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The Girl Genius Reading Order

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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, 2002 — May 9, 2003.
Girl Genius, vol.2: Agatha Heterodyne and The Airship City
Reprints Girl Genius #4-6 (August 2001 – June 2002);
Webcomic: May 12, 2003 — December 29, 2003.
Girl Genius, vol.3: Agatha Heterodyne and The Monster Engine
Reprints Girl Genius #7-10 (August 2002 – October 2003);
Webcomic: December 31, 2003 — October 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, 2004 — June 26, 2005.
Girl Genius, vol.5: Agatha Heterodyne and The Clockwork Princess
Reprints Girl Genius Webcomic: June 27, 2005 — March 8, 2006.
Girl Genius, vol.6: Agatha Heterodyne and The Golden Trilobite
Reprints Girl Genius Webcomic: March 10, 2006 — February 23, 2007.
Girl Genius, vol.7: Agatha Heterodyne and the Voice of the Castle
Reprints Girl Genius Webcomic: February 2, 2007 — February 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, 2008 — January 12, 2009.
Girl Genius, vol.9: Agatha Heterodyne and The Heirs of the Storm
Reprints Girl Genius Webcomic: January 14, 2009 — December 11, 2009.
Girl Genius, vol.10: Agatha Heterodyne and the Guardian Muse
Reprints Girl Genius Webcomic: December 14, 2009 — October 22, 2010.
Girl Genius, vol.11: Agatha Heterodyne and the Hammerless Bell
Reprints Girl Genius Webcomic: October 25, 2010 — November 4, 2011.
Girl Genius, vol.12: Angela Heterodyne and the Siege of Mechanicsburg
Reprints Girl Genius Webcomic: November 7, 2011 — December 19, 2012.
Girl Genius, vol.13: Agatha Heterodyne and the Sleeping City
Reprints Girl Genius Webcomic: December 21, 2012 — February 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, 2014 — January 16, 2015.
Girl Genius – The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne, vol.2: City of Lightning
Reprints Girl Genius Webcomic: January 19, 2015 — November 23, 2015.
Girl Genius – The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne, vol.3: The Incorruptible Library
Reprints Girl Genius Webcomic: November 25, 2015 — September 12, 2016.
Girl Genius – The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne, vol.4: Kings and Wizards
Reprints Girl Genius Webcomic: September 14, 2016 — July 12, 2017.
Girl Genius – The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne, vol.5: Queens and Pirates
Reprints Girl Genius Webcomic: July 14, 2017 — September 7, 2018.
Girl Genius – The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne, vol.6: Sparks and Monsters
Reprints Girl Genius Webcomic: September 10, 2018 — June 28, 2019.
Girl Genius – The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne, vol.7: The Exorcism Engines
Reprints Girl Genius Webcomic: July 1, 2019 — April 24, 2020
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The Army of Darkness Comics Chronology

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Although this is not a Marvel Comics universe, it is officially numbered as Earth 818793 by Marvel as a result of its crossover with the Marvel Zombieverse.

The Evil Dead
The film on Blu-ray
Evil Dead 2
The film on Blu-ray
Army Of Darkness
The film on Blu-ray
Army Of Darkness: Ashes 2 Ashes
Army Of Darkness: Shop ‘Til You Drop Dead
Army Of Darkness Vs. Re-Animator
Army Of Darkness: Old School
Army of Darkness: Ash vs. The Classic Monsters
Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness
Reprints Marvel Zombies/Army of Darkness #1-5 (May 2007 – September 2007).
This story crosses into the Marvel Zombieverse.
Darkman vs. Army of Darkness
Army of Darkness: From the Ashes
Army of Darkness: The Long Road Home
Army of Darkness: Home Sweet Hell
Freddy Vs. Jason Vs. Ash
Army of Darkness/Xena, vol.1: Why Not?
This story crosses over with the Xena Universe.
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The Adrian Mole Reading Order

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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
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The Guild Chronology

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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.
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The View Askewniverse Chronology

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Kevin Smith’s masterwork, the increasingly inaccurately named New Jersey Trilogy – the funniest, most vulgar cross media setting in human history. Some of the geekiest and silliest films ever made. Jay and Silent Bob, Dante and Randal, Brodie and TS, Banky and Holden, Loki and Bartleby. Missy, Chrissy, Sissy and Justice. Leonardo Leonardo and Rosario Dawson.

