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Daniel Clowes Books in Order

Daniel Clowes has written 22 books, published between 1993 and 2023. The first book is Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron (1993) and the newest is Monica (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
22
Published
1993–2023
Pages on record
2,658 in 19 of 22 books
Reading time
44–66 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,658 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 22 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Daniel Clowes, author

Daniel Clowes, born in 1961, is an American cartoonist, graphic novelist, illustrator and screenwriter. Eightball, a solo anthology comic, first carried most of Clowes's work, including chapters later collected as graphic novels. Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron (1993) and Ghost World came out of that process, as did David Boring and Patience. Clowes has drawn illustrations for The New Yorker, Newsweek, Vogue and The Village Voice. The 22 catalogued Clowes books run to Monica (2023).

How many Daniel Clowes books are there?

Daniel Clowes has 22 books, released between 1993 and 2023.

Daniel Clowes Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 22 Daniel Clowes 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 Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron by Daniel Clowes (1993)
  2. Cover of The Manly World of Lloyd Llewellyn by Daniel Clowes (1994)
  3. Cover of Eightball Postcards by Daniel Clowes (1995)
  4. Cover of Ghost World by Daniel Clowes (1995)
  5. Cover of Pussey! by Daniel Clowes (1996)
  6. Cover of Orgy Bound by Daniel Clowes (1996)
  7. Cover of Caricature by Daniel Clowes (1997)
  8. Cover of #$@&! by Daniel Clowes (2000)
  9. Cover of David Boring by Daniel Clowes (2000)
  10. Cover of Twentieth Century Eightball by Daniel Clowes (2002)
  11. Cover of The Mad Playboy of Art by Daniel Clowes (2003)
  12. Cover of Scorched Art by Daniel Clowes (2003)
  13. Cover of Art School Confidential by Daniel Clowes (2006)
  14. Cover of Mister Wonderful by Daniel Clowes (2011)
  15. Cover of The Complete Eightball 1-18 by Daniel Clowes (2015)
  16. Cover of Patience by Daniel Clowes (2016)
  17. Cover of Monica by Daniel Clowes (2023)
  1. 1
    Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron1993 · 142 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993142
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  2. 2
    The Manly World of Lloyd Llewellyn1994 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994256
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  3. 3
    Eightball Postcards1995 · 10 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199510
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  4. 4
    Ghost World1995 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199580
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  5. 5
    Pussey!1996 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199664
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  6. 6
    Orgy Bound1996 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199680
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  7. 7
    Lout Rampage!1997 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199796
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  8. 8
    Caricature1997 · 102 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997102
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  9. 9
    The Creeps1999 · 36 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199936
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  10. 10
    #$@&!2000 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200096
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  11. 11
    David Boring2000 · 136 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000136
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  12. 12
    Twentieth Century Eightball2002 · 101 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002101
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  13. 13
    The Mad Playboy of Art2003 · 392 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003392
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  14. 14
    Scorched Art2003 · 104 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003104
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  15. 15
    Ice Haven2005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005–
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  16. 16
    Art School Confidential2006 · 204 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006204
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  17. 17
    Wilson2010 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201080
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  18. 18
    Mister Wonderful2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  19. 19
    The Death Ray2011 · 48 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201148
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  20. 20
    The Complete Eightball 1-182015 · 454 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015454
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  21. 21
    Patience2016 · 177 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016177
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  22. 22
    Monica2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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Daniel Clowes 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.

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22 books

22 Daniel Clowes titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Daniel Clowes books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 22 Daniel Clowes books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Daniel Clowes

Start with Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron (1993), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Daniel Clowes book?

Monica (2023) is the newest Daniel Clowes book released so far.

Is there a new Daniel Clowes book coming?

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

Awards Daniel Clowes has won

Wikidata records 15 awards for Daniel Clowes. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Will Eisner Hall of Fame2025Won
  • Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album — New2011Won
  • Eisner Award for Best Short Story2008Won
  • Best foreign work published in Spain2007Wonfor Ice Haven
  • Inkpot Award2006Won
  • Harvey Award for Best Writer2005Won
  • Best foreign work published in Spain2003Wonfor David Boring
  • Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist2002Won
  • Harvey Award for Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)2002Won
  • Best foreign work published in Spain2001Wonfor Ghost World
  • Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist2000Won
  • Harvey Award for Best Writer1997Won

Daniel Clowes at a glance

Paused
No new Daniel Clowes title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Daniel Clowes books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,658 pages across the 19 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 101 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Daniel Clowes books, 9 of 22, were published in the 1990s.

What the Daniel Clowes books are about

19 of the 22 Daniel Clowes 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 14 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.