Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Best American Comics 2008 |
2008 |
Buy |
| Strange Tales 2 |
2011 |
Buy |
| Nursery Rhyme Comics: 50 Timeless Rhymes from 50 Celebrated Cartoonists |
2011 |
Buy |
Avatar: The Last Airbender Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Avatar Volume 1: The Last Airbender |
2006 |
Buy |
| Avatar Volume 2: The Last Airbender |
2006 |
N/A |
| Avatar Volume 3: The Last Airbender |
2006 |
N/A |
| The Lost Scrolls: Water |
2006 |
Buy |
| Avatar Volume 4: The Last Airbender |
2007 |
Buy |
| Avatar Volume 5: The Last Airbender |
2007 |
N/A |
| Avatar Volume 6: The Last Airbender |
2007 |
N/A |
| Avatar Volume 7: The Last Airbender |
2007 |
N/A |
| Avatar Volume 8: The Last Airbender |
2007 |
N/A |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender: Journeys Through the Earth Kingdom |
2007 |
Buy |
| How to Draw Avatar: The Last Airbender |
2007 |
Buy |
| NEW MASTER, THE |
2007 |
Buy |
| The Lost Scrolls: Earth |
2007 |
Buy |
| The Tale of Aang |
2007 |
N/A |
| The Tale of Azula |
2007 |
Buy |
| The Tale of Sokka |
2007 |
N/A |
| The Tale of Toph |
2007 |
N/A |
| Aang’s School Days |
2008 |
Buy |
| Avatar the Last Airbender: Aang’s Challenges |
2008 |
Buy |
| Mindbenders and Brainbusters: The Ultimate Avatar Challenge |
2008 |
Buy |
| The Tale of Katara |
2008 |
N/A |
| The Tale of Zuko |
2008 |
Buy |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Lost Scrolls Collection |
2009 |
Buy |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender the Art of the Animated Series |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Last Airbender Movie Comic |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Last Airbender: Prequel - Zuko’s Story |
2010 |
Buy |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender: Legacy |
2014 |
Buy |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender: North and South |
2017 |
Buy |
| Team Avatar Tales |
2019 |
Buy |
| Katara and the Pirate’s Silver |
2020 |
Buy |
| Suki, Alone |
2021 |
Buy |
| Beasts of the Four Nations |
2079 |
Buy |
Avatar: The Last Airbender Collections Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Shells |
2014 |
N/A |
| Avatar The Last Airbender The Lost Adventures |
2011 |
N/A |
| Avatar The Last Airbender: Katara and the Pirate’s Silver |
2020 |
N/A |
| Suki, Alone |
2021 |
N/A |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise |
2013 |
N/A |
| The Promise |
2013 |
Buy |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise, Part 1 |
2012 |
N/A |
| The Promise, Part 2 |
2012 |
N/A |
| The Promise, Part 3 |
2012 |
N/A |
| The Search |
2014 |
N/A |
| The Rift |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Search, Part 1 |
2013 |
N/A |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search, Part 2 |
2013 |
N/A |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search, Part 3 |
2013 |
N/A |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender–The Rift Omnibus |
2015 |
N/A |
| Smoke and Shadow |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Rift, Part 1 |
2014 |
N/A |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Rift, Part 2 |
2014 |
N/A |
| The Rift, Part 3 |
2014 |
N/A |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender - Smoke and Shadow Omnibus |
2016 |
N/A |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender: Smoke and Shadow, Part 1 |
2015 |
N/A |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender: Smoke and Shadow, Part 2 |
2015 |
N/A |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender: Smoke and Shadow, Part 3 |
2016 |
N/A |
| Avatar the Last Airbender: North and South |
2017 |
N/A |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender: North and South, Part 1 |
2016 |
N/A |
| North and South, Part 2 |
2017 |
N/A |
| North and South, Part 3 |
2017 |
N/A |
| Imbalance |
2019 |
N/A |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender: Imbalance, Part 1 |
2018 |
N/A |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender: Imbalance, Part 2 |
2019 |
N/A |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender: Imbalance, Part 3 |
2019 |
N/A |
| Toph Beifong’s Metalbending Academy |
2021 |
N/A |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender–Azula in the Spirit Temple |
2023 |
N/A |
| The Bounty Hunter and the Tea Brewer |
2024 |
N/A |
| Ashes of the Academy |
2025 |
N/A |
| The Lost Adventures and Team Avatar Tales |
