A Follicle Chronicle
Queue announcer: As our story continues, we join Agnes in her quaint, yet functional bathroom enjoying her morning ablutions. It’s a fine Monday morning; the birds are singing and the sun is beaming jovially in to bathe our heroine with it’s radiant rays. In the distance you can hear a kettle whistling merrily and the faint stirrings of the unwashed masses as they arise to greet the new day with anticipation and jubilance. Our Damosel of the Crimson hair has just stepped out of the shower and, as always, is overjoyed at the thought of a new day. How elated is she? Well, let’s take a peek in and see shall we…
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lso this week, I’ll be starting a new weekly feature where I showcase some great fantasy comicbook covers from the past. You’ll be seeing some fantastic S&S covers from Marvel, DC, Gold Key, Dark Horse and others. Most of these covers will feature graphic swordplay and women with breastplates. You’ve been warned!
What better character to start with than the she-devil herself, Red Sonja. This cover is from issue 12 of her own series and was the first Red Sonja comic that I ever bought and have been enamoured with ever since. Enjoy and I’ll see you right here next week – Jim
“Happy Monday” I can soooo relate 😉
Can’t we all 😉
Perhaps an odd parallel, but the strip reminds me of a scene in ‘Sailor Moon’ where Usagi, a few hours before becoming Sailor Moon for the first time, sees a poster of the famous heroine Sailor V: “She chases jewel thieves and does all kinds of exciting stuff. I bet she never has to worry about homework!”
About the Red Sonja book, it’s a Frank Brunner cover (I just checked) but it’s interesting how her face in the sky is obviously influenced by how she was drawn by Frank Thorne.
I forgot to mention Brunner did that cover. It’s a favourite of mine. And Frank Thorne’s version of Sonya is my absolute favourite. I’m not sure why they changed the look so much for the Dynamite version. The only thing that is really the same is the red hair and chainmail bikini. I miss the curly hair and those sultry, trademark Thorne eyes. The current Dynamite version is really very bland compared to Thorne’s 🙁
This decision seem hasty and ill thought out to me.
Good idea with the comic covers Jim.
It’s just hair… not breast implants… it’ll grow back 😉