Charles Soule
The American comics industry of the early twenty-first century saw a growing number of writers who brought professional backgrounds from outside the creative arts into their storytelling work. Charles Soule, born on July 18, 1974, in Milwaukee, is one such figure — a United States citizen who trained as both a lawyer at Columbia Law School and an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania before establishing himself as a comics writer, prose novelist, and musician.
Soule's work in comics spans some of the more prominent titles published by Marvel and other major publishers. He wrote runs on Daredevil and She-Hulk, and served as the writer on Death of Wolverine, a high-profile limited series. In the course of his comics work he co-created several characters, among them Blindspot, Lash, Inferno, and Ren. He also wrote various Star Wars books and comic series, and co-wrote the series Undiscovered Country alongside Scott Snyder. His background as a draftsperson and jurist adds further dimensions to his professional profile, which spans creative, legal, and musical pursuits.
Soule's transition into long-form prose fiction produced two novels published by Harper Perennial. The Oracle Year, his debut novel, was released on April 3, 2018, followed by Anyone on December 3, 2019. His work in prose extended further into the Star Wars publishing line with Star Wars: Light of the Jedi, released on January 6, 2021, which entered the New York Times bestseller list at number one.
The commercial reception of Star Wars: Light of the Jedi, marked by its debut at the top of the New York Times bestseller list, demonstrated a measurable audience for Soule's work in long-form fiction. His name is catalogued by the Library of Congress under the authorized label "Soule, Charles," reflecting his recognized standing as a published author across both comics and prose formats.
Quotes by Charles Soule
Black Bolt is typically a stoic leader, part of a larger cast of Inhumans who get their hands dirty in ways that he doesn't.
Why has the Force called us to fight today?” Loden said. “For life and the light,” Bell replied.
There was nothing so big it could not be swallowed up. Nothing so strong it could not be humbled. Nothing so tall it could not be made small. Not a mountain, and not the Republic.
Peace without justice is flawed, hollow at its core. It is the peace provided by tyranny.
And after all, what’s the point of being Daredevil if you can’t leap before you look?
He closed his eyes and opened his spirit, and there it was, the small light within him that never stopped burning. Always at least a candle flame, and sometimes, if he concentrated, it could surge up into a blaze. A few times, he’d felt as bright as the sun, so much light pouring through him he was afraid he might go blind. Honestly, though, it didn’t matter. From spark to inferno – any connection to the Force chased away the shadows.
It was like trying to play chess in a pitch-dark room, where you had to determine your opponent’s moves by sense of smell alone. And you had a cold. And your opponent was God.
If the patriarchy didn’t want her talent on her terms, then they would have to get along without it, while she sat in the shadows, making their lives miserable from time to time, getting rich off their mistakes, exploiting flaws in their security, and selling the solutions back to them.
The Marvel universe is a deep, weird, woolly place, and getting to expose strange corners of it is part of the fun of 'She-Hulk.' Honestly, it's part of the fun of any Marvel book.