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Bill Willingham Books in Order

Bill Willingham has written 69 books, published between 1993 and 2026. The first book is Ironwood, Vol. 1 (1993) and the newest is Fables: No More Happily Ever After (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
69
Published
1993–2026
Pages on record
11,249 in 51 of 69 books
Reading time
187–281 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 11,249 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 51 of 69 titles with a page count on record.

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Bill Willingham, born William Willingham in 1956, is an American comics writer and artist known for work on Elementals and Fables. The catalogue lists 69 books from Ironwood, Vol. 1 (1993) to Fables: No More Happily Ever After (2026). Other titles include Legends in Exile (2002), Animal Farm (2003), Storybook Love (2004) and March of the Wooden Soldiers (2004). Willingham's other series include Fables: The Deluxe Edition, Shadowpact, Ironwood, Bill Willingham's Pantheon, Warriors Three and Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham. Subjects include fantasy comics, fairy tales and legends. Down the Mysterly River (2001) also appears in the catalogue.

How many Bill Willingham books are there?

Bill Willingham has 69 books, released between 1993 and 2026. They include 9 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.

Bill Willingham Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 69 Bill Willingham 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 Ironwood, Vol. 1 by Bill Willingham, book 1 of the Ironwood series (1993)
  2. Cover of Ironwood, Vol. 2 by Bill Willingham, book 2 of the Ironwood series (1996)
  3. Cover of Down the Mysterly River by Bill Willingham (2001)
  4. Cover of Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham, book 1 of the Fables series (2002)
  5. Cover of Animal Farm by Bill Willingham, book 2 of the Fables series (2003)
  6. Cover of Batman: War Drums by Bill Willingham, book 1 of the Batman: War Games series (2004)
  7. Cover of Storybook Love by Bill Willingham, book 3 of the Fables series (2004)
  8. Cover of Day of Vengeance by Bill Willingham, book 1 of the Shadowpact, series (2005)
  9. Cover of Outbreak by Bill Willingham, book 2 of the Batman: War Games series (2005)
  10. Cover of The Mean Seasons by Bill Willingham, book 5 of the Fables series (2005)
  11. Cover of War Crimes by Bill Willingham, book 5 of the Batman: War Games series (2006)
  12. Cover of Homelands by Bill Willingham, book 6 of the Fables series (2006)
  13. Cover of Arabian Nights (and Days) by Bill Willingham, book 7 of the Fables series (2006)
  14. Cover of 1001 Nights of Snowfall by Bill Willingham, book 8 of the Fables series (2006)
  15. Cover of Wolves by Bill Willingham, book 9 of the Fables series (2006)
  16. Cover of Sons of Empire by Bill Willingham, book 10 of the Fables series (2007)
  17. Cover of The Pentacle Plot by Bill Willingham, book 2 of the Shadowpact, series (2008)
  18. Cover of Cursed by Bill Willingham, book 3 of the Shadowpact, series (2008)
  19. Cover of The Good Prince by Bill Willingham, book 11 of the Fables series (2008)
  20. Cover of War and Pieces by Bill Willingham, book 12 of the Fables series (2008)
  21. Cover of Book One by Bill Willingham, book 1 of the Fables: The Deluxe Edition series (2009)
  22. Cover of The Dark Ages by Bill Willingham, book 13 of the Fables series (2009)
  23. Cover of Peter & Max by Bill Willingham, book 14 of the Fables series (2009)
  24. Cover of Book Two by Bill Willingham, book 2 of the Fables: The Deluxe Edition series (2010)
  1. 1
    Ironwood, Vol. 1Ironwood #11993 · 116 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993116
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  2. 2
    Ironwood, Vol. 2Ironwood #21996 · 116 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996116
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  3. 3
    The Dreaming#55Dreaming (1996-2001) #442000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
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  4. 4
    Down the Mysterly River2001 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001336
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  5. 5
    Legends in ExileFables #12002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002–
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  6. 6
    Animal FarmFables #22003 · 111 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003111
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  7. 7
    Batman: War DrumsBatman: War Games #12004 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004256
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  8. 8
    Storybook LoveFables #32004 · 125 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004125
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  9. 9
    March of the Wooden SoldiersFables #42004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  10. 10
    Day of VengeanceShadowpact, #12005 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005224
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  11. 11
    OutbreakBatman: War Games #22005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
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  12. 12
    The Mean SeasonsFables #52005 · 125 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005125
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  13. 13
    War CrimesBatman: War Games #52006 · 120 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006120
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  14. 14
    HomelandsFables #62006 · 190 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006190
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  15. 15
    Arabian Nights (and Days)Fables #72006 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006144
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  16. 16
    1001 Nights of SnowfallFables #82006 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006144
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  17. 17
    WolvesFables #92006 · 159 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006159
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  18. 18
    TheGreat EscapeJack of Fables #12007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  19. 19
    Jack of HeartsJack of Fables #22007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  20. 20
    Sons of EmpireFables #102007 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007200
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  21. 21
    PantheonBill Willingham's Pantheon #12008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  22. 22
    The Pentacle PlotShadowpact, #22008 · 152 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008152
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  23. 23
    CursedShadowpact, #32008 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008144
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  24. 24
    The Bad PrinceJack of Fables #32008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  25. 25
    Darkness and LightShadowpact, #42008 · 137 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008137
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  26. 26
    The Good PrinceFables #112008 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008224
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  27. 27
    War and PiecesFables #122008 · 177 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008177
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  28. 28
    Book OneFables: The Deluxe Edition #12009 · 261 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009261
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  29. 29
    The Dark AgesFables #132009 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009192
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  30. 30
    Peter & MaxFables #142009 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009368
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Bill Willingham series in order

