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Bill Watterson Books in Order

Bill Watterson has written 21 books, published between 1987 and 2023. The first book is Calvin and Hobbes (1987) and the newest is The Mysteries (2023). Publication order is the reading order below. 18 of the 21 books listed here are in the Calvin and Hobbes series, which has its own page: Calvin and Hobbes books in order.

Books
21
Published
1987–2023
Confirmed
21 of 21 titles
Pages on record
2,668 in 15 of 21 books
Reading time
44–67 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,668 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 21 titles with a page count on record.

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Bill Watterson, born July 5, 1958, is the American cartoonist behind the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. Watterson's syndicated career ran from 1985 to 1995 and closed at the end of 1995 with a brief statement to newspaper editors and readers: the comic strip medium held nothing further for Watterson to achieve. Early work included drawings for Target: The Political Cartoon Quarterly, and Watterson is known for firm views on licensing and syndication and for a reclusive nature. The catalogue lists 21 books from Calvin and Hobbes (1987) to The Mysteries (2023), including Yukon Ho! (1989).

How many Bill Watterson books are there?

Bill Watterson has 21 books, released between 1987 and 2023. 18 of them belong to the Calvin and Hobbes series.

Bill Watterson Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 21 Bill Watterson 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 Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson, book 1 of the Calvin and Hobbes series (1987)
  2. Cover of Something Under the Bed is Drooling by Bill Watterson, book 2 of the Calvin and Hobbes series (1988)
  3. Cover of The Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson, book 3 of the Calvin and Hobbes series (1988)
  4. Cover of The Calvin and Hobbes Lazy Sunday Book by Bill Watterson, book 5 of the Calvin and Hobbes series (1989)
  5. Cover of The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson, book 6 of the Calvin and Hobbes series (1990)
  6. Cover of Weirdos from Another Planet! by Bill Watterson, book 7 of the Calvin and Hobbes series (1990)
  7. Cover of The Revenge of the Baby-Sat by Bill Watterson, book 8 of the Calvin and Hobbes series (1991)
  8. Cover of Scientific Progress Goes by Bill Watterson, book 9 of the Calvin and Hobbes series (1991)
  9. Cover of Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons by Bill Watterson, book 10 of the Calvin and Hobbes series
  10. Cover of The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson, book 11 of the Calvin and Hobbes series (1992)
  11. Cover of The Days Are Just Packed by Bill Watterson, book 12 of the Calvin and Hobbes series (1993)
  12. Cover of Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat by Bill Watterson, book 13 of the Calvin and Hobbes series (1994)
  13. Cover of The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book by Bill Watterson, book 14 of the Calvin and Hobbes series (1995)
  14. Cover of There's Treasure Everywhere by Bill Watterson, book 15 of the Calvin and Hobbes series (1996)
  15. Cover of Calvin and Hobbes: Sunday Pages, 1985-1995 by Bill Watterson, book 17 of the Calvin and Hobbes series (2001)
  16. Cover of The Complete Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson, book 18 of the Calvin and Hobbes series (2005)
  17. Cover of The Mysteries by Bill Watterson, book 1 of the Bill Watterson Standalone Novels series (2023)
  1. 1
    Calvin and HobbesCalvin and Hobbes #11987 · 127 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1987127
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  2. 2
    Something Under the Bed is DroolingCalvin and Hobbes #21988 · confirmed 3/4
    1988–
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  3. 3
    The Essential Calvin and HobbesCalvin and Hobbes #31988 · 254 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1988254
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  4. 4
    Yukon Ho!Calvin and Hobbes #41989 · 126 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989126
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  5. 5
    The Calvin and Hobbes Lazy Sunday BookCalvin and Hobbes #51989 · 125 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989125
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  6. 6
    The Authoritative Calvin and HobbesCalvin and Hobbes #61990 · 253 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1990253
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  7. 7
    Weirdos from Another Planet!Calvin and Hobbes #71990 · 127 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990127
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  8. 8
    The Revenge of the Baby-SatCalvin and Hobbes #81991 · confirmed 3/4
    1991–
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  9. 9
    Scientific Progress GoesCalvin and Hobbes #91991 · 127 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1991127
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  10. 10
    Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow GoonsCalvin and Hobbes #101992 · confirmed 3/4
    1992–
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  11. 11
    The Indispensable Calvin and HobbesCalvin and Hobbes #111992 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992256
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  12. 12
    The Days Are Just PackedCalvin and Hobbes #121993 · 175 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1993175
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  13. 13
    Homicidal Psycho Jungle CatCalvin and Hobbes #131994 · 175 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1994175
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  14. 14
    The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary BookCalvin and Hobbes #141995 · 208 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995208
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  15. 15
    There's Treasure EverywhereCalvin and Hobbes #151996 · 175 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1996175
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  16. 16
    It's a Magical WorldCalvin and Hobbes #161996 · 166 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996166
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  17. 17
    Calvin and Hobbes: Sunday Pages, 1985-1995Calvin and Hobbes #172001 · confirmed 3/4
    2001–
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  18. 18
    The Complete Calvin and HobbesCalvin and Hobbes #182005 · confirmed 3/4
    2005–
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  19. 19
    The Art of Richard ThompsonBill Watterson Non-Fiction #12014 · 223 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014223
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  20. 20
    Exploring Calvin and HobbesBill Watterson Non-Fiction #22015 · 151 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015151
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  21. 21
    The MysteriesBill Watterson Standalone Novels #12023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
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Bill Watterson series and characters in order

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.

Bill Watterson books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Calvin and Hobbes books in order

18 books by Bill Watterson
  1. 1. Calvin and Hobbes
  2. 2. Something Under the Bed is Drooling
  3. 3. The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
  4. 4. Yukon Ho!
  5. 5. The Calvin and Hobbes Lazy Sunday Book
  6. 6. The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes
  7. 7. Weirdos from Another Planet!
  8. 8. The Revenge of the Baby-Sat
  9. 9. Scientific Progress Goes
  10. 10. Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons
  11. 11. The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes
  12. 12. The Days Are Just Packed
  13. and 6 more in the table above

Bill Watterson Non-Fiction

2 books

2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Bill Watterson Standalone Novels

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Do you have to read Bill Watterson books in order?

You only need to read Bill Watterson books in order within the Calvin and Hobbes series, which holds 18 of the 21 Bill Watterson books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Bill Watterson

Start with Calvin and Hobbes (1987), the first Calvin and Hobbes book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.

What is the newest Bill Watterson book?

The Mysteries (2023) is the newest Bill Watterson book released so far.

Is there a new Bill Watterson book coming?

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

Bill Watterson at a glance

Paused
No new Bill Watterson title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Bill Watterson books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,668 pages across the 15 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 175 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Bill Watterson books, 11 of 21, were published in the 1990s.
Corroboration
6 of the 21 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

What the Bill Watterson books are about

All 21 Bill Watterson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: comics & graphic novels is tagged on 17 of 21. 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.