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Issue Details

Issue #8
Published March 2006
Cover Price 2.99 USD
Pages 36
Editing Luke Lieberman (Consulting)
Notes There is an incentive variant of this cover with a reverse negative image distributed 1:25 with the other covers; There is also an incentive variant of this cover with the image colored deep red and distributed 1:100 with the other covers; Cover depicts a bloody Sonja lounging on a pile of bodies.

Cover Details - "Cover A"

Characters Red Sonja
Genre fantasy
Pencils Adam Hughes
Inks Adam Hughes
Letters Typeset
Notes There is an incentive variant of this cover with a reverse negative image distributed 1:25 with the other covers; There is also an incentive variant of this cover with the image colored deep red and distributed 1:100 with the other covers; Cover depicts a bloody Sonja lounging on a pile of bodies.

Cover Details - "Cover B"

Characters Red Sonja
Genre fantasy
Pencils Greg Horn (Painted)
Inks Greg Horn (Painted)
Colors Greg Horn (Painted)
Letters Typeset
Notes Cover depicts Sonja crouched down holding her sword.

Cover Details - "Cover C"

Characters Red Sonja
Genre fantasy
Pencils Mel Rubi
Inks Mel Rubi
Letters Typeset
Notes Cover depicts Sonja standing in front of dark riders on horses breathing fire out of their nostrils.

Cover Details - "Cover D"

Characters Red Sonja
Genre fantasy
Pencils Brandon Peterson
Inks Brandon Peterson
Letters Typeset
Notes There is a Dynamic Forces variant of this cover with foil enhancement decorating the image; Cover depicts Sonja from the back looking over her shoulder with a dragon around her legs.

Cover Details - "High End Red Foil Cover"

Characters Red Sonja
Genre fantasy
Pencils Mel Rubi
Inks Mel Rubi
Letters Typeset
Notes Dynamic Forces variant cover limited to 499 copies; Logo is red foil; Cover depicts Sonja with her sword drawn standing in front of a stone wall.

Cover Details - "Sneak Peek Incentive Cover"

Characters Red Sonja
Genre fantasy
Pencils Steve McNiven
Letters Typeset
Notes Incentive sketch cover distributed 1:50 with the other covers; Cover depicts Sonja riding an armored horse.

22 page Red Sonja story "ArrowSmith"

Characters FEATURE: Red Sonja; GUESTS: Karena; Sonja's Family (in flashback)--Father; Mother; Two Brothers
Synopsis Sonja remembers her past as she travels to the city of Arrowsmith; Arriving at the city, she finds most of the inhabitants have been slaughtered; A young girl asks to ride with Sonja to seek vengeance for her family.
Genre fantasy
Script Michael Avon Oeming
Pencils Mel Rubi
Inks Mel Rubi
Colors Brian Buccellato
Letters Richard Starkings and Comicraft