Red Sonja - The Marvel Covers
Lunch is served.
Thorne.
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Marvel Feature 6 Modern
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Grade:
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9.4
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Page Quality:
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OFF-WHITE TO WHITE
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Certification #:
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3975335004
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Owner:
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Lee K
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
"Beware the Sons of the Serpent God!" What an odd book to be difficult to find in high grade. I guess the people that own a copy don't really want to part with it. And looking at the cover, I can understand why. The Sons of the Serpent God are true Frank Thorne creations - with all the weird little squiggles and bits that make up Thorne's beasties. And Sonja - Sonja looks as good as she does on any cover - strong, competent, busty - but ready to throw down in the true RS fashion. I think if someone removed the text box and the word balloons, this might be the best of the 70s Red Sonja covers (excluding Conan 24) - certainly it is a toss up between this and Earl Norem's masterpiece on Savage Sword of Conan 23. This is just beautiful, and as much as I love Brunner's work, probably better than any of the other Frank's RS covers.
Taking a moment to look at Sonja's stance and weapons - she looks like a fighter. Her dagger is ready to stab or parry and the sword is properly indexed for a brutal swing at the beastie coming up from below. Her stance looks a little low, but not bad, and definitely balanced - all while still providing a dynamic image for the cover.
Overall? Damn, this is a fine looking book, and one I am happy to have in my collection.
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