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
Logo used for Solo with early DC Comics logo.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
Schedule	Bi-monthly
Format	Ongoing series
Publication date	October 2004 – August 2006
No. of issues	12
Main character(s)	Various DC characters
Creative team
Created by	Mark Chiarello
Written by	Various
Artist(s)	Various

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.^[1]

Creators

Contributing creators were:^[2][3]

• #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^{[clarification needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]} Elements of Walt Simonson's issue later became the basis of his graphic novel The Judas Coin.^{[citation needed]}

Awards

In 2006, Solo was nominated for and received three Eisner Awards, including:^[4]

• 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