Heroes book series in reading order

by Greg Farshtey

by Brian K. Vaughan

by Stan Kirby

by Greg Farshtey

by Dav Pilkey

by John Flanagan

by Brian K. Vaughan

by Allan Zullo

by Adam Blade

by Greg Farshtey

by Jen Calonita

by Emily Rodda

by Brandon Sanderson

by Gerard Way

by John Flanagan

by Alex T. Smith

by Elisabetta Dami

by Greg Farshtey

by Guillermo Del Toro

by Dav Pilkey

Gregory Todd Farshtey, born July 14, 1965, is an American writer known for the Bionicle novels (2003-2010), the Bionicle comics (2001-2010) and the Ninjago graphic novels. The catalogue counts 80 Farshtey books, from The River of God (1992) to Ghost Ninja (2015). Series include Bionicle Adventures, Bionicle Legends, LEGO Ninjago Graphic Novels, LEGO Ninjago Chapter Books, LEGO Legends of Chima: Chapter Books, LEGO Hero Factory: Secret Mission, Exo-force and Bloodshadows. Legends of Metru Nui (2004) and The Official Guide to Bionicle (2003) are among the titles, and subjects include LEGO toys, heroes, ninja and robots.

Dav Pilkey

86 books• 12 series

Dav Pilkey, born David Murray Pilkey Jr. on March 4, 1966, is an American comic book writer, author and illustrator of children's fiction. Captain Underpants and the graphic novel spin-off Dog Man are the series Pilkey is best known for. Dog Man appears under the pen names George Beard and Harold Hutchins, which are also the names of the two Captain Underpants protagonists. The catalogue holds 86 books from World War Won (1987) to A Sprinkle in Time (2026), and the Dragon, Dumb Bunnies, Ricky Ricotta and Cat Kid Comic Club lines also feature.

Tracey West, born October 1, 1965, is a children's author who writes for licensed series such as Pokémon and SpongeBob SquarePants. The catalogue lists 356 titles from 1988 to 2027, reaching Heart of the Ruby Dragon (2026), with Claw of the Diamond Dragon due in 2027. Named series include Pokémon chapter books, novelizations and readers, Naruto Chapter Books, LEGO Ninjago Reader, Bakugan Chapter Books, Pixie Tricks, Pet Vet Club and Scream Shop Pick Your Path. Dragon Masters and Heroes in Training appear as recurring lines. Ninja, dragons and plot-your-own stories appear among the subject headings.

Brian K. Vaughan

78 books• 17 series

Brian K. Vaughan is an American writer and producer, born July 17, 1976, whose best-known comic series are Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Runaways, Pride of Baghdad, Saga and Paper Girls. Vaughan served as a writer, story editor and producer on the television series Lost for seasons three to five. The work on season four earned a Writers Guild of America Award nomination for Best Dramatic Series in 2008, and the writing staff was nominated again in 2009 for season five. The catalogue holds 78 books from 2003 to 2025, and its other series include Private Eye and We Stand On Guard.

Gene Luen Yang

72 books• 18 series

American cartoonist and author Gene Luen Yang was born on August 9, 1973. Yang taught computer science and directed information services at Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, California, joined Hamline University's MFA program in writing for children and young adults in 2012, and was named the Library of Congress's Ambassador for Young People's Literature in 2016. The catalogue lists 72 books from Rosary Comic Book (2003) to The Books of Clash Volume 8 (2026), including American Born Chinese (2006), The Eternal Smile (2009) and Level Up (2011). Series include Secret Coders, Boxers & Saints, Shadow Hero, Shang-Chi, New Super-Man and Monkey Prince. Magdalene Visaggio and Greg Hahn each share credit on 2 books, and Dan Watters and Phillip Kennedy Johnson on 1 each.

Robert Kirkman

181 books• 31 series

Robert Kirkman, born 30 November 1978, is an American comic book writer, screenwriter and producer. Kirkman co-created The Walking Dead, Invincible, Tech Jacket, Outcast, Oblivion Song and Fire Power for Image Comics, wrote Ultimate X-Men, Irredeemable Ant-Man and Marvel Zombies for Marvel Comics, and worked with Todd McFarlane on Haunt. Kirkman is one of the five partners of Image Comics and serves as its COO. The catalogue gathers 181 volumes published between 2001 and 2026, listed as graphic novel and omnibus collections, from Battle Pope, Vol. 1: Genesis (2001) to The Emissary (2026). Charlie Adlard shares the credit on 2 volumes and Sean Phillips on 1.

Adam Blade is the name used by a small collective of authors who write Beast Quest, along with Team Hero, Beast Quest: New Blood and Space Wars. Beast Quest has sold more than 11 million copies. The catalogue lists 288 Adam Blade books from 2007 to 2024, opening with titles such as Ferno The Fire Dragon, Sepron The Sea Serpent and Cypher the Mountain Giant (all 2007) and reaching Pirano the Water Dragon (2024). Monsters, quests, heroes and cyborgs appear in the subjects, along with the fictional characters Tom, Elenna and Max.

