Book Series Guide

Author guide

Ryan North Books in Order

Ryan North is a Canadian author, cartoonist, and comic-book writer. He created Dinosaur Comics and has written humorous nonfiction, interactive Shakespeare adaptations, children's books, graphic novels, and licensed comics including Adventure Time, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Jughead, Fantastic Four, and Star Trek: Lower Decks.

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Ryan North's Newest Book

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Cover of Dinosaur Comics: Dudes Already Know About Chickens

Dinosaur Comics: Dudes Already Know About Chickens

The clearest introduction to Ryan North's original Dinosaur Comics work.

Cover of To Be or Not to Be: That Is the Adventure

To Be or Not to Be: That Is the Adventure

A representative, self-contained interactive book.

Cover of How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler

How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler

A widely accessible standalone nonfiction book.

Cover of Danger and Other Unknown Risks: A Graphic Novel

Danger and Other Unknown Risks: A Graphic Novel

A fully original graphic novel.

Cover of Fantastic Four Vol. 1: Whatever Happened to the Fantastic Four?

Fantastic Four Vol. 1: Whatever Happened to the Fantastic Four?

The starting point for Ryan North's Fantastic Four run.

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Books by series

webcomic-collection · ongoing

Dinosaur Comics

Collections of Ryan North's long-running webcomic.

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  1. 1
    The Best of Dinosaur Comics: 2003-2005 AD

    Book 1 · comic-collection · 2006

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  2. 2 Cover of Dinosaur Comics: Dudes Already Know About Chickens
    Dinosaur Comics: Dudes Already Know About Chickens

    Book 2 · comic-collection · 2010

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  3. 3 Cover of Everybody Knows Failure Is Just Success Rounded Down: Dinosaur Comics
    Everybody Knows Failure Is Just Success Rounded Down: Dinosaur Comics

    Book 3 · comic-collection · 2011

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  4. 4
    Dinosaur Comics: Feelings Are Boring, Kissing Is Awesome

    Book 4 · comic-collection · 2012

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anthology-series · completed

Machine of Death

Anthologies built around a machine that predicts the manner of a person's death.

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  1. 1
    Machine of Death: A Collection of Stories About People Who Know How They Will Die

    Book 1 · anthology · 2010

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  2. 2
    This Is How You Die: Stories of the Inscrutable, Infallible, Inescapable Machine of Death

    Book 2 · anthology · 2013

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interactive-book-series · completed

Chooseable-Path Shakespeare

Interactive books and stories adapting Shakespearean works into choose-your-own-path adventures.

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  1. 1 Cover of To Be or Not to Be: That Is the Adventure
    To Be or Not to Be: That Is the Adventure

    Book 1 · interactive-fiction · 2013

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  2. 2 Cover of Romeo and/or Juliet: A Chooseable-Path Adventure
    Romeo and/or Juliet: A Chooseable-Path Adventure

    Book 2 · interactive-fiction · 2016

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  3. 3 Cover of William Shakespeare Punches a Friggin' Shark and/or Other Stories
    William Shakespeare Punches a Friggin' Shark and/or Other Stories

    Book 3 · short-story-collection · 2017

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comic-series · completed

Adventure Time

Ryan North's collected run on the Adventure Time comic series.

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  1. 1
    Adventure Time Vol. 1

    Book 1 · graphic-novel · 2012

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  2. 2 Cover of Adventure Time Vol. 2
    Adventure Time Vol. 2

    Book 2 · graphic-novel · 2013

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  3. 3
    Adventure Time Vol. 3

    Book 3 · graphic-novel · 2013

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  4. 4 Cover of Adventure Time Vol. 4
    Adventure Time Vol. 4

    Book 4 · graphic-novel · 2014

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  5. 5 Cover of Adventure Time Vol. 5
    Adventure Time Vol. 5

    Book 5 · graphic-novel · 2014

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  6. 6 Cover of Adventure Time Vol. 6
    Adventure Time Vol. 6

    Book 6 · graphic-novel · 2015

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  7. 7 Cover of Adventure Time Vol. 7
    Adventure Time Vol. 7

    Book 7 · graphic-novel · 2015

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  8. 8
    Adventure Time Vol. 8

    Book 8 · graphic-novel · 2015

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comic-series · completed

The Midas Flesh

A science-fiction comedy graphic novel series about a scientifically accurate King Midas in space.

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  1. 1
    The Midas Flesh Vol. 1

    Book 1 · graphic-novel · 2014

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  2. 2
    The Midas Flesh Vol. 2

    Book 2 · graphic-novel · 2015

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comic-series · completed

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl

Ryan North's collected Marvel Comics series about Squirrel Girl.

