The Adrian Mole Reading Order

The abstract and brief chronicles of the times

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4
Novel published in 1982
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
Novel published in 1985
The True Confessions of Adrian Mole
Novel published in 1989
Adrian Mole and the Small Amphibians
Short story published in 1991
Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years
Novel published in 1993
Mole Cooks His Goose
Short story published in 1993
Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years
Novel published in 1999
The Lost Diaries of Adrian Mole, 1999-2001
Novel published in 2008
Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction
Novel published in 2004
Adrian Mole: The Prostrate Years
Novel published in 2009
Adrian Mole’s royal wedding diary
Essay published in 2011

The Elric of Melniboné Chronology

Michael Moorcock’s brilliant subversion of heroic fantasy tropes.

Elric: The Making of a Sorcerer
Graphic novel with art by Walt Simonson, set early in Elric’s career.
Elric of Melniboné
The Citadel of Forgotten Myths
Prequel novel published in 2022.
The Fortress Of The Pearl
The Sailor on the Seas of Fate
Elric meets Corum and Hawkmoon in this story; the same story is told from Hawkmoon’s perspective in The Quest for Tanelorn.
The Chronicles of Conan, vol. 3: The Monster of the Monoliths and Other Stories
This story takes place in the Marvel Universe and features a guest appearance by Elric. Its placement here is speculative, however, it can occur no later than this.
Elric at the End of Time
The Weird of the White Wolf
The Vanishing Tower
Elric encounters Corum Jhaelen Irsei in this story; the same story is seen from Corum’s perspective in The King of Swords.
The Revenge of the Rose
The Bane of the Black Sword
Stormbringer
The following stories occur during the second part of Stormbringer:
Michael Moorcock’s Multiverse
Graphic novel containing three stories. The story “Duke Elric” is the only that directly features Elric.
The Dreamthief’s Daughter: A Tale of the Albino
The Skrayling Tree: The Albino in America
The White Wolf’s Son: The Albino Underground
Elric: The Balance Lost, vol.1
Graphic novel written by Chris Roberson. Corum and Hawkmoon also appear in this volume.
Elric: The Balance Lost, vol.2
Graphic novel written by Chris Roberson. Corum and Hawkmoon meet Elric again in this volume. The appearance of the Barbary Rose in this volume is shown in much greater detail at America’s Best Comics Universe.
Elric: The Balance Lost, vol.3
Graphic novel written by Chris Roberson. Corum and Hawkmoon meet Elric again in this volume.

The Guild Chronology

Felicia Day’s breakthru – and hilarious – webseries

The Guild, vol.1
Comic prequel with the origin of Codex.
The Guild, vol.2: Knights of Good
Comic with short stories of the other Guild members.
The Guild, season one
Webseries episodes on DVD
The Guild, season two
Webseries episodes on DVD
The Guild, season three
Webseries episodes on DVD
The Guild, season four
Webseries episodes on DVD
The Guild: Fawkes
Comic one-shot
The Guild, season five
Webseries episodes on DVD
The Guild, season six
Webseries episodes on DVD
The entire video series is also available in a DVD Megaset.

The Milestone Universe Reading Order

The Milestone Universe began as an independent imprint published by DC.

At that point, it was set in its own separate universe. Later, it crossed over with the DC Universe, and later still, it was merged into the DC Universe proper. This timeline largely ignores these universal transitions in favour of listing character appearances in a more or less chronological order.

The Milestone Universe

Icon: A Hero’s Welcome
Reprints Icon #1-8 (May – December 1993)
Hardware: The Man in the Machine
Reprints Hardware #1-8 (April – October 1993)
Static Shock: Trial by Fire
Reprints Static #1-4 (June – September 1993)
Icon: The Mothership Connection
Reprints Icon #13, 19-22, 24-27, & 30 (May 1994, December 1994 – February 1995, April – July 1995, October 1995)
Static Shock: Rebirth of the Cool
Reprints Static #1-4 (June – September 1993) and Static Shock!: Rebirth of the Cool #1-4 (January 2001 – September 2001)

The DC Universe (post-Final Crisis)

After the events of Final Crisis, the Milestone Universe no longer exists as an independent entity, and is now merged into the DC Universe proper. The subsequent stories track appearances of Milestone characters in the DC Universe:

