Countdown to Halloween 2026 Day 7: Elvira: The Wrath of Con

You didn't think I would forget about the Mistress of the Dark for this week's Women Wednesday Halloween post, did you? Elvira: The Wrath of Con is a one-shot special from 2022. Here is the official summary:

"It’s a wacky and wonderful 48-page original comic written by Elvira with my “Diabolical Double D” partners – Devilish David Avallone and Dastardly Dave Acosta! Haven’t you always wanted to go to Comic Con with Elvira? Elvira is the guest of horror, and an army of angry maniacs want her beautiful head on a platter! Join the Mistress of the Dark for a fun-filled weekend in San Diego, with all the usual stuff…loyal fans, amazing cosplay, celebrity sightings…and ritual cult murder in…ELVIRA: THE WRATH OF CON!"

Cover of Elvira: The Wrath of Con from Dynamite Entertainment

Page 10 is one of my favorite pages in this issue because there are two women cosplaying as Vampirella and Red Sonja. They also pop up later in the story.

Page 10 of Elvira: The Wrath of Con from Dynamite Entertainment

Fantasy Friday: Red Sonja Noir: The Plunder & The Princess #1

Dynamite released Red Sonja Noir: The Plunder & The Princess #1 this week. Here is the official summary:

"The crimson-maned warrior of song and legend muscles her way into trouble once more in this all-new tale of hard-boiled Hyboria! Red Sonja sells her services and attends a wedding on the island of Zaralina – an enclave for the rich and wealthy merchant class! Events soon take a turn for the dark and nefarious as she finds herself in the middle of wedding guests, thieves, wizards and…a dragon?!"

Cover Gallery of Red Sonja Noir: The Plunder & The Princess #1

Fantasy Friday: Red Sonja: She-Devil with a Sword #1

Dynamite Entertainment released Red Sonja: She-Devil with a Sword #1 last week. Here is the official summary:

"Red Sonja must protect the last descendent of an ancient bloodline from a revolutionary movement determined to reshape all of Hyboria! Featuring the debut of the Cult of the Rising Sun and several new friends and foes of the She-Devil with a Sword! Be there!"

Cover Gallery Page 1 of Red Sonja: She-Devil with a Sword #1 from Dynamite Entertainment

Cover #1A is by Stuart Sayger, #1B is by Lucio Parrillo, #1C is by Joseph Michael Linsner, #1D is by Mike Rooth and #1E is a cosplay cover featuring Woman of Wonder. There are also lots of variant covers including blank, blind bagged, signed, virgin art, line art, foil and exclusives.

Cover Gallery Page 2 of Red Sonja: She-Devil with a Sword #1 from Dynamite Entertainment

Cover Gallery Page 3 of Red Sonja: She-Devil with a Sword #1 from Dynamite Entertainment

Fantasy Friday: Red Sonja Reborn #6

Dynamite Entertainment released Red Sonja Reborn #6 earlier this week. Here is the official summary:

"RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL DAUGHTER! Having finally accepted her destiny to be a she-devil and wield a sword, Maggie Sutherland has come into her own as Red Sonja. Now, in her ultimate test as a warrior, she must face the enigmatic demigod known as The Dark — a contest in which defeat truly means a fate worse than death!"

Cover A of Red Sonja Reborn by Stjepan Sejic

Cover B of Red Sonja Reborn by Stuart Sayger

Cover C of Red Sonja Reborn by Chad Hardin

Cover D of Red Sonja Reborn by Greg Land

Cosplay Cover E of Red Sonja Reborn with Ani-Mia

Page 1 of Red Sonja Reborn #6 Cover Gallery

Page 2 of Red Sonja Reborn #6 Cover Gallery

Fantasy Friday: Red Sonja Reborn #5 Covers

Dynamite Entertainment released Red Sonja Reborn #5 this week. Cover artists include Stjepan Sejic, Stuart Sayger, Chad Hardin and Greg Land. There is even a cosplay cover featuring Ani-Mia. The interior art is by Alassandro Miracolo while Christopher Priest is the writer. Here is the official summary:

"THE WARRIOR’S PATH! Denial, anger, bargaining, depression… Maggie Sutherland has worked her way through all the stages of grief and is finally ready to accept the harsh reality that she really is Red Sonja, and that if she is going to survive in the Hyborian Age she must rise to meet its challenges — and that means learning how to kill her enemies before they can kill her!"

