Dynamite Entertainment has announced that writers Mark Russell (The Flintstones, Year of the Villain) and Bryce Ingman (Edgar Allen Poe’s Snifter Of Terror) and artist Craig Rousseau (Impulse, Batman Beyond) are teaming for Killing Red Sonja, a new companion limited series to the main Red Sonja title which follows the young boy Cyril, son of the warlord Dragan the Magnificent, who seeks revenge on the fire-haired savage queen for gutting his family and his birthright.
“Killing Red Sonja is a chance to offer readers a different sensibility than the main series, and also to allow us to dive deeper into the story of a character who will become the most ominous villain the main series has yet to see,” said writer Mark Russell. “We hope to maintain the balance between humor and the meditation on power that the main series has become.”
“It’s the heartwarming tale of a sweet little boy who dreams of murdering a woman he has never met,” adds Ingman. “It’s a book filled with wild stuff like human-eating giants, flocks of killer birds, amoral dwarfs, double-crossing sorcerers, and a smart-ass, talking boar. We’re working hard to ensure that each issue is thrilling, thought-provoking, and filled with the unexpected.”
“The world of Red Sonja is too big for just one series,” adds editor Nate Cosby. “Fans of the ongoing Red Sonja series can expect the same masterful storytelling here, with Mark and Bryce concocting a killer story, and (one of my personal favorite artists) Craig bringing brilliant, visceral visuals…along with fantastic work from Sonja regulars Dearbhla and Hassan!”
Killing Red Sonja #1 is set for release in March 2020.
