Author guide
Patton Oswalt Books in Order
Patton Peter Oswalt is an American comedian, actor, writer, and author. He began performing stand-up in 1988 and earned a B.A. in English from the College of William & Mary in 1991. His screen work includes The King of Queens, Ratatouille, The Goldbergs, and numerous comedy specials. His authored books include nonfiction and memoir, while his comics work includes creator-owned superhero series and licensed graphic novels.
Patton Oswalt's Newest Book
Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
Zombie Spaceship Wasteland
Best starting point for Oswalt's nonfiction voice and pop-culture sensibility.
Silver Screen Fiend: Learning About Life from an Addiction to Film
A focused memoir about film, addiction, ambition, and early comedy life.
Minor Threats
The starting point for Oswalt's major creator-owned comics universe.
Read in order
Books by series
graphic-comic series · ongoing
The Goon
A supernatural crime-comedy comic series created by Eric Powell, with Oswalt contributing to the Noir miniseries.
- 1 The Goon: NoirAmazon ↗
Book noir · graphic-novel · 2007
- 1 Serenity: Float OutAmazon ↗
Book 1 · graphic-novel · 2010
graphic-comic series · ongoing
Minor Threats
A superhero crime-comic series co-created and co-written by Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum, with art by Scott Hepburn.
shared-world graphic-comic series · ongoing
From the World of Minor Threats
Spin-off graphic works set in the Minor Threats shared universe.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (6)
- The Overrated BookAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2006
- The Rock Bible: Unholy Scripture for Fans & BandsAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2008
- Zombie Spaceship WastelandAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2011
- Better Days and Other StoriesAmazon ↗
graphic-novel-collection · 2011
- Sky Cake!Amazon ↗
graphic-novel · 2012
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M.O.D.O.K.: Head GamesAmazon ↗graphic-novel · 2020
Nonfiction (1)
- Silver Screen Fiend: Learning About Life from an Addiction to FilmAmazon ↗
memoir · 2015