COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Red Sonja 12 Modern
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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1461660027
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Owner:
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Lee K
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Yeah - I got two copies of this one, I'm a sucker for a good signature from a cover artist, and Frank Brunner has one of the prettiest signatures in the business. And just like that - we changed Frank's in midstream, nobody thought we'd notice, but we did. Yep. Actually, the two of them have very different styles, so it isn't like they tried to slip that by unnoticed. One of the easiest things to key off on is Sonja's hair. Thorne always showed it as a single, huge area of red, and Brunner makes it smaller and provides details. Both are cool - I just like Brunner's better. Let's take a look at this cover, shall we? Kind of a two part deal here. Or the sky is a giant Sonja. I'm going with option 1. Focusing on the main image, damn she looks good. I particularly like that she's lit from the right - with the beautiful golden glow up her back - very dimensional. The dead barbarian looks good - well drafted. Sonja has more details, plus she's picked up a sword with a bit of a hand guard on it - definitely a one-handed weapon, but I like it. Probably faster and more in tune with her fighting style. I gotta say, I love the use of color and I can see where the sky might have been blue or purple in an original draft, before Sonja's face replaced the sky - making for a very powerful cover image. As for the sky of Sonja - it's totally gripping, like it grabs the eye and keeps it engaged. It's probably the direct eye contact. Like, there's no hiding from her if she's looking for you. It totally would have engaged me from the spinner rack.
Talking about Sonja herself - she's leaning just a little bit far forward, but she may have just killed the dude on the ground and her breasts seem to have shrunk to a more manageable size, so with her knees bent and her hips back, she's probably pretty well in balance. I have to say again - I really like the detail in all the weapons, hers as well as the dead guy's axe & shield - they've just got a nice texture to them.
Overall - totally a winner. 100% would have purchased this off the rack for my "still 35 cents"
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