Red Sonja + Barbarella will meet for the first time in new Dynamite crossover

Homero Rios and Diego Yapur make their Dynamite debuts as the She-Devil with a Sword and the Siren of the Spaceways collide in a genre-spanning adventure this November.

Dynamite Entertainment continues to roll out their San Diego Comic-Con related announcements, as they share plans to publish Red Sonja/Barbarella, a new crossover miniseries that brings together the two heroines for the first time. The comic launches in November from writer Homero Rios and artist Diego Yapur, who both make their Dynamite debuts.

The story brings the two women from vastly different worlds together. Barbarella is searching for a mysterious black mirror connected to a forgotten part of her past, while Red Sonja rides beneath a blood-red sky to rescue an Oracle whose fate appears sealed by prophecy. As their separate quests begin to intertwine, the series promises to blend science fiction with sword-and-sorcery in a story about memory, destiny, desire and survival.

“Writing Red Sonja and Barbarella together has been a thrill because they are both iconic, fearless and larger than life,” Rios said. “The goal from the start was to give readers a crossover that feels dangerous and worthy of both legends. One way or another, it’s going to be quite a ride.”

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2023 Free Comic Book Day gold titles include Spider-Man, Fishflies, Dog Man and more

The first 13 titles include selections from Marvel, BOOM!, IDW, Image, Dark Horse and more.

Diamond has announced the first round of Free Comic Book Day titles for 2023. The “gold sponsor” titles for next year will include comics from Marvel, Dark Horse, AfterShock, Image, VIZ, Kodansha, Archie, BOOM!, Graphix, IDW, Titan and Dynamite, for a total of 13 titles, as Marvel will have two gold level books.

“This year’s lineup of titles has something for every kind of comic fan,” said Ashton Greenwood, Free Comic Book Day spokesperson. “We’re looking forward to another great year celebrating comic books and comic book shops, and we think this year’s lineup gives fans a lot to be excited about!”

The rest of the batch — otherwise known as the silver sponsor titles — will be announced later this week. Free Comic Book Day is scheduled for May 6, 2023.

Here’s a look at each gold-level title:

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