A Red Sonja Cover Gallery VII:
Horsewoman

This is the seventh installment in our Red Sonja themed cover galleries, continuing from the first gallery. Below, we present twenty selected covers from various comic books, which feature Red Sonja on horseback. Although the Hyrkanians were not known as horsemen, Red Sonja quickly adapted to battle from horseback. The number of covers featuring Red Sonja astride a horse are so numerous that we were forced to double this gallery from the usual ten covers sufficient to describe other themes to twenty covers here. Even then we omitted many worthy covers.

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11

  • title: Savage Tales (2007)
  • publisher: Dynamite
  • cover artist: Arthur Suydam
  • writers: Vito Delsante, Leah Moore, John Reppion, Luke Lieberman & Matt Wolpert
  • artists: Lui Antonio, Pablo Marcos, Diego Bernard & Carlos Rafael
  • issue: #08 of 10
  • release date: July, 2008
  • cover: A cover
  • commentary: Arthur Suydam created six covers for this ten-issue series, which generally show Red Sonja outside a scene of combat, as is the case here, in which she holds a flower rather than her typical sabre.

12

  • title: Red Sonja: Vulture's Circle (2015)
  • publisher: Dynamite
  • cover artist: Jay Anacleto
  • writers: Nancy A. Collins & Luke Lieberman
  • artist: Fritz Casas
  • issue: #4 of 5
  • release date: April, 2015
  • cover: A cover
  • commentary: Jay Anacleto captures a rather serene Red Sonja, in stark contrast to the frenzy of her steed, amidst a field of dense melee. Rays of light shine forth from the heavens suggesting Red Sonja's divine destiny.

13

  • title: Queen Sonja (2009)
  • publisher: Dynamite
  • cover artist: Mel Rubi
  • writer: Joshua Ortega
  • artist: Mel Rubi
  • issue: #02 of 35
  • release date: November, 2009
  • cover: B variant
  • commentary: In this cover to the second issue of Queen Sonja, Mel Rubi depicts the monarch in her royal armor, leading her army in a mad charge.

14

  • title: Queen Sonja (2009)
  • publisher: Dynamite
  • cover artist: Lucio Parrillo
  • writer: Luke Lieberman
  • artist: Mel Rubi
  • issue: #11 of 35
  • release date: November, 2010
  • cover: A cover
  • commentary: Lucio Parrillo presents his own interpretation of an apocalyptic Red Sonja, sword in hand, astride a rearing black mare.

15

  • title: Queen Sonja (2009)
  • publisher: Dynamite
  • cover artist: Fabiano Neves
  • writer: Arvid Nelson
  • artist: Edgar Salazar
  • issue: #19 of 35
  • release date: August, 2011
  • cover: A cover
  • commentary: This was not the only horse-themed cover by Fabiano Neves but the galloping head-on view of this image distinguishes it.

16

  • title: Red Sonja (2013)
  • publisher: Dynamite
  • cover artist: Jenny Frison
  • writer: Gail Simone
  • artist: Walter Geovani
  • issue: #02 of 18
  • release date: August, 2013
  • cover: A cover
  • commentary: Jenny Frison created a distinct look for Red Sonja for each of the 18 issues of this series. The water-color look portrays the horse in the same sympathetic light as the rider.

17

  • title: Red Sonja (2013)
  • publisher: Dynamite
  • cover artist: Stephanie Buscema
  • writer: Gail Simone
  • artist: Walter Geovani
  • issue: #05 of 18
  • release date: November, 2013
  • cover: E variant
  • commentary: This is one of two covers by Stephanie Buscema with Red Sonja astride a horse, the other being issue #16. Buscema animates the vines and undergrowth that might cause a horse to stumble as it traverses the swamp. Both rider and horse appear similarly alarmed.

18

  • title: Red Sonja (2016)
  • publisher: Dynamite
  • cover artist: Jonboy Meyers
  • writer: Amy Chu
  • artist: Carlos E. Gomez
  • issue: #08 of 25
  • cover: C variant
  • release date: April, 2017
  • commentary: A furious Red Sonja astride an equally furious steed charges across a ford in the river, sending water splashing in all directions. The watery perspective of the action is expertly captured by Jonboy Meyers.

19

  • title: Red Sonja (2019)
  • publisher: Dynamite
  • cover artist: Jenn St.-Onge
  • writer: Mark Russell
  • artist: Mirko Colak
  • issue: #5 of 28
  • release date: June, 2019
  • cover: D variant
  • commentary: A lonely Red Sonja wanders on the high steppes of her homeland. She observes warily the smoke of the pillaging army in the distance.

20

  • title: Red Sonja (2019)
  • publisher: Dynamite
  • cover artist: Roberto Castro
  • writer: Mark Russell
  • artist: Mirko Colak
  • issue: #10 of 28
  • release date: November, 2019
  • cover: K cover; 1:7 FOC retailer incentive
  • commentary: We close this double-length cover gallery featuring Red Sonja as horsewoman with a headlong charge by Roberto Castro. Red Sonja leaves a trail of carnage behind her. The FOC designation refers to the "Final Order Cutoff" date. Retailers, which have ordered by this date receive the comic with the incentive cover in the specified ratio.

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