all. "

"Queen Sonja learns the price of breaking her vows to the Goddess, as the tournament turns to chaos and ruin. As enemies beset her on everty side, can Queen Sonja find the assassin who threatens to plunge her realm into bloodshed?"

"Covers: Lucio Parrillo Writer: Luke Lieberman Artist: Milton Estevam When the tournament ends, will a world war begin? Will the victor claim his spoils? Will the assassin meet the Queen's justice? Plots, within plots within plots are revealed and the future of Sonja's rule takes shape."

"Atlantis Ressurected! Even as 5 armies converge on Emora, Thulsa Doom returns, and brings the Atlantean Empire with him. Sonja must prove her innocence for the string of royal assassinations that occured during her tournament, and try to bring the armies of the region together to repell the advancing Atlanteans."

"Sonja takes the fight to Hyrkania itself, and finishes the war where it all began. The question is, who will stand when kingdoms fall?"

"It ends where it began, in the heart of Hyrkania itself. Red Sonja is queen no more, but before she is done with the realm of crowns and kings, there is royal blood yet to be spilled, and her homeland yet to free."