Cover A of Red Sonja Reborn #5 by Stjepan Sejic

Cover B of Red Sonja Reborn #5 by Stuart Sayger

Cover C of Red Sonja Reborn #5 by Chad Hardin

Cover D of Red Sonja Reborn #5 by Greg Land

Page 1 of Red Sonja Reborn #5 Cover Gallery

Page 2 of Red Sonja Reborn #5 Cover Gallery

Women Wednesday: Red Sonja New Year's Special 2025 #1

Dynamite Entertainment released Red Sonja New Year’s Special 2025 #1 last week but I'm posting it for this week's Women Wednesday post since it's New Year's Eve. There are several alternate covers but I'm only posting the first three plus the two cover gallery pages. Here is the official summary:

"It’s time to ring out the old with an all-new seasonal story starring the She-Devil With a Sword! When Sonja is summoned to a mountain village under the ominous glow of the Red Moon, she finds herself caught in a web of deception, sacrifice, and monstrous foes. Facing betrayal together with impossible odds, the She-Devil must rely on her cunning and ferocity to turn predator against predator in a brutal fight for survival."

Joseph Michael Linsner is the artist for cover A:

Cover A of Red Sonja New Year's Special 2025 #1 from Dynamite Entertainment

Shannon Maer is the artist for cover B:

Cover B of Red Sonja New Year's Special 2025 #1 from Dynamite Entertainment

Cosplayer Ani-Mia for cover C:

Cover C of Red Sonja New Year's Special 2025 #1 from Dynamite Entertainment

Cover Gallery Page 1 of Red Sonja New Year's Special 2025 #1 from Dynamite Entertainment

Cover Gallery Page 2 of Red Sonja New Year's Special 2025 #1 from Dynamite Entertainment

May everyone have a safe and happy New Year!

Women Wednesday: Sonja Reborn #1

Dynamite Entertainment dropped Sonja Reborn #1 today. There are multiple covers but I'm only showing the first one below. Here's the official summary:

"In a contest to decide the fate of the world, the ancient (and codependent) gods The Light and The Dark transport Maggie Sutherland, a young British clerk, from the year 2025 into the wilds of Hyboria, where she awakens transformed into the renowned Hyrkanian Bellatrix Red Sonja. Thrown headlong into a realm of gods and monsters, Maggie must quickly learn how to survive both the harsh environment and the constant threats posed by friends and foes alike as she struggles to find her way home."

Cover of Sonja Reborn #1 from Dynamite Entertainment

Women Wednesday: Red Sonja: Noir One-Shot Cover Gallery

Red Sonja: Noir one-shot is out today from Dynamite Entertainment. Here is the summery: "The crimson-maned warrior of song and legend muscles her way into trouble once more in this all-new tale of hard-boiled Hyboria! When her mercenary partner is murdered, Sonja is drawn into a feverish hunt for a priceless artifact known as the Crimson Calypso. The She-Devil with a Sword is out for revenge-but first she’s got to slice her way through a web of deception and violence, waging a war of both weapons and wits against a pitiless and implacable foe."

