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Greg Rucka Books in Order

Greg Rucka has written 105 books, published between 1994 and 2026. The first book is Investigators Companion Volume 2 (1994) and the newest is Wonder Woman: Dawn Before Darkness (2026). One more title is announced: Batwoman Vol. 1: Eschatology (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
105 + 1 announced
Published
1994–2026
Confirmed
1 of 106 titles
Pages on record
12,937 in 53 of 106 books
Reading time
216–323 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 12,937 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 53 of 106 titles with a page count on record.

See all 106 books in order Printable Greg Rucka checklistNext: Batwoman Vol. 1: Eschatology (2027)
Photo of Greg Rucka, author

Greg Rucka, born November 29, 1969, is an American novelist and comics writer. The Atticus Kodiak novels carry Rucka's name, as do the creator-owned comics Whiteout, Queen & Country, Stumptown and Lazarus. For DC Comics, Rucka wrote long runs on Detective Comics, Wonder Woman and Gotham Central, and co-created Kate Kane, the second Batwoman; the Marvel work includes Elektra, Wolverine and The Punisher. Crossover material by Rucka includes No Man's Land, Infinite Crisis and New Krypton. The catalogue lists 106 titles from 1994 onward, with Keeper (1996) and Whiteout (1998) among the early entries and a Batwoman collection scheduled for 2027.

How many Greg Rucka books are there?

Greg Rucka has 105 published books, released between 1994 and 2026. They include 16 series and 11 titles listed outside any series. One more, Batwoman Vol. 1: Eschatology (2027), is announced.

Greg Rucka Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 106 Greg Rucka 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 Keeper by Greg Rucka, book 1 of the Atticus Kodiak series (1996)
  2. Cover of Finder by Greg Rucka, book 2 of the Atticus Kodiak series (1997)
  3. Cover of Whiteout by Greg Rucka, book 1 of the Whiteout Graphic Novels series (1998)
  4. Cover of Smoker by Greg Rucka, book 3 of the Atticus Kodiak series (1998)
  5. Cover of Shooting at Midnight by Greg Rucka, book 4 of the Atticus Kodiak series (1999)
  6. Cover of Melt by Greg Rucka, book 2 of the Whiteout Graphic Novels series (2000)
  7. Cover of No Man's Land by Greg Rucka, book 2 of the Batman: No Man's Land series (2000)
  8. Cover of No Man's Land, Vol. 2 by Greg Rucka, book 3 of the Batman: No Man's Land series (2000)
  9. Cover of No Man's Land, Vol. 4 by Greg Rucka, book 5 of the Batman: No Man's Land series (2000)
  10. Cover of Officer Down by Greg Rucka, book 1 of the Batman: New Gotham series (2001)
  11. Cover of Tales of the Slayer, book 1 of the Tales of the Slayer series (2001)
  12. Cover of Critical Space by Greg Rucka, book 5 of the Atticus Kodiak series (2001)
  13. Cover of No Man's Land - Vol. 5 by Greg Rucka, book 6 of the Batman: No Man's Land series (2001)
  14. Cover of Elektra & Wolverine: The Redeemer by Greg Rucka (2002)
  15. Cover of The Hiketeia by Greg Rucka, book 1 of the Wonder Woman series (2002)
  16. Cover of Operation: Morning Star by Greg Rucka, book 2 of the Queen & Country Graphic Novels series (2002)
  17. Cover of Operation: Crystal Ball by Greg Rucka, book 3 of the Queen & Country Graphic Novels series (2003)
  18. Cover of A Gentleman's Game by Greg Rucka, book 1 of the Queen and Country series (2004)
  19. Cover of Vol. 1: In the Line of Duty by Greg Rucka, book 1 of the Gotham Central series (2004)
  20. Cover of Vol. 2: Half A Life by Greg Rucka, book 2 of the Gotham Central series (2004)
  21. Cover of Relentless by Greg Rucka, book 4 of the Elektra series (2004)
  22. Cover of Frenzy by Greg Rucka, book 5 of the Elektra series (2004)
  23. Cover of Operation: Dandelion by Greg Rucka, book 6 of the Queen & Country Graphic Novels series (2004)
  24. Cover of Initial Vector by Greg Rucka, book 1 of the Perfect Dark series (2005)
  1. 1
    Investigators Companion Volume 2Call of Cthulhu RPG #331994 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199464
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  2. 2
    1990's Handbook: Modern Background for Cthulhu1995 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199580
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  3. 3
    KeeperAtticus Kodiak #11996 · 332 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996332
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  4. 4
    FinderAtticus Kodiak #21997 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997352
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  5. 5
    WhiteoutWhiteout Graphic Novels #11998 · confirmed 2/4
    1998–
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  6. 6
    SmokerAtticus Kodiak #31998 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998432
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  7. 7
    Shooting at MidnightAtticus Kodiak #41999 · 381 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999381
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  8. 8
    MeltWhiteout Graphic Novels #22000 · 120 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000120
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  9. 9
    No Man's LandBatman: No Man's Land #22000 · 430 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000430
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  10. 10
    No Man's Land, Vol. 2Batman: No Man's Land #32000 · 512 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000512
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  11. 11
    No Man's Land, Vol. 4Batman: No Man's Land #52000 · 200 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000200
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  12. 12
    Officer DownBatman: New Gotham #12001 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001160
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  13. 13
    Tales of the SlayerTales of the Slayer #12001 · 280 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001280
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  14. 14
    EvolutionBatman: New Gotham #22001 · confirmed 2/4
    2001–
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  15. 15
    Critical SpaceAtticus Kodiak #52001 · 490 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001490
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  16. 16
    No Man's Land - Vol. 5Batman: No Man's Land #62001 · 200 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001200
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  17. 17
    Elektra & Wolverine: The Redeemer2002 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002208
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  18. 18
    Operation: Broken GroundQueen & Country Graphic Novels #12002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002–
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  19. 19
    Spider-Man: Quality of Life #1Spider-Man: Quality of Life #12002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002–
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  20. 20
    The HiketeiaWonder Woman #12002 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200296
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  21. 21
    Bruce Wayne, FugitiveEd Brubaker Graphic Novels #22002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002–
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  22. 22
    Operation: Morning StarQueen & Country Graphic Novels #22002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002–
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  23. 23
    Spider-Man: Quality of Life #2Spider-Man: Quality of Life #22002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002–
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  24. 24
    Spider-Man: Quality of Life #3Spider-Man: Quality of Life #32002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002–
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  25. 25
    A Fistful of Rain2003 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003400
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  26. 26
    Operation: Crystal BallQueen & Country Graphic Novels #32003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  27. 27
    Operation: BlackwallQueen & Country Graphic Novels #42003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  28. 28
    A Gentleman's GameQueen and Country #12004 · 528 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004528
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  29. 29
    Vol. 1: In the Line of DutyGotham Central #12004 · confirmed 2/4
    2004–
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  30. 30
    Vol. 2: Half A LifeGotham Central #22004 · confirmed 2/4
    2004–
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Greg Rucka characters in order

