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  • Bibliography:
    17 Books
  • First Book:
    February 1988
  • Latest Book:
    May 2025
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Book List in Order: 17 titles





  • World War 3 Illustrated 1980-1988 is the buried history of the Reagan Years, a thundering reply to despair and political complacency. Kuper and co-editor Seth Tobocman have assembled this striking collection of comics and graphics from the pages of t...









  • A brilliant, darkly comic reimagining of Kafka’s classic tale of family, alienation, and a giant bug.

    Acclaimed graphic artist Peter Kuper presents a kinetic illustrated adaptation of Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis. Kuper’s electric dra...



  • In a barren landscape, an empire is about to rise and an epic struggle is about to unfold. Sticks and Stones illuminates this earth-shaking tale without a single word. It is as elemental as hieroglyphics, a timeless story for all ages.

    In Stic...



  • Even though he only knows one note, Theo the cat wants to play the saxophone and gets a chance of a lifetime to jam with such jazz greats as Charlie Porker and Duck Ellington when a rocket ship takes him to the moon....






  • Now in its 28th year of publication! With all this talk about a picture being worth a thousand words - and so much chatter being in the news with very little being said - we've decided the 39th issue of World War 3 illustrated will be our first wordl...



  • It has been said that the flutter of insect wings in the Indian Ocean can send a hurricane crashing against the shores of the America...



  • Founded in 1979 by Seth Tobocman and Peter Kuper, World War 3 Illustrated is a collective of first-time and professional artists who ...



  • Winner of the 2016 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album

    Selected as an ALA Top Ten Graphic Novel of 2016


    Samantha and George are a couple heading towards a sabbatical year in the quaint Mexican town of Oaxaca. For...



  • "World War 3 Illustrated is the real thing." -- New York Times

    "The best and longest running alternative comics anthology around." -- Comics Journal

    Since its founding by Seth Tobocman and Peter Kuper in 1979, World War 3 Illustrated h...



  • Award-winning graphic novelist Peter Kuper presents a mesmerizing interpretation of fourteen iconic Kafka short stories.

    Long fascinated with the work of Franz Kafka, Peter Kuper began illustrating his stories in 1988. Initially drawn to the...



  • “Not only a triumph of graphic art but a compelling work of literary interpretation.” -- Maya Jasanoff, from the forewordAcclaimed illustrator Peter Kuper delivers a visually immersive and profound adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s enduring classi...



  • Award-winning cartoonist Peter Kuper transports readers through the 400-million-year history of insects and the remarkable entomologists who have studied them.This visually immersive work of graphic nonfiction dives into a world where ants, cicadas, ...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Peter Kuper has published 17 books.

The next book by Peter Kuper, Insectopolis: A Natural History, will be published in May 2025.

The first book by Peter Kuper, New York, New York, was published in February 1988.

No. Peter Kuper does not write books in series.