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Bill Willingham 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.

Shadowpact, in order

4 books
  1. 1. Day of Vengeance
  2. 2. The Pentacle Plot
  3. 3. Cursed
  4. 4. Darkness and Light

Jack of Fables in order

4 books
  1. 1. TheGreat Escape
  2. 2. Jack of Hearts
  3. 3. The Bad Prince
  4. 7. The New Adventures of Jack and Jack

Batman: War Games in order

3 books
  1. 1. Batman: War Drums
  2. 2. Outbreak
  3. 5. War Crimes

Ironwood in order

2 books
  1. 1. Ironwood, Vol. 1
  2. 2. Ironwood, Vol. 2

Guardians Team-Up in order

2 books
  1. 1. Guardians Assemble
  2. 2. Unlikely Story

Justice Society of America in order

2 books
  1. 6. Axis of Evil
  2. 9. The Bad Seed

Angel: After the Fall in order

2 books
  1. 9. Crown Prince Syndrome
  2. 10. The End

Bill Willingham's Pantheon in order

1 book
  1. 1. Pantheon

Warriors Three in order

1 book
  1. 1. Warriors Three

Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham in order

1 book
  1. 1. Batman Vs. Bigby! A Wolf In Gotham

DC Compact Comics in order

1 book
  1. 18. Fables: No More Happily Ever After

Dreaming (1996-2001) in order

1 book
  1. 44. The Dreaming#55

Standalone books

3 books

3 Bill Willingham titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Bill Willingham books in order?

You only need to read Bill Willingham books in order within each series: the books listed here span 9 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Bill Willingham

Start with the first book of the Bill Willingham series you want to read: Fables starts with Legends in Exile (2002) and Fables: The Deluxe Edition starts with Book One (2009). The earliest catalogued title overall is Ironwood, Vol. 1 (1993).

What is the newest Bill Willingham book?

Fables: No More Happily Ever After (2026) is the newest Bill Willingham book released so far.

Is there a new Bill Willingham book coming?

No next Bill Willingham 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 Willingham at a glance

Still publishing
Bill Willingham published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Bill Willingham books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
11,249 pages across the 51 of 69 books with a recorded length, a median of 200 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Bill Willingham books, 34 of 69, were published in the 2010s.

What the Bill Willingham books are about

45 of the 69 Bill Willingham 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 36 of 45. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.