2020 |
Buy |
Books Of Clash Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Books of Clash, Volume 1 |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Books of Clash, Volume 3 |
2024 |
Buy |
| The Books of Clash Volume 4: Legendary Legends of Legendarious Achievery |
2024 |
N/A |
| The Books of Clash, Volume 4 |
2024 |
Buy |
| The Books of Clash Volume 5 |
2025 |
Buy |
Boxers & Saints Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Boxers |
2013 |
Buy |
| Boxers & Saints |
2013 |
Buy |
| Saints |
2013 |
Buy |
Future State Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Future State: Catwoman #1 |
- |
N/A |
| Teen Titans, Vol. 1: Ruins |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Next Batman |
2021 |
Buy |
| Justice League |
2021 |
Buy |
| Superman |
2021 |
Buy |
| Batman by John Ridley |
2021 |
Buy |
| Batman: Dark Detective |
2021 |
Buy |
| Suicide Squad |
2021 |
Buy |
| Wonder Woman |
2021 |
Buy |
| Volume 1: Gotham |
2022 |
Buy |
| Volume 2: Gotham |
2022 |
Buy |
| Volume 3: Gotham |
2023 |
Buy |
Graphic Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Loyola Chin and the San Peligran Order |
2004 |
Buy |
| Gordon Yamamoto and the King of the Geeks |
2004 |
Buy |
| Batman/Superman: The Archive of Worlds |
2021 |
Buy |
| Marvel Voices: Identity |
2022 |
Buy |
| Lunar New Year Love Story |
2024 |
Buy |
Monkey Prince Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Monkey Prince |
2023 |
Buy |
| Monkey Prince, Vol. 2 |
2023 |
N/A |
New Super-Man Collections Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| New Super-Man, Vol. 1 |
2017 |
Buy |
| Coming to America |
2017 |
N/A |
| Equilibrium #3 |
2018 |
N/A |
| New Super-Man, Vol. 3 |
2018 |
Buy |
| Fighting for Truth and Justice the Chinese Way |
2019 |
N/A |
| New Super-Man and the Justice League of China, Vol. 4 |
2019 |
Buy |
North and South Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| North and South Part One |
2016 |
Buy |
| North and South Part Two |
2017 |
Buy |
| North and South Part Three |
2017 |
Buy |
Secret Coders Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Secret Coders |
2015 |
Buy |
| Paths & Portals |
2016 |
Buy |
| Lost & Found |
2016 |
N/A |
| Secrets & Sequences |
2017 |
Buy |
| Robots & Repeats |
2017 |
Buy |
| Potions & Parameters |
2018 |
Buy |
| Monsters & Modules |
2018 |
Buy |
Shang-Chi Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Brothers & Sisters |
2021 |
Buy |
| Shang-Chi vs. the Marvel Universe |
2022 |
Buy |
| Family Of Origin |
2022 |
Buy |
| Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings |
2023 |
Buy |
Smoke and Shadow Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Smoke and Shadow Part One |
2015 |
Buy |
| Smoke and Shadow Part Three |
2016 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Rosary Comic Book |
2003 |
Buy |
| Animal Crackers |
2006 |
Buy |
| American Born Chinese |
2006 |
Buy |
| The Eternal Smile |
2009 |
Buy |
| Prime Baby |
2010 |
Buy |
| Level Up |
2011 |
Buy |
| Dragon Hoops |
2020 |
Buy |
Superman Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Trial of Superman |
1997 |
Buy |
| New Super-Man, Vol. 1 |
2017 |
N/A |
| The Doomsday Wars |
1999 |
Buy |
| Coming to America |
2017 |
N/A |
| Revenge Squad |
1999 |
Buy |
| Equilibrium #3 |
2018 |
N/A |
| What Price Tomorrow? |
2012 |
Buy |
| Fighting for Truth and Justice the Chinese Way |
2019 |
N/A |
| Secrets and Lies |
2013 |
Buy |
| Fury at World’s End |
2014 |
Buy |
| Psi War |
2014 |
Buy |
| Under Fire |
2015 |
Buy |
| Doomed |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Men of Tomorrow |
2015 |
Buy |
| Before Truth |
2016 |
Buy |
| Lois and Clark |
2016 |
Buy |
| Savage Dawn |
2016 |
Buy |
| Return to Glory |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Final Days of Superman |
2016 |
Buy |
| Son of Superman |
2017 |
Buy |
| Trial of the Super Sons |
2017 |
Buy |
| Multiplicity |
2017 |
Buy |
| Superman Reborn |
2017 |
Buy |
| Black Dawn |
2017 |
Buy |
| Hopes and Fears |
2018 |
Buy |
| Superman Blue |
2018 |
Buy |
| Bizarroverse |
2018 |
Buy |
| The World |
2025 |
Buy |
Superman Graphic Novels Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Before Truth |
2016 |
Buy |
| Superman Smashes the Klan |
2020 |
Buy |
| Batman/Superman: The Archive of Worlds |
2021 |
Buy |
Superman: Action Comics Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| DC Comics: The New 52 Zero Omnibus |
2012 |
N/A |
