Victor Gischler Reading Order

5 books (2014–2016)

Victor Gischler's Angel & Faith: Season 10 is a complete five-book series published between 2014 and 2016. The volumes should be read in publication order, beginning with Where the River Meets the Sea and concluding with A Tale of Two Families. This mystery and action-driven series combines elements of thriller storytelling across its interconnected narrative arc.

Start with Angel & Faith, Volume 1: Where the River Meets the Sea, the first of 5 books in the Angel & Faith: Season 10 series.

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1	Angel & Faith, Volume 1: Where the River Meets the Sea 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Angel & Faith, Volume 3: United 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Angel & Faith: Volume 2: Lost & Found 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Angel & Faith, Volume 4: A Little More Than Kin 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Angel & Faith, Volume 5: A Tale of Two Families 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1999–2011)

Victor Gischler edited three complete anthology collections between 1999 and 2011, spanning mystery, thriller, and action genres. These collections should be read in publication order: The Best American Mystery Stories 1999, followed by Uncage Me, and concluding with Home Improvement: Undead Edition. Each anthology brings together stories from multiple authors working within Gischler's curated thematic and stylistic frameworks.

Start with The Best American Mystery Stories 1999 and read in order.

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1	The Best American Mystery Stories 1999 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Uncage Me 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Home Improvement: Undead Edition 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2012–2012)

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1	A Dark Place 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2022–2023)

Victor Gischler's Carson Stone series comprises two mystery and thriller novels following a character through interconnected adventures. Dead Man's Trail launched the series in 2022, with A Short Rope for a Tall Man completing it in 2023. Readers should begin with Dead Man's Trail and proceed in publication order to experience the story as intended. The series appears to have concluded with its second installment.

Start with Dead Man's Trail and read in order.

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1	Dead Man's Trail 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Short Rope for a Tall Man 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2015–2015)

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1	Gestapo Mars 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

27 books (2008–2025)

Victor Gischler's Deadpool series spans 27 books of action-packed comic adventures published from 2008 to 2025, with new installments still being released. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Deadpool Classic Vol. 1, which features early stories from creators including Mark Waid, Jeph Loeb, and Joe Kelly. The collection progresses through multiple volumes of Deadpool Classic, followed by related titles such as Deadpool Corps, Deadpool Team-Up, and Merc With a Mouth, offering a comprehensive chronology of the character's comic book adventures. This ongoing series combines action and adventure with mystery elements throughout its expanding catalog.

Start with Deadpool Classic, Vol. 1(By: Mark Waid,Jeph Loeb,Joe Kelly,Rob Liefeld), the first of 27 books in the Deadpool series.

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1	Deadpool Classic, Vol. 1(By: Mark Waid,Jeph Loeb,Joe Kelly,Rob Liefeld) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Deadpool Classic, Vol. 2(By: Joe Kelly) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Deadpool Classic, Vol. 3(By: Joe Kelly) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Deadpool Classic Vol. 4(By: Joe Kelly) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Deadpool Classic Vol. 5(By: Mark Powers) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Deadpool Classic Vol. 6(By: ) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Deadpool Classic Vol. 7(By: Jimmy Palmiotti) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Deadpool Classic, Vol. 8(By: Frank Tieri) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Deadpool Classic, Vol. 9(By: Gail Simone) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Deadpool Classic, Vol. 10(By: Gail Simone) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Deadpool Classic Companion(By: Christopher Golden,Larry Hama,Gail Simone,Marc Andreyko,Jeph Loeb,Fabian Nicieza,Rob Liefeld,Eric Stephenson,Gregory Wright,Tom Brevoort,John Ostrander,Glenn Herdling,Mike Kanterovich) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Deadpool Corps 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Deadpool Team-Up(By: Rob Williams,James Felder) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Merc With a Mouth 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Suicide Kings(By: Charlie Huston,Jason Aaron,Joe Kelly,Mike Benson,Adam Glass) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	All The Rest(By: Duane Swierczynski,John Layman,Stuart Moore,Christopher Hastings) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Killogy(By: Cullen Bunn,Salvador Espin,Matteo Lolli,Dalibor Talajić,Mike Del Mundo) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Bad Blood(By: Rob Liefeld) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Deadpool Vs. Marvel(By: Duane Swierczynski,Ben Acker,Ben Blacker) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Headcanon(By: Duane Swierczynski,Mike Benson,Adam Glass) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Make War, Not Love(By: Paul Scheer) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Ultimate Deadpool(By: Tony Bedard) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	DVX(By: Joshua Corin) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Deadpool Classic Companion Vol. 2(By: Jonathan Maberry,Brian Reed,Jonathan Hickman,Jeph Loeb,Jeff Parker,Joe Kelly,Robert Rodi) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Murder Most Fowl(By: Fred Van Lente,Cullen Bunn,Stuart Moore) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Merc$ For Money(By: Cullen Bunn,Iban Coello,Brian Level,Salvador Espin) 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Blood of the Dragon(By: Rob Liefeld) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2010–2011)

