Gene Luen Yang Reading Order

4 books (2008–2016)

Start with The Best American Comics 2008, the first of 4 books in the Anthologies series.

#	Title
1	The Best American Comics 2008 2008Buy 🇺🇸
2	Nursery Rhyme Comics: 50 Timeless Rhymes from 50 Celebrated Cartoonists 2011Buy 🇺🇸
3	Strange Tales 2 2011Buy 🇺🇸
4	Comics Confidential 2016Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (2013–2020)

Start with The Promise, the first of 4 books in the Avatar: The Last Airbender Collections series.

#	Title
1	The Promise 2013Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Rift 2015Buy 🇺🇸
3	Smoke and Shadow 2016Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Lost Adventures and Team Avatar Tales(With: Faith Erin Hicks,Sara Goetter) 2020Buy 🇺🇸

5 books (2023–2025)

Start with The Books of Clash, Volume 1, the first of 5 books in the Books Of Clash series.

#	Title
1	The Books of Clash, Volume 1 2023Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Books of Clash, Volume 2 2023Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Books of Clash, Volume 3 2024Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Books of Clash, Volume 4 2024Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Books of Clash Volume 5 2025Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2013–2013)

Start with Boxers and read in order.

#	Title
1	Boxers 2013Buy 🇺🇸
2	Boxers & Saints 2013Buy 🇺🇸
3	Saints 2013Buy 🇺🇸

11 books (2021–2023)

Start with Batman by John Ridley(By: John Ridley), the first of 11 books in the Future State series.

#	Title
1	Batman by John Ridley(By: John Ridley) 2021Buy 🇺🇸
2	Batman: Dark Detective(With: Joshua Williamson,Mariko Tamaki,Ram V.) 2021Buy 🇺🇸
3	Justice League(By: Joshua Williamson,Geoffrey Thorne,Brandon Thomas,Ram V.) 2021Buy 🇺🇸
4	Suicide Squad(By: Robbie Thompson,Ram V.) 2021Buy 🇺🇸
5	Superman(By: Brian Michael Bendis,Marguerite Bennett,Mark Russell) 2021Buy 🇺🇸
6	Teen Titans, Vol. 1: Ruins(By: Tim Sheridan) 2021Buy 🇺🇸
7	The Next Batman(By: John Ridley) 2021Buy 🇺🇸
8	Wonder Woman(By: Becky Cloonan,Michael Conrad) 2021Buy 🇺🇸
9	Volume 1: Gotham(By: Joshua Williamson) 2022Buy 🇺🇸
10	Volume 2: Gotham(By: Dennis Culver) 2022Buy 🇺🇸
11	Volume 3: Gotham(By: Dennis Culver) 2023Buy 🇺🇸

5 books (2004–2024)

Start with Gordon Yamamoto and the King of the Geeks, the first of 5 books in the Graphic Novels series.

#	Title
1	Gordon Yamamoto and the King of the Geeks 2004Buy 🇺🇸
2	Loyola Chin and the San Peligran Order 2004Buy 🇺🇸
3	Batman/Superman: The Archive of Worlds 2021Buy 🇺🇸
4	Marvel Voices: Identity 2022Buy 🇺🇸
5	Lunar New Year Love Story 2024Buy 🇺🇸

1 book (2023–2023)

#	Title
1	Monkey Prince 2023Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (2017–2019)

Start with New Super-Man, Vol. 1, the first of 4 books in the New Super-Man Collections series.

#	Title
1	New Super-Man, Vol. 1 2017Buy 🇺🇸
2	New Super-Man, Vol. 2 2017Buy 🇺🇸
3	New Super-Man, Vol. 3 2018Buy 🇺🇸
4	New Super-Man and the Justice League of China, Vol. 4 2019Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2016–2017)

Start with North and South Part One and read in order.

#	Title
1	North and South Part One 2016Buy 🇺🇸
2	North and South Part Three 2017Buy 🇺🇸
3	North and South Part Two 2017Buy 🇺🇸

7 books (2015–2018)

Start with Secret Coders, the first of 7 books in the Secret Coders series.

