this is by far the best ongoing series i've read in a long time, not because it's thought provoking and deep or has excellent writing, but purely because it is the opposite. it is the opposite of anything that j. michael strazynski writes, (i find his writing to be long winded and boring).it's not indepth or deep or sentimental. it's just all out action with little to no expostion.the story is so simple and so effective - a woman gets violated in all facets of her life and so she goes out to get them with the blessing of a god, along the way though she can't stop getting them, long after the people that raped her and killed her family are dead, she keeps going on a killing spree of epic proportions. from start to finish it's just decapitations, amputations, skwerings, impalings, disembowelings, hacking and slashing. just pure unmitigated, unrelenting violence - just the way i like my comic book to be.it's also made believable by the fact that it's a statuesqe fiery red head doing all the killing. (i wouldn't believe a blonde or a brunette could fill the role.)adding to this is mel rubi's fantastic artwork, his sonja is both sexy and strong. a good artist does the majority of the work for the writer, it is through the pictures that the story is told and not the words (in a comic book at least).not to mention an incredible covers gallery from an all star line up of today's best artists.well worth the price you pay. i highly recommend it.