John Flanagan

37 books• 6 series

John Flanagan writes fantasy adventure for readers in grades 6 to 8. The Ruins of Gorlan (2004) opens Ranger's Apprentice, which extends into The Royal Ranger and The Early Years; the Brotherband Chronicles are a second series, and seafaring life and pirates sit in the subject tags. Thirty-eight titles are catalogued through Ambush at Sorato (2024). Apprentices, heroes, courage and friendship recur across the books.

J. Michael Straczynski

64 books• 18 series

J. Michael Straczynski, full name Joseph Michael Straczynski, is an American filmmaker and comic book writer born July 17, 1954. Straczynski created the television series Babylon 5 (1993 to 1998) and its spinoff Crusade (1999), along with Jeremiah (2002 to 2004) and Sense8 (2015 to 2018). Straczynski founded Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Studio JMS and is the executor of the estate of Harlan Ellison. The catalogue starts with The Complete Book of Scriptwriting (1982) and lists series such as Rising Stars, Superman: Earth One, Twelve, Ten Grand and Sidekick, with Spider-Man among the subjects.

Alan Moore

89 books• 17 series

Alan Moore is an English comics writer, born 18 November 1953, whose work includes Watchmen, V for Vendetta, From Hell, The Ballad of Halo Jones, Swamp Thing and Batman: The Killing Joke. The catalogue begins with Saga of the Swamp Thing, Book One (1983) and lists Tom Strong, Promethea, Miracleman and the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen among the series. Some entries also credit collaborators such as Dave Gibbons. Moore has used pseudonyms including Curt Vile and Translucia Baboon, and some reprints carry the credit The Original Writer at Moore's request.

Aaron Blabey is an Australian children's author and illustrator, born in 1974, and a former actor. Three series carry his name: Pig the Pug, picture books about a rude and selfish little dog; The Bad Guys, a graphic novel run for junior readers in which a gang of frightening-looking animals tries to fix its reputation, and which reached number one on the New York Times list; and Thelma the Unicorn, about a plain pony passing as a unicorn. Blabey's 46 catalogued books open with Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley (2007) and reach The Boy Who Knew Too Much (2026), with Farmageddon scheduled for 2027. Volumes are short, a median of 32 pages.

Emily Rodda is a pen name of Jennifer June Rowe, an Australian author born 2 April 1948. Rowe publishes crime fiction for adults under her own name, including the Verity Birdwood and Tessa Vance series, and children's fiction as Emily Rodda and as Mary-Anne Dickinson. Deltora Quest is the central children's sequence, extended by Dragons of Deltora, Deltora Shadowlands and Star of Deltora, with Rowan of Rin, Fairy Realm, Rondo and the Three Doors Trilogy beside it. The catalogue lists 102 books from Pigs Might Fly (1986) onward.

Thomas E. Sniegoski

60 books• 19 series

Thomas E. Sniegoski works as a novelist, a comic book writer and a pop culture journalist in the United States. The catalogue holds 61 books published between 1999 and 2027, opening with The Monster Book (1999) and reaching Frankenstein: New World - The Sea of Forever (2025), with The Speed of Darkness dated 2027. Subjects name Remy Chandler as a fictional character and cover fantasy, angels, good and evil, private investigators, the supernatural, monsters, magic, heroes and children's fiction. Series listed include Remy Chandler, Billy Hooten, Owlboy, Brimstone Network, Bone: Quest for the Spark, Sleeper Conspiracy, Demonist, Vampirella Strikes and Young Hellboy. Christopher Golden and Stephen R. Bissette are each credited on one title beside Sniegoski.

Captain Awesome is the schoolboy superhero of Stan Kirby's chapter books for grades 1 to 3, and his name opens nearly every title: Captain Awesome to the Rescue! (2012), Captain Awesome vs. Nacho Cheese Man (2012), Captain Awesome, Soccer Star (2012), Captain Awesome and the Ultimate Spelling Bee (2013). Super Turbo, a hamster series, runs alongside it. School stories, friendship and pets supply the subjects across 28 books of about 117 pages each.

Peter David

272 books• 94 series

Peter David (September 23, 1956 – May 24, 2025), often called PAD, was an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films and video games. A 12-year run on The Incredible Hulk won awards, and other comics runs include Aquaman, Supergirl, Fallen Angel, Captain Marvel, X-Factor, Young Justice, SpyBoy and Spider-Man 2099. Star Trek: New Frontier is among David's Star Trek novels. Original series include Knight Life and Apropos of Nothing. The catalogue lists 272 books, beginning in 1984 with Picture Perfect, High Society and Sapphire Star.

