Soleil Productions

Soleil Productions
Company typePrivate
IndustryPublishing
FounderMourad Boudjellal
HeadquartersToulon, Var, P.A.C.A., France
Area served
French-speaking countries
Key people
Jean Wacquet, Editor-in-chief
Mourad Boudjellal, Publisher
Christophe Arleston, Periodical Editor-in-Chief
ProductsBandes dessinées
Comics
Manga
ParentDelSol distribution (with Delcourt)
Fusion Comics (with Panini)
Websitewww.editions-soleil.fr

Soleil Productions is a French publisher of both original and imported comic books.

History

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Soleil was founded in 1989 in Toulouse by Mourad Boudjellal.[1]

Soleil quickly became known as a publisher of cartoons and parodies such as Rahan, Blek le Roc et Tarzan. It soon went into the heroic fantasy.[2]

In the 1994, it picked up and published the Lanfeust comic series. Lanfeust became a rapid and huge success and propelled the Toulouse publishing house to the rank of the largest French comic book publishers.

Partnerships and collaborations

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In 2004, Soleil and Delcourt created a joint venture called DelSol, a partnership distribution society for France, Belgium and other Francophone countries.

In 2008, Marvel Comics collaborated with the publisher on English translations of several of their titles, including Sky Doll, Universal War One, Samurai: Legend, Scourge of the Gods and Ythaq: The Forsaken World. [3]

In 2008, Panini and Soleil created a joint venture called Fusion Comics in order to diffuse some U.S. comics (like Dark Tower or World of Warcraft) into the French-language countries market.

In June 2011, Mourad Boudjellal sold all of his shares to Delcourt editions.[4]

List of current titles

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Bandes dessinées

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Original and licensed properties published under the labels Soleil, Quadrants, Soleil Levant, Soleil Celtic, Start, Métamorphose, etc.

Comics

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(Licensed properties) Published by Soleil / Fusion Comics:

Manga and manhwa

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(Licensed & original properties) Published by Végétal Manga / Soleil Manga

Periodicals

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  • Lanfeust Mag (monthly - since 1998), (#144 in November 2008)

Artbooks and collectibles

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Les Éditions Soleil | soleil". www.editions-soleil.fr. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  2. ^ "Découvrez l'actu de la BD, Manga, Comics et Jeunesse des Editions Soleil". www.soleilprod.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  3. ^ Hudson |, Laura. "French Publisher Soleil Finds Success at Marvel". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  4. ^ "Delcourt prend le contrôle des éditions Soleil". ActuaBD (in French). Retrieved 2023-09-26.

References

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