The God of War Chronology

The bloody saga of one man’s vengeance and retribution against the gods of Olympus and Asgard

God of War: Ascension
PlayStation 3 game, released March 2013.
God of War: Chains of Olympus
PlayStation Portable game, released March 2008.
God of War
PlayStation 2 game, released March 2005.
God of War
Novelisation by Matthew Stover and Robert Vardeman, published May 2010.
God of War
Graphic novel by DC published March 2011.
God of War: Ghost of Sparta
PlayStation Portable game, released November 2010.
God of War: Betrayal
Mobile phone game.
God of War II
PlayStation 2 game, released March 2007.
God of War II
Novelisation by Robert Vardeman, published May 2010.
God of War III
PlayStation 3 game, released March 2010.
God of War – The Lost Pages
Podcast filling in some of the backstory of the 2018 game.
God of War: A Call from the Wilds

Text-based game playable in Messenger, released February 2018.

God of War
Graphic novel by Dark Horse published June 2019.
God of War
PlayStation 4 game, released in April 2018. Despite the name, this is a new game, not a reissue of the original.
God of War: The Official Novelisation
Novelisation by Robert J.M. Barlog, published August 2018.
God of War: Ragnarök
PlayStation 4 and 5 game, released in November 2022.
God of War: Ragnarök: Valhalla
Free DLC expansion for PlayStation 4 and 5 game, released in December 2023.

The Mummy Chronology

Adventure! Excitement! Sand!

Thousands of Years Ago

The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior
The 2008 direct-to-video release prequel to The Scorpion King on Blu-ray.
The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian
The 2002 prequel game to the film on PS2.
The Scorpion King
The 2002 film on Blu-ray.
The Scorpion King: Sword of Osiris
The 2002 sequel game to the film on Gameboy Advance.
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption
The 2012 direct-to-video release on Blu-ray.
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
The 2015 direct-to-video release on Blu-ray.
The Scorpion King 5: Book of Souls
The 2018 direct-to-video release on Blu-ray.

The Twentieth Century

The Mummy
The 1999 film on Blu-ray.
The Mummy Returns
The 2001 film on Blu-ray.
The Mummy – The Animated Series
The 2001-2003 animated series on DVD.
The Mummy Movie Prequel: The Rise & Fall of Xango’s Ax
The 2008 comics prequel to The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
The 2008 film on Blu-ray.

The Fast and the Furious Chronology

The greatest automotive mayhem based franchise in Hollywood’s history!

Better Luck Tomorrow
The 2002 film on DVD
Not officially a part of the series, but includes the earliest chronological appearance of Han Lue
The Fast and the Furious
The 2001 film on Blu-ray
The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious
Short feature included on the Blu-ray of 2 Fast 2 Furious
2 Fast 2 Furious
The 2003 film on Blu-ray
Los Bandoleros
Short feature included on the Blu-ray of Fast & Furious
Fast & Furious
The 2009 film on Blu-ray
Fast Five
The 2011 film on Blu-ray
Fast & Furious: Showdown
The game for Xbox 360. Also available on PC.
Fast & Furious 6
The 2013 film on Blu-ray
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
The 2006 film on Blu-ray
Furious 7
The 2015 film on Blu-ray
The Fate of the Furious
The 2017 film on Blu-ray
Hobbs & Shaw
The 2019 film on Blu-ray
F9: The Fast Saga
The 2021 film in Blu-ray
Fast X
The 2023 film in Blu-ray

