American writer and lawyer
Charles Soule is an Americancomic book writer, novelist, musician, and attorney. He is best known for writingDaredevil She-Hulk Death of Wolverine Star Wars Del Rey Books andMarvel Comics , and his creator-owned seriesLetter 44 , Curse Words,Undiscovered Country , which he co-wrote withScott Snyder , and as the co-creator of theMarvel Comics andStar Wars characters Ren ,Blindspot ,Inferno , andLash . Hisdebut novel ,The Oracle Year was released byHarper Perennial on April 3, 2018. His follow-up novel,Anyone was released on December 3, 2019, also by Harper Perennial. His third novel,Star Wars: Light of the Jedi Del Rey Books on January 6, 2021, debuting at #1 on theNew York Times bestseller list.
In 2022, he was made a Creative Consultant forLucasfilm .[ 1] [ 2]
Charles Soule attended theUniversity of Pennsylvania ,[ 3] Chinese language and history.[ 4] Columbia Law School in 2000.[ 5]
Soule worked in New York City for the firm Ropes & Gray, LLP before starting his own practice in 2004. At his firm, he practicedimmigration law ,transactional law andcorporate law .[ 5] [ 6]
In 2009SLG Publishing published Soule'sgraphic novel Strongman which focuses on aluchador -turned-hero, with art by Allen Gladfelter. A sequel toStrongman subtitledOaxaca Tapout was completed in 2011 but remains unreleased. He released two series in 2010 and 2011 through Image Comics,27: First Set and27: 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 includeStrange Attractors , about complexity theory applied to New York City by two genius mathematicians, released byArchaia in May 2013, andLetter 44 , fromOni 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 theSyFy network in early 2014.[ 8]
Soule (right) with (from left) fellow writersJoe Infurnari andJeffrey Burandt at a 2015 signing at JHU Comics in Manhattan In 2013, Soule took over writing duties forSwamp Thing Scott Snyder 's departure.[ 9] Red Lanterns [ 10] Superman/Wonder Woman Tony Daniel .[ 11]
Soule was the writer for Marvel Comics' ongoing titlesShe-Hulk Inhuman The Death of Wolverine Uncanny Inhumans Daredevil Lando Obi-Wan & Anakin Secret Wars " storyline tie-in bookCivil War
In January 2016, Soule was announced as the writer of a Marvel ongoing series focusing on thePoe Dameron character fromStar Wars: The Force Awakens Phil Noto as artist.[ 12]
In January 2017, his ongoing seriesCurse Words with co-creator Ryan Browne began publication fromImage Comics .[ 13]
In January 2018 it was reported that Soule would be writing a miniseries titledHunt for Wolverine the character 's return from the dead in 2017'sMarvel Legacy #1.[ 14]
Soule's debut novel,The Oracle Year Harper Perennial .[ 15] [ 16]
In June 2018, Marvel announced Soule would be writing the seriesReturn of Wolverine Death of Wolverine andHunt For Wolverine .[ 17] Return of Wolverine, Soule relaunched theMarvel Comics: Presents series which featured "Wolverine's Vigil," a story that spanned decades and introduced Wolverine's daughter, Rien.[ 18]
AtSan Diego Comic-Con in 2019, Soule and Scott Snyder announced their new creator owned seriesUndiscovered Country with Image Comics.[ 19] [ 20] 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 otherStar Wars 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'sStar Wars flagship comic series which would take place between episodes 5 and 6.[ 2] [ 23]
In 2020, Soule was hired byMarvel Studios to serve as a legal consultant for theMarvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) television seriesShe-Hulk: Attorney at Law Disney+ in August 2022.[ 24]
On April 27, 2022, it was reported that Soule had been made a Creative Consultant forLucasfilm .[ 2]
In June 2022, it was announced thatAmazon Studios had picked up the rights to make film and television shows based onEight 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 entitledThe Lucky Devils for Image Comics, with the first issue set to debut in January 2025.[ 26] New York Comic Con , it was announced that Soule would work on two new books for Marvel. One would be a three-issue miniseries entitledDaredevil: Cold Day in Hell, reuniting him with artistSteve McNiven and debut in April 2025.[ 27] Eddie Brock :Carnage [ 28] [ 29]
