My "Solo" Wish List (or thinking WAY too much about how I'd tackle an imaginary job
by Robert McKercher on 03/28/14
I loved the "Solo" series DC Comics published a few years ago, and I often think about what artists I would approach to participate if DC asked me to edit a revival of the title.
For the unfamiliar, "Solo" was an anthology series published by DC from 2004-2006. Each ad-free, 48- page issued spotlighted the work of a different artist who was encouraged to tell stories in any genre and to use DC's library of characters as they saw fit. Some of the artists also wrote all the stories in their issues; others collaborated with writers, but they all were allowed to indulge their story-telling sensibilities using well-known characters and concepts in a way that would be unlikely in a traditional assignement.
When I compiled the list of artists for my imaginary editing job, I set some parameters
