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ⓘ About John Allison
John Alison is a Graphic novel and comics book author from the UK. He was born in taste and style deep in a small village in the UK and from a very early age, he was exposed to American comics. He spent years honing his massive body and mind to try to get rid of the colonial cultural infection. As an independent web-based cartoonist, he is also one of the longest continuously published artists. He started writing in the late 1990s and has been at his craft ever since. During this time, he has worked himself into various iterations and wrote several webcomics over the years starting with Bobbins before moving to write on “Scary Go Round” and Bad Machinery. He was a developer of Tackleford at a time when most of his contemporaries were being written off as past their prime.
All Book Series by John Allison
The Case of the Severed Alliance
Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2021
Giant Days: Not On the Test Edition Vol. 1
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2017
Giant Days: Early Registration
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2013
Monetary Alternatives: Rethinking Government Fiat Money
Single-title series · published 2017
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is John Allison?
John Alison is a Graphic novel and comics book author from the UK. He was born in taste and style deep in a small village in the UK and from a very early age, he was exposed to American comics. He spent years honing his massive body and mind to try to get rid of the colonial cultural infection.
Which John Allison series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Bad Machinery series, the earliest of John Allison's multi-book series: it opens with The Case of the Team Spirit (2013) and runs to 10 books across 2013–2021, ending with The Case of the Severed Alliance (2021). John Allison's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has John Allison written?
John Allison has 44 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2005 and 2025. 43 of them belong to 9 named series — the largest being the Giant Days series with 15 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.
In what order should John Allison's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. John Allison's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Scary Go Round (2005–2008, 2 books), Bad Machinery (2013–2021, 10 books) and Giant Days: Year One (2013, 2 books), plus 6 more.
How are John Allison's books organised into series?
This guide splits John Allison's 44 books into 9 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Giant Days (15 books, 2015–2020); Bad Machinery (10 books, 2013–2021); Giant Days: Not On The Test Edition (5 books, 2017–2018); By Night (3 books, 2019–2020); Steeple (3 books, 2020–2022), plus 4 further series.