Dykes to Watch Out For Books in Order
Dykes to Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel contains 14 books, published between 1986 and 2014. The first book is Dykes to Watch Out For (1986) and the newest is Lo indispesable de Unas bollos de cuidado (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 1986–2014
- Pages on record
- 2,052 in 13 of 14 books
- Reading time
- 34–51 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,052 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 14 titles with a page count on record.
Dykes to Watch Out For is a comic strip series by Alison Bechdel, catalogued as 14 books from 1986 to 2014. The first book shares the series name (1986), followed by More Dykes to Watch Out For (1988) and New, Improved! Dykes to Watch Out For (1990). Later volumes include Spawn of Dykes to Watch Out For (1993) and Post Dykes to Watch Out For (2000). Subject headings include lesbians, LGBTQ humor, graphic novels and the Lambda Literary Awards.
How many Dykes to Watch Out For books are there?
Dykes to Watch Out For has 14 books, released between 1986 and 2014.
Dykes to Watch Out For Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 Dykes to Watch Out For 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.
- 1Dykes to Watch Out For1986 · 78 pages · confirmed 1/41986781/4
- 2More Dykes to Watch Out For1988 · 108 pages · confirmed 1/419881081/4
- 3New, Improved! Dykes to Watch Out For1990 · 118 pages · confirmed 1/419901181/4
- 4Dykes to Watch Out For: The Sequel1992 · 133 pages · confirmed 1/419921331/4
- 5Spawn of Dykes to Watch Out For1993 · 132 pages · confirmed 1/419931321/4
- 6Unnatural Dykes to Watch Out For1995 · 142 pages · confirmed 1/419951421/4
- 7Hot, Throbbing Dykes to Watch Out For1997 · 142 pages · confirmed 1/419971421/4
- 8The Indelible Alison Bechdel1998 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/419982241/4
- 9Split-Level Dykes to Watch Out For1998 · 126 pages · confirmed 1/419981261/4
- 10Post Dykes to Watch Out For2000 · 143 pages · confirmed 1/420001431/4
- 11Dykes and Sundry Other Carbon-Based Life Forms to Watch Out For2003 · 154 pages · confirmed 1/420031541/4
- 12Invasion of the Dykes to Watch Out For2005 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/420051601/4
- 13The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For2008 · 392 pages · confirmed 1/420083921/4
- 14Lo indispesable de Unas bollos de cuidado2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
Is there a chronological order for Dykes to Watch Out For?
No separate chronological order is on record for Dykes to Watch Out For, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Dykes to Watch Out For books in order?
You should read the Dykes to Watch Out For books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Dykes to Watch Out For book also stands alone.
Where to start with Dykes to Watch Out For
Start with Dykes to Watch Out For (1986), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Dykes to Watch Out For book?
Lo indispesable de Unas bollos de cuidado (2014) is the newest Dykes to Watch Out For book released so far.
Is there a new Dykes to Watch Out For book coming?
No next Dykes to Watch Out For book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Dykes to Watch Out For at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Dykes to Watch Out For title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Dykes to Watch Out For books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 2,052 pages across the 13 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 142 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Dykes to Watch Out For books, 7 of 14, were published in the 1990s.
What the Dykes to Watch Out For books are about
13 of the 14 Dykes to Watch Out For 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 13 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Comics & graphic novels 13 of 13 books
- Lesbians 13 of 13 books
- Lesbianism 11 of 13 books
- Caricatures and cartoons 11 of 13 books
- Lambda Literary Awards 4 of 13 books
- LGBTQ humor 4 of 13 books
- Lambda Literary Award Winner 3 of 13 books
- LGBTQ graphic novels 3 of 13 books
- Comics & graphic novels, lgbtq+ 2 of 13 books
More books by Alison Bechdel
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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