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Patrick O. SINGAPORE
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Red Sonja vs The Original Serpent

Location: Published Pages
Artist: Frank Thorne (All)

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Artwork Details
Location: Published Pages
Title: Red Sonja vs The Original Serpent*
Artist:  Frank Thorne (All)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Interior Page
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 852
Likes on CAF: 10
Comments: 12
Added to Site: 6/19/2020

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Description
To my knowledge, this Frank Thorne sequence (issue 8, p 15) introduces the long-running trope of Red Sonja fighting a giant serpent (Sigmund Freud would no doubt have a lot to say). This page reveals the full serpent that coils around her and then has flames erupt from its back (a 'flaming cobra' would be a great cocktail for a Sonja-themed party). Hats off to the artist for Sonja's icy-and-determined glare in the final panel.

I am also a fan of the detailed face of the monkey that is photo-bombing the third panel (it was later obscured by the colour process in the published comic book). I purchased the page in 2020 at an auction from a collector in Italy.

I am still looking for the other pages in this sequence. Hopefully in this lifetime... :)

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Member Since: April 2020
Last Login: July 2026
Country: SINGAPORE
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Drew  Clark Member Since 2010
Posted On 6/19/2020

Nice page! 

Patrick O. Member Since 2020
1    
Posted On 6/19/2020

Drew Clark wrote:
"  Nice page! 
 "

Thank you for stopping by. I am a fan of your exhibition of Conan pages by the two Buscemas with the same inker. Happy collecting!

Rick W Member Since 2017
Posted On 6/19/2020

Gorgeous page! 

Patrick O. Member Since 2020
1    
Posted On 6/20/2020

Rick W wrote:
"  Gorgeous page! 
 "

Thank you for looking. I just visited your galleries and was impressed by your Thorne Sonja prelim drawing (among other things too!). 

Dewey Cassell Member Since 2004
1    
Posted On 6/25/2020

Excellent Thorne Red Sonja page! I love the close up in the last panel

John C Member Since 2014
1    
Posted On 7/19/2020

I wouldn't trust him.

gPrez *** Member Since 2021
Posted On 3/6/2022

Awesome Sonja page! Thorne really connected the beauty and the warrior!

Eric B Member Since 2014
1    
Posted On 3/27/2023

Those first two panels look like a dance, which gives the scene a nice sense of action. Very nice page!

Patrick O. Member Since 2020
Posted On 3/27/2023

Eric B wrote:
"  Those first two panels look like a dance, which gives the scene a nice sense of action. Very nice page!
 "

That is a really astute point about the dance poses. I noticed that they were not the typical fighting poses since the motion coils rather than engages from opposing directions. It never occured to me until you mentioned it how much the footwork seem derived from dance. 

Red Raven Member Since 2012
1    
Posted On 5/3/2023

Magnificent pièce - love it !!

Michael  McIsaac Member Since 2020
1    
Posted On 7/25/2023

Beautiful page!

Patrick O. Member Since 2020
1    
Posted On 7/26/2023

Michael McIsaac wrote:
"  Beautiful page!
 "

Thanks. I am glad that you stumbled upon it. 

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