John Layman

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  • Bibliography:
    72 Books
  • First Book:
    July 2004
  • Latest Book:
    August 2025
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Batman: Detective Comics (The New 52)

3 - Batman: Detective Comics Volume 3: Emperor Penguin (Dec-2013)
4 - Batman: Detective Comics Volume 4: The Wrath (Nov-2014)
5 - Batman: Detective Comics Volume 5: Gothtopia (Nov-2014)

DC Comics: The New 52

Batman: Detective Comics Volume 3: Emperor Penguin (Dec-2013)
Batman: Detective Comics Volume 4: The Wrath (Nov-2014)
Batman: Detective Comics Volume 5: Gothtopia (Nov-2014)

DC Comics: Batman

Batman: Detective Comics Volume 3: Emperor Penguin (Dec-2013)
Batman: Detective Comics Volume 4: The Wrath (Nov-2014)
Batman: Detective Comics Volume 5: Gothtopia (Nov-2014)

Famous Characters: Batman

Batman: Detective Comics Volume 3: Emperor Penguin (Dec-2013)
Batman: Detective Comics Volume 4: The Wrath (Nov-2014)
Batman: Detective Comics Volume 5: Gothtopia (Nov-2014)

Marvel's Captain America

Marvel Zombies / Army of Darkness (Sep-2009)

Marvel's Deadpool

Deadpool/Amazing Spider-Man/Hulk: Identity Wars (Sep-2011)

Marvel's Hulk

Deadpool/Amazing Spider-Man/Hulk: Identity Wars (Sep-2011)

Marvel's Spider-Man

Deadpool/Amazing Spider-Man/Hulk: Identity Wars (Sep-2011)

Book List in Order: 72 titles

  • Thundercats: Dogs of War

  • Gambit: House of Cards

    Collects Gambit #1-6. Ever wonder what Gambit gets up to when he's not out saving the world with the X-Men? Welcome to the exciting but treacherous terrain of the New Orleans underworld, where Gambit's skills and mastery are unquestioned but this ti...

  • Thundercats, Volume 5: Enemy's Pride

    For years, the Thundercats have trusted their leader Lion-O to keep their people safe and to protect their adopted homeworld against a wild and ruthless menagerie of villains. But what happens when the biggest threat to the Thundercats comes from wit...

  • Unauthorized Puffed Movie Adaptation

    • Aaron Owens has the lousiest job in the world and is about to have the worst night of his life. By day, Aaron is stuffed into a sweltering, ridiculous-looking amusement-park dragon costume. And on this particularly bad night, he's beat up by...

  • Armageddon & Son

    • Nefarious master villain Alphonse Feeney's foolproof plan to destroy the world has just hit a snag. The plan's been stolen, co-opted by Feeney's ungrateful minions who are tired of getting pushed around -- not to mention murdered! -- by ...

  • Decimation: Sentinel Squad O.N.E

    Discover the origin of the Sentinel Squad! How did they come together and become the elite group of soldiers to pilot the Sentinels that have made their presence known at the Xavier Institute? Collects Sentinel Squad O*N*E* #1-5....

  • Red Sonja/Claw: The Unconquered

    Red Sonja, the legendary crimson-haired she-devil with a sword, and DC Comics' Claw, the cursed warrior, are thrown together as unlikely allies against a despotic evil sorcerer who was once a friend to Red Sonja but is now her sworn enemy. The proble...

  • Scarface: Scarred for Life

    Say hello to IDW's gun-toting, profanity-spewing, law-breaking, drug-peddling leeeetle friend. Tony Montana, is back, you stinking cock-a-roaches, in the savage sequel to the legendary '80s-era Miami gangster movie, Scarface.
    ...

  • Xena Warrior Princess, Volume 1: Contest of Pantheons

    • Xena, The Warrior Princess and Gabrielle are back in a series of all-new adventures ― collected here for the very first time! Xena and her well-loved cast of friends and villains find themselves in-between a feud that reaches all the way u...



  • Xena Warrior Princess, Volume 2: Dark Xena

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    • Writer John (Marvel Zombies Vs. The Army of Darkness) Layman returnsto the world of Xena, and he''s joined by artist Noah Salonga as theypresent the story of Dark Xena
    • Taking place some time after the series finale of Xena: WarriorPr...

