Red Sonja - The Marvel Covers
I don't want a nap.
Gil Kane with Adkins
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Conan the Barbarian 43 Universal
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Grade:
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9.6
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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2573248002
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Owner:
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Lee K
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
"Tower of Blood!" If this is really featuring the long awaited return of Red Sonja - why would you show her unconscious in the background? Does this help sell Red Sonja as a badass? This is Sonja's third total cover appearance, and this is what she gets? She goes from what should be a classic over on Conan 24, to the introduction of the chain maille bikini on Savage Sword of Conan 1, to this, whatever this is, by Gil Kane. Just no. You want to know what's more insulting? this isn't even Sonja's worst Marvel comics cover appearance. Let's look at what we do have for a cover - well, we have a frightened Conan viewed the the crotch of whatever it is he's afeared of and behind Conan we have a pile of bones with an Sonja's body draped over them. All Conan has for a weapon is a broken piece of bone - which should be fine - he's Conan, who are we trying to fool with the scaredy-cat look on his face anyway? Conan's in a deep crouch, with a wide stance and one hand down for balance on the bone-strewn floor - and I'm down with that. That makes sense. The monster appears to have really long arms, so staying low and between the monsters shoulders and Sonja's prone body works as a defensive position. The rest of the image is pretty straightforward, we're in some sort of pit, we don't have our weapons, and the monster is looking for some chow. Obviously we have been dumped here since we don't have any weapons.
Overall? I don't know - it's hard to sell the return of a character with them snoozing in the background. Maybe I would not have picked this up from the spinner rack based on the cover.
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