In 2009 SLG Publishing published Soule's graphic novelStrongman which focuses on a luchador-turned-hero, with art by Allen Gladfelter. A sequel to Strongman subtitled Oaxaca Tapout was completed in 2011 but remains unreleased. He released two series in 2010 and 2011 through Image Comics, 27: First Set and 27: Second Set, inspired by the well-known urban legends about musicians who die at age twenty-seven, with art by Renzo Podesta. His other creator-owned projects include Strange Attractors, about complexity theory applied to New York City by two genius mathematicians, released by Archaia in May 2013, and Letter 44, from Oni Press, a real-world sci-fi political thriller involving a crewed space mission to investigate an anomaly in the asteroid belt. Letter 44 was a thirty-five issue ongoing series with art from Alberto Jimenez Alburquerque, the first issue of which debuted in October 2013.[7]Letter 44 was optioned for development by the SyFy network in early 2014.[8]
Soule (right) with (from left) fellow writers Joe Infurnari and Jeffrey Burandt at a signing at JHU Comics in Manhattan
In 2013, Soule took over writing duties for Swamp Thing with issue #19, after Scott Snyder's departure.[9] In addition, he was the writer for Red Lanterns commencing with issue #21[10] and continuing through issue #37. Starting in October 2013, Soule originated Superman/Wonder Woman, illustrated by Tony Daniel.[11]
In January 2017, his ongoing series Curse Words with co-creator Ryan Browne began publication from Image Comics.[13] It completed its 28-issue run in late 2019.
In January 2018 it was reported that Soule would be writing a miniseries titled Hunt for Wolverine, which would span multiple genres in exploring the mystery behind the character's return from the dead in 2017's Marvel Legacy #1.[14]
In June 2018, Marvel announced Soule would be writing the series Return of Wolverine, as a follow-up to Death of Wolverine and Hunt For Wolverine.[17] Following Return of Wolverine, Soule relaunched the Marvel Comics: Presents series which featured "Wolverine's Vigil," a story that spanned decades and introduced Wolverine's daughter, Rien.[18]
At San Diego Comic-Con in 2019, Soule and Scott Snyder announced their new creator owned series Undiscovered Country with Image Comics.[19] The series quickly became Image Comics' biggest launch in five years with 83,000 pre-orders.[20] Also at SDCC, Soule also announced that he would be writing a four-issue miniseries Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren which would tell the story of Kylo Ren's fall to the dark side.[21]
Soule was selected alongside many other Star Wars writers to help create Star Wars: The High Republic, a new era of Star Wars novels and comics that take place 200 years before Episode 1.[22]
At New York Comic Con 2019, Soule announced that he would be taking over writing duties on Marvel's Star Wars flagship comic series which would take place between episodes 5 and 6.[2][23]
On April 27, 2022, it was reported that Soule had been made a Creative Consultant for Lucasfilm.[2]
In June 2022, it was announced that Amazon Studios had picked up the rights to make film and television shows based on Eight Billion Genies, with Soule and Ryan Browne set to executive produce.[25]
In October 2024, it was announced that Soule would reunite with Browne for a 9-issue series entitled The Lucky Devils for Image Comics, with the first issue set to debut in January 2025.[26] That same month, at New York Comic Con, it was announced that Soule would work on 2 new books for Marvel. One would be a 3-issue miniseries entitled Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell, which will reunite him with artist Steve McNiven and debut in April 2025, and the other being an ongoing series entitled Eddie Brock: Carnage with artist Jesus Saiz and will debut in February 2025.[27][28]
Awards and recognition
In 2020, Soule and his co-creators of the Image Comics series Undiscovered Country were nominated for the Best New Series Eisner Award, recognizing it as one of the finest new series released in the American comics industry that year.[29]
Soule's series Letter 44, illustrated by Alberto Jiménez Alburquerque, was an official selection of the 2016 Festival International de la Bande Dessinée in Angoulême, France, recognizing it as one of the best graphic titles published in the French language in the preceding year.[30]
Superman/Wonder Woman: Power Couple, the first collected trade paperback of the monthly series, received the 2015 Stan Lee Excelsior Award.[31]
Soule's series 27: First Set (with Renzo Podesta) was included on the "Great Graphic Novels" list from the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) in 2012.[32] In 2016, Soule's run on She-Hulk (with Javier Pulido and Ronald Wimberly) were included on YALSA's Great Graphic Novels for Teens.[33]
Twenty Seven: Second Set (four-issue limited series, with Renzo Podesta, September–December 2011, collected in Volume 2: Second Set, tpb, 112 pages, 2012, ISBN1-60706-521-5)
Skullkickers #18: "Son of Tavern Tales" (2012, collected in Skullkickers Treasure Trove Volume 2, hc, 320 pages, 2013, ISBN1-60706-794-3)
Curse Words (ongoing series, with Ryan Browne, January 2017 – November 2019)
Eight Billion Genies (eight-issue limited series, with Ryan Browne, May 2022 – April 2023, collected in Eight Billion Genies, hc, July 2023, ISBN978-1-5343-2353-7)
↑ Soule, Charles. "About Me". CharlesSoule.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
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