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Writers & Readers Documentary Comic Books in Order

29
Books
1976
First Book
2023
Latest Book
48
Years

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

1
Marx For Beginners (By: Rius) cover

Marx For Beginners (By: Rius)

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1976

2
Freud for Beginners (By: Oscar Zárate) cover

Freud for Beginners (By: Oscar Zárate)

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1979

3
Trotsky for Beginners cover

Trotsky for Beginners

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1980

4
Introducing Trotsky & Marxism cover

Introducing Trotsky & Marxism

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1980

5
Leon Trotsky cover

Leon Trotsky

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1980

6
Capitalism for Beginners (By: Richard Appignanesi) cover

Capitalism for Beginners (By: Richard Appignanesi)

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1981

7
Darwin for Beginners (By: Jonathan Miller) cover

Darwin for Beginners (By: Jonathan Miller)

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1982

8
Orwell for Beginners (By: David Smith) cover

Orwell for Beginners (By: David Smith)

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1984

9
Reagan for Beginners (By: David Smith) cover

Reagan for Beginners (By: David Smith)

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1984

10
Nicaragua for Beginners (By: Rius) cover

Nicaragua for Beginners (By: Rius)

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1984

11
The U.N. for Beginners (By: Ian Williams,Christian Clark) cover

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

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1995

12
Clowns for Beginners (By: Joe Lee) cover

Clowns for Beginners (By: Joe Lee)

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1995

13
I Ching for Beginners (By: Yusuf Toropov,John Kane) cover

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

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1996

14
Jung for Beginners (By: Joe Lee) cover

Jung for Beginners (By: Joe Lee)

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1997

15
Shakespeare for Beginners (By: Joe Lee) cover

Shakespeare for Beginners (By: Joe Lee)

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1997

16
Adler for Beginners (By: Anne Hooper) cover

Adler for Beginners (By: Anne Hooper)

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1998

17
Dante for Beginners (By: Joe Lee) cover

Dante for Beginners (By: Joe Lee)

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1999

18
Postmodernism for Beginners (By: Joe Lee) cover

Postmodernism for Beginners (By: Joe Lee)

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2007

19
The Black Holocaust For Beginners (By: S.E. Anderson,Vanessa Holley) cover

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

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2007

20
Media, Politics, and Culture: A Socialist View cover

Media, Politics, and Culture: A Socialist View

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1979

21
21 Picador Authors Celebrate 21 Years of International Writing cover

21 Picador Authors Celebrate 21 Years of International Writing

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1993

22
Anti-Imperialism: A Guide to the Movement cover

Anti-Imperialism: A Guide to the Movement

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2003

23
Louder than Bombs: Interviews from The Progressive Magazine cover

Louder than Bombs: Interviews from The Progressive Magazine

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2004

24
PEN America Issue 6: Metamorphoses cover

PEN America Issue 6: Metamorphoses

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2005

25
Political Awakenings: Conversations with History cover

Political Awakenings: Conversations with History

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2010

26
The European Fall cover

The European Fall

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2013

27
Critical Theory at a Crossroads cover

Critical Theory at a Crossroads

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2018

28
In Defense of Julian Assange cover

In Defense of Julian Assange

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2019

29
The Myth of Middle East Exceptionalism: Unfinished Social Movements cover

The Myth of Middle East Exceptionalism: Unfinished Social Movements

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2023

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