Red Sonja: Age of Chaos #5

The penultimate issue of this 2020 Dynamite series delivers a striking cover by Lucio Parrillo: a battered Red Sonja — bloodied sword in one hand, shield raised in the other — appears to be fading or falling, her eyes closed, while a snarling, fanged figure looms large and menacing in the crimson background above her. It's a beautifully painted image that captures both Sonja's resilience and the overwhelming threat pressing down on her. Writer Erik Burnham and artist Jonathan Lau bring this chaos-drenched saga to the edge of its conclusion.