Written and drawn by David Lapham since 1995, Stray Bullets is an award-winning crime drama published in black and white by El Capitan Books (from 1995 to 2005) and then by Image Comics (since 2014, after a hiatus of several years).
Dealing with the criminal and often tragic misadventures featuring a nonlinear narrative and a rotating cast of characters, the Stray Bullets series is a collection of stories and story arcs that takes place from the mid-1970s through the mid-1990s.
Here is the official synopsis: Follow the lost lives of people who are savagely torn apart by events beyond their control. As the innocent world of an imaginative little girl is shattered when she witnesses a brutal double murder. Or an introverted young boy on the verge of manhood gets a lesson on just how far is too far when he falls for a needy woman who lives life in the fast lane. Or party with a pair of low-rent hoods who learn about what is really important in life just when they shouldn’t. And even learn the story of the most infamous gangster who ever lived, Amy Racecar, who talks to God, lunches with the President, and just may be responsible for the end of the world. These are some of the tales that will rip out your guts and break your heart.
Stray Bullets Reading Order:
Stray Bullets Paperback Editions
- Stray Bullets: Innocence of Nihilism
Collects Stray Bullets #1–7. - Stray Bullets: Somewhere Out West
Collects Stray Bullets #8–14. - Stray Bullets: Other People
Collects Stray Bullets #15–22. - Stray Bullets: Dark Days
Collects Stray Bullets #23–30. - Stray Bullets: Hi-Jinks and Derring-Do
Collects Stray Bullets #31–41. - Stray Bullets: Open the Goddamn Box
A ten-page story that appeared in Noir: A Collection of Crime Comics, an anthology book published by Dark Horse Comics. - Stray Bullets: Killers
Collects Stray Bullets: Killers #1–8.
- Stray Bullets: Sunshine & Roses Volume 1
Collects Stray Bullets: Sunshine & Roses #1–8. - Stray Bullets: Sunshine & Roses Volume 2
Collects Stray Bullets: Sunshine & Roses #9–16. - Stray Bullets: Sunshine & Roses Volume 3
Collects Stray Bullets: Sunshine & Roses #17–24. - Stray Bullets: Sunshine & Roses Volume 4
Collects Stray Bullets: Sunshine & Roses #25–32.
Other collected editions
- Amy Racecar Volume 1
This volume collects the Stray Bullets issues featuring Amy Racecar as well as both issues of Amy Racecar Color Special. - Stray Bullets: Uber Alles Edition
Collects Stray Bullets #1–41. The original five story arcs of one of the all-time greatest crime comic series are collected in this GIANT 1,200-page volume. “The Innocence of Nihilism,” “Somewhere Out West,” “Other People,” “Dark Days,” and “HiJinks and Derring-Do” appear in their entirety.