The GrimJack Reading Order

John Ostrander and Tim Truman’s legendary comic series

GrimJack: Killer Instinct
Reprints Grimjack: Killer Instinct #1-6 (August 2009 – January 2010).
GrimJack: The Manx Cat
Reprints Grimjack: The Manx Cat #1-6 (January 2005 – June 2005).
These two volumes, although the most recently released stories, are prequels to the original series that is reprinted in the Legend of GrimJack volumes.
The Legend of GrimJack, vol.1
Reprints Starslayer #10-18 (December 1983 – July 1984, Grimjack stories only; also includes a new framing story unique to this volume).
The Legend of GrimJack, vol.2
Reprints Grimjack #1-7 (August 1984 – February 1985, Grimjack stories only).
The Legend Of GrimJack, vol.3
Reprints Grimjack #8-14 (March 1985 – September 1985, Grimjack stories only).
The Legend Of GrimJack, vol.4
Reprints Grimjack #15-21 (October 1985 – March 1986, Grimjack stories only).
The Legend Of GrimJack, vol.5
Reprints Grimjack #22-30 (May 1986 – January 1987, Grimjack stories only).
Munden’s Bar
Reprints Grimjack #2-6, 8, 10, 12-16 & 22 (September 1984 – January 1985, March 1985, May 1985, July 1985 – September 1985 & June 1986; Mundern’s Bar stories only).
Munden’s Bar is a spinoff from the main GrimJack title, and although the stories in it take place in no particular order, there is a reference to one story from this volume in The Legend of GrimJack vol.7. This selfsame story, Phil Foglio’s “Work Ethic”, features characters who later appeared in the DC Universe (in the sadly uncollected “Stanley and His Monster” series, and later still in Foglio’s own Girl Genius series.
The Legend Of GrimJack, vol.6
Reprints Grimjack #31-37 (February 1987 – August 1987).
The Legend Of GrimJack, vol.7
Reprints Grimjack #38-46 (September 1987 – May 1988).
The Legend Of GrimJack, vol.8
Reprints Grimjack #47-54 (June 1988 – January 1989).

The Girl Genius Reading Order


The continuing adventures of Angela Heterodyne!

Although this page lists only reprinted editions, the webcomic itself continues weekly at Girl Genius Online.

Prequels:

Munden’s Bar
Includes a story featuring the Heterodyne Boys, ancestors of the Girl Genius herself. Munden’s Bar is a spinoff from the main GrimJack title, and thus, a crossover with the GrimJack Universe.
If DC ever collect Phil’s awesome Stanley and his Monster series, that would fit in right here too.

Act One:

Girl Genius, vol.1: Agatha Heterodyne and The Beetleburg Clank
Reprints Girl Genius #1-3 (Feburary 2001 – July 2001);
Webcomic: April 11, 2002May 9, 2003.
Girl Genius, vol.2: Agatha Heterodyne and The Airship City
Reprints Girl Genius #4-6 (August 2001 – June 2002);
Webcomic: May 12, 2003December 29, 2003.
Girl Genius, vol.3: Agatha Heterodyne and The Monster Engine
Reprints Girl Genius #7-10 (August 2002 – October 2003);
Webcomic: December 31, 2003October 1, 2004.
Girl Genius, vol.4: Agatha Heterodyne and The Circus Of Dreams
Reprints Girl Genius #11-14 (June 2004; dates unknown for 12-13; 14 never published);
Webcomic: October 4, 2004June 26, 2005.
Girl Genius, vol.5: Agatha Heterodyne and The Clockwork Princess
Reprints Girl Genius Webcomic: June 27, 2005March 8, 2006.
Girl Genius, vol.6: Agatha Heterodyne and The Golden Trilobite
Reprints Girl Genius Webcomic: March 10, 2006February 23, 2007.
Girl Genius, vol.7: Agatha Heterodyne and the Voice of the Castle
Reprints Girl Genius Webcomic: February 2, 2007February 1, 2008.
Girl Genius – Adventures In Castle Heterodyne
2020 video game for multiple plstforms; set during the events of vol.7.
Girl Genius, vol.8: Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones
Reprints Girl Genius Webcomic: February 4, 2008January 12, 2009.
Girl Genius, vol.9: Agatha Heterodyne and The Heirs of the Storm
Reprints Girl Genius Webcomic: January 14, 2009December 11, 2009.
Girl Genius, vol.10: Agatha Heterodyne and the Guardian Muse
Reprints Girl Genius Webcomic: December 14, 2009October 22, 2010.
Girl Genius, vol.11: Agatha Heterodyne and the Hammerless Bell
Reprints Girl Genius Webcomic: October 25, 2010November 4, 2011.
Girl Genius, vol.12: Angela Heterodyne and the Siege of Mechanicsburg
Reprints Girl Genius Webcomic: November 7, 2011December 19, 2012.
Girl Genius, vol.13: Agatha Heterodyne and the Sleeping City
Reprints Girl Genius Webcomic: December 21, 2012February 28, 2014.

