Red Sonja #1
In *Red Sonja #1* (2005), the legendary warrior Jo is drawn into a deadly mission when she rescues a dying messenger from a brutal ambush. Written by Michael Avon Oeming and Mike Carey, with dynamic art by Mel Rubi and vibrant colors by Caesar Rodriguez and Richard Isanove, the story follows Sonja as she journeys to the walled city of Gathia, bearing a grim message that unsettles its wary inhabitants. The cover, a striking piece by Michael Turner, captures her fierce resolve as she steps into an uncertain fate.
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Sonja rescues a messenger from savages who have attacked him on the road. She agrees to accompany him home to Gathia but, when he later dies from drinking tainted water, she decides to deliver the message herself. She is allowed into the great walled city but the locals aren't to happy with the bad news she has to tell them.
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