Winning a throne is sometimes easier then keeping it. If Sonja was tired of politics in Songoria she is in for a rude awakening, as the fanatical followers of “the Way” lead by the wizard Koliostri and zealot Rasa will prove more cunning then she thought.

Red Sonja #69

Written by Eric Trautmann, art and cover by Walter Geovani.

Red Sonja continues her travels in the jade kingdom of Khitai. Sonja and her allies find themselves face-to-face with that fabled land’s most revered swordsman. An unparalleled master of the blade and a She-Devil With A Sword: a recipe for grand adventure… or complete disaster?

Queen Sonja #30

Written by Luke Lieberman, art by Milton Estevam, cover by Lucio Parrillo.

The Empress sleeps alone while all around her find comfort, she reconsiders her vows, and holds a Tournament of Kings. Every throne needs an heir, after all.

Witchblade/Red Sonja #3

Written by Doug Wagner, art by Cezar Razek, cover by Ale Garza.

The dark angel Ragniel has won. Red Sonja flees for her life with the mortally wounded Nissa over her shoulder. Sara Pezzini finds the Witchblade is useless against Ragniel and his zealots have kidnapped her daughter. Drowning in desperation, Sara dives deep within the memories of the Witchblade in hopes of finding the sinful angel’s weakness and comes to a single, undeniable conclusion. Her only chance of saving her daughter and mankind is for Red Sonja to become the bearer of the Witchblade.

Queen Sonja Vol. 3: Coming of Age Trade Paperback

Written by Luke Lieberman, art by Mel Rubi, cover by Lucio Parrillo.

Before she was a warrior, Red Sonja was a wild child in the Hyrkanian wilderness, before she ruled the empire of Emora, she thieved the streets of Pah-Disha. Running from the the pain of her bloody origins she gambles her life recklessly. Surviving these rough years taught her to fight, to hunt, to steal and to kill. They taught her one more thing, that her gift is her doom, and there is no escaping it. Experience Sonja’s journey from wild child, to thief, to warrior! Collecting Queen Sonja #11-15, along with a cover gallery.

The goddess Scathach places her blessings upon a new warrior, Raven, who dedicates herself to the advancement of women all across the land. But when Red Sonja finds herself investigating a series of massacres, she begins to suspect that Raven isn’t quite as noble as she seems in the pursuit of her cause. Surrounded by an army of women ready to draw blood in her name, Raven may be the one foe that Sonja cannot defeat — and she may not want to!

Red Sonja’s travels have brought her to Kheshatta, the fabled City of Magicians, searching for a means to locate and destroy an ancient weapon that carries a terrible price. But there are enemies a-plenty in her path, all intent on ending Sonja’s saga in sand and blood.

5. SONJA FINDS LOVE
Issue: Queen Sonja #13

After the murder of her family, Sonja survived on the streets by taking whatever she desired, whether it be food from merchants or jewelry from the rich. Her profession as a thief soon crosses the path of Jubal. Captured, Sonja finds herself at Jubal’s home for thieves, and meets Kain, his best student. Jubal offers a challenge: defeat Kain in single combat and he will return the jewels Sonja stole from Lady Fellon. If she loses she will become Jubal’s ward for a year. Sonja fights Kain and loses. Not particularly fond of losing, she fights him all night and for weeks after, but gets defeated again and again. Despite hating getting bested by Kain in combat, Sonja falls in love with him.

Sonja and Kain become inseparable, and in one of their adventures together they bring attention to Jubal a score that could bring them unimaginable fortune. They make out with their loot but Sonja and Kain are betrayed by Jubal and left to fend for themselves. In a twist of fate Jubal and his band of child thieves are taken by Lord Fellon as they enter the city.

Sonja and Kain learn of their capture and commit to risk their own lives to save the children. Aware they might die during their attempt to rescue them, Sonja and Kain spend what could be their last night together consummating their relationship.

4. THE ORIGIN OF THE CHAINMAIL BIKINI
Issue: Queen Sonja #14

After spending the night together, Kain asks Sonja whether they are still going through with rescuing the children from Lord Fellon. When she confirms they are, he gives her with a present: a chainmail bikini. Though Kain admits to having ulterior motives at the time he took it, he sees it as a useful disguise for Sonja to help them more easily get into Fellon’s dungeons. The disguise works and the two lovers leave a trail of death as they make their way underground. So begins the legend of Red Sonja and her equally legendary armor.

