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Solo (DC Comics)

Comic book series published by DC Comics

Field	Value
title	Solo
image	Logo for Solo (DC Comics).jpg
caption	Logo used for Solo with early DC Comics logo.
schedule	Bi-monthly
ongoing	y
publisher	DC Comics
date	October [2004](2004-in-comics) – August [2006](2006-in-comics)
issues	12
main_char_team	Various DC characters
writers	Various
artists	Various
creators	Mark Chiarello
subcat	DC Comics
sort	Solo (DC Comics)

Solo is an American comic book series that was published bi-monthly by DC Comics, beginning in October 2004. Each issue had 48 pages plus covers, with no ads.

Solo was cancelled in 2006; in all, 12 issues appeared.

Overview

The title was conceived as an anthology series to spotlight the work of a different comic book artist in each issue. The creators were free to tell stories in any genre and to use DC's library of characters as they saw fit. They could also work with writers if they chose, but the intention of the series was for them to show off the range of their own individual artistic sensibilities and abilities.

Creators

Contributing creators were:

#1 Tim Sale (with Jeph Loeb, Brian Azzarello, Darwyn Cooke, and Diana Schutz)
#2 Richard Corben (with John Arcudi)
#3 Paul Pope
#4 Howard Chaykin
#5 Darwyn Cooke
#6 Jordi Bernet (with John Arcudi, Joe Kelly, Andrew Helfer, Chuck Dixon, and Brian Azzarello)
#7 Mike Allred (with Laura Allred and Lee Allred)
#8 Teddy Kristiansen (with Neil Gaiman and Steven Seagle)
#9 Scott Hampton (with John Hitchcock)
#10 Damion Scott (with Rob Markmam and Jennifer Carcano)
#11 Sergio Aragonés (with Mark Evanier)
#12 Brendan McCarthy (with Howard Hallis, Steve Cook, Trevor Goring, Robbie Morrison, Tom O'Connor and Jono Howard)

The series was overseen by painter and DC editor Mark Chiarello.

Creators discussed as working on future issues of Solo before the series was cancelled include: Brian Bolland, John Cassaday, Dave Gibbons, Adam Hughes, Kevin Maguire, Tony Harris, J. G. Jones, Kevin Nowlan, Bill Sienkiewicz, Walt Simonson, Jill Thompson, Brian Stelfreeze, Bruce Timm, John Van Fleet, George Pratt and Matt Wagner. Elements of Walt Simonson's issue later became the basis of his graphic novel The Judas Coin.

Awards

In 2006, Solo was nominated for and received three Eisner Awards, including:

Best Short Story: "Teenage Sidekick" by Paul Pope, in Solo #3
Best Single Issue: Solo #5, by Darwyn Cooke
Best Anthology: Solo, edited by Mark Chiarello

References

[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=1621 DC Comics' Lone Star: Mark Chiarello Talks 'Solo'], [[Comic Book Resources]], November 12, 2002
(2021-03-16). "SOLO DELUXE EDITION".
"Solo (2004 DC) comic books".
[http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisners_06rcv.shtml Recap of the 2006 Eisner Awards] {{webarchive. link. (2008-04-11)

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