The Deadpool Corps series is a three-book action adventure series by Victor Gischler, published between 2010 and 2011 and now complete. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with Pool-pocalypse Now and continuing through Prelude to Deadpool Corps and You Say You Want A Revolution. This finished series offers readers a complete narrative arc across its three installments.

Start with Pool-pocalypse Now(By: Rob Liefeld) and read in order.

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1	Pool-pocalypse Now(By: Rob Liefeld) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Prelude to Deadpool Corps 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	You Say You Want A Revolution(By: Rob Liefeld) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

10 books (2012–2015)

Victor Gischler's Fear Itself is a complete ten-book series published between 2012 and 2015 that should be read in publication order. This collection spans multiple Marvel superhero narratives featuring the Avengers, Deadpool, the Hulk, Secret Avengers, and the X-Force as they encounter interconnected threats. The series weaves together mystery, thriller, and action elements across its full run from beginning to end.

Start with Avengers(By: Brian Michael Bendis), the first of 10 books in the Fear Itself series.

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1	Avengers(By: Brian Michael Bendis) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Deadpool/Fearsome Four(By: Christopher Hastings,Brandon Montclair) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Fear Itself(By: Brian Michael Bendis) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Hulk(By: Jeff Parker) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Hulk/Dracula 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Secret Avengers(By: Nick Spencer) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Shattered Heroes(By: Ed Brubaker) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Uncanny X-Force/The Deep(By: Cullen Bunn,Rob Williams) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Youth in Revolt(By: Sean McKeever) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Fear Itself, Part Two(By: Stuart Immonen,Matt Fraction) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2013–2016)

Victor Gischler's Fire Beneath the Skin trilogy spans from 2013 to 2016 and follows a complete three-book arc that should be read in publication order: Ink Mage, The Tattooed Duchess, and A Painted Goddess. This mystery and action series combines thriller elements with adventure storytelling across its finished run.

Start with Ink Mage and read in order.

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1	Ink Mage 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Tattooed Duchess 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	A Painted Goddess 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

10 books (2011–2021)

Victor Gischler authored ten graphic novels between 2011 and 2021, spanning mystery, thriller, and action-adventure genres. The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with X-Men: Curse of the Mutants and concluding with Mann's World. The collection includes adaptations and original works featuring both established franchises and original characters.

Start with X-Men: Curse of the Mutants, the first of 10 books in the Graphic Novels series.

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1	X-Men: Curse of the Mutants 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Clown Fatale 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Conan: The Phantoms of the Black Coast 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Noir, Volume 1 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Hellbound 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Order of the Forge 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Independence Day: Dark Fathom 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	XXX: The Return of Xander Cage 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Spirits of Vengeance: War at the Gates of Hell 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Mann's World(With: Niko Walter) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2019–2019)

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1	Warrior Prime 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2019–2020)

The Ink Mage SideQuest Trilogy is a three-book fantasy series by Victor Gischler published between 2019 and 2020. This complete series blends mystery and action-adventure elements across its installments: The Murder Blossom, The City at the Top of The World, and The Shadow Sorceress. Reading in publication order is recommended to follow the connected narrative and character development throughout the trilogy.

Start with The Murder Blossom and read in order.

3 books (2022–2023)

Victor Gischler's Kingdom of Ghosts trilogy spans three books published between 2022 and 2023, beginning with A Rage of Sabers, followed by A Rumor of Kings and concluding with The Bones of the World. The series blends mystery, thriller, and action-adventure elements and should be read in publication order. The complete trilogy appears to have reached its conclusion.

Start with A Rage of Sabers and read in order.

1 book (2013–2013)

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1	Kiss Me, Satan! 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2016–2016)

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1	Red Sonja/Conan: The Blood of a God 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2015–2015)

1 book (2022–2022)

1 book (2001–2001)

2 books (2001–2013)

Victor Gischler's complete short story collection series consists of two books published across a twelve-year span. Begin with Three on a Light: From the Case Files of Dean Murphy, followed by Swill, reading them in publication order. These mystery and thriller stories showcase Gischler's work in the short fiction format within his action-adventure and crime genres.

