Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GloomCookie | 2001 | Serena Valentino | N/A |
| 2 | GloomCookie Volume 1 | 2001 | Serena Valentino | Buy |
| 3 | A Monster’s Christmas | 2002 | Serena Valentino | Buy |
| 4 | GloomCookie, Volume 2 | 2002 | Serena Valentino | Buy |
| 5 | Broken Curses | 2004 | Serena Valentino | Buy |
| 6 | The Carnival Wars | 2005 | Serena Valentino | Buy |
| 7 | The Final Curtain | 2007 | Serena Valentino | Buy |
GloomCookie is the comic series that launched Serena Valentino’s career. First published in 2001, the series follows a cast of goth and alternative characters in a world where the monsters from fairy tales are real and lurking just beneath the surface of everyday life. The series ran for seven volumes through 2007, mixing horror, romance, and dark humor.
Valentino’s writing in GloomCookie has a personal quality that comes from her own involvement in goth subculture. The characters feel genuine rather than like outsider caricatures, and the stories treat their struggles, both supernatural and social, with real feeling. The series attracted a devoted following among readers who saw themselves in its misfit characters and appreciated its blend of genuine scares with emotional honesty.