Swords of Sorrow: Red Sonja & Jungle Girl is a 2015 limited comic book series published by Dynamite Entertainment. In addition to being a crossover, the series is an official tie-in to the larger Swords of Sorrow crossover event between Dynamite Entertainment characters, this one featuring Red Sonja meeting Jungle Girl. It was written by Marguerite Bennett with art by Mirka Andolfo.
Issues[]
July 2015
August 2015
September 2015
Plot[]
Red Sonja trudges through a sandstorm sweeping across Barsoom (more commonly known as Mars), looking for a portal spotted by Dejah Thoris. She finds the location of the portal, only to be attacked by an Orluck. During the battle with the cat-like creature, Sonja is tossed into the portal, now finding herself on a tropical island (and the Orluck suddenly gone). Before she can go back through the portal to Barsoom, it disappears, leaving Sonja stranded on the unknown island. Sonja's sudden appearance on the tropical paradise did not go unnoticed, and Jana Sky-Born, AKA Jungle Girl, leaps from the treeline and attacks.
When the two notice that they're both wielding the Ebony Blades gifted to them by "The Courier", the two realize that they are not enemies. Unbeknownst to the pair, they are being watched by Mistress Hel (one of Prince Charming's "generals") as Sonja tells her tale to Jana. When Sonja finishes her story, Jana tells her about a curse that had recently been unleashed upon her homeland, showing Sonja that a large portion of the jungle has been covered by ice. Shortly after, the two hear a scream, and discover a trio of Shard Men (Prince Charming's "soldiers" in his army).
After disposing of the Shard Men, the two ladies find a wounded man named Bel'lok (a member of the Water Tribe) in the bushes nearby, the subject of the Shard Men's attack. He warns them about "the Devil" being brought to the island, just as Mistress Hel (riding a giant Ice Wyrm) reveals herself. Hel reveals her plan to turn the jungle into a frozen wasteland for her new domain. As Red Sonja tries to strike at the Ice Wyrm and Hel, Jana fights against several Shard Men. Bel'lok then speaks up, offering Mistress Hel a large crystal (which seems to be her true reasoning for coming to the island). Satisfied with the surrender of the object, Hel, the Wyrm, and the ice disappear, and Bel'lok collapses.
Jana and Sonja take Bel'lok to the village of the Rock Tribe, and after treating his wounds in a nearby hut, the two warriors are alerted to the presence of two male doppelgangers of themselves, Jungle Boy and Sonjo The He-Devil (who are actually Shard Men in disguise). The doppelgangers tell Bel'lok that "Mistress Hel sends her love from your village", prompting Jana and Sonja (along with Bel'lok himself) to race off to his village before Hel can acquire the true source of his people's magic. While riding through the jungle, the pair deal with their evil clones with the aid of a "Thunder Lizard" (T-Rex). Entering the Water Tribe village, Bel'lok reveals that the village is located on top of a volcano which contains a living heart, the source of the island's magic which his people maintain. Led into the volcano and taken to the literal heart beating at it's center. After they recover a portion of the heart taken by Sonjo The He-Devil, the trio exit the volcano only to run back into Mistress Hel and the Ice Wyrm. Sonja and Jana face off against Hel once more, only for their battle to be interrupted by the lost Orluck, who kills the Ice Wyrm and knocks Mistress Hel to the ground. Jana then takes the opportunity to kick Hel back into the portal, revenge for what she had done to the island's residents. Sonja then asks Jana to join her and the other members of the team assembled by The Traveler to take on Prince Charming's army, which she accepts, and the two jump into the portal.
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Notes[]
- This miniseries takes place after the events of Swords of Sorrow #2.
- The single panel in issue two where Red Sonja breaks the fourth wall after Jana makes a Game of Thrones reference should be considered non-canon.