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Fabian Nicieza Books in Order

Explore Fabian Nicieza books in order, with quick summaries, key series background, and easy suggestions on where to start with his comics and mystery novels.

Last updated: July 4, 2026

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Essential X-Men, Vol. 11

by Fabian Nicieza

1991

This big black-and-white collection drops you into a dense stretch of early 1990s X-Men storytelling. It is full of team drama, crossovers, and the soap-opera intensity that defined the era.

A Midsummer's Nightmare

by Fabian Nicieza

1996

The Justice League's greatest heroes wake up in lives that do not feel like their own. As ordinary people gain powers, the team has to remember who they are before Earth changes for good.

Modern Marvels

by Fabian Nicieza

2005

The Thunderbolts are suddenly popular, public, and under pressure. Fame, temptation, and hidden agendas push the shaky team toward hard choices and messier heroics.

One Step Forward

by Fabian Nicieza

2005

Mach-IV tries to turn the Thunderbolts into real heroes, but old loyalties and bad instincts die hard. Redemption is possible, if this team can stop sabotaging itself long enough to earn it.

The Burnt Offering

by Fabian Nicieza

2005

Cable tries to build something better while Deadpool keeps turning every mission into chaos. Their odd-couple partnership gets tested by big ideals, bad timing, and enemies closing in.

The Human Race

by Fabian Nicieza

2005

Cable and Deadpool get dragged into another collision of mutant politics, violence, and dark comedy. Their completely opposite ways of saving the world are half the fun.

The Legend Returns

by Fabian Nicieza

2005

Cable reunites a classic X-Force lineup for a loud, nostalgic comeback packed with guns, mutants, and big 1990s attitude. Old teammates and old enemies arrive fast.

Bosom Buddies

by Fabian Nicieza

2006

The partnership gets even weirder as Cable and Deadpool stumble through uneasy teamwork, jokes, and real danger. Friendship is not exactly the right word, but it is getting complicated.

Living Legends

by Fabian Nicieza

2006

Cable and Deadpool are pulled into a larger superhero conflict where reputation matters almost as much as power. The banter stays high while the stakes around both men keep rising.

Right of Power

by Fabian Nicieza

2006

Baron Zemo returns and the Thunderbolts are pulled into a harsher struggle over control, identity, and purpose. The team has to decide who leads them and what kind of heroes they really are.

Civil War: Thunderbolts

by Fabian Nicieza

2007

During the superhero registration conflict, the Thunderbolts hunt unregistered heroes for public approval and political power. The mission pushes the team deeper into moral gray territory.

Guardian Protocols

by Fabian Nicieza

2007

Zemo's Thunderbolts collide with the Grandmaster in a story that questions who on this team is actually fighting for the right reason. By the end, the lineup cannot stay the same.

Paved With Good Intentions

by Fabian Nicieza

2007

Cable's plans to change the world come with serious costs, and Deadpool is never far from making things worse. Good motives do not make the fallout any easier.

Separation Anxiety

by Fabian Nicieza

2007

Cable and Deadpool's strange alliance finally starts to crack. Both men have to face what happens when the partnership that should never have worked begins to come apart.

The Twelve

by Fabian Nicieza

2007

Apocalypse targets a prophesied group of mutants whose combined power could reshape the world. The story is built around destiny, manipulation, and an enemy who always thinks in centuries.

Zemo - Born Better

by Fabian Nicieza

2007

Hurled into his family's past, Helmut Zemo confronts the warped legacy that shaped him. It is part time-travel adventure, part villain study, and all about whether he can outrun his name.

Beyond Good and Evil

by Fabian Nicieza

2008

Kara Zor-El is forced to confront painful pieces of Krypton's past while trying to build a life on Earth. The story keeps Supergirl emotionally grounded even as the threats get cosmic.

Deadpool vs. the Marvel Universe

by Fabian Nicieza

2008

Deadpool is turned loose on the wider Marvel world in a savage, darkly funny massacre story. It is brutal, fast, and much meaner than his usual hero-adjacent chaos.

X-Men: Proteus

by Fabian Nicieza

2009

Proteus returns with reality-warping power, and the X-teams pay the price. It is a collection full of psychic pressure, body horror, and early 1990s mutant crossover energy.

