Comic Book Story of... books in order

The Comic Book Story of... series by Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey tells the history of various popular subjects through non-fiction comics.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 The Comic Book Story of Beer 2015 Fred Van Lente Buy
2 The Comic Book Story of Video Games 2017 Fred Van Lente Buy
3 The Comic Book Story of Baseball 2018 Fred Van Lente Buy
4 The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling 2018 Fred Van Lente Buy
5 The Comic Book Story of Basketball 2020 Fred Van Lente Buy
6 The Comic Book History of the Cocktail 2025 Fred Van Lente Buy

Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey’s Comic Book Story of… series applies their non-fiction comics approach to a range of popular topics. Each volume tells the complete history of its subject, from The Comic Book Story of Beer to more recent entries on basketball and cocktails. The series has covered beer, video games, baseball, professional wrestling, basketball, and cocktails.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Comic Book Story of... series?

There are 6 books in the Comic Book Story of… series, published between 2015 and 2025.

What is the first book in the Comic Book Story of... series?

The first book in the Comic Book Story of… series is The Comic Book Story of Beer, published in 2015.

Are these books part of the same series as Action Philosophers?

They share the same creative team and approach of telling non-fiction stories through comics, but the Comic Book Story of… series covers pop culture subjects like beer, video games, and baseball rather than philosophy.

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