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

Greg Rucka 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.

Queen & Country Graphic Novels in order

8 books
  1. 1. Operation: Broken Ground
  2. 2. Operation: Morning Star
  3. 3. Operation: Crystal Ball
  4. 4. Operation: Blackwall
  5. 5. Operation: Stormfront
  6. 6. Operation: Dandelion
  7. 7. Operation: Saddlebag
  8. 8. Operation: Red Panda

Wonder Woman in order

8 books
  1. 1. The Hiketeia
  2. 2. The Lies
  3. 3. Year One
  4. 4. The Truth
  5. 5. The Rebirth, Book 1
  6. 8. The Rebirth, Book 2
  7. 11. A Hidden Enemy
  8. 15. The Just War

Lazarus Graphic Novels in order

8 books
  1. 1. Lazarus, Vol. 1: Family
  2. 2. Lazarus, Vol. 2: Lift
  3. 3. Lazarus, Vol. 3: Conclave
  4. 4. Lazarus, Vol. 4: Poison
  5. 5. Lazarus, Vol. 5: Cull
  6. 6. Lazarus, Vol. 6: Fracture I
  7. 7. Lazarus, Vol. 7: Fracture II
  8. 8. Lazarus, Vol. 8: Fallen

Atticus Kodiak in order

7 books
  1. 1. Keeper
  2. 2. Finder
  3. 3. Smoker
  4. 4. Shooting at Midnight
  5. 5. Critical Space
  6. 6. Patriot Acts
  7. 7. Walking Dead

Gotham Central in order

5 books
  1. 1. Vol. 1: In the Line of Duty
  2. 2. Vol. 2: Half A Life
  3. 3. Vol. 3: Unresolved Targets
  4. 4. Vol. 4: The Quick and the Dead
  5. 5. Vol. 5: Dead Robin

Batman: New Gotham in order

4 books
  1. 1. Officer Down
  2. 2. Evolution
  3. 3. New Gotham, Vol. 1
  4. 4. New Gotham, Vol. 2

