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Explore Rob Reger books in order, with short summaries and a guide to the series and standalone titles to help you choose where to start reading.

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Emily the Strange

by Rob Reger

2001

Emily’s first book introduces a fiercely independent girl with black cats, biting observations and a taste for rebellion. Quips and graphic images present her unusual perspective, celebrating the stubborn individuality of someone content to remain different.

This illustrated companion opens the doors to Emily’s peculiar private world, including her house, darkroom and secret language. New artwork and hidden discoveries expand the portrait of an independent girl whose everyday surroundings are anything but ordinary.

Emily's Good Nightmares

by Rob Reger

2005

Emily invites readers into the strange landscapes of her sleeping imagination. Spooky, frightening and absurd dreams reveal another side of the unconventional girl, using elaborate graphic effects to explore the nightmares and nocturnal ideas that occupy her mind.

This collection traces the visual world of Emily through artwork by Rob Reger, Buzz Parker and collaborators. Stickers, album designs, paintings and intricate paper creations show how a character rooted in skate and punk culture developed across different media.

Dark Times

by Rob Reger

2010

Emily travels into the eighteenth century to investigate a family mystery and protect an ancestor. Her carefully planned visit becomes a struggle to return home when her time machine loses its fuel, leaving history itself vulnerable to unintended changes.

Stranger and Stranger

by Rob Reger

2010

Emily accidentally creates a duplicate of herself and initially welcomes the chance to share work and multiply mischief. As differences between them emerge, the experiment becomes a troubling exploration of identity and whether both versions can truly be the same person.

Piece of Mind

by Rob Reger

2011

Emily’s latest adventure sends her after a secret book vault, an endangered cousin and a stolen cat while enemies threaten her family legacy. Managing a golem and her own unstable mind adds complications to an already unusual inheritance struggle.

The 13th Hour

by Rob Reger

2011

A mysterious gift from a long-lost aunt transforms Emily’s thirteenth birthday into an investigation of her origins. The apparent family heirloom holds clues to her lineage and fate, revealing how the unconventional girl came to be who she is.

Battle of the Bands

by Rob Reger

2014

Emily sets out to win a legendary haunted guitar by creating an extraordinary song. Her fierce preference for doing everything alone becomes an obstacle when success depends on forming a band and accepting help from unfamiliar musicians.

Breaking the Record

by Rob Reger

2015

After winning a band competition, Emily and the Strangers receive a record contract that promises a new stage in their musical adventure. Navigating a major corporation and a mystery involving stray cats tests their newly developed ability to work together.

Photographs, drawings and paintings assemble another visual history of Emily the Strange. Reger and Parker revisit the character’s punk roots and cultural evolution through layered artworks that emphasise individuality, dark humour and her familiar feline companions.

Road to Nowhere Tour

by Rob Reger

2017

Emily and the Strangers head out on tour while a rival band receives the attention their record company denies them. Investigating disappearing cats draws the musicians toward the label’s hidden wrongdoing and a chance to challenge its control.

Lost Days

by Rob Reger

Independent, science-minded Emily faces a mystery involving lost memories, a secret mission and an array of peculiar inventions. Her black cats and unconventional outlook accompany a puzzle-filled adventure where familiar rules offer little help.

These comics follow thirteen-year-old Emily, whose sharp wit and black cats accompany her through an unconventional world. Encounters with unexpected friends and strange situations reveal a determined outsider’s distinctive approach to boredom, belonging and everyday absurdity.

Five themed comic adventures explore Emily’s encounters with rock music, death, deception, revenge and solitude. Her independent outlook and taste for strange company connect stories and interviews that expand the unconventional world she shares with her black cats.

Emily and The Strangers books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Battle of the Bands"

    Battle of the Bands

    by Rob Reger

    2014
  2. Book cover for "Breaking the Record"

    Breaking the Record

    by Rob Reger

    2015
  3. Book cover for "Road to Nowhere Tour"

    Road to Nowhere Tour

    by Rob Reger

    2017

Emily the Strange books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Dark Times"

    Dark Times

    by Rob Reger

    2010
  2. Book cover for "Stranger and Stranger"

    Stranger and Stranger

    by Rob Reger

    2010
  3. Book cover for "Piece of Mind"

    Piece of Mind

    by Rob Reger

    2011
  4. Book cover for "Lost Days"

    Lost Days

    by Rob Reger

    Publication date unknown

The Art Of Emily The Strange books in order

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  1. Book cover for "The Art of Emily the Strange Volume 1"
  2. Book cover for "The Art of Emily the Strange Volume 2"

    The Art of Emily the Strange Volume 2

    by Rob Reger

    2016Odds and Ends

Standalone Rob Reger books

  1. Book cover for "Emily the Strange"

    Emily the Strange

    by Rob Reger

    2001
  2. Book cover for "Emily's Secret Book of Strange"
  3. Book cover for "Emily's Good Nightmares"

    Emily's Good Nightmares

    by Rob Reger

    2005
  4. Book cover for "The 13th Hour"

    The 13th Hour

    by Rob Reger

    2011
  5. Book cover for "Lost, Dark, and Bored"

    Lost, Dark, and Bored

    by Rob Reger

    Publication date unknown
  6. Book cover for "Rock, Death, Fake, Revenge, and Alone"

    Rock, Death, Fake, Revenge, and Alone

    by Rob Reger

    Publication date unknown

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