at the 2013 emerald city comic con, dynamite entertainment, which began publishing red sonja comics in 2005, announced that gail simone would be writing a new ongoing "red sonja" series. simone noted in further interviews that her version is slightly "rebooted," showing the character's beginnings. issue #1 of simone's run was released in july 2013 to positive reviews. the series ran through 18 issues.