Absolute Y: The Last Man Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Absolute Y: The Last Man Vol. 1 |
2015 |
Buy |
| Absolute Y: The Last Man Vol. 2 |
2016 |
Buy |
| Absolute Y: The Last Man, Vol. 3 |
2017 |
N/A |
| Absolute Y: The Last Man, Volume 3 |
2017 |
Buy |
Amazing Adventures Of The Escapist Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist, Volume 1 |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist, Volume 2 |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist, Volume 3 |
2006 |
Buy |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8 Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Long Way Home |
2007 |
N/A |
| The Long Way Home |
2007 |
Buy |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8, Vol. 2: No Future for You |
2008 |
N/A |
| No Future for You |
2008 |
Buy |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Wolves at the Gate |
2008 |
N/A |
| Wolves at the Gate |
2008 |
Buy |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Time of Your Life |
2007 |
N/A |
| Time of Your Life |
2009 |
Buy |
| Willow: Goddesses and Monsters |
2009 |
N/A |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Predators and Prey |
2009 |
N/A |
| Predators and Prey |
2009 |
Buy |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8, Vol. 6: Retreat |
2010 |
N/A |
| Retreat |
2010 |
Buy |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8, Vol. 7: Twilight |
2010 |
N/A |
| Twilight |
2010 |
Buy |
| Riley: Commitment Through Distance, Virtue Through Sin |
2010 |
N/A |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8, Vol. 8: Last Gleaming |
2011 |
N/A |
| Last Gleaming |
2011 |
Buy |
Ex Machina Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Ex Machina: The Complete Series Omnibus |
2005 |
N/A |
| The First Hundred Days |
2005 |
Buy |
| Ex Machina, Vol. 2: Tag |
2005 |
N/A |
| Tag |
2005 |
Buy |
| Ex Machina, Vol. 3: Fact v. Fiction |
2006 |
N/A |
| Fact v. Fiction |
2006 |
Buy |
| Ex Machina, Vol. 4: March to War |
2006 |
N/A |
| March to War |
2006 |
Buy |
| Ex Machina, Vol. 5: Smoke, Smoke |
2007 |
N/A |
| Smoke, Smoke |
2007 |
Buy |
| Ex Machina, Vol. 6: Power Down |
2007 |
N/A |
| Power Down |
2007 |
Buy |
| Ex Cathedra |
2008 |
Buy |
| Ex Machina, Vol. 7: Ex Cathedra |
2008 |
N/A |
| Dirty Tricks |
2009 |
Buy |
| Ex Machina, Vol. 8: Dirty Tricks |
2009 |
N/A |
| Ex Machina, Vol. 9: Ring Out the Old |
2010 |
N/A |
| Ring Out the Old |
2010 |
Buy |
| Ex Machina, Vol. 10: Term Limits |
2010 |
N/A |
| Term Limits |
2010 |
Buy |
Ex Machina: The Deluxe Edition Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Ex Machina Tom 1 |
2008 |
N/A |
| Ex Machina: The Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1 |
2008 |
Buy |
| Ex Machina Book Two |
2009 |
N/A |
| Ex Machina: The Deluxe Edition, Vol. 2 |
2009 |
Buy |
| Ex Machina Tom 3 |
2010 |
N/A |
| Ex Machina: The Deluxe Edition, Vol. 3 |
2010 |
Buy |
| Ex Machina Tom 4 |
2010 |
N/A |
| Ex Machina: The Deluxe Edition, Vol. 4 |
2010 |
Buy |
| Ex Machina, Tom 5 |
