Red Sonja - The Marvel Covers
Dance by the fire with me.
Mary Wilshire covers start.
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Red Sonja v3 #2
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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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0233214003
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Owner:
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Lee K
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
The Mary Wilshire years - The armor is gone, the ridiculous sized boobs are gone, and long leather boots (which might just be sexier are in). Over the years, this is really our first opportunity to see a woman's eye on Sonja. And it is good. Viewed through an archway, Red is locked in combat with an antagonist. Sonja's weight is a little bit in her heels as she deals with the aggressive maneuver of her opponent. And it's a maneuver I've used before in a performance, grabbing the swordarm at the wrist during the downswing and moving quickly forward for a counterswing. Oh how the audience loves that. Mary has their individual positions good, although I would typically have my front foot planted by the time I made the wrist grab. Really my only complaint about the entire image is how high the antagonist has her blade. If you have long hair and your elbow is low, your sword should be low too to avoid entanglements. Trust me on that one - it happens super rarely but I understand it hurts.
All of the scene setting in this image is excellent - the blue twilight sky, the balcony with ivy crawling on it, and the overturned items in the foreground burning away, and providing a light source for the image. Yep, Mary nailed it. No words at all, and excellent draftsmanship add up to an excellent cover image.
Overall - it is the 80s and books are getting pricy - still, I'd buy that for a dollar
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