Red Sonja: Queen of Plagues

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Red Sonja: Queen of Plagues
Red Sonja: Queen of Plagues
Directed by Gail Simone
Written by
Produced by
  • Sean Patrick O’ Reilly
  • Juan Collado
  • Shannon Kingston
Edited byBrendan Hansell
Production
company
Shout! Factory
Release date
  • August 2, 2016 (2016-08-02)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Red Sonja: Queen of Plagues is a 2016 animated sword and sorcery film featuring the character Red Sonja, adapted from the Dynamite Entertainment's Red Sonja volume 2 comic #1-6, collected as 'Red Sonja Volume 1: Queen of Plagues'. [1] Originally produced by Gail Simone and Walter Geovani, the motion comic adaptation featured Misty Lee voicing the red-haired barbarian. The adaptation was produced by Shout! Factory, in partnership with Dynamite Entertainment and Red Sonja LLC.

Contents

Plot

Red Sonja, the She-Devil with a Sword, intends to pay back a blood debt owed to the one man who has gained her respect... even if it means leading a doomed army to their certain deaths. Who is Dark Annisia, and how has this fearsome warrior accomplished what neither god nor demon has been able to do - force Sonja to her knees in surrender? An epic tale of blood, lust, and vengeance, Queen of the Plagues takes Red Sonja from the depths of her own grave to the heights of battlefield glory.

Cast

Production

Dynamite Entertainment, who publish the Red Sonja comic books, collaborated with animation studio Shout! Factory to produce the film. [2]

The film was first announced on July 22, 2016 at the San Diego Comic-Con, and the announcement was accompanied by the first trailer. [3] [4]

Release

It was released in a DVD/Blu-Ray combo pack in the United States on August 2, 2016. [5]

Reception

DVD Talk awarded it a mildly positive review, saying "Red Sonja: Queen Of Plagues won't win over those who can't get into motion comics but if you enjoy the format, this is a good one." [6] High-def Digest awarded it three out of five stars, saying "It is a damn shame that this is a motion comic because all of the epic feel is sucked out of it and just comes off as a cheaply made cash-in on the recent comic book popularity." [7]

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References

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