Awards and recognition [ edit ] In 2020, Soule and his co-creators of the Image Comics seriesUndiscovered 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.[ 30]
Soule's seriesLetter 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.[ 31]
Superman/Wonder Woman : Power Couple[ 32]
Soule's series27: First Set Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) in 2012.[ 33] She-Hulk [ 34]
As of 2019, Soule was based inBrooklyn, New York .[ 35]
The Oracle Year (Soule's debut novel, 416 pages, April 3, 2018,ISBN 0-06-268663-1 Anyone (Novel, 432 pages, December 3, 2019,ISBN 0-06-289063-8 The Endless Vessel (Novel, 464 pages, June 6, 2023,ISBN 0-06-304304-1 Twenty-Seven (4-issuelimited series , withRenzo Podesta , December 2010 – March 2011, collected inFirst Set ,trade paperback , 136 pages, 2011,ISBN 1-60706-382-4 Twenty Seven: Second Set (four-issue limited series, with Renzo Podesta, September–December 2011, collected inVolume 2: Second Set , tpb, 112 pages, 2012,ISBN 1-60706-521-5 Skullkickers Skullkickers Treasure Trove Volume 2 , hc, 320 pages, 2013,ISBN 1-60706-794-3 Curse Words (ongoing series, withRyan Browne , January 2017 – November 2019)Undiscovered Country (ongoing series, withScott Snyder ,Giseppe Camuncoli ,Daniele Orlandini , and Matt Wilson, November 2019-onward)Eight Billion Genies (eight-issue limited series, withRyan Browne , May 2022 – April 2023, collected inEight Billion Genies , hc, July 2023,ISBN 978-1-5343-2353-7 Archaia Studios Press [ edit ] Swamp Thing Volume 4: Seeder #19–23 (tpb, 144 pages, 2014,ISBN 1-4012-4639-7 Volume 5: The Killing Field #24–27 (tpb, 136 pages, 2014,ISBN 1-4012-5052-1 Volume 6: The Sureen #28–34 (tpb, 176 pages, 2015,ISBN 1-4012-5490-X Volume 7: Season's End #35–40 (tpb, 200 pages, 2016,ISBN 1-4012-5770-4 Red Lanterns New Gods: Godhead #35–37 (hc, 424 pages, 2015,ISBN 1-4012-5847-6 Action Comics Raymund Bermudez , November 2013)Green Lantern Alberto Ponticelli , November 2013)Superman/Wonder Woman Superman: Doomed Superman: Doomed (hc, 544 pages, 2015,ISBN 1-4012-5240-0 Thunderbolts She-Hulk Inhuman Volume 1: Genesis #1–6 (tpb, 136 pages, 2014,ISBN 0-7851-8577-1 Volume 2: Axis #7–11 (tpb, 112 pages, 2015,ISBN 0-7851-8780-4 Volume 3: Lineage #12–14 (tpb, 104 pages, 2015,ISBN 0-7851-9804-0 Original Sins Ryan Browne , 2014)Death of Wolverine Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy Death of Wolverine: The Weapon X Program Death of Wolverine: The Weapon X Program (tpb, 136 pages, 2015,ISBN 0-7851-9260-3 "Phase One: Question" (withSalvador Larroca , in #1, 2014) "Hypothesis" (with Salvador Larroca, in #2, 2014) "Experimentation" (with Salvador Larroca, in #3, 2014) "Analysis" (withAngel Unzueta , in #4, 2014) "Conclusion" (with Angel Unzueta andIban Coello , in #5, 2015) Wolverines Volume 1: Dancing with the Devil #1, 3, 5 (withNick Bradshaw ,Juan Doe andJonathan Marks , tpb, 112 pages, 2015,ISBN 0-7851-9286-7 Volume 2: Claw, Blade and Fang #7, 9 (withKris Anka ,Peter Nguyen , tpb, 112 pages, 2015,ISBN 0-7851-9287-5 Volume 3: The Living and the Dead #11, 13 (withAriela Kristantina andJason Masters , tpb, 112 pages, 2015,ISBN 0-7851-9735-4 Volume 4: Destiny #16, 19–20 (withArio Anindito , Ariela Kristantina and Juan Doe, tpb, 112 pages, 2015,ISBN 0-7851-9767-2 Uncanny Inhumans Volume 1: Time Crush #0–4 (tpb, 144 pages, 2016,ISBN 0-7851-9706-0 Volume 2: The Quiet Room #5–10 (tpb, 136 pages, 2016,ISBN 0-7851-9707-9 Volume 3: Civil War II #11–14 (tpb, 112 pages, 2016,ISBN 0-7851-9991-8 Volume 4: IvX #15–20 (tpb, 136 pages, 2017,ISBN 978-1-302-90312-1 Inhumans: Attilan Rising Civil War Leinil Francis Yu , July 2015 – October 2015, collected inCivil War: Warzones! , tpb, 120 pages, 2016,ISBN 0-7851-9866-0 Star Wars: Lando Alex Maleev , July 2015 – October 2015, collected inStar Wars: Lando , tpb, 112 pages, 2016,ISBN 0-7851-9319-7 All-New Inhumans