Waking Walter
Comic reprinted in Quick Stops: Anecdotes From the Annals of the Askewniverse.
Sticks Nix Hicks Pix
Comic reprinted in Quick Stops: Anecdotes From the Annals of the Askewniverse.
Walt Flanagan’s Dog
Comic reprinted in Tales From The Clerks.
Set the night before Mallrats.
Mallrats
The film on DVD.
Set the night before Clerks..
Clerks.
The film on DVD.
Clerks. The Lost Scene
Short feature on the Clerks X dvd; also a comic reprinted in Tales From The Clerks.
Takes place during Clerks.
Keeping Up With The Joneses
Comic reprinted in Quick Stops, vol.3
Clerks. The Comic
Comic reprinted in Tales From The Clerks.
Clerks Holiday Special
Comic reprinted in Tales From The Clerks.
On The Perils of Cinema
Comic reprinted in Tales From The Clerks.
Chasing Amy
The film on DVD.
Chasing Amy
The in-universe comic from the film, reprinted in Quick Stops, vol.3
Chasing Dogma
Comic reprinted in Tales From The Clerks.
Bridges Chasing Amy and Dogma.
Dogma
The film on DVD.
Clerks: The Animated Series
The series on DVD.
Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back
The film on DVD.
Scream 3
The film on Bluray. Jay and Silent Bob cameo in this film in the Scream series.
The Flying Car
Short feature on the Clerks X dvd.
Where’s The Beef?
Comic reprinted in Tales From The Clerks.
Sets up Clerks II.
Clerks II
The film on DVD.
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
The film on Blu-ray.
Retro-actively made a part of the View Askewniverse by Brandon St. Randy’s appearance in Jay And Silent Bob Reboot.
Jay And Silent Bob Reboot
The film on Blu-ray.
Holden Back the Years
Comic reprinted in Quick Stops: Anecdotes From the Annals of the Askewniverse.
Pious Elias and the Crypto Kid
Comic reprinted in Quick Stops: Anecdotes From the Annals of the Askewniverse.
Clerks III
The film on DVD.
Quick Stops, vol.2
All issues of the comic, telling a single story.
Sentimental Attachment
Comic reprinted in Quick Stops, vol.3
Rickquiem
Comic reprinted in Quick Stops, vol.3
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The Die Hard Chronology

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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.
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The Stainless Steel Rat Reading Order

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If you have not yet read the adventures of Slippery Jim DiGriz, you’re in for a treat.

If you have, here’s how they all fit together:

A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born
Originally published in 1985.
The Stainless Steel Rat Gets Drafted
Originally published in 1987.
The Stainless Steel Rat Sings the Blues>
Originally published in 1994.
The Stainless Steel Rat
Originally published in 1961.
The Stainless Steel Rat’s Revenge
Originally published in 1970.
The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World
Originally published in 1972.
The Fourth Law of Robotics
Originally published in 1989.
This story crosses over with The Asimov Universe Timeline. It is placed here because it clearly takes place much earlier than the main action of the series, making the time travel of the previous story the best fit for it.
The Stainless Steel Rat Wants You!
Originally published in 1978.
The Stainless Steel Rat for President
Originally published in 1982.
The Stainless Steel Rat Goes to Hell
Originally published in 1996.
The Stainless Steel Rat Joins The Circus
Originally published in 1999.
You Can Be The Stainless Steel Rat
Originally published in 1988.
Clearly occurs late in his career, but placed here by fiat.
The Stainless Steel Rat Returns
Originally published in 2010.
The Golden Years of the Stainless Steel Rat
Originally published in 1993.
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The Works of Shakespeare Reading Order