2011 |
N/A |
| Ex Machina: The Deluxe Edition, Vol. 5 |
2011 |
Buy |
Graphic Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Pride of Baghdad |
2006 |
Buy |
| Spectators |
2025 |
Buy |
| Brian K. Vaughan has also written for numerous Marvel and DC properties, but we have only listed works created by the author. |
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N/A |
Green Lantern Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Fear Itself |
1999 |
Buy |
| Emerald Twilight/New Dawn |
2003 |
Buy |
| Rebirth |
2005 |
Buy |
| No Fear |
2006 |
Buy |
| Revenge of the Green Lanterns |
2006 |
Buy |
| Wanted - Hal Jordan |
2007 |
Buy |
| The Sinestro Corps War |
2007 |
Buy |
| Tales of the Sinestro Corps |
2008 |
Buy |
| Secret Origin |
2008 |
Buy |
| Rage of the Red Lanterns |
2009 |
Buy |
| Agent Orange |
2009 |
Buy |
| Blackest Night |
2010 |
Buy |
| Brightest Day |
2011 |
Buy |
| War of the Green Lanterns |
2011 |
Buy |
| Sinestro |
2012 |
Buy |
| Revenge of the Black Hand |
2013 |
Buy |
| Green Lantern: Kyle Rayner, Vol. 1 |
2017 |
Buy |
| Green Lantern: Kyle Rayner Vol. 2 |
2018 |
Buy |
| Circle of Fire |
2021 |
Buy |
| Green Lantern: Rebirth Compendium |
2025 |
Buy |
Mystique Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Dead Drop Gorgeous |
2004 |
Buy |
| Mystique ultimate collection |
2011 |
N/A |
| Tinker, Tailor, Mutant, Spy |
2004 |
Buy |
| Unnatural |
2005 |
Buy |
| Quiet |
2005 |
Buy |
Paper Girls Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Paper Girls, Vol. 1 |
2016 |
Buy |
| Paper Girls, Vol. 2 |
2016 |
Buy |
| Paper Girls, Vol. 3 |
2017 |
Buy |
| Paper Girls, Vol. 6 |
2019 |
Buy |
| Paper Girls, Vol. 5 |
2018 |
Buy |
| Paper Girls, Vol. 4 |
2018 |
Buy |
| Paper Girls: The Complete Story |
2021 |
Buy |
Runaways Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Pride & Joy |
2004 |
Buy |
| Teenage Wasteland |
2006 |
Buy |
| Runaways, Vol. 3: The Good Die Young |
2005 |
N/A |
| The Good Die Young |
2006 |
Buy |
| True Believers |
2006 |
Buy |
| Civil War |
2007 |
Buy |
| Escape To New York |
2008 |
Buy |
| Parental Guidance |
2008 |
Buy |
| Live Fast |
2008 |
Buy |
| Dead End Kids |
2008 |
Buy |
| Dead Wrong |
2009 |
Buy |
| Rock Zombies |
2009 |
Buy |
| Homeschooling |
2009 |
Buy |
Saga Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Saga, Vol. 1 |
2012 |
N/A |
| Saga, Vol. 2 |
2013 |
N/A |
| Saga, Volume 3 |
2014 |
Buy |
| Saga, Volume 4 |
2014 |
Buy |
| Saga, Volume 5 |
2015 |
Buy |
| Saga, Volume 6 |
2016 |
Buy |
| Saga, Volume 7 |
2017 |
Buy |
| Saga, Volume 8 |
2017 |
Buy |
| Saga, Volume 9 |
2018 |
Buy |
| Saga, Volume 10 |
2022 |
Buy |
| Saga, Volume 11 |
2023 |
Buy |
| Saga, Volume 12 |
2025 |
Buy |
| Saga, Volume 1 |
2012 |
Buy |
| Saga, Volume 2 |
2013 |
Buy |
The Private Eye Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Private Eye |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Private Eye #2 |
2013 |
N/A |
| The Private Eye #3 |
2013 |
N/A |
| The Private Eye #4 |
2013 |
N/A |
| The Private Eye #5 |
2013 |