  • Xena Warrior Princess Vol 2: Dark Xena

    Taking place some time after the series finale of Xena: Warrior Princess and before the events of the Contest of Pantheons. - featured in DYNAMITE'S Xena #'s 1-4 - Dark Xena finds Gabriele making a request of the Gods and learning that you must be ve...

  • Army of Darkness Xena Warrior Princess Vol 1: Why Not?

  • Marvel Zombies / Army of Darkness

    Marvel's Captain America

    The Marvel Zombies come face-to-face with Dynamite Entertainment's Ash from Army of Darkness! Ash has faced legions of the undead before, but never like this... as he lands in the heart of New York just as the Zombie outbreak begins! See how his acti...

  • Chew, Volume 1: Taster's Choice

    • Special Introductory Price! Tony Chu is a detective with a secret. A weird secret. Tony Chu is Cibopathic, which means he gets psychic impressions from whatever he eats. It also means he's a hell of a detective, as long as he doesn't mind ni...

  • Chew, Volume 2: International Flavor

    Tony Chu, the cibopathic federal agent with the ability to get psychic impressions from the things he eats, is on a bizarre new case. A newly discovered fruit takes Agent Chu to a remote island full of secrets, Presenting the second storyline of IGN....

  • Chew Omnivore Edition, Volume 1

    • Tony Chu is a detective with a secret. A weird secret. Tony Chu is cibopathic, which means he gets psychic impressions from whatever he eats. It also means he's a hell of a detective -- as long as he doesn't mind nibbling on the corpse of ...

  • Chew, Volume 3: Just Desserts

    • Things are looking up for Tony Chu, the cibopathic federal agent with the ability to get psychic impressions from the things he eats. He's got a girlfriend. He's got a partner he trusts. He even seems to be getting along with his jerk boss. ...

  • Shadowland: Street Heroes

    Daredevil's dark transformation and reign over Shadowland has become a major concern. But where do the Marvel street-level heroes fit in? Featuring the Kingpin, Bullseye, Elektra, Ghost Rider, the Daughters of the Shadow and Spider-Man! Collecting SH...

  • Deadpool/Amazing Spider-Man/Hulk: Identity Wars

    Marvel's Deadpool
    Marvel's Hulk
    Marvel's Spider-Man

    Collects Amazing Spider-Man Annual #38, Deadpool Annual #1 and Incredible Hulk Annual #1. An explosion transports Peter Parker (with Deadpool and Hulk) into another dimension where the lives of our heroes have all gone in different directions. Can th...



  • Chew, Volume 4: Flambe

    • These are strange times for Tony Chu, the cibopathic federal agent with the ability to get psychic impressions from the things he eats. Strange writing in extraterrestrial script has appeared in the skies of Planet Earth ― and stayed there...

  • Godzilla: Gangsters and Goliaths

    Detective Makoto Sato is on a quest to bring down the Takahashi crime syndicate. Sato's efforts earn him a one-way trip to a tropical getaway, courtesy of the Tokyo criminal underworld. The exotic locale? MONSTER ISLAND! Alone and facing death at the...

  • Chew Omnivore Edition, Volume 2

    • Tony Chu is a detective with a secret. A weird secret. Tony Chu is cibopathic, which means he gets psychic impressions from whatever he eats. It also means he's a hell of a detective ― as long as he doesn't mind nibbling on the corpse of a...

  • Chew, Volume 5: Major League Chew

    • Tony Chu ― the cibopathic federal agent with the ability to get psychic impressions from what he eats ― has been kidnapped! He was ambushed, knocked out, brought to a remote location, and bound securely. His captor intends to feed Tony f...

  • The First One is the Hardest

    Jack Latham is an honest cop. While certainly not the poster child for departmental recruiting, he has always worked within the law to see justice done. Years of butting heads with his supervisors have left him burnt out. Now, for the second time i...

  • Chew, Volume 6: Space Cakes

    • While Tony Chu ― the cibopathic federal agent with the ability to get psychic impressions from what he eats ― clings to life in a hospital ICU, his twin sister Toni steps up to take center stage. Toni is cibovoyant, able to see the futur...

  • Mars Attacks Volume 1: Attack From Space

    • The invasion begins! The first stories of an all-new Mars Attacks universe are here, bringing outrageous action and dark humor to the comics page. Eisner-winning writer John Layman (Chew) is joined by Eisner-winning artist John McCrea (Hitma...