Act Two:

Girl Genius – The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne, vol.1: The Beast of the Rails
Reprints Girl Genius Webcomic: March 3, 2014January 16, 2015.
Girl Genius – The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne, vol.2: City of Lightning
Reprints Girl Genius Webcomic: January 19, 2015November 23, 2015.
Girl Genius – The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne, vol.3: The Incorruptible Library
Reprints Girl Genius Webcomic: November 25, 2015September 12, 2016.
Girl Genius – The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne, vol.4: Kings and Wizards
Reprints Girl Genius Webcomic: September 14, 2016July 12, 2017.
Girl Genius – The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne, vol.5: Queens and Pirates
Reprints Girl Genius Webcomic: July 14, 2017September 7, 2018.
Girl Genius – The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne, vol.6: Sparks and Monsters
Reprints Girl Genius Webcomic: September 10, 2018June 28, 2019.

The Die Hard Chronology

How can the same shit happen to the same guy, uh, seven times?

Seriously, John McClane would really like to know.

Die Hard: Year One, vol.1
Reprints Die Hard: Year One #1-4 (2009). Takes place on July 4, 1976.
Die Hard: Year One, vol.2
Reprints Die Hard: Year One #5-8 (2009 – 2010). Takes place on July 13-14, 1977.
Die Hard
DVD. Takes place on December 24, 1988. John McClane and Al Powell first meet in this film.
A Die Hard Christmas: The Illustrated Holiday Classic
Book of the film
Die Hard: The Nakatomi Heist Board Game
Game of the film
Die Hard 2 – Die Harder
DVD. Takes place on December 24, 1990.
Die Hard with a Vengeance
DVD. Takes place in 1995.
Live Free or Die Hard
DVD. Takes place in 2007.
Chuck Versus Santa Claus
Episode 11 of Season Two of the tv series Chuck. Takes place on December 24, 2007. LAPD officer Al Powell appears in this episode (and is revealed to be the cousin of Big Mike Tucker, a series regular).
A Good Day to Die Hard
DVD/BluRay. Takes place in 2012.
A Million Ways to Die Hard
Graphic novel. Set on the 30th anniversary of the events of the first film.

The Jack Ryan Reading Order

Tom Clancy’s popular series of techno-thriller novels.

The adventures of Jack Ryan et al, are now being continued by other writers since Clancy’s death in 2013.

Without Remorse
Set in 1970-73. Novel written by Tom Clancy, published in 1993.
Patriot Games
Set in 1981. Novel written by Tom Clancy, published in 1987, film released in 1992.
Red Rabbit
Set in 1982. Novel written by Tom Clancy, published in 2002.
The Hunt for Red October
Set in 1984. Novel written by Tom Clancy, published in 1984, film released in 1990.
Red Winter
Set in 1985. Novel written by Marc Cameron, published in 2022.
The Cardinal of the Kremlin
Set in 1986. Novel written by Tom Clancy, published in 1988.
Clear and Present Danger
Set in 1986. Novel written by Tom Clancy, published in 1989; film released in 1994.
The Sum of All Fears
Set in 1990-91. Novel written by Tom Clancy, published in 1991; film released in 2002.
Debt of Honor
Set in 1995-96. Novel written by Tom Clancy, published in 1994.
Executive Orders
Set in 1996. Novel written by Tom Clancy, published in 1996.
Rainbow Six
Set in 1999-2000. Novel written by Tom Clancy, published in 1998.
The Bear and the Dragon
Set in 2002. Novel written by Tom Clancy, publishedd in 2000.
The Teeth of the Tiger
Set in 2006. Novel written by Tom Clancy, published in 2003.
Dead or Alive
Set in 2007. Novel written by Tom Clancy, published in 2010.
Locked On
Set in 2008. Novel co-written by Tom Clancy & Mark Greaney, published in 2011.
Threat Vector
Set in 2009. Novel co-written by Tom Clancy & Mark Greaney, published in 2012.
Command Authority
Set in 2010. Novel co-written by Tom Clancy & Mark Greaney, published in 2013.
Support and Defend
Set in 2010. Novel written by Mark Greaney, published in 2014.
Full Force and Effect
Set in 2010. Novel written by Mark Greaney, published in 2014.
Under Fire
Set in 2010. Novel written by Grant Blackwood, published in 2015.
Commander in Chief
Set in 2010. Novel written by Mark Greaney, published in 2015.
Duty and Honor
Set in 2011. Novel written by Grant Blackwood, published in 2016.
True Faith and Allegiance
Set in 2011. Novel written by Mark Greaney, published in 2016.
Point of Contact
Set in 2012. Novel written by Mike Maden, published in 2017.
Power and Empire
Novel written by Marc Cameron, published in 2017.
Line of Sight
Novel written by Mike Maden, published in 2018.
Oath of Office
Novel written by Marc Cameron, published in 2018.
Enemy Contact
Novel written by Mark Maden, published in 2019.
Code of Honor
Novel written by Marc Cameron, published in 2019.
Firing Point
Novel written by Mark Maden, published in 2020.
Shadow of the Dragon
Novel written by Marc Cameron, published in 2020.
Target Acquired
Novel written by Don Bentley, published in 2021.
Chain of Command
Novel written by Marc Cameron, published in 2021.
Zero Hour
Novel written by Don Bentley, published in 2022.
Flash Point
Novel written by Don Bentley, published in 2022.
Weapons Grade
Novel written by Don Bentley, published in 2023.
Command and Control
Novel written by Marc Cameron, published in 2023.
Act of Defiance
Novel written by Brian Andrews & Jeffrey Wilson, published in 2024.
Shadow State
Novel written by M.P. Woodward, published in 2024.
Defense Protocol
Novel written by Brian Andrews & Jeffrey Wilson, published in 2024.
Line of Demarcation
Novel written by M.P. Woodward, published in 2024.

