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Writers & Readers Documentary Comic Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Writers & Readers Documentary Comic books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Writers & Readers Documentary Comic series? Start with "Marx For Beginners (By: Rius)" (1976) and follow publication order through all 29 books.
The complete Writers & Readers Documentary Comic reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Marx For Beginners (By: Rius)
1976

Freud for Beginners (By: Oscar Zárate)
1979

Trotsky for Beginners
1980

Introducing Trotsky & Marxism
1980

Leon Trotsky
1980

Capitalism for Beginners (By: Richard Appignanesi)
1981

Darwin for Beginners (By: Jonathan Miller)
1982

Orwell for Beginners (By: David Smith)
1984

Reagan for Beginners (By: David Smith)
1984

Nicaragua for Beginners (By: Rius)
1984

The U.N. for Beginners (By: Ian Williams,Christian Clark)
1995

Clowns for Beginners (By: Joe Lee)
1995

I Ching for Beginners (By: Yusuf Toropov,John Kane)
1996

Jung for Beginners (By: Joe Lee)
1997

Shakespeare for Beginners (By: Joe Lee)
1997

Adler for Beginners (By: Anne Hooper)
1998

Dante for Beginners (By: Joe Lee)
1999

Postmodernism for Beginners (By: Joe Lee)
2007

The Black Holocaust For Beginners (By: S.E. Anderson,Vanessa Holley)
2007

Media, Politics, and Culture: A Socialist View
1979

21 Picador Authors Celebrate 21 Years of International Writing
1993

Anti-Imperialism: A Guide to the Movement
2003

Louder than Bombs: Interviews from The Progressive Magazine
2004

PEN America Issue 6: Metamorphoses
2005

Political Awakenings: Conversations with History
2010

The European Fall
2013

Critical Theory at a Crossroads
2018

In Defense of Julian Assange
2019

The Myth of Middle East Exceptionalism: Unfinished Social Movements
2023
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