A Red Sonja Cover Gallery XXV:
Cosplay

This is the twenty-fifth installment in our Red Sonja themed cover galleries, continuing from the first gallery. Below, we present fifty selected covers from various comic books, which feature Red Sonja portrayed through cosplay.

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11

  • title: Red Sonja (2019)
  • publisher: Dynamite
  • cosplay model: Alyssa Stargoddess
  • writer: Mark Russell
  • artist: Mirko Colak
  • issue: #01 of ongoing series
  • cover: Stadium Comics retailer exclusive variant
  • release date: February, 2019
  • commentary: In the 2019 interpretation of Red Sonja by Mark Russell, Dynamite continued to have a cosplay variant cover for each issue of the series. This cover from the debut issue is not the regular cosplay cover but a second retailer exclusive to Stadium Comics. Alyssa Stargoddess provides another look for Red Sonja seated on a bear skin in a wintry landscape.

    Galleries on this site have featured cosplay covers by Alyssa Stargoddess, including those with themes of

12

  • title: Red Sonja (2019)
  • publisher: Dynamite
  • cosplay model: Kate Dorn
  • writer: Mark Russell
  • artist: Mirko Colak
  • issue: #02 of ongoing series
  • cover: E variant
  • release date: March, 2019
  • commentary: Longspear in hand, Kate Dorn portrays Red Sonja as she appears under a gray sky on a broad plain as the birds noisily fly overhead.

13

  • title: Red Sonja (2019) (& Vampirella (2019), Dejah Thoris (2019))
  • publisher: Dynamite
  • cosplay model: Mai S.
  • writer: Mark Russell
  • artist: Mirko Colak
  • issue: #05 of ongoing series (#8 Vampirella; #5 Dejah Thoris)
  • cover: E variant
  • release date: June, 2019 (February, 2020 Vampirella; June, 2020 Dejah Thoris)
  • commentary: Mai S. portrays Red Sonja as an archer. There is also an archery-themed gallery of covers featuring Red Sonja.
  • Mai S. has also portrayed Vampirella and Dejah Thoris in several covers of the 2019 series, two of which are shown above.

14

  • title: Red Sonja (2019)
  • publisher: Dynamite
  • cosplay model: Antonella Arpa
  • writer: Mark Russell
  • artist: Mirko Colak
  • issue: #11 of ongoing series
  • cover: E variant
  • release date: December, 2019
  • commentary: Antonella Arpa portrays Red Sonja carrying an axe on her shoulder as she travels along a neglected forest road.

15

  • title: Red Sonja (2019)
  • publisher: Dynamite
  • cosplay model: Casabella
  • writer: Mark Russell
  • artist: Mirko Colak
  • issue: #12 of ongoing series
  • cover: E variant
  • release date: January, 2020
  • commentary: Casabella Cosplay appeared on covers for both the 2016 and 2019 series of Red Sonja.

    Galleries on this site have featured cosplay covers by Casabella, including those with themes of

16

  • title: Red Sonja (2019)
  • publisher: Dynamite
  • cosplay model: Katy Decobray
  • writer: Mark Russell
  • artist: Mirko Colak
  • issue: #14 of ongoing series
  • cover: E variant
  • release date: March, 2020
  • commentary: Katy Decobray wears a Red Sonja costume that emphasizes asymmetry. The collar and forearm armor appear only on the right. While of uncertain utility, the design does look imposing. This cover with Ms. Decobray as Red Sonja is in the middle of a series that began in #13 and continues in #15.

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18

  • title: Red Sonja: Age of Chaos (2020)
  • publisher: Dynamite
  • cosplay model: uncredited
  • cover artist: Carla Cohen
  • writer: Erik Burnham
  • artist: Jonathan Lau
  • issue: #2 of 6
  • cover: C2E2 retailer exclusive variant
  • release date: February, 2020
  • commentary: While this cover may appear to be a cosplay cover, it is in fact a painting by Carla Cohen. This virgin variant was an exclusive to the 2020 C2E2 convention.

19

  • title: Vampirella & Red Sonja (2019)
  • publisher: Dynamite
  • cosplay models: uncredited
  • cover artist: Jay Ferguson
  • writer: Jordie Bellaire
  • artist: Drew Moss
  • issue: #1 of 12
  • release date: September, 2019
  • cover: Frankie's Comics/Gold Apple Comics retailer exclusive variant
  • commentary: This is another photo-realistic painting that looks like a cosplay cover. The painting is by Jay Ferguson. This virgin variant was a split retailer exclusive for the debut issue of the Vampirella & Red Sonja cross-over.

20

  • title: Vampirella & Red Sonja (2019)
  • publisher: Dynamite
  • cosplay model: Ireland Reid
  • writer: Jordie Bellaire
  • artist: Drew Moss
  • issue: #2 of 12
  • release date: October, 2019
  • cover: Great Find Comics retailer exclusive variant
  • commentary: In this retailer exclusive variant, Ireland Reid portrays Red Sonja. She has also appeared in the role of Vampirella on covers of issues in several other series featuring the vampire from Drakulon.

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