In Queen Sonja#12 we enter a new era in Sonja’s mythology. We are introduced to a very young Red Sonja through the memories of Queen Sonja of her apprenticeship in a thief guild and her first taste of true love. This may be the first time we are introduced to those intervening years right after her rape and encounter with the goddess that gave her the power to persevere in adversity. These few issues may become a great contribution to the complete mythos of Red Sonja.
Both covers are what you would expect from a Red Sonja title. The interior treatment is also well done with a few exceptions in some of the panels were again a minimalist approach was taken, but they blended well with the story and the other panels, so there is not much to complain about.
Overall this is the start of what can become a historic run in Red Sonja’s legend-building.