Swords of Sorrow Archives

We have the first issue of Dynamite's summer event Swords of Sorrow written by fan favorite Gail Simone and drawn by Sergio Davila The is the first part of the event that includes the main series and a few miniseries and one-shots focusing on the iconic female characters in the publishers library Looking at the[...]

As Dynamite's big summer event, Swords of Sorrow continues, we have a look at the process art for one of the sub-series Swords of Sorrow: Vampirella / Jennifer Blood #3 Here we see the art by Dave Acosta with colors by Valentina Pinto The series is being written by the regular Vampirella writer Nancy A[...]

Nancy A Collins continues telling the tale of when Vampirella meets Jennifer Blood as part of the Swords of Sorrow crossover and then we have the special tribute to the She-Devil With A Sword with Red Sonja 1973. Swords of Sorrow: Vampirella / Jennifer Blood #3 Nancy A Collins (w) Dave Acosta (a) Billy Tan (c) Jennifer Blood is[...]

Writer Gail Simone discusses Swords of Sorrow #3, on sale now Cover art by Tula Lotay and Emanuela Lupacchino. BYRON BREWER: Issue #3 of Swords of Sorrow is on sale Have you been surprised at the fan reaction and critical acclaim this series has garnered thus far? GAIL SIMONE: Oh, yeah, surprised in the best way I've[...]

Writer Leah Moore discusses Swords of Sorrow: Dejah Thoris/Irene Adler #2, on sale now Cover by Jay Anacleto. BYRON BREWER: Leah, have you been surprised at the positive fan reaction and great critical acclaim Swords of Sorrow has received this summer? LEAH MOORE: Not at all, I knew people would love it Gail has a very loyal[...]

Dynamite's summer event Swords Of Sorrow is rolling along towards its third issue and we have the process art from Sergio Davila to show It's from a script by Gail Simone and will be in comic shops on July 8th. For more information on Swords of Sorrow #3, click here. Dynamite's[...]

Dynamite has two new announcements involving their All-Female written summer event Swords of Sorrow There will be another one-shot special in the event, Swords Of Sorrow: Miss Fury / Lady Rawhide There will also be a special cosplay variant cover for Swords Of Sorrow #3 based on a photo four cosplayers did reenacting the first[...]

We have three exclusive extended previews for Dynamite titles coming out this week which include: Will Eisner's The Spirit #1, Swords of Sorrow: Dejah Thoris & Irene Adler #1 and Uncanny Season 2 #4. WILL EISNER'S THE SPIRIT #1 Matt Wagner (w) Dan Schkade (a) Eric Powell, Matt Wagner w/ Brennan Wagner (c) In celebration of the 75th anniversary[...]

Combine the worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and you get Swords of Sorrow: Dejah Thoris & Irene Adler #1 From Dynamite's big all-female written summer event we get the three issue miniseries from Leah Moore and Francesco Manna… and here we get to see the process from Moore's script to[...]

We have some process art from Cristhian 'Crizam' Zamora for the newly released Swords of Sorrow: Black Sparrow / Lady Zorro Special The one-shot is part of Dynamite's all-female written summer event The issue is scripted by Erica Schultz with a cover by Joyce Chin and colors by Salvator Aiala Studio. A team-up set up by SWORDS[...]

First up is the Swords of Sorrow: Black Sparrow / Lady Zorro Special by Erica Schultz and Cristhian 'Crizam' Zamora and then we have Jungle Girl Season Three #3 by Frank Cho, Doug Murray and Jack Jadson. Swords of Sorrow: Black Sparrow / Lady Zorro Special Erica Schultz (w) Cristhian Crizam Zamora (a) Joyce Chin (c) A team-up set up[...]

Leah Moore, writer of Swords of Sorrow: Dejah Thoris/Irene Adler #1, talks with Byron Brewer about the book, on sale now Cover art by Jay Anacleto and Fabiano Neves. BYRON BREWER: First, Leah, how does it feel to have a tie-in to this wonderful all-female character/all-female writer event from Dynamite Entertainment? LEAH MOORE: I am beyond excited about[...]

Writer's Commentary on Swords of Sorrow: Dejah Thoris & Irene Adler #1 by Leah Moore. Page 1, I wanted Woola in this bit, he's such a cool character, and nothing says domestic bliss like the dog coming and sitting all over your feet and huffing and puffing at you Dejah is pretty confused by the events[...]

We have an exclusive first look at the covers and solicitations for Dynamite's summer event Swords of Sorrow shipping in September Going into the fifth month we see the penultimate issue of the main series, a new Miss Fury / Lady Rawhide special and the conclusion of the Red Sonja / Jungle Girl miniseries. Swords of[...]

Shannon Eric Denton, writer of Lady Rawhide/Lady Zorro #3, talks with writer Nancy Collins about Swords of Sorrow: Jennifer Blood/Vampirella #2, both on sale now Cover art by Billy Tan. SHANNON ERIC DENTON: Nancy, your story takes place in my current hometown of Los Angeles How do you feel setting your story in the city of angels[...]

