This is the fourth installment in our Red Sonja themed cover galleries, continuing from the first gallery. Below, we present ten selected covers from various comic books, which feature Red Sonja as a woman of action. Never one to fear martial conflict, Red Sonja frequently leapt, raced or dove headlong into battle. These covers capture some of her most impulsive moments.

• title: Red Sonja: She-Devil with a Sword (1983)
• publisher: Marvel
• cover artists: Mary Wilshire and Tony Salmons
• writer: Louise Simonson
• artists: Mary Wilshire and Vince Colletta
• issue: #11 of 13
• release date: November, 1985
• story: Buried Alive!
• commentary: From the beginning of her comic book incarnation, Red Sonja was portrayed leaping into battle.

• title: Red Sonja: She-Devil with a Sword (2005)
• publisher: Dynamite
• cover artist: J.G. Jones
• writer: Michael Avon Oeming with Mike Carey
• artists: Mel Rubi
• issue: #02 of 80
• release date: July, 2005
• cover: A cover
• commentary: When Dynamite acquired the license to Red Sonja, they continued in the tradition of portraying her as a woman of action. Often there is an element of murderous exultation in her expression as she sweeps through her enemies.
  
  We have featured various covers by J.G. Jones in galleries with themes including
  • In Action: #2
  • Alternative Visions: #3

• title: Red Sonja: She-Devil with a Sword (2005)
• publisher: Dynamite
• cover artist: Mel Rubi
• writer: Michael Avon Oeming
• artist: Mel Rubi with Pablo Marcos
• issue: #09 of 80
• release date: April, 2006
• cover: D variant
• commentary: This wrap-around cover captures Red Sonja with a look of concentration on her face as she simultaneously counters the coordinated attacks of numerous foes.

• title: Red Sonja: She-Devil with a Sword (2005)
• publisher: Dynamite
• cover artist: Frank Cho
• writer: Michael Avon Oeming
• artists: Mel Rubi
• issue: #13 of 80
• release date: August, 2006
• cover: A cover
• commentary: As illustrated in this wrap-around cover by Frank Cho, there is an obvious appeal to the artists who portray Red Sonja to capture her irrepressible sexuality even in the midst of battle.

• title: Red Sonja: She-Devil with a Sword (2005)
• publisher: Dynamite
• cover artist: Adriano Batista
• writer: Michael Avon Oeming
• artist: Homs
• issue: #19 of 80
• release date: February, 2007
• cover: D variant
• commentary: In this cover by Adriano Batista, the contortions of combat are captured as Red Sonja sits astride a sort of goblinoid centaur, who turning to confront his uninvited rider, finds himself subject to an abrupt decapitation.

• title: Red Sonja: She-Devil with a Sword (2005)
• publisher: Dynamite
• cover artist: Pablo Marcos
• writer: Christos Gage
• artist: Pablo Marcos
• issue: #31 of 80
• release date: March, 2008
• cover: B variant
• commentary: Perhaps epic battle-scenes call for wrap-around covers to provide a more expansive canvas for the scope of the battle to be conveyed. In this example by Pablo Marcos, Red Sonja slays one foe while another takes aim at her back.

• title: Red Sonja: Sonja Goes East (2006)
• publisher: Dynamite
• cover artist: Alvin Lee
• writer: Ron Marz
• artist: Joe Ng & UDON
• issue: one-shot
• release date: January, 2006
• cover: B variant
• commentary: Alvin Lee provides another take on the classic mid-air strike of Red Sonja. We suppose that this is the last sight that many of her foes have taken to their graves.
  
  We have featured various covers of Sonja Goes East in galleries with themes including
  • In Action: #7
  • Hapax Legomena (Masculine): #18
  • 2006: #1

• title: Red Sonja / Conan (2015)
• publisher: Dynamite / Dark Horse
• cover artist: Sean Chen
• writer: Victor Gischler
• artist: Roberto Castro
• issue: #1 of 4
• release date: August, 2015
• cover: retailer exclusive: Baltimore Comic-Con
• commentary: Conan is, of course, also a warrior with no hesitation to launch headlong into battle. In this exclusive to the 2015 Baltimore Comic-Con, Sean Chen captures the combined rush of Red Sonja and Conan from the perspective of a hapless opponent. There is terror from the point of the sword to the charging pair behind it.
  
  We have featured various covers by Sean Chen in other galleries with themes including
  • Action: #8
  • 2007: #9
  • 2018: #8
  • Axe: #10

• title: Red Sonja (2013)
• publisher: Dynamite
• cover artist: Amy Reeder
• writers: Gail Simone & Walter Geovani
• artist: Noah Salonga
• issue: #7 of 18
• release date: February, 2014
• cover: B variant
• commentary: This cover by Amy Reeder strikes an especially resonating balance between an emphasis on Red Sonja's ferocity and sexuality. The addition of a bloody meat-cleaver is an unusual and humorous addition to the mid-air attack.
  
  We have featured covers by Amy Reeder in galleries with themes including
  • In Action: #9
  • A Face: #9

• title: Red Sonja (2019)
• publisher: Dynamite
• cover artist: Amanda Conner
• writer: Mark Russell
• artist: Mirko Colak
• issue: #1 of 28
• release date: February, 2019
• cover: A cover
• commentary: Amanda Conner has drawn the A covers for all of the issues of the 2019 incarnation of Red Sonja. In this first issue, she kicked off the series with a quintessential action scene.