Start with Three on a Light: From the Case Files of Dean Murphy and read in order.

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1	Three on a Light: From the Case Files of Dean Murphy 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Swill 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

9 books (2001–2018)

Victor Gischler's collection of nine standalone novels spans from 2001 to 2018, offering readers a diverse range of mystery, thriller, and action-adventure stories that can be enjoyed independently. Each book presents its own complete narrative, allowing readers to jump in at any point, though reading in publication order beginning with Gun Monkeys/Fast Charlie provides a chronological perspective on the author's evolving style. This complete series showcases Gischler's versatility across different subgenres and tones, from noir-influenced crime fiction to speculative action tales.

Start with Gun Monkeys / Fast Charlie, the first of 9 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Gun Monkeys / Fast Charlie 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Suicide Squeeze 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Pistol Poets 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Shotgun Opera 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Deputy 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Vampire a Go-Go 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Stay 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	No Good Deed 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

15 books (2004–2017)

The Punisher MAX is a complete 15-book comic book series published between 2004 and 2017, primarily written by Garth Ennis with contributions from Victor Gischler, Duane Swierczynski, and others. This mature readers series should be read in publication order, beginning with In the Beginning and concluding with Punisher Max. The books feature various illustrators and explore dark, violent crime narratives within the action and thriller genres.

Start with In the Beginning(By: Leandro Fernández,Garth Ennis,Lewis LaRosa), the first of 15 books in the The Punisher MAX series.

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1	In the Beginning(By: Leandro Fernández,Garth Ennis,Lewis LaRosa) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Kitchen Irish(By: Leandro Fernández,Garth Ennis) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Mother Russia(By: Doug Braithwaite,Garth Ennis) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Up is Down and Black is White(By: Leandro Fernández,Garth Ennis) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Barracuda(By: Goran Parlov,Garth Ennis) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Slavers(By: Leandro Fernández,Garth Ennis) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Man of Stone(By: Leandro Fernández,Garth Ennis) 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Widowmaker(By: Lan Medina,Garth Ennis) 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Long Cold Dark(By: Goran Parlov,Howard Chaykin,Garth Ennis) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Valley Forge, Valley Forge(By: Goran Parlov,Garth Ennis) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Six Hours to Kill(By: Duane Swierczynski) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Welcome to the Bayou 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Naked Kills(By: Jonathan Maberry,Rob Williams,Valerie D’Orazio) 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Untold Tales of Punisher Max(By: Jason Latour,Jason Starr) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Punisher Max(By: Duane Swierczynski) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (2012–2016)

Victor Gischler wrote five books in The Shadow series between 2012 and 2016, completing a mystery and action-adventure collection. Read these novels in publication order, beginning with The Fire of Creation and concluding with The Death of Margo Lane. The series is now complete and should be approached as a continuous narrative from start to finish.

Start with The Fire of Creation(By: Garth Ennis), the first of 5 books in the The Shadow series.

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1	The Fire of Creation(By: Garth Ennis) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Revolution 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Bitter Fruit(By: Chris Roberson) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Light of the World(By: Chris Roberson) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Justice, Inc.(By: Michael E. Uslan) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Death of Margo Lane(By: Matt Wagner) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

11 books (2011–2024)

This 11-book action and adventure series began in 2011 and remains ongoing, with the most recent publication in 2024. Follow the books in publication order, starting with The Death of Dracula and continuing through the various complete collections and masterworks volumes. The series blends mystery and thriller elements with action-packed narratives across its expanding catalog.

Start with The Death of Dracula, the first of 11 books in the Tomb of Dracula series.

8 books (2011–2013)

Victor Gischler's X-Men series comprises eight books published between 2011 and 2013, offering action-packed mystery and thriller narratives set in the Marvel universe. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Curse of the Mutants and concluding with Reckless Abandonment, with some entries written by contributing authors Christopher Yost and Brian Wood. This finished series provides a contained story arc for readers looking to explore X-Men adventures from that era.

Start with Curse of the Mutants, the first of 8 books in the X-Men series.

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1	Curse of the Mutants 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	First to Last(By: Christopher Yost) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	With Great Power 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	FF 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Curse is Broken 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	War Machines 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Blank Generation(By: Brian Wood) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Reckless Abandonment(By: Brian Wood) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible