Rating: 4/5
I loved Gail Simone's run on Red Sonja. It was my introduction to the character and she handled it so well. There were parts of the plot that didn't appeal to me. This book is basically a sum of that run with guest writers brought in.
Gail Simone wrote the frame of the story in which a group of mercenaries called the Grey Riders are hunting Sonja for killing a prince. They travel across the land searching for her and they are told tales about her exploits along the way. The guest writers step in for each of these side tales.
These tales are entertaining. None of them stick out to me as being bad, although the artwork can be hit or miss. I like that the guest writers use their own take on the character or tell the story from the perspective of a side character. That perspective can skew the view of Sonja that has been built, but it feels natural to get these extreme views. It speaks to the way that depending on who you ask, you can get a different story of events.
There are times where the book does not transition well between the frame and those other stories. Sonja is also off stage for a lot of the book, even though she is being talked about by these other characters. Things pick up once she gets more involved in the overarching part of the story. Overall, this is a nice tribute to the character.
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