Solar 5 Solicit, beginning of Solar origin backstory

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Solar 5 Solicit, beginning of Solar origin backstory

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Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom #5

Writer: Jim Shooter
Artist: Roger Robinson, Agustin Alessio
Colorist: Wes Dzioba
Cover Artist: Michael Komarck

Genre: Science-Fiction, Action/Adventure


Doctor Solar, the Man of the Atom, is the greatest single power in existence. But Tanek Nuro, a ruthless global power broker, has acquired the key code to the operating system of the universe, and he means to change things. With no limit to Nuro's monstrous ambition and only Doctor Solar in his way, a war of biblical proportions starts now. Also starting now, the origin saga of the Man of the Atom. How did a middle--aged man of science come to command the fires of creation?

Everything you know . . . and everything you didn't . . . comes to the fore in this double--feature extravaganza not to be missed!

* Solar's origin revealed!

* Two stories in one!

Publication Date: December 29, 2010
Format: FC, 40 pages
Price: $3.50
Hot Damn, can't wait for the origin!!! + beginning of battle with Nuro :thumb:

http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/16-970/ ... the-Atom-5

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WOW

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Awesome!

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Man, that's some amazing artwork.

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That cover artwork is awesome! :clap:
Tanek Nuro
I can't help notice that 'Tanek Nuro' unscrambles into "Turok Anne". :P
Turok Anne? Is Shooter making Andar into a female? :hm: :D

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greg wrote:
Tanek Nuro
I can't help notice that 'Tanek Nuro' unscrambles into "Turok Anne". :P
Turok Anne? Is Shooter making Andar into a female? :hm: :D
You couldn't help but notice that?!
Maybe Anne's his mother. Stone usually takes all the credit.

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Can't wait. :thumb:

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This may be where this book really starts heating up! :thumb:

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cshepard81 wrote: Stone usually takes all the credit.
:lol: :lol: :lol:

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cshepard81 wrote:
greg wrote:
Tanek Nuro
I can't help notice that 'Tanek Nuro' unscrambles into "Turok Anne". :P
Turok Anne? Is Shooter making Andar into a female? :hm: :D
You couldn't help but notice that?!
Maybe Anne's his mother. Stone usually takes all the credit.
No that is a witty, funny post.

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Daniel Jackson wrote:Man, that's some amazing artwork.
I agree. to me that is the perfect look for Solar.

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It's too risky to miss an issue of this series. You might be missing greatness.

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StarBrand wrote:This may be where this book really starts heating up! :thumb:
Or ends it. into issue 5 and it's a double? Why not an issue 6? Just saying...

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StarBrand wrote:It's too risky to miss an issue of this series. You might be missing greatness.
You would be missing out on some great covers, that's for sure.

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cshepard81 wrote:
greg wrote:
Tanek Nuro
I can't help notice that 'Tanek Nuro' unscrambles into "Turok Anne". :P
Turok Anne? Is Shooter making Andar into a female? :hm: :D
You couldn't help but notice that?!
Maybe Anne's his mother. Stone usually takes all the credit.
Maybe Turok is his family name and he crossed the ice bridge from Asia into North America on the QT to do reconnaisance for an asian invasion...which would make him a....wait for it...









secret asian man!


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