Geraldine McCaughrean

155 books• 14 series

Geraldine McCaughrean, born 6 June 1951, is a British children's novelist with more than 170 books to that name. Peter Pan in Scarlet (2004) is the official sequel to Peter Pan, commissioned by Great Ormond Street Hospital. McCaughrean has won the Carnegie Medal twice and the Michael L. Printz Award. Myths, legends, folklore and Bible stories appear among the subjects, and series include Myths and Legends of the World, Roman Myths and Brambledown Tales. The catalogue holds 155 books from One Thousand and One Arabian Nights (1982) to Under a Fire-Red Sky (2025).

Brad Meltzer

85 books• 14 series

Brad Meltzer, born April 1, 1970, is an American novelist, non-fiction author, television creator and comic book writer. The novels span political thrillers, legal thrillers and conspiracy fiction. Meltzer has written superhero comics for DC Comics and, at times, Marvel, and a run of short biographies of well-known people for young readers. The catalogue holds 86 titles from The Tenth Justice (1997) to We are the Wright Brothers (2026), and I am Taylor Swift is scheduled for 2027. Series include Ordinary People Change the World, Beecher White/Culper Ring and Escape Artist/Zig & Nola. Other titles include Identity Crisis (2004) and The Book of Fate (2006).

Greg Rucka

105 books• 35 series

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.

Allan Zullo, born on 23 November 1947, is an American non-fiction writer who has written or co-written more than 120 paperbacks for adults and younger readers. Zullo produced the Hall of Shame sports books with Bruce Nash, the Ten True Tales series for children and the Haunted Kids books, and he wrote A Boomer's Guide to Grandparenting with his wife Kathryn. He also created the newspaper comic strip The Ghost Story Club, which ran from 1995 to 1998. Raised in Rockford, Illinois, Zullo took a journalism degree from Northern Illinois University in 1969; the catalogue lists 104 titles between 1987 and 2019.

Stephen King

223 books• 25 series

Horror fiction is the field most closely tied to Stephen King, an American author born on September 21, 1947, and nicknamed the "King of Horror". King's work also reaches into suspense, crime, science fiction, fantasy and mystery, and includes roughly 200 short stories, most later gathered in collections. Carrie (1974) was the debut that set King in horror; Different Seasons (1982), four novellas in one volume, marked the first major step outside it. The catalogue lists 223 books from 1971 to 2026, starting with The Blue Air Compressor, a short story, and reaching Other Worlds Than These (2026). Series on file include Holly Gibney, the Bill Hodges Trilogy, Green Mile, Shining and Talisman.

Brandon Sanderson

109 books• 28 series

Brandon Sanderson, born December 19, 1975, is an American writer of high fantasy, science fiction and young adult fiction. Mistborn and The Stormlight Archive both belong to the Cosmere, a shared fictional universe. Outside the Cosmere, Sanderson wrote the Reckoners, Skyward and Alcatraz series, and completed Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time. White Sand and Dark One are Sanderson's two graphic novels. Sanderson's Laws of Magic, a framework for hard and soft magic systems, carry the author's name. The catalogue lists 109 titles, from Centrifugal (1994) through Elantris (2005) to King Lopen the First of Alethkar (2026).

Jane Yolen

237 books• 22 series

Jane Yolen (Jane Hyatt Yolen, February 11, 1939 to June 11, 2026) was an American author of fantasy, science fiction and children's books. The Devil's Arithmetic, a Holocaust novella, is the best-known Yolen work, and Owl Moon and The Emperor and the Kite are among the others. The short works Sister Emily's Lightship and Lost Girls both won Nebula Awards. The catalogue counts 237 books from The Witch Who Wasn't (1964) to Daddy Plays a Mean Guitar (2026). Series include Commander Toad, How Do Dinosaurs...?, Pit Dragons, the Young Merlin Trilogy, Books of the Great Alta and Tartan Magic. Yolen worked as an editor, collaborated most often with Adam Stemple, and in 2012 became the first woman to give the Andrew Lang lecture.

Barry Lyga

36 books• 5 series

Barry Lyga, born September 11, 1971, is an American young adult novelist and short story writer based in New York. Lyga took a BA in English at Yale in 1993, then spent ten years at Diamond Comic Distributors after a teenage immersion in comic books, publishing short stories along the way. I Hunt Killers arrived in March 2012. The catalogue holds 36 books, from Graphic Novels in Your Media Center (2004) to Every Hunter Is Hunted (2026), taking in The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl (2006), Boy Toy (2007) and Archvillain (2010). I Hunt Killers, Flash, Archvillain and Un/Edited are the series credited to Lyga.

Kate McMullan, born Kate Hall on January 16, 1947, is an American children's author with more than 100 published books. Myth-O-Mania and Dragon Slayers' Academy are the notable McMullan series, and others include Fluffy the Classroom Guinea Pig, Pearl and Wagner and Lila Fenwick. Greek mythology, knights, dragons, guinea pigs and school life feature in the subjects. The catalogue counts 124 books from 1984 to This Is the Tree We Planted (2022).