Doctor Solar Origin Story For Dark Horse

[StarBrand]

The Doctor Solar Origin Story For Dark Horse runs in Doctor Solar #5-8. Shooter has said he believes it's his best story ever. JC Vaugn said it's the best script he's ever read.
If there's even a chance it's as good or better than Valiant Solar I don't see how any Solar fan could take the chance to not at least pick up the first installment and check it out.

[slym2none]

I'll tell you how I don't get them as they come out.





-slym

[OmenSpirits.com]

I'll tell you how I don't get them as they come out.





-slym

Are you saying...quarter bin dumpster diving?

[slym2none]

I haven't bought anything but Solar #1, and I honestly cannot remember a thing about it.





-slym

[MoonChild]

The Doctor Solar Origin Story For Dark Horse runs in Doctor Solar #5-8. Shooter has said he believes it's his best story ever. JC Vaugn said it's the best script he's ever read.
If there's even a chance it's as good or better than Valiant Solar I don't see how any Solar fan could take the chance to not at least pick up the first installment and check it out.

That's a tall order! I hope it lives up to the hype!

[tanord]

The Doctor Solar Origin Story For Dark Horse runs in Doctor Solar #5-8. Shooter has said he believes it's his best story ever. JC Vaugn said it's the best script he's ever read.
If there's even a chance it's as good or better than Valiant Solar I don't see how any Solar fan could take the chance to not at least pick up the first installment and check it out.

That's great, but JC Vaughn has only read like 2 comic issues. I'm just kidding.
The people that are dropping this title will probably give Solar a second chance starting with issue 5.

[400yrs]

The Doctor Solar Origin Story For Dark Horse runs in Doctor Solar #5-8. Shooter has said he believes it's his best story ever. JC Vaugn said it's the best script he's ever read.

Sounds like they are trying to sell copies. There's more to a comic than just the script anyway.

[Daniel Jackson]

The Doctor Solar Origin Story For Dark Horse runs in Doctor Solar #5-8. Shooter has said he believes it's his best story ever. JC Vaugn said it's the best script he's ever read.
If there's even a chance it's as good or better than Valiant Solar I don't see how any Solar fan could take the chance to not at least pick up the first installment and check it out.

That's a tall order! I hope it lives up to the hype!

Ditto.

[JCVaughn]

The Doctor Solar Origin Story For Dark Horse runs in Doctor Solar #5-8. Shooter has said he believes it's his best story ever. JC Vaughn said it's the best script he's ever read.

Sounds like they are trying to sell copies. There's more to a comic than just the script anyway.

Just for the record, I offered by observation on the Solar #0 script before I was involved with Mighty Samson and stand by remarks. In my position with The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, I've been given the opportunity to review lots of scripts. I can't think of one better.

If you want to quibble with my judgment, I urge you to do so. That's a big part of the fun around here. However, if you want to question my motives, I'd just as soon have you get to know me a bit better first.

[400yrs]

The Doctor Solar Origin Story For Dark Horse runs in Doctor Solar #5-8. Shooter has said he believes it's his best story ever. JC Vaughn said it's the best script he's ever read.

Sounds like they are trying to sell copies. There's more to a comic than just the script anyway.

Just for the record, I offered by observation on the Solar #0 script before I was involved with Mighty Samson and stand by remarks. In my position with The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, I've been given the opportunity to review lots of scripts. I can't think of one better.

If you want to quibble with my judgment, I urge you to do so. That's a big part of the fun around here. However, if you want to question my motives, I'd just as soon have you get to know me a bit better first.

Eh. Whatever. Let's see if it ends up being the best comic you've ever read and then I'll be impressed.

I don't know the timelines of when that script was done or when you read it or got involved with the DK books. As someone who is involved with the DK books, I'd hope that you are trying to sell copies.

[Second_Death]

The Doctor Solar Origin Story For Dark Horse runs in Doctor Solar #5-8. Shooter has said he believes it's his best story ever. JC Vaugn said it's the best script he's ever read.

Sounds like they are trying to sell copies. There's more to a comic than just the script anyway.

Certainly but the importance of other factors drop dramatically for me after the script. To each their own, however.

[Ryan]

It will be hard to top Alpha & Omega, especially around here .