| DC Comics: The New 52 |
2011 |
N/A |
| Path of Doom |
2017 |
Buy |
| Welcome to the Planet |
2017 |
Buy |
| Men of Steel |
2017 |
Buy |
| The New World |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Oz Effect |
2018 |
Buy |
| 80 Years of Superman |
2018 |
Buy |
| Booster Shot |
2018 |
Buy |
| Action Comics #1000 |
2018 |
Buy |
| Superman – Action Comics, Volume 2: Bulletproof |
2013 |
N/A |
| Invisible Mafia |
2019 |
Buy |
| Leviathan Rising |
2019 |
Buy |
| Leviathan Hunt |
2020 |
Buy |
| Metropolis Burning |
2020 |
Buy |
| The House of Kent |
2021 |
Buy |
| The One Who Fell |
2021 |
Buy |
| Warworld Rising |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Arena |
2022 |
Buy |
| Warworld Revolution |
2023 |
Buy |
| Doom Rising |
2024 |
Buy |
| Superman – Action Comics, Volume 4: Hybrid |
2012 |
N/A |
| Rise of Metallo |
2024 |
Buy |
| Hell and Back |
2024 |
Buy |
| Revenge of the Demon |
2025 |
Buy |
| Supergirl, Volume 4: Out of the Past |
2014 |
N/A |
| Superman – Action Comics, Volume 7: Under the Skin |
2012 |
N/A |
| Superman: Savage Dawn |
2016 |
N/A |
The Promise Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Promise, Part 1 |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Promise, Part 2 |
2012 |
Buy |
The Rift Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Terrifics, Vol. 1: Meet the Terrifics |
2018 |
N/A |
| The Rift, Part 2 |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Terrifics, Vol. 3: The God Game |
1920 |
N/A |
| The Rift, Part 3 |
2014 |
Buy |
The Search Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Search, Part 1 |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Search, Part 2 |
2013 |
Buy |
The Shadow Hero Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Green Turtle Chronicles |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Shadow Hero |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Dawn of a Golden Age |
2014 |
Buy |
| Fathers and Sons |
2014 |
Buy |
| Fights You Cannot Win |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Shadow Hero 5: True Colors |
2014 |
N/A |
| True Colors |
2014 |
Buy |
| Enter the Green Turtle |
2014 |
Buy |
The Terrifics Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Meet the Terrifics |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Terrifics, Vol. 1: Meet the Terrifics |
2018 |
N/A |
| Tom Strong and the Terrifics |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Terrifics, Vol. 3: The God Game |
1920 |
N/A |
| The God Game |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Tomorrow War |
2020 |
Buy |
Gene Luen Yang grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and studied computer science at the University of California, Berkeley. He spent years teaching high school computer science while making comics on the side. His breakout book, American Born Chinese, published in 2006, wove together three storylines about Chinese American identity and became a landmark in graphic literature.
After American Born Chinese, Yang went on to write the Avatar: The Last Airbender continuation comics for Dark Horse, picking up where the animated series left off. He later joined DC Comics as the writer on Superman, making headlines as the first Asian American to write the title character in an ongoing series. His work on New Super-Man introduced Kenan Kong, a Chinese teen who gains Superman’s powers, and ran for several well-received volumes.
Yang’s other projects include Secret Coders, a middle-grade series that teaches coding concepts through a mystery story, Boxers & Saints, a two-volume exploration of the Boxer Rebellion, and Dragon Hoops, a nonfiction graphic novel about his high school basketball team’s championship run.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Gene Luen Yang written?
Gene Luen Yang has written 208 books across 22 series.
What was Gene Luen Yang's first book?
Gene Luen Yang’s first book is The Terrifics, Vol. 3: The God Game, published in 1920.
What is Gene Luen Yang best known for?
Gene Luen Yang is best known for American Born Chinese, a graphic novel that won the Michael L. Printz Award and was the first graphic novel nominated for a National Book Award. He also wrote the ongoing Avatar: The Last Airbender comic series and served as the writer for DC Comics’ Superman and New Super-Man. In 2016, he was appointed the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature by the Library of Congress.