The Brave and the Bold: Milestone
Reprints The Brave and the Bold #24-26 (August – October 2009), Static #12 (May 1994), Hardware #16 (June 1994), and Xombi #6 (November 1994).
Features Static (teaming up with Black Lightning), Hardware (teaming up with Blue Beetle) and Xombi (teaming up with the Spectre).
Terror Titans
Reprints Terror Titans #1-6 (December 2008 – May 2009)
Features Static.
Justice League of America: When Worlds Collide
Reprints Justice League of America #27, 28 & 30-34 (January, February, April – August 2009)
Features Hardware, Icon, Rocket and the Shadow Cabinet. Hardware specifically states that this story occurs after his team up with Blue Beetle.
Teen Titans: Changing of the Guard
Reprints Teen Titans vol. 3, #62–69 (October 2008 – May 2009)
Features Static.
Teen Titans: Deathtrap
Reprints Teen Titans vol. 3, #70 (June 2009), Annual 2009; Titans vol. 2, #12–13 (June – July 2009) and Vigilante #5-6 (June – July 2009).
Features Static.
Teen Titans: Child’s Play
Reprints Teen Titans vol. 3, #71–78 (July 2009 – February 2010)
Features Static.
Superman: Mon-El
Reprints Action Comics #874 (April 2009) and a Mon-El from Annual #10 (March 2007); Superman #684-690 (March – September 2009); and material from Superman: Secret Files 2009 #1
Features Icon, Static and Iron Butterfly in cameos (they are seen on monitors, being watched by a paranoid government agency).
Teen Titans: The Hunt for Raven
Reprints Teen Titans vol. 3, #79–87 (March – November 2010).
Features Static.
Xombi
Reprints Xombi (vol. 2) #1-6 (May 2011 – October 2011)

The New 52 Universe (post-Flashpoint)

It is still unclear how much most Milestone characters have been affected by Flashpoint and the New 52 reboot. However, given that Static and Hardware are both currently appearing in the revived Static Shock title, their story is clearly not over yet.

Flashpoint
Reprints Flashpoint #1-5 (July 2011 – Late October 2011).
At the conclusion of the story, Static appears, presaging his new series.
Static Shock, vol.1: Supercharged
Reprints Static Shock #1-8 (November 2011 – June 2012)
Hardware also appears in this book.
The Savage Hawkman, vol.1: Darkness Rising
Reprints The Savage Hawkman #1-8 (November 2011 – June 2012)
Static teams up with Hawkman in issue #7.

The Dune Reading Order

Frank Herbert’s legendary science fiction epic

Hunting Harkonnens
short story by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson in “The Road to Dune” (2005)
The Butlerian Jihad
novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (2002)
Whipping Mek
short story by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson in “The Road to Dune” (2005)
The Machine Crusade
novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (2003)
The Faces of a Martyr
short story by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson in “The Road to Dune” (2005)
The Battle of Corrin
novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (2004)
Sisterhood of Dune
novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (2012)
Mentats of Dune
novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (2014)
Red Plague
short story by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson on the Tor.com website (2016)
Navigators of Dune
novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (2017)
Imperial Court
short story by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson in “Sands of Dune” (2022)
Edge of a Crysknife
short story by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson in “Sands of Dune” (2022)
House Atreides
novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (1999)
House Harkonnen
novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (2000)
House Corrino
novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (2001)
Paul of Dune: Part II, Part IV & Part VI
sections of novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson in “Paul of Dune” (2005)
Wedding Silk
short story by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson in “Tales of Dune” (2005)
Winds of Dune: Part II
section of novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson in “The Winds of Dune” (2009)
Princess of Dune
novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (2023)
Dune: The Duke of Caladan
novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (2020)
Dune: The Lady of Caladan
novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (2021)
Dune: The Heir of Caladan
novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (2022)
Dune
novel by Frank Herbert (1965).
Edge of a Crysknife
short story by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson in “Sands of Dune” (2022)
A Whisper of Caladan Seas
short story by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson in “The Road to Dune” (2005). Takes place during Dune.
The Waters of Kanly
short story by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson in “The Road to Dune” (2017). Takes place during Dune.
Paul of Dune: Part I, Part III, Part V & Part VII
sections of novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson in “Paul of Dune” (2005)
Winds of Dune: Part IV
section of novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson in “The Winds of Dune” (2009)
The Road to Dune
short story by Frank Herbert in “Eye” (1985).
Dune Messiah
novel by Frank Herbert (1969).
Winds of Dune: Part I, Part III & Part V
sections of novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson in “The Winds of Dune” (2009)
Children of Dune
novel by Frank Herbert (1976).
God Emperor of Dune
novel by Frank Herbert (1981).
Heretics of Dune
novel by Frank Herbert (1984).
Chapterhouse: Dune
novel by Frank Herbert (1985).
Sea Child
short story by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson in “Tales of Dune” (2005). Takes place during Chapterhouse: Dune.
Hunters of Dune
novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (2006)
Treasure in the Sand
short story by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson in “Tales of Dune” (2005)
Sandworms of Dune
novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (2007)

The Sin City Reading Order

Frank Miller’s neo-noir comics setting

The actual numbers appearing on these books do not match their chronological order – or, for that matter, their publication order.
 
That Yellow Bastard (Book 4)
 
The Hard Goodbye (Book 1)
 
A Dame to Kill For (Book 2)
 
The Big Fat Kill (Book 3)
 
Family Values (Book 5)>
 
Hell and Back (Book 7)
 
Booze, Broads, & Bullets (Book 6)
a collection of shorter stories that take place at various points in the overall series, but best read here.