3. SONJA SLAYS THE GOD KILLER
Issue: Red Sonja: Revenge of the Gods #5

Feeling his father Odin has long denied him a throne that was rightfully his, Loki sets forth a plan to burn it to the ground. To aid his scheme Loki unleashes his father’s greatest foe, Surtr. Thor tries to stop the towering giant but falls in battle. With Surtr continually bringing death across the land, all eyes lay upon Sonja to end his reign of destruction. The She-Devil is more than up to the task as she goes on to take the giant down and finish him off.

2. SONJA KEEPS THE MEN IN LINE
Issue: Red Sonja #55

Despite boasts of her skills with a blade, Olag is reluctant to let Sonja join his band of mercenaries. She decides to prove herself by issuing a challenge to the men to fight her. To make it fair Sonja tells Olag she will take them on unarmed. As she removes her weapons the mercenaries are more interested in ogling the half-naked woman than take her seriously. It is only after they’re all on the ground whipped do they realize how skillful their latest teammate, and newly appointed captain, really is.

1. BACK IN BLUE
Issue: Red Sonja: Blue

Trying to earn money to fill her belly, Sonja takes a job to locate the innkeeper’s missing son. Searching the dungeon of an old tower, Sonja finds a wizard ready to sacrifice the young man to a blue-furred demon named Bhamothes. Sonja stops the sacrifice and in the process of saving the boy, gets her chainmail top ripped off. No time for concerns of modesty Sonja fights Bhamothes topless before she finally beheads him. With her top damaged, Sonja fashions herself an outfit from the demon’s pelt. Decades after its last appearance the blue furred bikini makes a return to the pages of Red Sonja!

“Sonja before this wandering arc suffered something fierce, and that weight fell heavily on her shoulders throughout the previous issues. In this story, she lightens up considerably, to such a point that she decides that nobody needs to die. It’s a wonderful little distinction that further builds on Sonja’s sense of honor as well as her status as a warrior. Her alleviating mood is infectious, and you genuinely like this version of Sonja as an individual.”
- Ray Tate, Comics Bulletin

10. “Flame Haired Beauty”
Issue: Queen Sonja #18
Artist: Fabiano Neves

9. “Cold Cheeks”
Issue: Queen Sonja #20
Artist: Patrick Berkenkotter

8. “Snake Tamer”
Issue: Red Sonja #59
Artist: Fabiano Neves

7. “Bloody Blades”
Issue: Queen Sonja #25
Artist: Lucio Parrillo

6. “Surrounded!”
Issue: Red Sonja #54
Artist: Paul Renaud

5. “Calm Before the Storm”
Issue: Red Sonja #57
Artist: Fabiano Neves

4. “Snowstorm”
Issue: Red Sonja #56
Artist: Paul Renaud

3. “Busty and Buffed”
Issue: Red Sonja #55
Artist: Patrick Berkenkotter

2. “Wet”
Issue: Red Sonja: Deluge
Artist: Chris Bolson

1. “A Moment of Silence”
Issue: Red Sonja #61
Artist: Wagner Reis

Stygia: mysterious land of black magics, serpent gods, and deadly intrigues…and the last place in the Hyborian Kingdoms a sane person would venture. But with Emperor Strabonus’ assassins hot on her heels, and accounts to settle in Stygia, that’s just where Red Sonja is headed.

Red Sonja #68

Written by Eric Trautmann, art by Walter Geovani, covers by Walter Geovani and Fabiano Neves.

Khitai, the kingdom of jade. A land of rigid honor codes, and fanatical warriors loyal to their god-emperor. Where better for Red Sonja to ply her trade than a nation of master swordsmen?

Queen Sonja #29

Written by Luke Lieberman, art by Milton Estevam, covers by Lucio Parrillo and Tommy Patterson.

Empress Sonja has renounced her throne and returns to Sogoria with her rightful spoils, but curiously the road home passes close to Tirket and the holy Temples of the Way. With Koliostri elsewhere trying to claim the Emoran throne she left behind, Sonja find a detour is in order.

Witchblade/Red Sonja #2

Written by Doug Wagner, art by Cezar Razek, cover by Ale Garza.

Facing a mythical monster as old as the universe, Red Sonja is joined in battle by the Witchblade bearer of her time, Nissa. But the battle soon takes a morbid turn when the depraved creature resurrects someone from Sonja’s past. Someone whose mere presence brings the She-Devil to her knees. In modern day New York City, Sara Pezzini continues to investigate the bloodcurdling slaughter of a Catholic Priest. Is the gruesome murder a rite of passage for a clandestine cult, or something far more sinister?