Generation X Classic Vol. 1

by Fabian Nicieza

2010

Jubilee leaves the X-Men for a new class of teenage mutants led by Emma Frost and Banshee. School drama, outsider energy, and the monstrous Emplate set the tone fast.

A Force to Be Reckoned With

by Fabian Nicieza

2011

Cable turns the former New Mutants into X-Force, a tougher team built for direct action. Their first missions throw them against Stryfe, the Mutant Liberation Front, and a pile of enemies.

Under the Gun

by Fabian Nicieza

2011

This Epic Collection covers X-Force's early, rough-edged days as Cable pushes his young squad into real combat. The action is big, fast, and deeply tied to Stryfe and mutant unrest.

X-Cutioner's Song

by Fabian Nicieza

2011

After Professor X is attacked and Cable looks guilty, the X-books explode into a major crossover. Stryfe, Sinister, Apocalypse, and long-hidden family truths all crash together.

Deadpool Classic Vol. 6

by Fabian Nicieza

2012

This collection rounds up later classic-era Deadpool stories, mixing violence, absurd jokes, and surprising emotion. It shows why the character clicked so hard with readers.

Past Perfect

by Fabian Nicieza

2012

Bruce Banner and the Hulk are battered by grief, rage, and the return of old wounds. As peace keeps slipping away, the book turns inward as much as it turns smash-heavy.

Run From Tomorrow

by Fabian Nicieza

2012

Seven Legionnaires from the 31st century are stranded in the present after chasing a bioterror threat across time. With no easy way home, they must stop a deadly future from beginning now.

Secrets and Lies

by Fabian Nicieza

2013

Superman faces the alien warlord Helspont as hidden agendas and invasion plans come into focus. It is a newer-era Superman story that mixes big action with uncertainty about who to trust.

The Culling

by Fabian Nicieza

2013

The lost Legionnaires are still trapped in the 21st century when a brutal superhuman contest pulls them into crossover chaos. Survival means uneasy alliances and protecting a future that may already be slipping away.

Vol. 1

by Fabian Nicieza

2014

Apocalypse moves from shadowy menace to world-ending threat in the opening half of this collected saga. Prophecy, chosen mutants, and rising panic push the X-Men toward a breaking point.

Vol. 2

by Fabian Nicieza

2014

The conflict with Apocalypse expands into alternate futures, transformed realities, and desperate last chances. It is big, messy X-Men melodrama in the best 1990s way.

Deadpool Classic Companion

by Fabian Nicieza

2015

The companion gathers early miniseries, one-shots, and team-ups that helped define Wade Wilson beyond the costume. It is a great snapshot of Deadpool before he became unavoidable.

Flashpoint, Book Two

by Fabian Nicieza

2015

Another set of Convergence tie-ins revisits alternate DC histories and throws their heroes into Telos's cruel arena. The fun comes from seeing familiar characters under very different rules.

Street Soldier, Volume 1

by Fabian Nicieza

2015

Built around Rampage Jackson's larger-than-life persona, this action comic throws its lead into brutal street warfare and criminal conspiracies. It moves like a fight movie with no interest in slowing down.

X-Factor Visionaries by Peter David Vol. 3

by Fabian Nicieza

2015

This volume continues Peter David's sharp, character-driven take on X-Factor, with Fabian Nicieza contributing to the broader run. It mixes government missions, humor, and mutant relationship drama.

Zero Hour, Book One

by Fabian Nicieza

2015

In this Convergence collection, bottled cities from older DC timelines are forced into a survival contest. Heroes from different continuities get one last shot to defend their worlds.

A Touch of Typhoid

by Fabian Nicieza

2016

Daredevil is targeted by Typhoid Mary, whose fractured mind makes her one of his most dangerous foes. Matt Murdock's life starts collapsing from both the vigilante and civilian sides.

Hawkeye & The Thunderbolts, Vol. 1

by Fabian Nicieza

2016

Hawkeye tries to turn a team of former villains into something the world can believe in. Old masks, secret agendas, and the Masters of Evil keep getting in the way.

Hawkeye & the Thunderbolts, Vol. 2

by Fabian Nicieza

2016

Hawkeye's experiment keeps working, right until it does not. Long-buried secrets, betrayals, and a looming Avengers clash test whether the Thunderbolts can stay on the side of the angels.

Mutant Genesis

by Fabian Nicieza

2017

This Epic Collection covers the launch period of the 1990s *X-Men* title, when the team is split into Blue and Gold squads. Magneto, the Shadow King, and Apocalypse help set the tone immediately.

