Red Sonja: The Movie #1

Name: Red Sonja: The Movie #1
Brand: Marvel

Nov 1985 · Marvel · 0.75 USD; 0.50 GBP; 1.00 CAD

“Into the Realm of Darkness!”

Red Sonja: The Movie #1 (1985) kicks off with a brutal vengeance-driven origin, as the warrior woman Sonja vows to conquer all after her family is slaughtered by Queen Gedren’s soldiers. With a promise to never be defeated by any man, she sets out on a path of retribution as the queen readies a stolen artifact’s dark magic for war. Written by Mary Wilshire and Louise Simonson, with art by Mary Wilshire and cover by Mary Wilshire and Bill Sienkiewicz, this 75-cent comic from 1985 delivers a striking, mythic start to a legendary saga.

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writer, artist Mary Wilshire · writer Louise Simonson · inker Vince Colletta · letterer Janice Chiang · writer Clive Exton · writer George MacDonald Fraser · cover Mary Wilshire, Bill Sienkiewicz

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Full credits

writer, artist Mary Wilshire

writer Louise Simonson

inker Vince Colletta

letterer Janice Chiang

writer Clive Exton

writer George MacDonald Fraser

cover pencils Mary Wilshire

cover inks Bill Sienkiewicz

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When Sonja's family is slaughtered by the soldiers of Queen Gedren, she vows vengeance and swears that she will never be defeated by any man. As she embarks on her quest, the queen prepares to unleash the vast magical power of a stolen artifact.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).