  • Chew Omnivore Edition, Volume 3

    • Tony Chu is a detective with a secret. A weird secret. Tony Chu is cibopathic, which means he gets psychic impressions from whatever he eats. It also means he's a hell of a detective -- as long as he doesn't mind nibbling on the corpse of ...

  • Aliens: Inhuman Condition

    On a distant, frozen world, "artificial persons" are manufactured in discreet seclusion. With formidable new security synthetics coming online, how better to test their mettle than against a hive of deadly xenomorphs? But as "socialization specialist...

  • Mars Attacks Volume 2: On Ice

    • The Invasion Continues! As the humans ramp up their defenses, the Martians unleash a new weapon from their arsenal... the freeze ray! Little Tommy Bailey was a bright boy with a vivid imagination. It’s no wonder why no one believed his war...



  • Chew, Volume 7: Bad Apples

    • Presenting a new storyline of the New York Times Bestselling, Harvey and multiple Eisner Award-winning series about cops, crooks, cooks, cannibals, and clairvoyants. Tony Chu ― the cibopathic federal agent with the ability to get psychic i...

  • Chew Smorgasbord Edition, Volume 1

    • The CHEW Smorgasbord Edition is the ultimate CHEW experience! Stuff yourself on this massive, deluxe hardcover featuring the first 20-issues of the New York Times Bestselling, Harvey and multiple Eisner Award-winning series about cops, crook...

  • Batman: Detective Comics Volume 3: Emperor Penguin

    Batman: Detective Comics (The New 52) - 3
    DC Comics: Batman
    DC Comics: The New 52
    Famous Characters: Batman

    Oswald Cobblepot has a plan. No longer content with merely being the crime lord the Penguin, he yearns for the love of Gotham City. All he has to do is call a hit on Bruce Wayne, and in one night, the Penguin goes from notorious criminal to beloved s...

  • Chew, Volume 8: Family Recipes

    • Anthony and Antonelle Chu are fraternal twins. Tony and Toni. Each with their own extraordinary, albeit diametrically opposed, ability. Tony is Cibopathic, able to get psychic sensations of the past of anything he bites into or ingests. Toni...

  • Chew Omnivore Edition, Volume 4

    A glorious Hardcover collection of CHEW #31-#40 with all the fixin's. Anthony and Antonelle Chu are fraternal twins. Tony and Toni. Each with their an extraordinary, albeit diametrically opposed, ability. Tony is Cibopathic, able to get psychic sensa...

  • Mars Attacks Deluxe Edition

    • The invasion... is collected! John Layman brought his special brand of comics writing to Mars Attacks! and the explosive results can all be found here in one oversized, deluxe package.
    • Collects issues #1â€"10 and features art by Jo...

  • Batman: Detective Comics Volume 4: The Wrath

    Batman: Detective Comics (The New 52) - 4
    DC Comics: Batman
    DC Comics: The New 52
    Famous Characters: Batman

    The Caped Crusader is challenged by the mystery of the 900 in a special tale celebrating the 900th issue published of Detective Comics! Plus, Batman faces against two new foes: Emperor Penguin and the deadly vigilante known as the Wrath, a dark count...

  • Batman: Detective Comics Volume 5: Gothtopia

    Batman: Detective Comics (The New 52) - 5
    DC Comics: Batman
    DC Comics: The New 52
    Famous Characters: Batman

    Gotham City is and always has been a crime-free utopia, where the heroes are celebrated through the streets of one of America's best cities. Batman is a universally beloved vigilante clad in white. His sidekick is Selina Kyle, otherwise known as Catb...

  • Chew, Volume 9: Chicken Tenders

    Tony Chu, the cibopathic federal agent with the ability to get psychic impressions from what he eats, has been busy â€" busy settling into married life, busy investigating one assignment after another that takes him to the most remote corners of the ...

  • No Humans Involved

    Jack Latham has retired from law enforcement but he is back as a private investigator. He and his wife - investigative report Mary O'Donnell discover corruption and danger among Jack's old co-workers at the Ellwood Police Department.&n...



  • Best Served Cold

    Once again, Jack Latham finds himself in the midst of a crisis along with his investigative-reporter wife and partner, Mary O'Donnell. A war looms between outlaw bikers in Jack's old stomping grounds around Ellwood, Oregon. The body co...

