Best Comic Series

Hellboy is a comic book series created by writer-artist Mike Mignola, first published in 1993 by Dark Horse Comics. The protagonist is a demon summoned to Earth as an infant by a Nazi occult ritual who is raised by a professor and becomes a paranormal investigator for the Bureau for Paranormal Resea...

Locke & Key is a comic book series created by writer Joe Hill and artist Gabriel Rodríguez, published by IDW Publishing beginning in 2008. The story follows the Locke family, who move into their ancestral home, Keyhouse, in Lovecraft, Massachusetts, following the murder of the children's father. The...

"The Unwritten" is an urban fantasy comic book series published by DC Vertigo, created by writer Mike Carey and artist Peter Gross. The narrative centers on Tom Taylor, the son of an author famous for a series of bestselling books about a boy wizard named Tommy Taylor. Tom becomes entangled in a com...

The Books of Magic is a comic book series created by Neil Gaiman and published by DC Comics, first as a four-issue miniseries in 1990–1991 and then as an ongoing series under the Vertigo imprint. The story follows Timothy Hunter, a bespectacled English teenager, who is guided by various DC Universe...

"American Vampire" is a comic book series published by DC Comics under the Vertigo imprint, beginning in 2010. It was co-created by writer Scott Snyder and artist Rafael Albuquerque, with Stephen King co-writing the initial story arc. The series traces vampire lineages across different eras of Ameri...

The True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole is a comic novel written by Sue Townsend and published in 1989. It is the third book in the popular Adrian Mole series, following The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole and The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole. Written in an epistolary diary format, the story continue...

Witch Doctor is a horror comic book series created by writer Brandon Seifert and artist Lukas Ketner. First published by Image Comics, it centers on Dr. Vincent Morrow, a rogue physician who approaches supernatural curses and demonic possessions as infectious diseases. The series blends body horror...

iZombie is an urban fantasy comic book series published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint, created by writer Chris Roberson and artist Michael Allred. The narrative follows Gwen Dylan, a zombie working as a gravedigger who must consume brains to maintain her humanity. By eating the brains of the decease...

The Lost Diaries of Adrian Mole, 1999-2001 is a comedic epistolary novel by British author Sue Townsend, published in 2008. The book comprises fictional diary entries originally written as a weekly column for The Guardian newspaper. It chronicles the life of the titular protagonist during his late t...

"Hack/Slash" is a horror comic series created by Tim Seeley, debuting in 2004 through Devil's Due Publishing before moving to Image Comics in 2007. The series follows Cassie Hack, a young woman who travels the country hunting "slashers"—supernatural killers reminiscent of iconic horror movie villain...

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw is a comedy novel written by Jeff Kinney and published in 2009 as the third installment in the main series. The story continues the epistolary format of teenager Greg Heffley's handwritten journal, detailing his daily struggles and middle school experiences. The...

Cabin Fever is Jeff Kinney's 2011 Diary of a Wimpy Kid novel, the sixth book, trapping Greg Heffley at home during a snowstorm.

The Ugly Truth is Jeff Kinney's 2010 Diary of a Wimpy Kid novel, the fifth book in Greg Heffley's illustrated middle-school diary series.

Old School is Jeff Kinney's 2015 Diary of a Wimpy Kid novel, the tenth book, sending Greg Heffley into electronics-free activities.

The Third Wheel is Jeff Kinney's 2012 Diary of a Wimpy Kid novel, the seventh book, centered on Greg Heffley and a school dance.

The Meltdown is Jeff Kinney's 2018 Diary of a Wimpy Kid novel, the thirteenth book, turning a neighborhood snow day into conflict.

Hard Luck is Jeff Kinney's 2013 Diary of a Wimpy Kid novel, the eighth book, following Greg Heffley after Rowley gets a girlfriend.

The Getaway is Jeff Kinney's 2017 Diary of a Wimpy Kid novel, the twelfth book, following the Heffley family on a tropical vacation.

Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life is Rachel Renee Russell's 2009 first Dork Diaries book, introducing Nikki Maxwell through diary entries, doodles, and comics.

Wrecking Ball is Jeff Kinney's 2019 Diary of a Wimpy Kid novel, the fourteenth book, about a chaotic Heffley home renovation.

Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl is the 2010 second Dork Diaries book, continuing Rachel Renee Russell's diary-format series about Nikki Maxwell.

Double Down is Jeff Kinney's 2016 Diary of a Wimpy Kid novel, the eleventh book, with Greg Heffley trying to make a horror movie.

Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star is the 2011 third Dork Diaries book, notable for taking Nikki Maxwell's illustrated diary into a school band plot.

The Deep End is Jeff Kinney's 2020 Diary of a Wimpy Kid novel, the fifteenth book, taking the Heffleys on a troubled RV trip.

Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess is the 2012 fourth Dork Diaries book, a Rachel Renee Russell diary novel that won a Children's Choice award.

Diper Overlode is Jeff Kinney's 2022 Diary of a Wimpy Kid novel, the seventeenth book, focused on Rodrick Heffley's band Loded Diper.

Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All is the 2012 fifth Dork Diaries book, using Nikki Maxwell's diary to frame a student-newspaper advice column plot.

Tales from a Not-So-Glam TV Star is the 2014 seventh Dork Diaries book, following Nikki Maxwell's diary as a television crew enters her middle-school life.

Tales from a Not-So-Happy Heartbreaker is the 2013 sixth Dork Diaries book, a Rachel Renee Russell diary novel centered on Nikki Maxwell's school dance troubles.