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  1. 1 Cover of The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 1: Squirrel Power
    The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 1: Squirrel Power

    Book 1 · graphic-novel · 2015

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  2. 2 Cover of The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 2: Squirrel You Know It's True
    The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 2: Squirrel You Know It's True

    Book 2 · graphic-novel · 2016

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  3. 3
    The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 3: Squirrel, You Really Got Me Now

    Book 3 · graphic-novel · 2016

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  4. 4
    The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 4: I Kissed a Squirrel and I Liked It

    Book 4 · graphic-novel · 2017

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  5. 5
    The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 5: Like I'm the Only Squirrel in the World

    Book 5 · graphic-novel · 2017

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  6. 6
    The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 6: Who Run the World? Squirrels

    Book 6 · graphic-novel · 2018

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  7. 7
    The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 7: I've Been Waiting for a Squirrel Like You

    Book 7 · graphic-novel · 2018

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  8. 8
    The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 8: My Best Friend's Squirrel

    Book 8 · graphic-novel · 2019

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  9. 9
    The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 9: Squirrels Fall Like Dominoes

    Book 9 · graphic-novel · 2019

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  10. 10
    The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 10: Life Is Too Short, Squirrel

    Book 10 · graphic-novel · 2020

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  11. 11
    The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 11: Call Your Squirrelfriend

    Book 11 · graphic-novel · 2020

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  12. 12
    The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 12: To All the Squirrels I've Loved Before

    Book 12 · graphic-novel · 2021

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  13. 13 Cover of The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Beats Up the Marvel Universe
    The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Beats Up the Marvel Universe

    Book 13 · graphic-novel · 2016 Optional

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comic-series · completed

Jughead

Ryan North's collected Archie Comics Jughead stories.

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  1. 1
    Jughead Vol. 2

    Book 1 · graphic-novel · 2017

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  2. 2
    Jughead Vol. 3

    Book 2 · graphic-novel · 2017

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comic-series · completed

Power Pack

Ryan North's collected Marvel Power Pack adventure.

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  1. 1 Cover of Power Pack: Powers That Be
    Power Pack: Powers That Be

    Book 1 · graphic-novel · 2021

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comic-series · ongoing

Star Trek: Lower Decks

Ryan North's collected comics and graphic novels set in the Star Trek: Lower Decks universe.

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  1. 1 Cover of Star Trek: Lower Decks
    Star Trek: Lower Decks

    Book 1 · graphic-novel · 2023

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  2. 2 Cover of Star Trek: Lower Decks—Warp Your Own Way
    Star Trek: Lower Decks—Warp Your Own Way

    Book special · interactive-graphic-novel · 2024 Optional

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  3. 3
    Star Trek: Lower Decks, Vol. 1: Second Contact

    Book 2 · graphic-novel · 2025

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  4. 4 Cover of Star Trek: Shaxs' Best (and Worst) Day
    Star Trek: Shaxs' Best (and Worst) Day

    Book special · graphic-novel · 2026 Optional

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  5. 5
    Star Trek: Lower Decks, Vol. 2: Mixed Signals

    Book 3 · graphic-novel · 2026

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comic-series · ongoing

Fantastic Four by Ryan North

Ryan North's collected run on Marvel's Fantastic Four.

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  1. 1 Cover of Fantastic Four Vol. 1: Whatever Happened to the Fantastic Four?
    Fantastic Four Vol. 1: Whatever Happened to the Fantastic Four?

    Book 1 · graphic-novel · 2023

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  2. 2 Cover of Fantastic Four Vol. 2: Four Stories About Hope
    Fantastic Four Vol. 2: Four Stories About Hope

    Book 2 · graphic-novel · 2023

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  3. 3
    Fantastic Four Vol. 3: The Impossible is Probable

    Book 3 · graphic-novel · 2024

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  4. 4 Cover of Fantastic Four Vol. 4: Fortune Favours the Fantastic
    Fantastic Four Vol. 4: Fortune Favours the Fantastic

    Book 4 · graphic-novel · 2024

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  5. 5 Cover of Fantastic Four Vol. 5: Aliens, Ghosts and Alternate Earths
    Fantastic Four Vol. 5: Aliens, Ghosts and Alternate Earths

    Book 5 · graphic-novel · 2025

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  6. 6
    Fantastic Four Vol. 6: Our World Under Doom

    Book 6 · graphic-novel · 2025

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  7. 7
    Fantastic Four Vol. 1: Save Everyone

    Book 7 · graphic-novel · 2026

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  8. 8
    Fantastic Four Vol. 2: The Invincible Woman

    Book 8 · graphic-novel · 2026

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comic-series · completed

Secret Invasion

Ryan North's collected Marvel Secret Invasion miniseries.

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  1. 1
    Secret Invasion: Mission Earth

    Book 1 · graphic-novel · 2023

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comic-series · completed

Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton

Ryan North's collected DC graphic novel about Krypto's origins.

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  1. 1
    Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton

    Book 1 · graphic-novel · 2025

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comic-series · completed

One World Under Doom

Ryan North's collected Marvel event series starring Doctor Doom.

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  1. 1 Cover of One World Under Doom
    One World Under Doom

    Book 1 · graphic-novel · 2025

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comic-series · completed

Hulk: Smash Everything

Ryan North's collected Marvel Hulk miniseries.

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  1. 1
    Hulk: Smash Everything

    Book 1 · graphic-novel · 2026

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Outside the series

Bibliography by category

Novels (5)
  1. Cover of How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler
    How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler

    nonfiction · 2018

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  2. Slaughterhouse-Five: The Graphic Novel

    graphic-novel · 2020

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  3. The Mystery of the Meanest Teacher: A Johnny Constantine Graphic Novel

    graphic-novel · 2021

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  4. Cover of How to Take Over the World: Practical Schemes and Scientific Solutions for the Aspiring Supervillain
    How to Take Over the World: Practical Schemes and Scientific Solutions for the Aspiring Supervillain

    nonfiction · 2022

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  5. Cover of Danger and Other Unknown Risks: A Graphic Novel
    Danger and Other Unknown Risks: A Graphic Novel

    graphic-novel · 2023

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Children's books (1)
  1. How to Be a T.Rex

    picture-book · 2018

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