Red Sonja: She-Devil With a Sword, Vol. 2: Arrowsmiths [Paperback]

Michael Avon Oeming (Author), Mel Rubi (Author), Pablo Marcos (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2006

The second powerful story arc featuring the fiery Red Sonja is collected here for the very first time! Arrowsmiths continues Sonja's fateful quest to rid the world of the ultimate evil. It's also here that we gain glimpses into Sonja's past, thanks to flashbacks courtesy of artist Pablo Marcos.

Editorial Reviews

Review

This Sonja is human, longing for an remembering where she came from and who she was. This continues to be a surprising and solid series. --Marc Mason. The Comics Waiting Room --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment (November 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933305193
• ISBN-13: 978-1933305196
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,784,695 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great New Run of Red Sonja Continues with Origin Story, September 22, 2008

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Mitchell Brian - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Red Sonja: She-Devil With a Sword, Vol. 2: Arrowsmith (Hardcover)

Dynamite is doing a fantastic job in resurrecting Red Sonja-- and doing it much much better than Marvel or any of the other previous attempts to tell tales of the "She-Devil with a Sword."

The artwork alone, especially Mel Rubi's version of Sonja, is worth the purchase. Mel Rubi seems to understand better than most, if not all previous Red Sonja artists that she is supposed be both attractive AND look like a real warrior. And while it is still fantasy, i.e. Sonja is-- for lack of a better word-- HOT, Rubi succeeds where others have failed. (Perhaps due to an earlier review, the cover was changed. I personally liked the original cover by Mel Rubi with Sonja in the acrobatic action leaping position defending herself against maurading wolves...)

The story is Dynamite's rendition of Red Sonja's origin. The plot continues from where the first issue led off, adding in flashback scenes (and more simplified art) of Sonja as a young girl and developing the "origin" story-line. It is interesting enough to please most readers of fantasy. Fans of Sonja, Conan, and the fantasy genre will enjoy this series.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars poor, March 28, 2011

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Chongo (planet earth) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Red Sonja: She-Devil With a Sword, Vol. 2: Arrowsmith (Hardcover)

Besides the very nice cover this follow up to the 1st volume is very poor. The story really lacks any depth & falls too short on delivery. Personally I was really disappointed with this 2nd volume.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AOC & Conan (& Red Sonja!), December 18, 2008

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RMc,SJ,NB. (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Red Sonja: She-Devil With a Sword, Vol. 2: Arrowsmith (Hardcover)

always loved graphic novels,Savage sword,Red Sonja.the new Age of Conan MMO has rejuvenated me,I bought the game but haven't played it yet,first going back & learning about Conan & ofcorse R.E.Howard,when I was young it was more about just the superficial content?. just received my copy of Born on the Battlefield & WOW!,so happy to have re-discovered such amazing work.