Li'l Sonja

When Dynamite started putting out all of these cute one-shots inspired by the company's current catalog, Li'l Sonja was the one that caught my eye. It took me a while to get to the issue, partially due to having to special order the terrific variant cover by Agnes Garbowska, and partly out of my own forgetfulness, but once I picked it up I was in heaven.

Written by Jim Zub, whose work in IDW's new Samurai Jack comic I have been enjoying, with art by Joel Carroll, Li'l Sonja is the type of comic I want to see Dynamite start putting out monthly. The story centers around the heroine's travels leading her to investigate disappearance of red objects and red-headed children caused by greedy red dragon.

Fighting off the dragon with her sword, wits, and a full page of wonderful puns, Sonja eventually outsmarts the dragon and saves the day. A hell of a lot of fun, my only disappointment comes from how long it took me to pick it up and the fact that there's no issue #2 to look forward to. Must-read.

[Dynamite Entertainment, $3.99]