  • Beneath the Surface

    A fun day is drastically changed when Jack Latham and his wife, Mary O'Donnell find a body while SCUBA diving at the Oregon coast. As events unfold, the body is identifed but the reason for his death and the identities of those responsible p...

  • Chew Smorgasbord Edition, Volume 2

    • The second 20 issues of the New York Times best-selling, Harvey-and multiple-Eisner Award-winning series about cops, crooks, cooks, cannibals, and clairvoyants are collected in one oversized slip-cased volume, jam-packed with extras. A feast...

  • Cyclops Volume 2: A Pirate's Life for Me

    Rescued! But by whom? And is it really a rescue...or does this put Scott at greater risk than before? And what bounty are they hunting? Lots of shooting and things blowing up! The bad news: the Starjammers are about to die! The good news: Cyclops is ...

  • Chew, Volume 10: Blood Puddin'

    CAN TONY STOP HIS MOST DANGEROUS ENEMY? Presenting a new storyline of the New York Times Best Selling, Harvey- and multiple Eisner Award-winning series about cops, crooks, cooks, cannibals, and clairvoyants. Collects CHEW #46-50....

  • Chew Omnivore Edition, Volume 5

    This gorgeous oversized edition collects the ninth and tenth storylines of the New York Times Best Selling, Harvey and multiple Eisner Award series, as well as the beloved one-shot CHEW: WARRIOR CHICKEN POYO.

    Collects CHEW #41-#50 plus WARRI...

  • Chew, Volume 11: The Last Suppers

    Tony Chu is close to finding answers about the bird flu that killed millions. The only thing standing in his way is Mason Savoy, fellow cibopath, ex-mentor, and unrepentant murderer! Presenting the second-to-last storyline of the New York Times Bests...

  • The Twilight Zone: Shadow & Substance

    There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fea...

  • Mars Attacks: Occupation

    The Martians came. The Martians saw. The Martians conquered. Now the space invaders cruelly rule over humanity, which has no hope for liberation... but Ruby Johnson has decided that she has had enough....

  • Chew, Volume 12: Sour Grapes

    The final story arc of Tony Chu, the cibopathic federal agent with the ability to get psychic impressions from what he eats. Mysteries are solved, secrets are revealed and lives are lost. Many, many lives. This is the end of the line for the New York...



  • Xena: Warrior Princess Omnibus, Volume 1

    Xena: Warrior Princess returns! Dynamite Entertainment proudly collects the swashbuckling Xena comic book adventures from 2006-2007, including the complete "Contest of Pantheons" and "Dark Xena" storylines written by bestselling writer John Layman (C...

  • Chew Omnivore Edition, Volume 6

    The final story arc of Tony Chu, the cibopathic federal agent with the ability to get psychic impressions from what he eats. Mysteries are solved, secrets are reveals and lives are lost. Many, many lives. This is the end of the lin...

  • Funko Universe

    Fan-favorite Funko figures come to life in standalone stories set in the worlds of Ghostbusters, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The X-Files, Strawberry Shortcake, and Judge Dredd!

    The Funko phenomenon comes to comics! 

    First, it's mass...

  • Predator Versus Judge Dredd Versus Aliens: Splice and Dice

    The ultimate science-fiction crossover pits the legendary lawman, Judge Dredd, against the universe's supreme hunters, the Predators, as they both try to survive an onslaught by the galaxy's ultimate killing machines, the Aliens! Judge Dredd and Judg...

  • Eleanor & the Egret

    The most daring art thief in Paris has struck again, and the police have assigned their best detective to the case. His only clue? A single white feather left at the scene. Could this feather belong to the thief? To the thief's accomplice, an oversiz...

  • Leviathan Volume 1

    Poor ol’ Ryan DeLuca didn’t buy enough beer for his party and while he was out on a beer run his idiot buddies busted out some mystical arcana and performed a demonic summoning ceremony. And this ceremony unleashed not just a g...

  • Charlie's Angels Vol 1: The Devil You Know

    The Angels are back, baby! -- The original Angels, Jill, Kelly and Sabrina! Travel back to the swingin' 70s, and revisit the butt-kicking, crime-fighting, mold-breaking lady detectives who took 70s TV by storm, ready to do the same to comics 40 years...

  • Gambit: Thieves' World

    Collecting Gambit (2004) #1-12 And Material From X-Men Unlimited (2004) #3. Ever wonder what Gambit does when he’s not with the X-Men? Join Remy LeBeau in the exciting and treacherous terrain of the New Orleans underworld, where his skills and mast...