#	Title
1	Secret Coders 2015Buy 🇺🇸
2	Lost & Found 2016Buy 🇺🇸
3	Paths & Portals 2016Buy 🇺🇸
4	Robots & Repeats 2017Buy 🇺🇸
5	Secrets & Sequences 2017Buy 🇺🇸
6	Monsters & Modules 2018Buy 🇺🇸
7	Potions & Parameters 2018Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (2021–2023)

Start with Brothers & Sisters, the first of 4 books in the Shang-Chi series.

#	Title
1	Brothers & Sisters 2021Buy 🇺🇸
2	Family Of Origin 2022Buy 🇺🇸
3	Shang-Chi vs. the Marvel Universe 2022Buy 🇺🇸
4	Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings 2023Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2015–2016)

Start with Smoke and Shadow Part One and read in order.

#	Title
1	Smoke and Shadow Part One 2015Buy 🇺🇸
2	Smoke and Shadow Part Two 2015Buy 🇺🇸
3	Smoke and Shadow Part Three 2016Buy 🇺🇸

7 books (2003–2020)

Start with Rosary Comic Book, the first of 7 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Rosary Comic Book 2003Buy 🇺🇸
2	American Born Chinese 2006Buy 🇺🇸
3	Animal Crackers 2006Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Eternal Smile 2009Buy 🇺🇸
5	Prime Baby 2010Buy 🇺🇸
6	Level Up 2011Buy 🇺🇸
7	Dragon Hoops 2020Buy 🇺🇸

28 books (1994–2025)

Start with Bizarro's World(By: Louise Simonson), the first of 28 books in the Superman series.

#	Title
1	Bizarro's World(By: Louise Simonson) 1994Buy 🇺🇸
2	I Hate Superman!(By: Louise Simonson) 1996Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Trial of Superman(By: Dan Jurgens,Louise Simonson) 1997Buy 🇺🇸
4	Revenge Squad(By: Dan Jurgens,Louise Simonson) 1999Buy 🇺🇸
5	Superman Vs. the Revenge Squad!(By: Louise Simonson) 1999Buy 🇺🇸
6	The Doomsday Wars(By: Dan Jurgens) 1999Buy 🇺🇸
7	What Price Tomorrow?(By: George Pérez) 2012Buy 🇺🇸
8	Secrets and Lies(By: Keith Giffen,Dan Jurgens,Fabian Nicieza,Scott Lobdell) 2013Buy 🇺🇸
9	Fury at World's End(By: Scott Lobdell) 2014Buy 🇺🇸
10	Psi War(By: Scott Lobdell) 2014Buy 🇺🇸
11	Doomed(By: Greg Pak) 2015Buy 🇺🇸
12	The Men of Tomorrow(By: Geoff Johns) 2015Buy 🇺🇸
13	Under Fire(By: Scott Lobdell) 2015Buy 🇺🇸
14	Before Truth 2016Buy 🇺🇸
15	Lois and Clark(By: Dan Jurgens) 2016Buy 🇺🇸
16	Return to Glory(With: Peter J. Tomasi) 2016Buy 🇺🇸
17	Savage Dawn(With: Greg Pak,Peter J. Tomasi,Aaron Kuder) 2016Buy 🇺🇸
18	The Final Days of Superman(By: Peter J. Tomasi) 2016Buy 🇺🇸
19	Black Dawn(By: Patrick Gleason,Peter J. Tomasi) 2017Buy 🇺🇸
20	Multiplicity(By: Patrick Gleason,Peter J. Tomasi) 2017Buy 🇺🇸
21	Son of Superman(By: Patrick Gleason,Peter J. Tomasi) 2017Buy 🇺🇸
22	Superman Reborn(By: Dan Jurgens) 2017Buy 🇺🇸
23	Trial of the Super Sons(By: Patrick Gleason,Peter J. Tomasi) 2017Buy 🇺🇸
24	Bizarroverse(By: Patrick Gleason,Peter J. Tomasi) 2018Buy 🇺🇸
25	Hopes and Fears(By: Peter J. Tomasi) 2018Buy 🇺🇸
26	Superman Blue(By: Dan Jurgens) 2018Buy 🇺🇸
27	Superman Blue(By: Louise Simonson) 2018Buy 🇺🇸
28	The World(By: Dan Jurgens) 2025Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2016–2021)

Start with Before Truth and read in order.