The Lifeline Tablet Saga

by Fabian Nicieza

2017

Spider-Man gets tangled in a long-running battle over a tablet said to hold the secret of eternal life. Crime bosses, mad science, and mystical chaos all want a piece of it.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Archive Vol. 1

by Fabian Nicieza

2018

This archive gathers the earliest Power Rangers comics in one oversized package. It is a fun time capsule of monsters, teamwork, franchise history, and bright 1990s adventure.

The Adventures of Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty

by Fabian Nicieza

2018

Set during World War II, this miniseries retells Captain America and Bucky's earliest missions with a pulpy, patriotic edge. It is an origin story built around courage, sacrifice, and espionage.

Soldier Of Fortune

by Fabian Nicieza

2019

Domino's luck power makes her a terrifying mercenary, but it does not make her life simple. This run mixes black-ops action, sharp attitude, and enemies who know exactly how dangerous she is.

The Dogs Of War

by Fabian Nicieza

2019

General Ryker unleashes brutal anti-Hulk weapons while Banner sinks deeper into guilt and instability. It is a darker Hulk run that treats the monster as both victim and threat.

The Superia Stratagem

by Fabian Nicieza

2019

Captain America faces Superia and a deadly coalition of women super-villains in a globe-trotting clash. The collection also folds in a fresh look at Cap and Bucky's wartime beginnings.

Assault on Graymalkin

by Fabian Nicieza

2020

In this *X-Men Legends* story, classic-era creators return to unanswered mutant mysteries and hidden corners of continuity. Expect familiar heroes, missing links, and a lot of connective tissue for longtime fans.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Legacy Edition Book Six

by Fabian Nicieza

2021

This volume continues Buffy's world with supernatural threats, sharp banter, and the mix of horror and heart the series is known for. Expect familiar faces, dangerous magic, and hard choices.

Dead Man's Hand

by Fabian Nicieza

2021

With the Kingpin gone, criminals race to seize control of New York and Daredevil gets caught in the middle. Crossovers with Nomad and the Punisher make this a grim street-level gang war.

Suburban Dicks

by Fabian Nicieza

2021

Very pregnant former FBI profiler Andie Stern stumbles onto a gas station murder in suburban New Jersey. Teaming with disgraced reporter Kenny Lee, she digs into racism, corruption, and a long-buried crime.

The Missing Links

by Fabian Nicieza

2021

This first *X-Men Legends* collection fills in classic continuity gaps with new stories by veteran creators. Fabian Nicieza's contribution finally pays off a long-simmering Summers family thread.

Community 2

by Fabian Nicieza

2022

This anthology-style comic focuses on identity, belonging, and shared experience through a range of Marvel characters and creators. Fabian Nicieza contributes one piece to a broader collection of stories.

Darker than Scarlet

by Fabian Nicieza

2022

The West Coast Avengers are pulled into one of Scarlet Witch's darkest storylines as trauma and manipulation tear the team apart. It is soap-opera superheroics with real emotional damage.

Mutant Mayhem

by Fabian Nicieza

2022

The second *X-Men Legends* volume keeps revisiting classic eras, this time with Mister Sinister and other familiar threats at the center. It is built for readers who love lost chapters and deep continuity.

The Crossing Line

by Fabian Nicieza

2022

The Avengers face a tense geopolitical crisis that starts with a hijacked submarine and spirals outward. It is classic team superhero drama with a strong early 1990s feel.

The Self-Made Widow

by Fabian Nicieza

2022

Andie Stern and reporter Kenny Lee are back when a seemingly tidy suburban death opens into marriage secrets and murder. Nicieza mixes sharp humor with a twisty investigation that keeps widening as it goes.

Toy Soldiers

by Fabian Nicieza

2022

X-Force is pushed harder than ever as the Mutant Liberation Front resurfaces and Cable's history starts coming apart. The book balances 1990s spectacle with real wear and tear on the team.

Acts of Vengeance

by Fabian Nicieza

2023

Marvel's villains swap enemies, sending the Avengers into fights they never expected. The result is a crossover-heavy volume full of ambushes, shifting alliances, and nonstop pressure.