N/A |
| The Private Eye #6 |
2014 |
N/A |
| The Private Eye #7 |
2014 |
N/A |
| The Private Eye #8 |
2014 |
N/A |
| The Private Eye #9 |
2014 |
N/A |
| The Private Eye #10 |
2015 |
N/A |
Tom Strong Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Tom Strong, Book 1 |
2000 |
N/A |
| Book 1 |
2001 |
Buy |
| Book 2 |
2001 |
Buy |
| Tom Strong, Book 2 |
2001 |
N/A |
| Tom Strong |
2000 |
N/A |
| Terrific Tales, Book 1 |
2003 |
Buy |
| Terrific Tales, Book 2 |
2003 |
Buy |
| Tom Strong, Book 4 |
2004 |
N/A |
| Book 3 |
2004 |
Buy |
| Tom Strong, Vol. 5 |
2005 |
N/A |
| Book 4 |
2005 |
Buy |
| Tom Strong, Book Six |
2006 |
N/A |
| Book Five |
2005 |
Buy |
| Book Six |
2006 |
Buy |
| Vol. 1 |
2009 |
Buy |
| Vol. 2 |
2010 |
Buy |
| Tom Strong and the Robots of Doom |
2011 |
Buy |
| Tom Strong And The Planet of Peril |
2014 |
Buy |
| Tom Strong Compendium |
2023 |
Buy |
Ultimate X-Men Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Ultimate X-Men Annual #1 |
2005 |
N/A |
| Ultimate X-Men #1 |
- |
N/A |
| The Tomorrow People |
2001 |
Buy |
| Return to Weapon X |
2002 |
Buy |
| World Tour |
2002 |
Buy |
| Hellfire & Brimstone |
2003 |
Buy |
| Ultimate War |
2003 |
Buy |
| Return of the King |
2003 |
Buy |
| Ultimate X-Men, Vol. 2: Return to Weapon X |
2001 |
N/A |
| Blockbuster |
2004 |
Buy |
| New Mutants |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Tempest |
2004 |
Buy |
| Cry Wolf |
2005 |
Buy |
| The Most Dangerous Game |
2005 |
Buy |
| Hard Lessons |
2005 |
Buy |
| Ultimate X-Men Collection, Book 2 |
2003 |
N/A |
| Magnetic North |
2006 |
Buy |
| Phoenix? |
2006 |
Buy |
| Magical |
2007 |
Buy |
| Cable |
2007 |
Buy |
| Sentinels |
2008 |
Buy |
| Apocalypse |
2008 |
Buy |
| Absolute Power |
2008 |
Buy |
| X-Men/Fantastic Four |
2009 |
Buy |
| Ultimate X-Men, Vol. 4: Hellfire and Brimstone |
2003 |
N/A |
| X-Men : Le Retour du Roi |
2003 |
N/A |
| Ultimate X-Men Collection, Book 4 |
2005 |
N/A |
| Ultimate X-Men, Vol. 8: New Mutants |
2004 |
N/A |
| Ultimate X-Men Collection, Book 5 |
2005 |
N/A |
| Ultimate X-Men, Vol. 10: Cry Wolf |
2005 |
N/A |
| Ultimate X-Men, Vol. 11: The Most Dangerous Game |
2005 |
N/A |
| Ultimate X-Men Collection, Book 6 |
2006 |
N/A |
| Ultimate X-Men, Vol. 13: Magnetic North |
2006 |
N/A |
| Ultimate X-Men, Vol. 14: Phoenix? |
2006 |
N/A |
| Ultimate X-Men Collection, Book 8 |
2008 |
N/A |
| Ultimate X-Men Collection, Book 9 |
2009 |
N/A |
| Ultimate X-Men: Ultimatum |
2008 |
N/A |
| Ultimatum Companion |
2011 |
N/A |
We Stand On Guard Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| We Stand On Guard |
2016 |
N/A |
| We Stand On Guard: Deluxe Edition |
2016 |
Buy |
| We Stand On Guard #2 |
2015 |
N/A |
| We Stand On Guard #3 |
2015 |
N/A |
| We Stand On Guard #4 |
2015 |
N/A |
| We Stand On Guard #5 |
2015 |
N/A |
| We Stand On Guard #6 |
2015 |
N/A |
Wolverine Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Wolverine/Gambit: Victims |
1997 |
Buy |
| The End |
2005 |
Buy |
| Wolverine |
2007 |
Buy |
| Evolution |
2007 |