Daredevil Volume 1: Chinatown #1–5 (tpb, 120 pages, 2016,ISBN 0-7851-9644-7 Volume 2: Supersonic #6–9 andAnnual #1 (tpb, 120 pages, 2016,ISBN 0-7851-9645-5 Volume 3: Dark Art #10–14 (tpb, 112 pages, 2017,ISBN 978-1-302-90297-1 Volume 4: Identity #15–20 (tpb, 136 pages, 2017,ISBN 978-1-302-90562-0 Volume 5: Supreme #21–28 (tpb, 112 pages, 2017,ISBN 978-1-302-90563-7 Volume 6:Mayor Fisk #595–600 (tpb, 136 pages, 2018,ISBN 978-1-302-91062-4 Volume 7:Mayor Murdock #601–605 (tpb, 112 pages, 2018,ISBN 1-302-91063-9 Volume 8: Death of Daredevil # 606–612 (tpb, 168 pages, 2018,ISBN 1-302-91452-9 Gwenpool Holiday Special Langdon Foss , December 2015)Star Wars: Obi-Wan & Anakin Marco Chechetto , January 2016 – May 2016, collected inStar Wars: Obi-Wan and Anakin , tpb, 112 pages, 2016,ISBN 0-7851-9679-X Daredevil/The Punisher: Seventh Circle Szymon Kudranski andReilly Brown , March 2016 – June 2016, collected inDaredevil/Punisher: Seventh Circle , tpb, 128 pages, 2016,ISBN 1-302-90232-6 Star Wars: Poe Dameron Volume 1: Black Squadron #1–6 (tpb, 144 pages, 2016,ISBN 1-302-90110-9 Volume 2: The Gathering Storm: #7–13 (tpb, 144 pages, 2017,ISBN 1-302-90111-7 Volume 3: Legends Lost #14–19 (tpb, 136 pages, 2017,ISBN 978-1-302-90742-6 Volume 4: Legend Found #20–25 (tpb, 160 pages, 2018,ISBN 1-302-90743-3 Volume 5: The Spark and The Fire #26–31 (tpb, 176 pages, 2018,ISBN 1-302-91170-8 Death of X Jeff Lemire ,Aaron Kuder andJavier Garrón , October–November 2016)Inhumans vs. X-Men Kenneth Rocafort , Jeff Lemire and Leinil Francis Yu, November 2016 – March 2017)Star Wars: Darth Vader – Dark Lord of the Sith #1–25 (June 2017 – December 2018)Volume 1: Imperial Machine #1–6 (tpb, 144 pages, 2017,ISBN 1-302-90744-1 Volume 2: Legacy's End #7–12 (tpb, 136 pages, 2018,ISBN 978-1-302-90745-7 Volume 3: The Burning Seas #13–18 (tpb, 136 pages, 2018,ISBN 978-1-302-91056-3 Volume 4: Fortress Vader #19–25 (tpb, 168 pages, 2019,ISBN 1-302-91057-4 Astonishing X-Men Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren (4-issue limited series, December 2019 – March 2020)Star Wars Volume 1: The Destiny Path #1-6 (tpb, 136 pages, 2020,ISBN 978-1-302-92078-4 Volume 2: Operation Starlight #7-11 (tpb, 120 pages, 2021,ISBN 978-1-302-92079-1 Volume 3: War of the Bounty Hunters #12-18 (tpb, 168 pages, 2021,ISBN 978-1-302-92080-7 Volume 4: Crimson Reign #19-23 (tpb, 160 pages, 2022,ISBN 978-1-302-92618-2 Volume 5: The Path to Victory #26-30 (tpb, 120 pages, 2023,ISBN 978-1-302-93274-9 Volume 6: Quests of the Force #31-36 (tpb, 144 pages, 2023,ISBN 978-1-302-94808-5 Volume 7: Dark Droids #37-41 (tpb, 120 pages, 2024,ISBN 978-1-302-94809-2 Volume 8: The Sith and the Skywalker #42-45 (tpb, 152 pages, 2024,ISBN 978-1-302-95478-9 Volume 9: The Path of Light #46-50 (tpb, 120 pages, 2024,ISBN 978-1-302-95479-6 Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters (6-issue limited series, May 2021 – October 2021)Star Wars: Crimson Reign (5-issue limited series, December 2021 – June 2022)Star Wars: Legacy of Vader – #1–12 (February 2025 – January 2026)Tarzan and the Comics of Idaho #1 (August 2014) (Idaho Comics Group ; Contains a snippet of the as yet unpublishedStrongman Volume Two: Oaxaca Tapout )Dynamite Entertainment [ edit ] Letter 44 #1–35 (with Alberto Jiménez Alburquerque, October 2013 – August 2017) collected as:Volume 1: Escape Velocity (collects #1–6, tpb, 144 pages, 2014,ISBN 1-62010-133-5 Volume 2: Redshift (collects #8–13, tpb, 160 pages, 2015,ISBN 1-62010-206-4 Volume 3: Dark Matter (collects #15–20, tpb, 160 pages, 2016,ISBN 1-62010-272-2 Volume 4: Saviors (collects #22—27, tpb, 160 pages, 2017,ISBN 978-1-62010-355-5 Volume 5: Blueshift (collects Issues #7, #14, #21, #28, and #32, one-shot background stories of the characters, tpb, 136 pages, 2017,ISBN 978-1-62010-446-0 Volume 6: The End (collects #29–31, 33–35, tpb, 160 pages, 2018,ISBN 978-1-62010-468-2 ^ Outlaw, Kofi (April 27, 2022)."Star Wars and Marvel Writer Reveals More Prominent Role at Lucasfilm" . 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