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Ben Hatke Books in Order

Ben Hatke has written 3 books, published between 2011 and 2014. The first book is Zita the Spacegirl (2011) and the newest is The Return of Zita the Spacegirl (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
3
Published
2011–2014
Pages on record
406 in 2 of 3 books
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Zita the Spacegirl is Ben Hatke's graphic novel trilogy for young readers: Zita the Spacegirl (2011), Legends of Zita the Spacegirl (2012) and The Return of Zita the Spacegirl (2014). The story sends a girl across other planets and into encounters with robots, inventors and extraterrestrial beings. Three books are catalogued here, each around 203 pages of comics.

In Zita the Spacegirl, Zita is pulled through a portal into another world, where she battles creatures across different planets in an effort to rescue her best friend from aliens.

How many Ben Hatke books are there?

Ben Hatke has 3 books, released between 2011 and 2014.

Ben Hatke Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 3 Ben Hatke books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke (2011)
  2. Cover of Legends of Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke (2012)
  3. Cover of The Return of Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke (2014)
  1. 1
    Zita the Spacegirl2011 · 182 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011182
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  2. 2
    Legends of Zita the Spacegirl2012 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012224
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    The Return of Zita the Spacegirl2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Ben Hatke books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Standalone books

3 books

3 Ben Hatke titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Ben Hatke books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 3 Ben Hatke books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Ben Hatke

Start with Zita the Spacegirl (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Ben Hatke book?

The Return of Zita the Spacegirl (2014) is the newest Ben Hatke book released so far.

Is there a new Ben Hatke book coming?

No next Ben Hatke book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Ben Hatke at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Ben Hatke title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Ben Hatke books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
406 pages across the 2 of 3 books with a recorded length, a median of 203 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Ben Hatke books, 3 of 3, were published in the 2010s.

What the Ben Hatke books are about

All 3 Ben Hatke books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

Other Graphic Novels authors

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.