Red Sonja #23

Red Sonja sits cross-legged on the ground, looking thoroughly unimpressed with her current circumstances — a handmade sign beside her reading "Will Slay 4 Mead" and a nearly empty plate and bottle at her feet paint a wonderfully humorous picture of a warrior between jobs. Ben Caldwell's cover art leans into this comedic premise with expressive, painterly flair, giving the She-Devil with a Sword a rare moment of weary, relatable dignity. Writers Amy Chu and Erik Burnham bring us "Hyperborean Rhapsody" in this 2018 Dynamite issue — and if the cover is any indication, the story balances Sonja's fierce reputation with a sharp sense of humor.