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The plays and epic poetry of William Shakespeare…

As arranged into the order of their internal chronology by Isaac Asimov in his Guide

The Greeks

Venus and Adonis
Poem published 1593, set in the era of myths.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Play first staged in 1595 or 1596, set in the era of the Greek heroes.
The Two Noble Kinsmen
Play first staged in 1613 or 1614, set in the era of the Greek heroes. Co-written with John Fletcher.
Troilus and Cressida
Play first staged in 1603, set in the era of the Greek heroes.
Timon of Athens
Play written in 1605-6, set in the era of Classical Greece. Co-written with Thomas Middleton.
The Winter’s Tale
Play written in 1610-11, set in the era of Classical Greece.
The Comedy of Errors
Play written in 1594, set in the era of Classical Greece.
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Play written in 1607-8, set in the era of Classical Greece. Co-written with George Wilkins.

The Romans

The Rape of Lucrece
Poem published 1594, set in the Roman Kingdom.
Coriolanus
Play written in 1607-8, set in the Roman Kingdom.
Julius Caesar
Play written in 1599, set in the Roman Empire.
Antony and Cleopatra
Play written in 1606–07, set in the Roman Empire.
Titus Andronicus
Play first performed in 1594, set in the Roman Empire.

The English Plays

King Lear
Play written in 1605-6, set in pre-Norman Britain.
Cymebline
Play first performed in 1611, set in pre-Norman Britain.
Hamlet
Play written in 1599-1602, set in pre-Norman Britain.
Macbeth
Play written in 1606, set in pre-Norman Britain.
King John
Play written in 1587-98, set in Middle Ages Britain.
Edward III
Play first printed in 1586, set in Middle Ages Britain. Co-written with Thomas Kyd.
Richard II
Play written in 1597, set in Middle Ages Britain.
King Henry IV, Part 1
Play first performed in 1597, set in Middle Ages Britain.
King Henry IV, Part 2
Play written in 1596-9, set in Middle Ages Britain.
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Play first performed in 1597, set in Middle Ages Britain.
Henry V
Play written in 1599, set in Middle Ages Britain.
King Henry VI, Part 1
Play first performed in 1592, set in Middle Ages Britain.
King Henry VI, Part 2
Play written in 1591-2, set in Middle Ages Britain.
King Henry IV, Part 3
Play written in 1591-2, set in Middle Ages Britain.
Richard III
Play written in 1591, set in Middle Ages Britain.
King Henry VIII
Play first performed in 1613, set in Middle Ages Britain.
Sir Thomas More
Play first performed by 1594, set during the reign of King Henry VIII. Co-written with Anthony Munday and Henry Chettle.

The Italians

Love’s Labour’s Lost
Play written in 1595-6, set in Renaissance Italy.
The Taming of the Shrew
Play written in 1592, set in Renaissance Italy.
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Play written in 1590-1, set in Renaissance Italy.
Romeo and Juliet
Play written in 1591-5, set in Renaissance Italy.
The Merchant of Venice
Play written in 1596-7, set in Renaissance Italy.
Much Ado About Nothing
Play written in 1598-9, set in Renaissance Italy.
As You Like It
Play written in 1598-9, set in Renaissance Italy.
Twelfth Night
Play written in 1600-1, set in Renaissance Italy.
All’s Well That Ends Well
Play written in 1604-5, set in Renaissance Italy.
Othello
Play written in 1603-4, set in Renaissance Italy.
Measure for Measure
Play written in 1603-4, set in Renaissance Italy.
The Tempest
Play written in 1610-11, set in Renaissance Italy.
Double Falsehood
Play written in 1612-13, set in Renaissance Spain. Co-written by John Fletcher (as ‘Cardenio’), and reconstructed by Lewis Theobald in 1727.