#	Title
1	Before Truth 2016Buy 🇺🇸
2	Superman Smashes the Klan 2020Buy 🇺🇸
3	Batman/Superman: The Archive of Worlds 2021Buy 🇺🇸

21 books (2017–2025)

Start with Men of Steel(By: Dan Jurgens), the first of 21 books in the Superman: Action Comics series.

#	Title
1	Men of Steel(By: Dan Jurgens) 2017Buy 🇺🇸
2	Path of Doom(By: Dan Jurgens) 2017Buy 🇺🇸
3	The New World(By: Dan Jurgens) 2017Buy 🇺🇸
4	Welcome to the Planet(By: Dan Jurgens) 2017Buy 🇺🇸
5	80 Years of Superman(By: Brad Meltzer,Brian Michael Bendis,Tom King,Marv Wolfman,Dan Jurgens,Geoff Johns,Peter J. Tomasi,Scott Snyder,Paul Dini,Louise Simonson,Richard Donner) 2018Buy 🇺🇸
6	Action Comics #1000(By: Brad Meltzer,Brian Michael Bendis,Tom King,Dan Jurgens,Geoff Johns,Scott Snyder) 2018Buy 🇺🇸
7	Booster Shot(By: Dan Jurgens) 2018Buy 🇺🇸
8	The Oz Effect(By: Dan Jurgens) 2018Buy 🇺🇸
9	Invisible Mafia(By: Brian Michael Bendis) 2019Buy 🇺🇸
10	Leviathan Rising(By: Brian Michael Bendis) 2019Buy 🇺🇸
11	Leviathan Hunt(By: Brian Michael Bendis) 2020Buy 🇺🇸
12	Metropolis Burning(By: Brian Michael Bendis) 2020Buy 🇺🇸
13	The House of Kent(By: Brian Michael Bendis) 2021Buy 🇺🇸
14	The One Who Fell(By: Phillip Kennedy Johnson) 2021Buy 🇺🇸
15	The Arena(By: Phillip Kennedy Johnson) 2022Buy 🇺🇸
16	Warworld Rising(By: Phillip Kennedy Johnson) 2022Buy 🇺🇸
17	Warworld Revolution(By: Phillip Kennedy Johnson) 2023Buy 🇺🇸
18	Doom Rising(By: Dan Jurgens) 2024Buy 🇺🇸
19	Hell and Back 2024Buy 🇺🇸
20	Rise of Metallo(By: Phillip Kennedy Johnson) 2024Buy 🇺🇸
21	Revenge of the Demon 2025Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2012–2012)

Start with The Promise, Part 1 and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Promise, Part 1 2012Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Promise, Part 2 2012Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Promise, Part 3 2012Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2014–2014)

Start with The Rift, Part 1 and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Rift, Part 1 2014Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Rift, Part 2 2014Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Rift, Part 3 2014Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2013–2013)

Start with The Search, Part 1 and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Search, Part 1 2013Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Search, Part 2 2013Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Search, Part 3 2013Buy 🇺🇸

7 books (2014–2014)

Start with Enter the Green Turtle, the first of 7 books in the The Shadow Hero series.

#	Title
1	Enter the Green Turtle 2014Buy 🇺🇸
2	Fathers and Sons 2014Buy 🇺🇸
3	Fights You Cannot Win 2014Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Dawn of a Golden Age 2014Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Green Turtle Chronicles 2014Buy 🇺🇸
6	The Shadow Hero 2014Buy 🇺🇸
7	True Colors 2014Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (2018–2020)

Start with Meet the Terrifics(By: Jeff Lemire), the first of 4 books in the The Terrifics series.

#	Title
1	Meet the Terrifics(By: Jeff Lemire) 2018Buy 🇺🇸
2	Tom Strong and the Terrifics(By: Jeff Lemire) 2019Buy 🇺🇸
3	The God Game(By: Jeff Lemire) 2020Buy 🇺🇸
4	The Tomorrow War 2020Buy 🇺🇸