Fighting Chance

by Fabian Nicieza

2023

Steve Rogers learns his body is failing him just as enemies keep coming. It is a pressure-cooker Captain America story about mortality, duty, and refusing to quit.

Legacies

by Fabian Nicieza

2023

The X-Men deal with the fallout from Stryfe, Magneto's lingering shadow, and a mutant world that will not sit still. It is pure 1990s X-Men, full of soap opera, danger, and shifting loyalties.

The Collection Obsession

by Fabian Nicieza

2023

The Avengers battle the Brethren while the Collector's dangerous fixation threatens Earth as well. Big roster action and cosmic stakes drive this packed Epic Collection.

Book One

by Fabian Nicieza

2024

This deluxe collection gathers the earliest Power Rangers comic adventures from several publishers. It is a colorful blast of teens, monsters, Zords, and pure 1990s franchise energy.

One World Under Doom

by Fabian Nicieza

2025

Doctor Doom's grip on the Marvel Universe sends shock waves through the Fantastic Four's orbit. The story leans into big ideas, impossible science, and the personal cost of facing their oldest enemy.

New

Starting Over

by Fabian Nicieza

2026

X-Force enters a new phase after massive crossover upheaval and lineup changes. The team is still dangerous, but now it has to figure out what it wants to be next.

Where should I start?

If you want a funny suburban mystery: Suburban DicksThe Self-Made Widow
If you want classic X-team action: A Force to Be Reckoned WithUnder the GunToy Soldiers
If you want Deadpool chaos and banter: The Human RaceBosom BuddiesDeadpool Classic Companion
If you want Marvel antiheroes and crooked-team politics: One Step ForwardModern MarvelsZemo - Born Better
If you want a DC detour: A Midsummer's NightmareRun From TomorrowSecrets and Lies

Author bio

Fabian Nicieza was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 31, 1961, and moved to the United States with his family when he was four. He grew up in central New Jersey, first in Sayreville and then in Old Bridge, and he has often said that comics helped teach him to read and write in English. That detail feels fitting. His career would end up rooted in the same medium that helped shape him as a kid.

He stayed close to home for college and graduated from Rutgers University in 1983 with a degree in advertising and public relations. Before comics took over, he worked in book publishing at Berkley. Then, in 1985, he made the jump to Marvel, first on the business side and then in promotions and advertising. While doing that day job, he started writing on the side.

That side job did not stay small for long.

His first published comics story appeared in Psi-Force in 1987, and a few years later he landed the series that really put his voice on the map, New Warriors. Readers responded to the speed, the humor, and the way he could keep a large cast moving without losing the people inside the costumes. From there he became one of the key writers of Marvel's 1990s line, working on X-Men, X-Force, Cable, Thunderbolts, and later Cable & Deadpool.

He is also closely tied to the creation of some of Marvel's best-known characters. Working with Rob Liefeld, Nicieza helped create Deadpool, Shatterstar, and Domino, and he wrote the dialogue that gave Deadpool much of the voice readers still recognize. That mix of wisecracks, self-awareness, and real damage underneath the jokes became a huge part of the character's appeal.

If you read across Nicieza's comics, a few patterns show up again and again. He likes teams under pressure. He likes bickering allies who still have to save each other. He likes fast-moving plots, but he also likes the emotional mess that comes with power, loyalty, and bad decisions. That is true in Thunderbolts, where ex-villains keep trying to act like heroes, and it is true in Cable & Deadpool, where a grim future soldier and a chaos agent somehow become one of Marvel's great odd couples.

Then he took a turn into crime fiction.

His first novel, Suburban Dicks, came out in 2021 and introduced Andie Stern, a former FBI profiler turned suburban mother, and Kenneth Lee, a disgraced local reporter. Set in New Jersey, the book mixes murder, social tension, and very sharp humor. It was nominated for an Edgar Award for Best First Novel by an American Author. He followed it with The Self-Made Widow, bringing the same investigators back for another knotty suburban case.

Outside comics and novels, Nicieza has also worked in story and franchise development for entertainment companies, and he spent years consulting on larger narrative worlds beyond the page. Even with all that, his career still feels tied to the same simple engine that started it: a kid who loved comics, learned from them, and then got to help make a lot of them.

These days he still has deep New Jersey roots, and that feels right too. For all the capes, time travel, and cosmic chaos, his best work usually comes back to people, personality, and the trouble that starts when flawed characters try to do the right thing.

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