Charles Burns Reading Order
1 series · 31 books
Charles Burns is a British author who emerged as a central voice in the experimental fiction movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Alongside contemporaries like B.S. Johnson and Christine Brooke-Rose, he pushed the boundaries of conventional narrative structure and literary form. His body of work comprises over thirty novels that challenge readers with innovative approaches to storytelling and prose, establishing him as an important figure in avant-garde British literature.
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Standalone Novels Series
31 books
Charles Burns has written 31 standalone novels and graphic works, best experienced in publication order beginning with All American Hippie Comix. His body of work spans from early collections through major graphic novels like Black Hole and includes sketchbooks, international editions, and thematic collections. The series status remains unclear, though these titles represent Burns' complete published output to date. Reading these works in the order they were released provides the fullest picture of his artistic evolution as a cartoonist and horror storyteller.
Start with All American Hippie Comix, the first of 31 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | All American Hippie Comix |
| 2 | All American Hippie Comix |
| 3 | Big Baby |
| 4 | Big Baby |
| 5 | Big Baby |
| 6 | Big Baby (Charles Burns Library) |
| 7 | Black Hole |
| 8 | Black Hole |
| 9 | Black Hole, tome 1 |
| 10 | Black Hole, tome 2 |
| 11 | Black Hole, tome 4 |
| 12 | Blood club |
| 13 | Charles Burns |
| 14 | Charles Burns' modern horror sketchbook |
| 15 | Colecciýýn Burns: Skin Deep/Burns Collection |
| 16 | Curse of the molemen |
| 17 | Echo Echo |
| 18 | El Borbah |
| 19 | El Borbah (The Complete Charles Burns Cartoon Library , No 1) |
| 20 | El Borbah/ Borbah |
| 21 | El Borbah/ El Borbah |
| 22 | Facetasm |
| 23 | Glass cup plates |
| 24 | Hard-boiled defective stories |
| 25 | Incubation |
| 26 | One Eye |
| 27 | Skin Deep |
| 28 | Sugar Skull |
| 29 | Sugar skull |
| 30 | The Best American Comics 2009 |
| 31 | The hive |
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