I'm curious what the page count will be. You wouldn't think the back-ups would be more than 8 pages... x 4 issues = 32 pages. Guess that would be about right for a '0' issue. Hey JC do you remember what the page count was?

[Prelate1]

According to this CBR interview with Shooter, he wrote a 40 page #0 issue story.

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... e&id=26692

[JCVaughn]

It will be hard to top Alpha & Omega, especially around here .

I'm curious what the page count will be. You wouldn't think the back-ups would be more than 8 pages... x 4 issues = 32 pages. Guess that would be about right for a '0' issue. Hey JC do you remember what the page count was?

It was originally 32 pages, but being serialized I think that Jim would probably have added a few to what I read or at least modified it slightly for the chapter breaks...

And by the way, I always thought Solar #0-10 was about the best science I'd ever read in a superhero comic. Until this.

I'm really going to be interested to see it drawn.

[dave]

That sounds really good! I just wish there was not such a huge wait b/w the issues. It looks like a 2 month gap b/w 6 and 7.

[Ryan]

According to this CBR interview with Shooter, he wrote a 40 page #0 issue story.

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... e&id=26692

It was originally 32 pages, but being serialized I think that Jim would probably have added a few to what I read or at least modified it slightly for the chapter breaks...

And by the way, I always thought Solar #0-10 was about the best science I'd ever read in a superhero comic. Until this.

I'm really going to be interested to see it drawn.

Thanks guys. I wonder if the back-ups will take away from the page count of the main story or if it will be an added bonus?

It's being drawn by a European artist Agustin Alessio? Looks like he has a lot of different styles, hopefully he is fully painting it

Here's a few samples from his flickr, possible NSFW

[robb77]

not bad

[yardstick]

It will be hard to top Alpha & Omega, especially around here .

...

No. It will be hard to top Rai 0...

[Knightt]

It will be hard to top Alpha & Omega, especially around here .

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No. It will be hard to top Rai 0...

Respectfully, I do not think it will be anyone's intention to top Alpha & Omega or Rai #0 because these are not Valiant books. I do agree that around 'here', those two books will never be topped as these are foundation books which ground why many of us are here to begin with.

The first time around with Valiant... heh, I admit, I was beside myself and I read those for the first time back in 2003 (+/-). But that was another universe. This is GK stories and I have to keep reminding myself of that as well. I won't be one to compare anything new with Alpha & Omega or Rai #0. Those books stand on their own and in high regard. The new Solar story is simply 'that'... a new story, a new universe totally separate from Valiant. I can't compare them, no way, no how. Those early days of Valiant, I do not think will ever be topped (IMO)... it was a kind of magic.

I do however, think that the new stories stand on their own and I look forward to this origin issue, very much.

[Knightt]

This style of rendered art is really nice.

[StarBrand]

The first part of this origin story, to appear in Dr Solar 5, is still on pace to hit the racks one week from today. The main story looks like it will now feature Nuro, too, so perhaps the whole book is about to pick up the pace!

[comicsyte95]

If the new Solar origin issues are even 1 tenth as good as Alpha & Omega or Rai #0 itll be way better then anything Marvel or DC is putting out (even though im enjoying Green Lantern now)now.If they are that good i can feel the hoarding instinct taking over.

[StarBrand]

If the new Solar origin issues are even 1 tenth as good as Alpha & Omega or Rai #0 itll be way better then anything Marvel or DC is putting out (even though im enjoying Green Lantern now)now.If they are that good i can feel the hoarding instinct taking over.

And, if they're that good, I feel the whole line getting a bump.

[Daniel Jackson]

If the new Solar origin issues are even 1 tenth as good as Alpha & Omega or Rai #0 itll be way better then anything Marvel or DC is putting out (even though im enjoying Green Lantern now)now.If they are that good i can feel the hoarding instinct taking over.

And, if they're that good, I feel the whole line getting a bump.

Maybe, but it would help if the titles were solidly tied into each other like we had with Valiant.

[StarBrand]

If the new Solar origin issues are even 1 tenth as good as Alpha & Omega or Rai #0 itll be way better then anything Marvel or DC is putting out (even though im enjoying Green Lantern now)now.If they are that good i can feel the hoarding instinct taking over.

And, if they're that good, I feel the whole line getting a bump.

Maybe, but it would help if the titles were solidly tied into each other like we had with Valiant.

How long was it after Valiant was launched before the titles tied into each other?