  • Outer Darkness Vol. 1: Each Other's Throats

    Sci-fi and horror collide in this new series from the co-creator of CHEW! Mankind has colonized the galaxy, but during our interstellar travels, we discovered a terrifying secret out in the Outer Darkness of space. Join Captain Joshua Rigg and the cr...

  • Outer Darkness Vol. 2 : Castrophany of Hate

    Co-Creator of CHEW, JOHN LAYMAN, and artist AFU CHAN continue their terrifying exploration of space in this new volume!

    Captain Rigg's past is revealed, and the Charon finds a haunted house in d...

  • Outer Darkness/Chew

    The creators of CHEW reteam for the first time in most unexpected crossover ever!

    Just how does Tony Chu wind up aboard the starship Charon thousands of years in the future? H...

  • Chu Vol. 1: The First Course

    Tony Chu is a cibopath, able to get psychic impressions from what he eats. Saffron Chu is a cibopars, able to learn secrets from who she eats with. Tony is a cop. Saffron is a criminal. They are brother and sister, and they are on a collision course....

  • Man Who F#&%ed Up Time

    TIME IS NOT ON HIS SIDE.

    Sean Bennett is just your everyday, ordinary lab worker in a high-tech lab with a prototype time machine. And, yeah, he's got the same temptations any of us would have about going back in time, just a bit, to correct...

  • Chu, Volume 1

    "Tony Chu is a cibopath, able to get psychicimpressions from what he eats. Saffron Chu is a cibopars, able to learn secretsfrom who she eats with. Tony is a cop. Saffron is a criminal. They are brotherand sister, and they are o...

  • Godzilla: World of Monsters

    Monsters rule the world in this compendium collecting three graphic novels—Gangsters & Goliaths, Cataclysm, and Oblivion!In Gangsters & Goliaths by John Layman and Alberto Ponticelli, Detective Makoto Sato is on a quest to bring down the Takahas...

  • Chu, Volume 2

    Felon. Parole violator. Fugitive. Cibopars. Food-powered master criminal Saffron Chu is back, staring down the barrel of the biggest —and strangest— score of her career. Return to the CHEW-niverse once again for Saffron’s second blood...

  • Bermuda

    An all-new tale of high adventure and pulpish mystery from John Layman, New York Times bestselling writer of Chew, and superstar artist Nick Bradshaw (Wolverine & the X-Men, Astonishing Spider-Man)!

    There''s a region in the Atlantic Ocean ...

  • Mars Attacks Red Sonja

    She is the red-haired she-devil with the sword. They are the green-skinned invaders from the red planet. Yes, those dastardly Mars Attacks Martians are attacking again, and these are the Martians of old, the Martians of the Hyborian Age. And so, it's...

  • In Hell We Fight Vol. 1

    Life in hell ain’t easy. Demons try to torture you for all eternity. Monsters want to eat you. There’s a stunning lack of reliable indoor plumbing. And it’s almost impossible to get ice cream. At least, until today, when three conde...

  • In Hell We Fight! Volume 1: A Snowball's Chance

    Presenting a devilishly fun new series from multiple Eisner-winning writer/letterer John Layman (CHEW, Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum) and Argentinian superstar artist Jok.Life in hell ain’t easy. Demons try to torture you for all eterni...

  • Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum

    Before The Suicide Squad takes on your favorite heroes in the upcoming video game, Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, pick up this thrilling prequel and watch them kill Arkham Asylum!Amanda Waller has taken control of the recently rebuilt Ar...

  • The Scorched Volume 5

    Your favorite heroes wait in the wings in the fifth installment of THE SCORCHED!The Throne of Hell now belongs to Nyx, who has banished Spawn and The Scorched team to Earth, leaving Jessica Priest and her team without their powers. Things take an une...

  • Spawn Kills Every Spawn

    Discovering you're not the only HELLSPAWN can be a shock, especially when you realize you're not the top dog either. The solution? Eliminate the competition! SPAWNY is ready to wage war against all other Spawns, ensuring that none escape his ...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

John Layman has published 72 books.

The next book by John Layman, Spawn Kills Every Spawn, will be published in August 2025.

The first book by John Layman, Thundercats: Dogs of War, was published in July 2004.

No. John Layman does not write books in series.
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