Having steered Dynamite Entertainment’s take on Vampirella, celebrated comic book creator Christopher Priest is now turning his attention to another of the publisher’s crown jewel characters with Sonja Reborn, a new series which reimagines the iconic Red Sonja with a fresh take on the She-Devil with a Sword.
“We might have called this book ‘Becoming Red Sonja,’” Priest said. “The book delves into the culture shock of a presumed nightmare from which you cannot awaken. Both Black Panther and Quantum & Woody employed observational humor of the sidecar character, a voice from outside of the conceit of the fictional universe it observes, which can underscore both the drama and the humor of a world gone completely insane. Sonja Reborn is our “Kelvin Universe” alternate take on the classic, branching off from familiar paths in order to spiral chaotically into the unknown. I’m having a blast writing it, which is equal parts endorsement and warning!”
Sonja Reborn presents a new Sonja for a new age. Ancient and codependent gods The Light and The Dark are engaged in a cosmic contest to decide the fate of the world. Young British diplomatic clerk Maggie Sutherland, stolen from the year 2025, suddenly finds herself their pawn in play. Ripped from a modern 21st century world and transported into the wilds of Hyboria, Maggie awakens transformed into the fiery-haired Hyrkanian reaver Red Sonja.
Caught perilously out of her environment amidst a world of gods and monsters, constant threats, new friends and foes alike, Maggie / Sonja must try to figure out what fate has beset her and struggle to find her way home. Together, Priest and Sonja veteran artist Alessandro Miracolo set out with their readers on a quest to reexamine the crimson-maned warrior from the inside out, creating a riveting reinterpretation of Maggie’s hero’s journey to reveal what it might actually take for a woman to survive and thrive in a brutal world of swords, sorcery, and barbarism!
In addition to the main cover above by Stjepan Šejić, Sonja Reborn #1 will also be available with the following variant covers by Joshua Middleton, Chad Hardin, Greg Land, as well as a cosplay cover featuring Ani-Mia…
Sonja Reborn #1 will go on sale in August 2025.
