So I bought this mysterious Red Sonja 2-issue mini-series on ebay a while ago. I had never seen it before; didn't even know it existed. It contains the tale of Sonja's travels with a red headed woman named Zora from a tribe called the Favored. From page one I could tell there was a lot of backstory involved here. It was like walking into a movie halfway through. All throughout both issues there are several references to previous events involving the Favored, a red god/goddess statue, and Sonja's traveling to the wreckage of her parents' home.
Has anyone else ever heard of this mini-series, or rather, does anyone else know which comics I have to buy to get the backstory here? What these two issues ultimately end up giving us is a Valeria of the Red Brotherhood origin story. We get to see how Valeria started her life as a pirate. Also of note is that the cover for issue #1 has nothing to do with the story: Sonja is kneeling down over a pile of gold treasure while a reanimated corpse sneaks up behind her to stab her. These issues have me completely mystified. Oh, and also, Sonja is her blue animal skin garb, not her chainmail bikini.
Has anyone else ever heard of this mini-series, or rather, does anyone else know which comics I have to buy to get the backstory here? What these two issues ultimately end up giving us is a Valeria of the Red Brotherhood origin story. We get to see how Valeria started her life as a pirate. Also of note is that the cover for issue #1 has nothing to do with the story: Sonja is kneeling down over a pile of gold treasure while a reanimated corpse sneaks up behind her to stab her. These issues have me completely mystified. Oh, and also, Sonja is her blue animal skin garb, not her chainmail bikini.
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