Ryan North

The place where food goes to die. Also: writer.

Work in Print

Danger And Other Unknown Risks

Writer | 2023

Erica Henderson and I are back with an all-new, fully-original graphic novel about a young woman, her talking dog, and their adventure to save the world. It's a story about truth, friendship, and chosen family, and choosing hope even when there's none.

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How to Take Over The World

Writer | 2022
Also translated into: Chinese, Japanese

Comic book world domination schemes can be pretty wild, involving things like floating bases, digging a tunnel to the Earth's core to hold it hostage, and more. But it turns out, with the right science, technology, and inventions, they're much more achievable than they might seem! I'm extremely proud of this book and can't wait for you to read it - find out more here!

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How to Invent Everything

Writer | 2018
Also translated into: Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Taiwanese

Have you ever wondered about what you'd do if you were sent back in time? Have you ever worried that you don't know enough about how our modern technological world works to be able to rebuild it from scratch? I KNOW I HAVE. And that's partly why I wrote my new book: a hilarious non-fiction book wrapped in a fictional candy coating. With this book, you're going to make history... better.

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How to Be a T.Rex

Writer | 2018

Being a regular old human is kind of a drag. That's why Sal is not going to be a teacher or doctor or lawyer when she grows up. She is going to grow up to be an awesome Tyrannosaurus Rex. Her brother thinks it's impossible, but Sal sure shows him! And in the beginning, being a T. Rex is AWESOME. But did you know that it's kind of hard to make friends when you are a super-giant, super-loud, super-stompy dinosaur? If only there were a way for Sal to be 100% awesome, 100% of the time...

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Choose-Your-Own-Path Shakespeare

Writer | 2013 - 2017
Also translated into: Chinese, Spanish (Romeo and/or Juliet)

I turned Shakespeare into adventure books where you decide what happens next! To Be or Not To Be became the #1 most-funded publishing project on Kickstarter when it launched, and Romeo and/or Juliet was an instant New York Times bestseller and won an YASLA Alex Award, as a book written for adults that has special appeal to young adults!

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Licensed Graphic Novels

Writer | 2020 - Present

Besides these I also wrote Fantastic Four, Squirrel Girl, Jughead, and Adventure Time, but I did so many of those that they got their own sections, below!

Albert Monteys and I were honoured to adapt, for the first time, Kurt Vonnegut's incredible book into the medium of comics. The classic anti-war scifi dark comedy comes to life in a whole new (and Eisner-nominated!) way. The Power Pack, literal children with literal superpowers, are back! Only now they've got a mentor who's probably bad news and a whole host of problems. It's the first in-continuity Power Pack story in 20 years, and you can buy it in a single book! Featuring the talents of artist Nico Leon, colourist Rachelle Rosenberg, letterer Travis Lanham, and editor Sarah Brunstad. Squirrel Girl artist Derek Charm and I reunite for a middle-grade take on the Hellraiser himself: John Constantine! It's a fun all-ages take on perhaps the last character you'd ever expect to see in a middle-grade adventure for younger readers, all in stand-alone adventure perfect for the little heckraiser in your life. And it was chosen as a New York Times summer graphic novel for middle-grade readers! The hit animated Star Trek show becomes a hit comic book, with incredible art by Chris Fenoglio! See what happens when a second-contact mission goes off the rails in a very Prime Directive-y way, and also Dracula's in it. Artist Francesco Mobili and I bring you an all-new spy thriller filled with twists, turns, shapeshifters, and Skrulls!

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Fantastic Four

Writer | 2022 - Present
Also translated into: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

The World's Greatest Comic Magazine is back! The first collection is out now, more are coming, and there's brand-new issues every month at a comic shoppe near you! One of Paste Magazine's best comics of 2022, AIPT's and Newsarama's best comics of 2023, and Multiversity's Most Fun Ongoing Comic of 2023!

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The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl

Writer | 2014 - 2019
Also translated into: French, Japanese, Spanish

The acclaimed (and Eisner-winning!) Marvel Comics series!

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Jughead

Writer | 2016 - 2017

The Eisner-award winning run on the burger-loving teen!

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Adventure Time

Writer | 2012 - 2015
Also translated into: French, Russian

The Harvey and Eisner-award winning run!

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Midas

Writer | 2014, 2019
Also translated into: Italian

What if King Midas was scientifically accurate, and also in space? This space opera comedy explores a galaxy of gold, dinosaurs, and conflict. The complete series was been collected as "The Midas Flesh" in two trades in 2014, and then collected into a single book - as was always intended - under the title "Midas" in 2019!

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Machine of Death

Editor, Contributing Writer | 2010, 2013
Also translated into: French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Spanish

What if there was a machine that could tell you how you were going to die... but not when? These two books - spun off from a Dinosaur Comic - collect tons of amazing short stories exploring the full potential of that premise.

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Dinosaur Comics

Creator | 2003 - Present
Also translated into: Russian

It's the same pictures with different words - and it's way better than it sounds! You can read Dinosaur Comics online too!

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Stand-alone stories

Writer | 2008 - Present

Not sure if you want to commit to reading an entire book by me? I get it. Try these bite-sized short stories instead!

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Research papers

Author | 2003 - 2007

Besides creating science fiction, I've also created actual science.

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