We have the third issue of Lady Rawhide / Lady Zorro and the second issue of Swords of Sorrow: Vampirella / Jennifer Blood That's 16 pages showing four bad-ass women in two books… Lady Rawhide / Lady Zorro #3 Shannon Eric Denton (w) Rey Villegas (a) Joyce Chin (c) Now in hot pursuit of the slavers, Lady Zorro[...]

Dynamite's all-female written summer event is underway and the Nancy A Collins scripted Swords of Sorrow: Vampirella / Jennifer Blood is a big part of that Here we have some of the process art from the second issue by artist Dave Acosta and colorist Valentina Pinto. A team-up set up by SWORDS OF SORROW's Gail Simone, featuring[...]

Nancy Collins has wrapped up her writing on the Swords of Sorrow: Vampirella / Jennifer Blood miniseries and talked to Byron Brewer about being part of an event and brainstorm with a new generation of female writers Cover art by Billy Tan. BYRON BREWER: Nancy, how has it been being a part of this most unique[...]

The Avenger #1 and then the second issue of their big summer event Swords of Sorrow. Blood Queen vs Dracula #4 Troy Brownfield (w) Kewber Baal (a) Jay Anacleto (c) The blood-soaked conclusion! You've seen the preliminaries, but now it's time for the main event! We've got Dracula versus Ottoman assassins, the Blood Queen versus a vengeful sorcerer,[...]

Scott Campbell's cover for Swords of Sorrow #1, the first part of Dynamite's big summer event featuring their female characters and written by a hand picked crew of female writers led by Gail Simone. Lyons pulls together the group to make up the following image The photo was taken by Andrew Dobell and the models involved[...]

Here is Swords of Sorrow #2 process art from Sergio Davila and colored by Jorge Sutil The story is written by Gail Simone.  Gail Simone (Batgirl, Red Sonja) and rising star Sergio Davila (Legenderry) team to bring you this epic tale, featuring the most amazing, most beloved, and fiercest pulp heroines of all time! All the[...]

Swords Of Sorrow: Masquerade / Kato writer's commentary by Erica Schultz First, let me say that being a part of a crossover is like being a puzzle piece and not knowing what shape you are You have to coordinate with all the other writers to see what story they're telling, where their story fits, and where[...]

The second is part of the Swords of Sorrow summer event with a special issue focusing on Masquerade and Kato by G Willow Wilson, Erica Schultz and Noah Salonga. Red Sonja #16 Gail Simone (w) Walter Geovani (a) Jenny Frison, Cat Staggs (c) From the acclaimed creative team of Gail Simone and Walter Geovanni, the final chapter in[...]

This Week's Reviews: Convergence #7 Convergence: The New Teen Titans #2 Convergence: Flash #2 Insufferable #1 Swords of Sorrow #1 Injection #1 A-Force #1 Ultimate End #1 Battleworld: Master of Kung Fu #1 Battleworld: Secret Wars #1 Convergence Week 7 By Graig Kent I left you last week hoping that this issue wouldn't just be a "this side" versus "that[...]

Writer's Commentary: Swords of Sorrow: Vampirella & Jennifer Blood #1 by Nancy Collins Interior art by Dave Acosta. Pages 1-4 As the writer of the Vampirella & Jennifer Blood mini-series, my job on the first issue was to 1) introduce the main protagonists to an audience that might not be familiar with them, and 2) incorporate elements[...]

We have the exclusive first look at the covers and solicitations for the Swords of Sorrow titles shipping in August from Dynamite Entertainment With it being the fourth month of the all-female written summer event, we have the Vampirella / Jennifer Blood series wrapping up and a new special featuring Pantha and Jane Porter from the[...]

Part of Dynamite's all-female written summer event is the four-part Swords of Sorrow: Vampirella / Jennifer Blood miniseries It's being written by Nancy A Collins, drawn by David Acosta and with colors by Valentina Pinto The first issue went on sale this week and we have some of the interior process art to show you. A[...]

When we were talking about retailer exclusives and Dynamite's by all-female written summer event Swords Of Sorrow, it seemed like a lot of retailers had faith in this series Well, now the second largest book store in the nation, Books-A-Million has signed up for an exclusive cover of the first issue and artist Jae Lee[...]

Which, again, makes them fun to write. Don't forget to pick up SWORDS OF SORROW, please, plus the tie-in titles by writers like Marguerite Bennett, G Willow Wilson, Emma Beeby, Nancy A Collins, Mikki Kendall, Mairghread Scott, and Leah Moore Thanks for reading this and may you get your own Sword someday! Writer Commentary by Gail[...]

The guests are Gail Simone, writer and architect for Dynamite's all-female written summer event Swords of Sorrow Gail will be there with Pete Woods signing copies of Swords of Sorrow #1 The store will also be offering an exclusive cover for the book drawn by Woods and limited to only 500 copies There will be[...]