Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Graphic Novels Books in Order
Part ofRick Riordan Books in OrderSee the Percy Jackson and the Olympians graphic novels by Rick Riordan in order, with summaries, series background, and notes on how these adaptations differ from the prose books.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
5 books
The Lightning Thief
by Rick Riordan
2010
Revisit Percy’s first quest as he discovers his parentage, travels west with Annabeth and Grover, and faces Medusa, Ares, and other modernized monsters. This edition retells the same core story in a new format for readers coming to the series later.
The Sea of Monsters
by Rick Riordan
2013
This graphic-novel adaptation follows Percy’s voyage to rescue Grover and retrieve the Golden Fleece, now told through bold artwork and tightened scenes while preserving the humor and major plot twists of the original book.
The Titan's Curse
by Rick Riordan
2013
The graphic-novel version of Percy’s third quest follows his attempt to rescue Annabeth and the goddess Artemis, now told through cinematic panels and streamlined dialogue while preserving the most important monsters, battles, and emotional turns.
The Battle of the Labyrinth
by Rick Riordan
2018
This edition presents Percy’s journey into Daedalus’s Labyrinth, where shifting passages threaten to deliver Kronos’s army straight into Camp Half-Blood. It offers the same core story for readers picking up a later printing or digital version.
Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian
by Rick Riordan
2019
This version of the series finale still centers on Percy’s defense of Manhattan and Olympus against Kronos’s forces. It’s ideal for readers discovering the book in a newer format or alongside the television adaptation.
Series background & context
The Percy Jackson and the Olympians graphic novels retell the original five books in comics form, giving readers a way to experience Percy’s story through dynamic artwork and page-turning layouts. Adapters and artists condense each novel’s road-trip plot into a visual script while keeping the key beats: the Minotaur attack, the quest for the Golden Fleece, the rescue of Artemis, the journey through the Labyrinth, and the battle for Olympus.
These editions follow the same basic order as the prose series—starting with The Lightning Thief and moving through The Sea of Monsters, The Titan’s Curse, The Battle of the Labyrinth, and The Last Olympian. Panels replace long paragraphs of description, which can make the story feel more immediate for visual thinkers and readers who find dense text intimidating.
They’re also a fun way for long-time fans to revisit favorite scenes in a new format.
On this page we list the graphic novels in order and note how each one differs slightly from its prose counterpart—where scenes have been trimmed, rearranged, or combined to fit the shorter page count. If you’re using the books with younger readers, we also suggest how to pair them with the original novels so that the graphic versions support comprehension rather than replace the full text.
Because the adaptations hew closely to Riordan’s dialogue and sense of humor, they’re a good gateway into the wider Camp Half-Blood world. Once readers are comfortable with Percy’s story in panels, it’s an easy step to the full novels, then to later series like The Heroes of Olympus and The Trials of Apollo.
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