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ⓘ About Gene Luen Yang
Gene Luen Yang is an American author of graphic novels and comics books. He started drawing comic books while in fifth grade, and he has never looked back. Yang got the Xeric Grant in 1997 for his Gordon Yamamoto and the King of the Geeks comic when he was getting into adulthood. Later, he received the National Book Award for his American Born Chinese comic. Other notable books by Yang include Duncan’s Kingdom and Avatar: The Last Air bender. American Born Chinese American Born Chinese is a comic comprising of three unrelated tales that are linked by an unexpected twist. There is the Tale of All Jin Wang, a young boy who wants nothing but to fit in, and the great Chinese fable of the Monkey King.
All Book Series by Gene Luen Yang
Batman/Superman: The Archive of Worlds
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2021
New Super-Man and the Justice League of China, Vol. 4
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2019
The Lost Adventures and Team Avatar Tales
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2020 Co-authored · Faith Erin Hicks
Loyola Chin and the San Peligran Order
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2004
The Nixie of the Mill-Pond and Other European Stories
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2012 Anthology · Carla Speed McNeil,K.C. Green,Kel McDonald,José Pimienta,Mary Cagle,Kory Bing,Lin Visel,Kate Ashwin,Shaggy Shanahan,Kate Shanahan
The Girl Who Married a Skull and Other African Stories
Book 2 of 3 · published 2014 Anthology · Carla Speed McNeil,Kel McDonald,C. Spike Trotman,Kate Ashwin
Tamamo the Fox Maiden and Other Asian Stories
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2016
Meet the Terrifics
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2018 Anthology · Jeff Lemire
Tom Strong and the Terrifics
Book 2 of 4 · published 2019 Anthology · Jeff Lemire
Teen Titans, Vol. 1: Ruins
Series opener · book 1 of 11 · published 2021 Anthology · Tim Sheridan
Justice League
Book 3 of 11 · published 2021 Anthology · Joshua Williamson,Geoffrey Thorne,Brandon Thomas,Ram V.
Superman
Book 4 of 11 · published 2021 Anthology · Brian Michael Bendis,Marguerite Bennett,Mark Russell
Batman: Dark Detective
Book 6 of 11 · published 2021 Co-authored · Joshua Williamson,Mariko Tamaki,Ram V.
Wonder Woman
Book 8 of 11 · published 2021 Anthology · Becky Cloonan,Michael Conrad
Volume 3: Gotham
Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2023 Anthology · Dennis Culver
Path of Doom
Series opener · book 1 of 21 · published 2017 Anthology · Dan Jurgens
80 Years of Superman
Book 6 of 21 · published 2018 Anthology · Brad Meltzer,Brian Michael Bendis,Tom King,Marv Wolfman,Dan Jurgens,Geoff Johns,Peter J. Tomasi,Scott Snyder,Paul Dini,Louise Simonson,Richard Donner
Action Comics #1000
Book 8 of 21 · published 2018 Anthology · Brad Meltzer,Brian Michael Bendis,Tom King,Dan Jurgens,Geoff Johns,Scott Snyder
Leviathan Rising
Book 10 of 21 · published 2019 Anthology · Brian Michael Bendis
Metropolis Burning
Book 12 of 21 · published 2020 Anthology · Brian Michael Bendis
The House of Kent
Book 13 of 21 · published 2021 Anthology · Brian Michael Bendis
The One Who Fell
Book 14 of 21 · published 2021 Anthology · Phillip Kennedy Johnson
Warworld Rising
Book 15 of 21 · published 2022 Anthology · Phillip Kennedy Johnson
Warworld Revolution
Book 17 of 21 · published 2023 Anthology · Phillip Kennedy Johnson
Rise of Metallo
Book 19 of 21 · published 2024 Anthology · Phillip Kennedy Johnson
Bizarro's World
Series opener · book 1 of 27 · published 1994 Anthology · Louise Simonson
The Trial of Superman
Book 3 of 27 · published 1997 Anthology · Dan Jurgens,Louise Simonson
Superman Vs. the Revenge Squad!
Book 5 of 27 · published 1999 Anthology · Louise Simonson
Revenge Squad
Book 6 of 27 · published 1999 Anthology · Dan Jurgens,Louise Simonson
Secrets and Lies
Book 8 of 27 · published 2013 Anthology · Keith Giffen,Dan Jurgens,Fabian Nicieza,Scott Lobdell
The Final Days of Superman
Book 18 of 27 · published 2016 Anthology · Peter J. Tomasi
Son of Superman
Book 19 of 27 · published 2017 Anthology · Patrick Gleason,Peter J. Tomasi
Trial of the Super Sons
Book 20 of 27 · published 2017 Anthology · Patrick Gleason,Peter J. Tomasi
Multiplicity
Book 21 of 27 · published 2017 Anthology · Patrick Gleason,Peter J. Tomasi
Black Dawn
Book 23 of 27 · published 2017 Anthology · Patrick Gleason,Peter J. Tomasi
Bizarroverse
Book 26 of 27 · published 2018 Anthology · Patrick Gleason,Peter J. Tomasi
The World
Latest in the series · book 27 of 27 · published 2025 Anthology · Dan Jurgens
Nursery Rhyme Comics: 50 Timeless Rhymes from 50 Celebrated Cartoonists
Book 3 of 5 · published 2011
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Gene Luen Yang?
Gene Luen Yang is an American author of graphic novels and comics books. He started drawing comic books while in fifth grade, and he has never looked back. Yang got the Xeric Grant in 1997 for his Gordon Yamamoto and the King of the Geeks comic when he was getting into adulthood.
Which Gene Luen Yang series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Superman series, the earliest of Gene Luen Yang's multi-book series: it opens with Bizarro's World (1994) and runs to 27 books across 1994–2025, ending with The World (2025). Gene Luen Yang's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Gene Luen Yang written?
Gene Luen Yang has 139 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1994 and 2026. 122 of them belong to 19 named series — the largest being the Superman series with 27 books — and 17 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Gene Luen Yang's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Gene Luen Yang's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Superman (1994–2025, 27 books), The Promise (2012, 3 books) and Cautionary Fables & Fairytales (2012–2016, 3 books), plus 16 more.
How are Gene Luen Yang's books organised into series?
This guide splits Gene Luen Yang's 139 books into 19 named series and 17 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Superman (27 books, 1994–2025); Superman: Action Comics (21 books, 2017–2025); Future State (11 books, 2021–2023); Books Of Clash (8 books, 2023–2026); Secret Coders (7 books, 2015–2018), plus 14 further series.