A Red Sonja Cover Gallery XXIII:
Hapax Legomena (Masculine)

This is the twenty-third installment in our Red Sonja themed cover galleries, continuing from the first gallery. Below, we present thirty selected covers from various comic books, featuring male cover artists who have, at least at the date of this compilation, created only a single Red Sonja cover. This gallery is a follow-up to the gallery of feminine hapax legomena.

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21

  • title: Red Sonja / Conan (2015)
  • publisher: Dynamite / Dark Horse
  • cover artist: Brent Peeples
  • writer: Victor Gischler
  • artist: Roberto Castro
  • issue: #1 of 4
  • release date: August, 2015
  • cover: retailer's exclusive: Comic Block
  • commentary: Brent Peeples chose to portray Red Sonja and Conan in a classic Star Wars pose.

22

  • title: Red Sonja & Claw: Devil's Hands (2006)
  • publisher: Wildstorm & Dynamite
  • cover artist: Lee Bermejo
  • writer: John Layman
  • artist: Andy Smith
  • issue: #3 of 4
  • cover: B variant
  • release date: July, 2006
  • commentary: As far as we know, this is the only cover featuring Red Sonja drawn and published by Lee Bermejo. It has an esthetically pleasing combination of action and shadow.

23

  • title: Red Sonja & Claw: Devil's Hands (2006)
  • publisher: Wildstorm & Dynamite
  • cover artist: Andy Smith
  • writer: John Layman
  • artist: Andy Smith
  • issue: #4 of 4
  • cover: A cover
  • release date: August, 2006
  • commentary: Andy Smith was responsible for the interior art in the Red Sonja and Claw cross-over. This is the only cover he did for this series or for any Red Sonja series.

24

  • title: Queen Sonja (2009)
  • publisher: Dynamite
  • cover artist: Chasen Grieshop
  • writer: Luke Lieberman
  • artist: Fritz Casas
  • issue: #25 of 35
  • release date: November, 2011
  • cover: B variant
  • commentary: Chasen Grieshop drew this Red Sonja cover. It appears that he has moved on from comic books to a role as cinematographer in television and film.

25

  • title: Queen Sonja (2009)
  • publisher: Dynamite
  • cover artist: Tommy Patterson
  • writer: Luke Lieberman
  • artist: Milton Estevam
  • issue: #29 of 35
  • release date: May, 2012
  • cover: B variant
  • commentary: Red Sonja leaps from the thrashing coil of a crocodile in this cover by Tommy Patterson.

26

  • title: Red Sonja (2016)
  • publisher: Dynamite
  • cover artist: Tyler Kirkham
  • writers: Amy Chu and Erik Burnham
  • artist: Carlos E. Gomez
  • issue: #07 of 25
  • cover: C variant
  • release date: August, 2017
  • commentary: In this cover by Tyler Kirkham, it is hard to determine what exactly Red Sonja is doing or what her expression and pose are intended to convey as a conflagration rages behind him. [Editor's Note: It was an error for Tyler Kirkham to be included in this Hapax Legomena gallery, as he also has drawn a retailer exclusive variant cover to the first issue of the Legenderry Red Sonja (2018) series, which is included in the Steampunk gallery.]

27

  • title: Red Sonja (2016)
  • publisher: Dynamite
  • cover artist: André Araújo
  • writers: Amy Chu and Erik Burnham
  • artist: Carlos E. Gomez
  • issue: #12 of 25
  • cover: E variant
  • release date: January, 2018
  • commentary: Red Sonja navigates down an alley attempting to avoid a flurry of magical energy in this cover by André Araújo.

28

  • title: Red Sonja (2016)
  • publisher: Dynamite
  • cover artist: Brent Schoonover
  • writers: Amy Chu and Erik Burnham
  • artist: Carlos E. Gomez
  • issue: #13 of 25
  • cover: B variant
  • release date: February, 2018
  • commentary: This strange cover presents an almost abstract scene, taken out of a dream. It was drawn by Brent Schoonover.

29

  • title: Red Sonja (2016)
  • publisher: Dynamite
  • cover artist: Art Thibert
  • writers: Amy Chu and Erik Burnham
  • artist: Carlos E. Gomez
  • issue: #16 of 25
  • cover: C variant
  • release date: June, 2018
  • commentary: This striking cover by Art Thibert combines an enormous troll's head, a bloody axe, and a provocative pose.

30

  • title: Red Sonja (2016)
  • publisher: Dynamite
  • cover artist: Tom Grummett
  • writers: Amy Chu and Erik Burnham
  • artist: Jonathan Lau
  • issue: #22 of 25
  • cover: B variant
  • release date: October, 2018
  • commentary: Red Sonja wards off tentacles formed by some inky fluid in this cover by Tom Grummett.

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