Spider-Man: Quality of Life in order

4 books
  1. 1. Spider-Man: Quality of Life #1
  2. 2. Spider-Man: Quality of Life #2
  3. 3. Spider-Man: Quality of Life #3
  4. 4. Spider-Man: Quality of Life #4

Stumptown in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Case of the Girl Who Took Her Shampoo
  2. 2. The Case of the Baby in the Velvet Case
  3. 3. The Case of the King of Clubs
  4. 4. The Case of a Cup of Joe

Forged in order

4 books
  1. 1. Volume 1
  2. 2. Home Sweet Home
  3. 3. The Abandon Strike
  4. 4. Galaxy's Most Wanted

Batman: No Man's Land in order

4 books
  1. 2. No Man's Land
  2. 3. No Man's Land, Vol. 2
  3. 5. No Man's Land, Vol. 4
  4. 6. No Man's Land - Vol. 5

Queen and Country in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Gentleman's Game
  2. 2. Private Wars
  3. 3. The Last Run

Black Magick Graphic Novels in order

3 books
  1. 1. Black Magick, Vol. 1
  2. 2. Black Magick Volume 2
  3. 3. Black Magick, Vol. 3

Whiteout Graphic Novels in order

2 books
  1. 1. Whiteout
  2. 2. Melt

Perfect Dark in order

2 books
  1. 1. Initial Vector
  2. 2. Second Front

Checkmate in order

2 books
  1. 1. Checkmate Vol. 1
  2. 2. Checkmate Vol. 3

Jad Bell in order

2 books
  1. 1. Alpha
  2. 2. Bravo

Journey To Star Wars: The Force Awakens in order

2 books
  1. 1. Smuggler's Run
  2. 7. Shattered Empire

Old Guard Graphic Novels in order

2 books
  1. 1. Opening Fire
  2. 2. Force Multiplied

DC Anthology Specials

2 books

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

Superman: New Krypton in order

2 books
  1. 3. Last Stand of New Krypton, Vol. 3
  2. 4. Last Stand of New Krypton, Vol. 4

Elektra in order

2 books
  1. 4. Relentless
  2. 5. Frenzy

Star Wars Disney in order

2 books
  1. 4. Before the Awakening
  2. 8. Guardians of the Whills

Tales of the Slayer in order

1 book
  1. 1. Tales of the Slayer

Cyclops in order

1 book
  1. 1. Starstruck

Lois Lane (2019) in order

1 book
  1. 1. Lois Lane: Enemy of the People

Batwoman (2026) in order

1 book
  1. 1. Batwoman Vol. 1: Eschatology

Ed Brubaker Graphic Novels in order

1 book
  1. 2. Bruce Wayne, Fugitive

DC: A Celebration of 75 Years in order

1 book
  1. 2. Batman

Superman in order

1 book
  1. 3. Sacrifice

Dragon Age Graphic Novels in order

1 book
  1. 4. Magekiller

Star Wars Disney Canon Graphic Novel in order

1 book
  1. 4. Star Wars Adventures: Smuggler's Run

Convergence in order

1 book
  1. 6. Flashpoint, Book One

Batman Detective Comics in order

1 book
  1. 15. Detective Comics #1027

Call of Cthulhu RPG in order

1 book
  1. 33. Investigators Companion Volume 2

DC Finest in order

1 book
  1. 45. Wonder Woman: Dawn Before Darkness

Standalone books

11 books

11 Greg Rucka titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Greg Rucka books in order?

You only need to read Greg Rucka books in order within each series: the books listed here span 16 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Greg Rucka

Start with Operation: Broken Ground (2002), the first Queen & Country book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Investigators Companion Volume 2 (1994).

What is the newest Greg Rucka book?

Wonder Woman: Dawn Before Darkness (2026) is the newest Greg Rucka book released so far.

Is there a new Greg Rucka book coming?

Yes. Batwoman Vol. 1: Eschatology (2027) is the next Greg Rucka book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.

Awards Greg Rucka has won

Wikidata records 4 awards for Greg Rucka. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Eisner Award for Best Short Story2011Won
  • Eisner Award for Best Serialized Story2004Won
  • Eisner Award for Best New Series2002Wonfor Queen & Country
  • Eisner Award for Best Limited Series2000Wonfor Whiteout: Melt

Greg Rucka at a glance

Still publishing
Greg Rucka is still publishing. Batwoman Vol. 1: Eschatology is announced for 2027.
Release pace
Greg Rucka books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
12,937 pages across the 53 of 106 books with a recorded length, a median of 176 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Greg Rucka books, 42 of 106, were published in the 2010s.

What the Greg Rucka books are about

62 of the 106 Greg Rucka 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 30 of 62. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.