History
Soleil was founded in 1989 in Toulouse by Mourad Boudjellal. [1]
Soleil quickly became known as a publisher of cartoons and parodies such as Rahan, Blek le Roc et Tarzan. It soon went into the heroic fantasy. [2]
In the 1994, it picked up and published the Lanfeust comic series. Lanfeust became a rapid and huge success and propelled the Toulouse publishing house to the rank of the largest French comic book publishers.
Partnerships and collaborations
In 2004, Soleil and Delcourt created a joint venture called DelSol, a partnership distribution society for France, Belgium and other Francophone countries.
In 2008, Marvel Comics collaborated with the publisher on English translations of several of their titles, including Sky Doll , Universal War One , Samurai: Legend , Scourge of the Gods and Ythaq: The Forsaken World . [3]
In 2008, Panini and Soleil created a joint venture called Fusion Comics in order to diffuse some U.S. comics (like Dark Tower or World of Warcraft) into the French-language countries market.
In June 2011, Mourad Boudjellal sold all of his shares to Delcourt editions. [4]
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