Ashes and Emblems!
RED SONJA — Issue no. 12, August 1978 / The thing about comic books, and it’s an obvious thing that I still manage to forget sometimes, is that everything matters. I always think of myself as a “story first” guy when it comes to comics. But even a comic book like WATCHMEN, with writer Alan Moore’s groundbreaking and exciting plotting and characters, wouldn’t be the same without Dave Gibbons’ artwork. Aside from penciling and inking WATCHMEN, Dave Gibbons also did the lettering for that book. Which makes him a triple threat, kind of like RED SONJA quadruple threat Frank Thorne (pencils, inks, letters, and colors!). Despite my usual prioritizing of story over art, Thorne’s RED SONJA artwork is one of my absolute favorite things from all the 1978 Marvel books I’ve read so far. Book: Red Sonja Issue No.: 12 Published: August 1, 1978 Titles: “Ashes and Emblems!” Cover Price: 35¢ Format: Original paper copy The thing about comic books, and it’s an obvious thing t