Buy |
| Logan |
2008 |
Buy |
| Get Mystique |
2008 |
Buy |
| Wolverine Goes to Hell |
2011 |
Buy |
| Wolverine & Jubilee: Curse of the Mutants |
2011 |
Buy |
| Wolverine Vs. The X-Men |
2011 |
Buy |
| Wolverine’s Revenge |
2011 |
Buy |
| Covenant |
2012 |
Buy |
| Goodbye, Chinatown |
2012 |
Buy |
| Back in Japan |
2012 |
Buy |
| Rot |
2012 |
Buy |
| Sabretooth Reborn |
2013 |
Buy |
| Japan’s Most Wanted |
2014 |
Buy |
| Kitty Pryde & Wolverine |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Long Night |
2018 |
Buy |
X-Men: Age Of Apocalypse Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Prelude to Age of Apocalypse |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Complete Age of Apocalypse Epic, Book 1 |
2005 |
Buy |
| The Complete Age of Apocalypse Epic, Book 2 |
2005 |
Buy |
| The Complete Age Of Apocalypse Epic Book 4 |
2006 |
Buy |
Y: The Last Man Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Extinção |
2003 |
N/A |
| Unmanned |
2003 |
Buy |
| Cycles |
2003 |
Buy |
| Y: The Last Man, Vol. 2 Cycles |
2003 |
N/A |
| One Small Step |
2004 |
Buy |
| Y: The Last Man Collection |
2008 |
Buy |
| Y: The Last Man, Vol. 4 Safeword |
2003 |
N/A |
| Safeword |
2004 |
Buy |
| Alliance contre nature |
2005 |
N/A |
| Ring of Truth |
2005 |
Buy |
| Chica con chica |
2005 |
N/A |
| Girl on Girl |
2005 |
Buy |
| Le scoop |
2006 |
N/A |
| Paper Dolls |
2006 |
Buy |
| Y: The Last Man, Vol. 8 Kimono Dragons |
2003 |
N/A |
| Kimono Dragons |
2006 |
Buy |
| Motherland |
2007 |
Buy |
| Y the Last Man 5 |
2011 |
N/A |
| Whys and Wherefores |
2008 |
Buy |
| Y: Le Dernier Homme, #10: Trajets d’Y |
2008 |
N/A |
Brian K. Vaughan is one of the most influential comic book writers of his generation. He broke through with Y: The Last Man (2002-2008), a Vertigo series about the last surviving man on Earth, and followed it with Ex Machina, a political thriller about a retired superhero running New York City. Both series won multiple Eisner Awards and earned widespread critical praise.
Vaughan launched Saga with artist Fiona Staples in 2012, and it has become one of the bestselling and most talked-about comics of the 2010s and 2020s. He also created Paper Girls, Runaways for Marvel, and The Private Eye. Beyond his creator-owned work, Vaughan has written for properties including Ultimate X-Men, Green Lantern, Wolverine, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Brian K. Vaughan written?
Brian K. Vaughan has written 233 books across eighteen series.
What was Brian K. Vaughan's first book?
Brian K. Vaughan’s first book is Wolverine/Gambit: Victims, published in 1997.
What are Brian K. Vaughan's most acclaimed works?
Vaughan’s most acclaimed works are Saga, an ongoing space opera with artist Fiona Staples, and Y: The Last Man, about the sole male survivor of a global plague. Ex Machina, about a superhero who becomes mayor of New York City, and Paper Girls, a time-travel adventure about newspaper delivery girls, are also highly regarded. He has won multiple Eisner Awards.