Solaris (DC Comics)

Solaris (also known as Solaris the Tyrant Sun) is a DC Comics supervillain who exists in the distant future of the DC Universe. He was created by Grant Morrison, and first appeared in the 1998 event DC One Million.^[1][2]

Solaris
Solaris as depicted in DC One Million #3 (September 1998). Art by Val Semeiks.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	DC One Million #1 (1998)
Created by	Grant Morrison
In-story information
Alter ego	Solaris
Species	Sentient artificial star
Team affiliations	Superman dynasty Pancosmic Justice Jihad
Abilities	Artificial intelligence Solar radiation manipulation

Fictional character biography

Solaris is a star-like robot created to counter an organic computer virus that contains his programming and was sent by his future self. Afterward, Solaris becomes an enemy of Superman and his descendants until the 505th-century Superman sacrifices himself to reprogram it. By the 853rd century, Solaris is placed in Uranus' orbit to warm the outer parts of the Solar System and relay information, and is overseen by Starman.^[3][4][5][6]

Solaris' resentment of Superman leads him to ally with Starman and Vandal Savage to kill Superman. However, Solaris is destroyed by Superman and the past Justice League.

In The New Golden Age, Legionnaire harnesses Solaris' power while battling Eclipso.^[7]

Other versions

• An alternate universe variant of Solaris appears in All-Star Superman (2005).
• An alternate timeline variant of Solaris appears in Future State.

In other media

• Solaris appears in All-Star Superman (2011), voiced by Robin Atkin Downes.^[8]
• Solaris appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.^[9]

Reception

Comics Alliance praised Solaris for being a major villain who did not necessarily need to be tied to his story of origin, nor appear often, unlike Bane or Doomsday.^[10]

References

1. "Revisiting DC ONE MILLION, 12 Years Later". Newsarama. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
2. "The 10 Most Earth Shattering Comic Events". Complex.
3. Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 354. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
4. "DC Reveals Grant Morrison's Sketches for DC: One Million - IGN". IGN. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
5. Sims, Chris (11 March 2016). "Ask Chris #281: The 'All Star' / 'DC One Million' Connection". ComicsAlliance. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
6. Greenberger, Robert; Pasko, Martin (2010). The Essential Superman Encyclopedia. Del Rey. p. 369. ISBN 978-0-345-50108-0.
7. Justice Society of America Vol. 4 #11. DC Comics.
8. "Solaris Voice - All-Star Superman (Movie)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 9, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
9. Eisen, Andrew (October 2, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
10. Sims, Chris (3 February 2017). "Ask Chris #326: Solaris The Tyrant Sun". ComicsAlliance. Retrieved 27 July 2019.