Popular urban fantasy book series written by Jim Butcher, The Dresden Files grew beyond its initial prose to embrace other types of storytelling. The story expanded to the Graphic Novel format with adaptations of some of the books, but most notably new stories that are really part of the canon.
Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden is a professional wizard living in modern-day Chicago. He operates as a private investigator and magical consultant, offering his services to both the magical and mundane communities. In this universe, magic is real and exists alongside the ordinary world, hidden from the majority of humanity—and vampires, demons, spirits, faeries, werewolves, outsiders, and other monsters are also present.
In 2008, Jim Butcher worked with Dabel Brothers Productions to create a Dresden Files graphic novel series. Everything started with a prequel story before the first novel was adapted. Published by Dynamite Entertainment, the series continued with new stories taking place between novels. They have been illustrated by Ardian Syaf, Chase Conley, Joseph Cooper, Carlos Gomez, and Diego Galindo, but all were written by Jim Butcher and Mark Powers.
The Dresden Files Comics Reading Order
Before getting into the detailed comics reading order for the Dresden Files, there are a lot of stories taking place in the universe created by Jim Butcher, you can find a full reading guide on our sister site dedicated to books.
The Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files Omnibus Collection
Before taking a look at the different comic books, here are the books available in the omnibus collection:
- Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files Omnibus Volume 1
Collects Welcome to the Jungle, and the adaptations of the Storm Front and Fool Moon novels. - Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files Omnibus Volume 2
Collects Ghoul Goblin, War Cry, and Down Town.
The Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files Graphic Novels
- Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle
Collects Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle #1-4.- This first GN is a prequel to the series that started with the novel Storm Front.
The next four books are adaptations of the first two novels in the series, Storm Front and Fool Moon.
- Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files: Storm Front Volume 1: The Gathering Storm
Collects Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files: Storm Front Volume 1 #1-4. - Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files: Storm Front Volume 2: Maelstrom
Collects Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files: Storm Front Volume 2 #1-4. - Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files: Fool Moon Volume 1
Collects Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files: Fool Moon #1-4. - Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files: Fool Moon Volume 2
Collects Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files: Fool Moon #5-8.
What’s coming next are original Dresden Files stories only available in Graphic Novel format.
- Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files: Ghoul, Goblin
Collects Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files: Ghoul Goblin #1-6.- This story takes place directly after the novel Fool Moon (#2).
- Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files: War Cry
Collects Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files: War Cry #1-5.- This Graphic Novel takes place after the book Dead Beat (#7) but contains a spoiler concerning the events taking place in the novel Turn Coat (#11).
- Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files: Down Town
Collects Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files: Down Town #1-6.- This story takes place after the events of White Night (#9) and before the short story “It’s My Birthday Too” (the two stories happened the same night).
- Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files: Wild Card
Collects Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files: Wild Card #1-6.- This GN is set after the previous one, Down Town, and the short story “Heorot,” and before the novel Small Favor (#10).
- Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files: Dog Men
Collects Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files: Dog Men #1-6.- This story is set just before the novel Turn Coat (#11).