The Jurassic Park Chronology

Weaving back and forth across novels, comics and movies, the Jurassic Park franchise is not entirely internally consistent, but it is a lot of fun.
I mean, it has dinosaurs. Sometimes even drawn by Walt Simonson.
What more could you possibly want?

Dragon Teeth
Novel by Michael Crichton.
Included because its subject matter – paleontologists attempting to use fossils for personal gain – is very much of a piece with the Jurassic Park series.
Jurassic Park: Dead Islands
Prequel novel by Fabien Delage
Jurassic Park
Novel: Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Film: Jurassic Park
Comic: Classic Jurassic Park, vol.1
Classic Jurassic Park, vol.2: Raptors Revenge
Classic Jurassic Park, vol.3: Amazon Adventure
Classic Jurassic Park, vol.4: Return to Jurassic Park
Classic Jurassic Park, vol.5: Return to Jurassic Park, Part Two
The Lost World
Novel: The Lost World
Video: The Lost World
Comic: Classic Jurassic Park, vol.6: The Lost World
Jurassic Park III
Survivor: Jurassic Park Adventures, Book 1
Prey: Jurassic Park Adventures, Book 2
Flyers: Jurassic Park Adventures, Book 3
Jurassic Park: Dangerous Games
Jurassic Park, vol.1: Redemption
Jurassic Park: The Devils in the Desert
Jurassic World: The Evolution of Claire
Prequel novel by Tess Sharpe
Jurassic World
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Jurassic World: Dominion

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Reading Order


A Victorian Era Justice League

A little series by Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill, which began as a Victorian Era Justice League featuring the familiar characters of that era’s fiction, but eventually expanded into the modest ambition of eventually including basically every piece of fiction ever. Along the way, it moved from America’s Best Comics (an imprint of WildStorm Comics published under the aegis of DC Comics) to a wholly creator-owned new home at Top Shelf Productions.

That said, a fantastic set of series, with loving attention to detail shining from every panel. This timeline also includes the annotations to the various volumes, since you’ll be missing at least half of the references without them.

Despite its original publisher, it is not a part of the America’s Best Comics Universe.

1898 — The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume I
Annotations by Jess Nevins: Heroes & Monsters: The Unofficial Companion to the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
1898 — The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume II
Annotations by Jess Nevins: A Blazing World: The Unofficial Companion to the Second League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
1910 — The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume III: Century #1
 
1925 — Nemo: Heart of Ice
 
1941 — Nemo: The Roses of Berlin
 
1958 — The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The Black Dossier
Annotations by Jess Nevins: Impossible Territories: An Unofficial Companion to The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
1969 — The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume III: Century #2
 
1975 — Nemo: River of Ghosts
 
2009 — The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume III: Century #3
 
2010 — The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume IV: Tempest