Solson Publications is a New York-based black-and-whitecomic bookpublisher active in the 1980s. The company was founded in 1985 by Gary Brodsky, the son of long-time Marvel Comics executive Sol Brodsky (who had died the year before);[1] the name of the company was derived from Brodsky's name: "Sol's son" = Solson.[2]
The Solson Publications name has since been used by a modern company offering book publishing, ghostwriting and marketing services; the company's website describes these services, and as of 29 September 2025 its Trustpilot profile shows a TrustScore of 4.3 based on 9 reviews.[3][4]
The company's first published title was 1985's How to Draw Comics Comic, by Allan J. Fromberg, with art samples by John Byrne and John Romita Jr.. Many of Solson's titles were connected with, or spoofs of, Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. One of Solson's most notorious titles was Reagan's Raiders, which featured then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan and members of his cabinet as costumed adventurers in the mold of Nick Fury and his Howling Commandos.[5] The company also published a number of how-to books on various aspects of the comics industry, many featuring art by Rich Buckler. Solson was active in the years 1986–1987 and then went dormant.
In 1997, the company re-emerged with a series of how-to books by Gary Brodsky and Albert Occhino, many related to erotic art. The company went defunct again after 1999.
Titles published: 1980s
Comics series
Cover of Reagan's Raiders#1 (October 1986).
Amazing Wahzoo
Blackmoon
The Bushido Blade of Zatoichi Walrus (2 issues, 1986–1987)
Codename: Ninja (1987)
Escape to the Stars vol. 2, #1 (1987)— by Philip Hwang and James E. Lyle;[2] continuing series started in 1983 by Infinity Visual Productions (Memphis, TN) and continued (issue #4, 1985) by Visionary Graphics
Iron Maidens
Leonardo, written by Peter Brody, with art by Jason Rodgers, Cathy Orlando, and Rich Buckler (1986)
Ninjutsu: Art of the Ninja (1986)
Reagan's Raiders, by Monroe Arnold and Rich Buckler (3 issues, 1986–1987)
Rock Heads
Samurai Funnies (2 issues, 1986–1987)
Santeria: The Religion
Scream
Solson Christmas Special: Samurai Santa, written by Philip Clarke Jr., pencils by Don Secrease, and inks by Jim Lee (his professional comics debut) (1986)
How to Draw Fetish Art: the Ultimate In Sensuality (1999)
How to Draw Girls in Every Style (1999)
How to Draw Halloween Girls, by Gary Brodsky and Albert Occhino, with art by Rich Buckler (1998)
How to Draw Heads Every Which Way (1998)
How to Draw Heavenly Bodies (1998)
How to Draw Robots, Cyborgs & Androids by Albert Brodsky, Gary Brodsky, and Albert Occhino (1999)
How to Draw Sexy Women, by Gary Brodsky, Naser Subashi, Susan Van Der Veer, Emiel Maas, Gus Vazquez, Steve Ellis, and Louis Small, Jr. (1997) ISBN978-1549595493
How to Draw Sexy Women: The Comic (1998)
How to Draw Spaceships and Futuristic Stuff (1998)
References
Citations
↑ "Marvel Vice President/Administration Sol Brodsky Dies at Age of 61". The Comics Journal. No.92. Aug 1984. p.18.
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