Sara Soler Ester

Early life and education Soler was born in Barbastro, Spain, on 28 December 1992. She moved to Barcelona, where she studied Fine Arts and later completed a Graphic Art course at Excola Joso.

She later published En la oscuridad, a graphic work based on the kidnapping of Spanish journalist Antonio Pampliega by al-Qaeda. The work was presented in Zaragoza in 2019 and received recognition at the Carlos Gimenez Awards.

Soler has worked with Spanish and American publishers across comics, illustration, and graphic adaptation. Her credits include Dr. Horrible: Best Friends Forever and Plants vs. Zombies for Dark Horse Comics, as well as Ikigai in Planeta Manga.

Personal life Soler's graphic novel Us is based on her relationship with her partner Diana and their experience during Diana's gender transition.

Awards and recognition In 2019, Soler won the Carlos Gimenez Award for Revelation Author for En la oscuridad.

In 2021, Us received the awards for Best Work and Best Script by an Aragonese author at the Aragonese Comic Awards.

Us was nominated for Best National Work at the 2022 Comic Barcelona Awards.

In 2024, Soler won Best Drawing by an Aragonese Author for Temporada de brujas at the Aragonese Comic Awards.

Selected works

Red & Blue, Panini, 2017. En la oscuridad, 2019 Us, Astiberri, 2021. Season of the Bruja, Oni Press, 2022. Temporada de brujas, Astiberri, 2023. Us, English edition, Dark Horse Comics, 2023. Master Planner, in DC Pride 2025, DC Comics, 2025.