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Red Sonja & Vampirella Meet Betty & Veronica #12
Writer: Amy Chu
Artist: Laura Sanapo
Cover: Fay Dalton
FC | 32 pages | Horror/Mystery | $3.99 | Teen+
And so Red Sonja & Vampirella Meet Betty & Veronica has finally come to an end. Just as a new chapter begins in the history of Drakulon.
Who will now sit on the throne?
And who will get a proper mani and pedi when she gets home?
Spoilers ahead.
Vampirella/Red Sonja #9
Writer: Jordie Bellaire
Artist: Drew Moss
Cover: Jae Lee
FC | 32 pages | Action/Adventure | $3.99 | Teen+
We already know how ferocious a warrior the She-Devil with a Sword is. Vampirella/Red Sonja #9 shows us how even deadlier Red Sonja is when she becomes a vampire.
Dynamite Entertainment‘s Vampirella/Red Sonja series has convinced me that this comic book publisher’s two most popular characters are made for each other. I’ve been a fan of Red Sonja since I was a kid. Then I fell in love with Vampirella when I reviewed Vengeance of Vampirella #8, which was the first Vampirella comic I read.
So what happens when you turn a She-Devil into a vampire? Spoilers ahead.
James Bond #6
Writers: Vita Ayala and Danny Lore
Artist: Brent Peeples
Cover: Afua Richardson
FC | 32 pages | $3.99 | Action/Adventure | Teen+
As I mentioned in my James Bond: Origin Vol. 2 HC review, I wasn’t really a James Bond fan. Reading the James Bond comics of Dynamite Entertainment, however, changed that. James Bond #6 is another great issue that will make you glad 007 is in comic books.
It helps that it’s co-written by Vita Ayala (Morbius, Gamora), whose episodes of Marvel’s Jessica Jones: Playing with Fire have made me a fan, and Danny Lore (Queen Of Bad Dreams).
Not only that, but also James Bond #6 features one of the classic Bond villains, Mr. Big, whom Yaphet Kotto played in the 1973 Bond film “Live and Let Die”. Incidentally, this was the first movie to star the late Roger Moore as Bond.
Spoilers ahead.
George R.R. Martin’s A Clash of Kings #5
Writers: George R.R. Martin, Landry Walker
Artist: Mel Rubi
Cover: Mike Miller
FC | 32 pages | Fantasy/Adventure | $3.99 | Mature
George R.R. Martin’s A Clash of Kings #5 is a great reminder that Tyrion and Varys were once intelligent and compelling characters.
It might be hard to remember this, given how they were reduced to pale shadows of themselves when the “Game of Thrones” TV series ran out of book material.
So it’s a real pleasure to read this series from Dynamite Entertainment that depicts the Imp and the Spider in all their deliciously wicked and cunning glory.
Spoilers ahead.
Vengeance of Vampirella #9
Writer: Thomas Sniegoski
Artist: Michael Sta. Maria
Cover: Lucio Parrillo
FC | 32 pages | Horror | $3.99 | Teen+
While you might be rooting for the Lords of Order against the Lords of Chaos, one thing we learn from Vengeance of Vampirella #9 is that they are sore losers.
It turns out that the Lords of Order have a secret weapon. A failsafe. A last resort. Because they are afraid that they might eventually lose to the relentless forces of Chaos. So they have made sure that if Order loses, all creation will be destroyed.
This weapon of mass destruction? Abaddon.
Spoilers ahead.
Red Sonja (Vol. 5) #17
Writer: Mark Russell
Artist: Bob Q
Cover: Jae Lee
FC | 32 pages | Sword and Sorcery | $3.99 | Teen+
The latest Red Sonja issue continues Mark Russell’s examination of the folly of war, as Khitai’s new Master of War, Sonja the Red, sets out to conquer new territory for her masters.
As revealed last issue, our favorite She-Devil is shocked to discover that the army Khitai is providing her is made up of children. (“Nonsense. They’re all at least twelve.”)
The issue begins with Sonja the Red and her army camped in the Mountains of Night, in the territory of the ancient kingdom of Vendhya.
Spoilers ahead.
Green Hornet #1
Writer: Scott Lobdell
Artist: Anthony Marques
Cover: Lee Weeks
FC | 32 pages | Pulp Adventure | $3.99 | Teen+
As a kid, I loved watching the Green Hornet and Kato on TV. In fact, I liked “The Green Hornet” even more than the “Batman” TV series, and was thrilled when they had a crossover.
But Green Hornet #1 by writer Scott Lobdell (Flash Forward, Uncanny X-Men) and artist Anthony Marques (Vampirella, Red Sonja) is the first time I’m reading a Green Hornet comic book.
I’m happy that he’s returned to comic books through this new Dynamite Entertainment series. But I never thought Green Hornet and Kato would end up babysitting. Sort of.
Spoilers ahead.
Sacred Six #1
Writer: Christopher Priest
Artists: Gabriel Ibarra, Jae Lee
Cover: Jae Lee
FC | 32 pages | Horror | $3.99 | Teen+
Sacred Six spins out of Dynamite Entertainment‘s popular Vampirella series.
In fact, Vampirella‘s resident genius Christopher Priest is also the writer, so you know this will be an excellent series. And that you should prepare to have your mind blown.
This first issue features the all-new Draculina, Pantha, Nyx, and Chastity being lured to rural Georgia to the town of Ashthorne. Can they avert an all-out war against nearby Sacred, Georgia? Should they?
Spoilers ahead.
Vampirella (Vol. 5) #11
Writer: Christopher Priest
Artist: Ergün Gündüz
Cover: Lucio Parrillo
FC | 32 pages | Horror | $3.99 | Teen+
When Mother is a monster, what can a daughter do? Even if that daughter is Vampirella. Whom Lilith her mother calls simply “the girl”.
Dynamite Entertainment‘s Vampirella (Vol. 5) #11 concludes the “Flight Plan” story arc about the tragic plane crash that killed nearly a thousand people. And ended the life “the girl” had built as “Ella Normandy”.
It is another haunting tale by Christopher Priest, brought to life by the gorgeous yet disturbing art of Ergün Gündüz. She is but one of her hundreds of daughters. But she is her only mother.
Spoilers ahead.
Red Sonja & Vampirella Meet Betty & Veronica #11
Writer: Amy Chu
Artists: Maria Sanapo, Giuseppe Cafaro
Cover: Fay Dalton
FC | 32 pages | Horror/Mystery | $3.99 | Teen+
All good things must come to an end, even when it’s a comic book series as popular as Red Sonja & Vampirella Meet Betty & Veronica.
In fact, this crossover between our favorite She-Devil and vampiress from Dynamite Entertainment with Archie Comics‘ Betty and Veronica was originally just supposed to be a six-issue series. But the two comic book publishers decided to extend the series after seeing the sales numbers.
As you might expect from the penultimate issue, this comic book features a lot — and I mean a lot — of action.
Spoilers ahead.