Cover Gallery Page One of Red Sonja: Noir One-Shot from Dynamite Entertainment

Cover Gallery Page Two of Red Sonja: Noir One-Shot from Dynamite Entertainment

Women Wednesday: Red Sonja Attacks Mars #1-3 Cover Galleries

Red Sonja Attacks Mars #3 was released today from Dynamite Entertainment. Mars Attack is licensed from Topps. This series is a sequal to the five-issue Mars Attacks Red Sonja mini-series from 2020, which I admit that I haven't read yet. Here are the cover galleries to the first three issues:

Cover Gallery for Red Sonja Attacks Mars #1 from Dynamite

Cover Gallery for Red Sonja Attacks Mars #2 from Dynamite

Cover Gallery for Red Sonja Attacks Mars #3 from Dynamite

Women Wednesday: Unbreakable Red Sonja #4 Cover Gallery

Unbreakable Red Sonja is out today from Dynamite and there are several alternate covers. I like them all so it's hard for me to choose just one. The two-page cover gallery is posted below:

Unbreakable Red Sonja #4 Cover Gallery Page 1

Unbreakable Red Sonja #4 Cover Gallery Page 2

Women Wednesday: Die!Namite Never Dies #1 Cover Gallery

Die!Namite Never Dies #1 is out from Dynamite Entertainment. The cover gallery pages shows various covers featuring Red Sonja and/or Vampirella either as their normal selves or as zombies. There is even a variant cover with Gracie the Cosplay Lass as Vampirella. However, there are no covers featuring Pantha, Tarzan or Jane. You can imagine my surprise when I read the story that featured mostly the Lord of the Jungle. I think there needs to be some beefcake covers too for future issues.

Die!Namite Never Dies #1 Cover Gallery Page 1

Die!Namite Never Dies #1 Cover Gallery Page 2

Die!Namite Never Dies #1 Cover Gallery Page 3

Women Wednesday: Red Sonja Valentine's Special 2022

There will be no daily Countdown to Valentine's Day this year at Moongem Comics due to several reasons. However, I will be posting random items every few days or so to celebrate Valentine's Day. Today's post features the first three covers  plus the cover gallery to Dynamite Entertainment's Red Sonja Valentine's Special 2022. The story has a little bit of romance and a lot of bloody gore.

Cover A of Red Sonja Valentine's Special 2022

Cover B of Red Sonja Valentine's Special 2022

Cover C of Red Sonja Valentine's Special 2022

Cover Gallery of Red Sonja Valentine's Special 2022

Women Wednesday: Gracie the Cosplay Lass from DIE!namite Lives! #2

This is cover E of DIE!namite Lives #2 featuring Gracie the Cosplay Lass as Red Sonja:

Women Wednesday: Gracie the Cosplay Lass from DIE!namite Lives #1

This is cover E of DIE!namite Lives #1 featuring Gracie the Cosplay Lass as Red Sonja:

 

Countdown to Valentine's Day 2021 Day 13: Red Sonja Valentine's Special 2021

Today is a special day for it's my 672nd natal anniversary. For those non-Elvish folks, that means today is my fifty-sixth birthday. It's really too cold to do much celebrating so to warm things up here is a special look at Red Sonja Valentine's Special 2021 from Dynamite Entertainment.

Red Sonja Valentine's Special Cover A by Joseph Michael Linsner

Red Sonja Valentine's Special Cover Gallery

Countdown to Valentine's Day 2021 Day 4: DIE!namite: Our Bloody Valentine Special Covers

Here are the covers for DIE!namite: Our Bloody Valentine Special now on sale:

DIE!namtie: Our Bloody Valentine Special Covers Page 1

DIE!namtie: Our Bloody Valentine Special Covers Page 2

Dynamite Heroes Goes Steampunk In Legenderry #!

Wow, Legenderry #1 from Dynamite Entertainment will present steampunk versions of Vampirella, Phantom, Green Hornet, Kato, Red Sonja, 6 Million Dollar Man, Silver Star, Zorro, Captain Victory and Flash Gordon.

Women Wednesday: Red Sonja #1 Covers

Red Sonja #1 starts a new series this July for the redheaded warrior at Dynamite and will sport six alternate covers all done by the following women artists: Nicola Scott, Amanda Conner, Fiona Staples, Jenny Frison, Colleen Doran and Stephanie Buscema.
Red Sonja #1 is written by Gail Simone with interior art by Walter Geovani.