Beth Sotelo — comics creator

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Known forMichael Turner's Soulfire

Issues credited159

Active2000–2025

Primary rolecolorist

Beth Sotelo is an American comic book colorist best known for her long association with Aspen MLT and her vibrant work across a range of superhero and fantasy titles. Born in 1974, she entered the industry around 2001, beginning her professional career at Top Cow Productions before going on to contribute to both DC Comics and Marvel Comics.

Over a career spanning more than two decades — with credits on at least 159 issues between 2000 and 2025 — Sotelo has built a reputation as a versatile and reliable colorist across a wide spectrum of titles. Her most sustained work appears on Michael Turner's Soulfire and its companion series Soulfire: Dying of the Light, where her rich, luminous palette helped define the visual identity of those fantasy-driven books. She has also contributed meaningfully to Shrugged and Witchblade at Aspen, and brought her craft to higher-profile mainstream projects including DC's Brightest Day and Batman / Superman.

Sotelo represents a generation of colorists who helped elevate the craft during a period when digital coloring was transforming the look of the medium. Her sustained output and willingness to move between independent and major publishers speak to both her adaptability and the consistent quality of her work.

Known for

Fathom: Killian's Tide #2

Fathom: Killian's Tide #3

Full bibliography · 73 series

Michael Turner's Soulfire (2004) · 13

#3 #4 #6 #0 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9

Brightest Day (2010) · 12

#0 #2 #3 #12 #1 #1 #17 #18 #2 #4 #5 #1

Shrugged (2006) · 9

#0 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8

Witchblade (1995) · 8

#53 #54 #55 #56 #58 #62 #63 #64

Michael Turner's Soulfire: Dying of the Light (2005) · 6

#0 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5

Batman / Superman (2013) · 6

#22 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27

Michael Turner's Fathom: Cannon Hawke (2004) · 5

#0 #2 #1 #4 #5

Atomika (2005) · 5

#5 #6 #2 #3 #4

Michael Turner's Fathom (2011) · 5

#1 #1 #2 #3 #4

Lady Mechanika (2015) · 5

#[nn]#4 #5 #6 #7

Kick-Ass (2018) · 5

#2 #3 #4 #5 #6

Lady Mechanika: Sangre (2019) · 5

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5

Fathom (2001) · 4

#1/2 #13 #14 #1/2RE (1/2)

The Magdalena (2003) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

The Loners (2007) · 4

#3 #4 #5 #6

Lady Mechanika: The Monster of the Ministry of Hell (2021) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Lady Mechanika: The Devil in the Lake (2024) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Lady Mechanika: La Dama de la Muerte (2016) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Lady Mechanika: The Clockwork Assassin (2017) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Lady Mechanika HCF (2017) · 3

#1 [2017]#1 [2018]#1 [2019]

Lady Mechanika: La Belle Dame Sans Merci (2018) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Witchblade / Darkchylde (2000) · 2

#1 #[nn]

Fathom: Killian's Tide (2001) · 2

#2 #3

Aphrodite IX (2000) · 2

#3 #4

New X-Men (2002) · 2

#3 #154

Witchblade / Wolverine (2004) · 2

#1 #[nn]

Superman (1987) · 2

#216 #12

Supergirl (2005) · 2

#1 #2

Worlds of Aspen (2006) · 2

#1 #2

Fathom: Kiani (2007) · 2

#1 #2

New Warriors (2007) · 2

#14 #15

Superman / Wonder Woman (2014) · 2

#5 #5

Lady Mechanika De duivel in het meer (2025) · 2

#1 #2

Witchblade: Obakemono (2002) · 1

#[nn]

CiCi Miniseries (2002) · 1

Witchblade Hors Série (1997) · 1

#10

Tomb Raider: Scarface's Treasure (2003) · 1

#[nn]

Evo (2003) · 1

Tomb Raider: Journeys (2001) · 1

Cursed (2003) · 1

The Magdalena - The Passion of Patience (2004) · 1

Common Grounds (2004) · 1

Michael Turner's Fathom Dawn of War (2004) · 1

Michael Turner's Cannon: Dawn of War (2004) · 1

Magdalena (2002) · 1

Action Comics (1938) · 1

#826

Adventures of Superman (1987) · 1

#639

Michael Turner's Fathom Prelude (2005) · 1

X-Men (2003) · 1

#6/2005

Day of Vengeance (2005) · 1

#[nn]

Shrugged: Beginnings (2006) · 1

#[nn]

Cannon Hawke (2006) · 1

Fathom - Kiani (2007) · 1

Wolverine: Killing Made Simple (2008) · 1

Aspen Showcase: Ember (2009) · 1

Tales from Wonderland: The Red Queen (2009) · 1

#[nn]

Aspen Showcase: Kiani (2009) · 1

Worlds of Aspen 2010 (2010) · 1

Michael Turner's Fathom Blue Descent (2010) · 1

Haunted City (2011) · 1

Michael Turner's Soulfire Grace (2012) · 1

Shrugged 2 (2013) · 1

Brightest Day Omnibus (2014) · 1

#[nn]

Superman / Wonder Woman Annual (2014) · 1

Wonder Woman (2011) · 1

#47

Quarantine Zone (2016) · 1

#[nn]

Lady Mechanika: The Lost Boys of West Abbey (2016) · 1

Catwoman (2011) · 1

#52

Suicide Squad: Secret Files (2017) · 1

#[nn]

Lady Mechanika FCBD (2016) · 1

#1 [2018]

Batman y Superman: Colección Novelas Gráficas (2017) · 1

#78

Lady Mechanika: The Monster of the Ministry of Hell [Deluxe Edition] (2021) · 1

#[nn]

Witchblade - Obakemono (2004) · 1

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