Charles Soule only recently started writing for Marvel and DC and now he’s writing almost everything.
Thank God, because he’s really good!
Unlike those two, Charles Soule isnt seen as a great architect for Marvel or DC.
He isnt this big leader writing the top books with a less-popular side-project or two on the side.
Seriously, how does he find the time for this?!?
Hes like the comic book version of Hey, Mon!
Though not quite an architect, Soule is something just as important.
If you have a problem, yo, hell solve it.
Thats the way I see it.
The finale storylineRotworldwore out its welcome long before finishing, killing all the excellent build.
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Snyder jumped off right after that, which made it tricky.
It wasnt like Superman beating up one threat in a few issues to move on to another.
The Rot was the only thing theSwamp Thingcomic knew.
So much time was invested in it, that moving on just felt off.
Jeff LemiresAnimal Manhad the same problem, even with Lemire staying on.
Its follow-up wasnt strong enough to stand on its own.
This was a good call, since Snyders run lacked a strong supporting cast.
That right there is one of the main saving graces of the run.
At the twenty-first issue, Soule took overRed Lanternswith Alessandro Vitti.
Before them, the series was run by Peter Milligan, who never let the concept reach its potential.
Atrocitus is a pretty one-dimensional protagonist and all the other Lanterns feel almost interchangeable.
Or at least, outside threats who arent part of whatever big Green Lantern crossover is going on.
At the time,Red Lanternswas probably the worst of the Green Lantern books.
Now, Im not saying that under Soule,Red Lanternsbecame the best Green Lantern book.
Im saying that under Soule,Red LanternsbecameDC Comics best book.
Its such a fun time and I look forward to it every month.
While dysfunctional, the group has become a tightly-knit team of anti-heroes who dont answer to anyone.
Everything is just more upbeat with these guys now with the angst replaced with a strong sense of humor.
All the while, Atrocitus is licking his wounds in a more fitting villain role.
By forcing them to be totally high to the point that theyre completely cool with their impending death.
The fact that Guy Gardner later grows a Lemmy mustache is just the icing on the cake.
In the land of Marvel, Soule followed up on Daniel Ways rather unfortunate take onThunderbolts.
Instead of a bunch of villains fighting as heroes, its a bunch of anti-heroes being a team.
The idea of Red Leader is also pretty decent.
Unfortunately, his eleven issues are a confusing wheels within wheels mess with little payoff and no identity.
At random, someone would be selected.
That person would have a mission in mind that they accept isnt possible for them to fulfill alone.
To make up for him leaving, Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze) joined the team.
With him gone, the best replacement is the Satanic biker with a flaming skull head.
Theres a great three-part story with Carlo Barberi on art where most of the team ends up in Hell.
And byhislegal knowledge, I meanCharles Soules legal knowledge.
Good luck on that.
With Tony S. Daniel drawing, Soule has been writingSuperman/Wonder Womansince its inception.
We should be in a relationship.Thats a good idea.So here we are.
Its me, Batman.
Just thought Id tell you that I know youre in a relationship.Hell yeah, we are!
No, not the worlds of Superman comics and Wonder Woman comics.
I mean the world of Wonder Woman comics and Wonder Woman comics.
Superman definitely eats those words down the line.
She-Hulk has been on the backburner for quite a while.
After that, Peter David took over the series and it failed to set the world on fire.
After all, she is a derivative of a derivative.
Her first real case brings Kristoff, adopted son of Dr. Doom, into the fold.
And I say that as somebody whos read and enjoyed Jonathan HickmansFantastic Four/FFrun.
That brings us to his latest project,Inhuman.
The Inhumans have always been one of the trickier set of characters in Marvel.
Hats off to one of the hardest working writers in comics!
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