Red Sonja #1's First Printing is a Hot Seller, Second Printing happens!

[Flurry]

Thanks to the overwhelming support of retailers worldwide, Dynamite is proud to announce that Diamond Comic Distributors has sold through the entire 35,000 print run of Red Sonja #1's first printing prior to the store release date of July 17th. Bolstered by enthusiasm from dedicated fans and exceedingly favorable early reviews, the successful Red Sonja relaunch -- written by Gail Simone and featuring artwork by Walter Geovani -- can still be enjoyed by consumers thanks to an upcoming Second Printing (Diamond Item Code MAY138378) featuring variant artwork by Jenny Frison.

"On behalf of Team Sonja, I cannot begin to express my appreciation to the retailers for supporting this book so whole-heartedly," says Gail Simone, writer of the new Red Sonja series and acclaimed author of Batgirl, Birds of Prey, and Secret Six. "Out of thousands of things to order from each month, they chose to spotlight our book in shops around the country and I can't say 'thank you' enough. Even more, we are absolutely gobsmacked by the excitement and enthusiasm expressed by readers, many thousands of whom have never read a Red Sonja book before. Nothing happens without you guys, and we humbly thank you from the bottoms of our little barbarian hearts! Thank you also to the magnificent female artists who made all the sensational covers for this series, and above all, the spectacular Walter Geovani, whose dedication makes working on the book a joy."

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[Jazzy]

Maybe it's just me but I'm not liking the cover picture. Doesn't look the the Red Sonja I'm used to seeing.

Sci: Does the cover picture look like Red Sonja to you?

 

[Flurry]

I can see where you would think that cause of how her face looks. I think if it was colored more it would probably look more like her. From what I recall, Jenny Frison was among several women to make a cover for this issue so there's bound to be different looks. The fact she's not presented as overly sexed up is a nice touch.