Victor Gischler Books in Order

Hit man Charlie Swift wants revenge after a rival outfit wipes out his crew and throws Orlando's underworld into chaos. It is lean crime fiction with dark humor and a lot of bullets.

A cursed Zippo lighter pushes private eye Dean Murphy into cases involving werewolves, witches, and vampires. The linked stories mash up detective fiction and the supernatural with plenty of pulp attitude.

Co-written with Anthony Neil Smith, this is a lean crime tale about desperate people making choices that only make things worse. Fast talk, crooked deals, and violence do the rest.

A washed-up memorabilia scam and a priceless Joe DiMaggio card send repo man Conner Samson into a deadly chase. Bodies pile up as the hunt barrels across the country.

A dead coed, a stolen identity, missing cocaine, and a campus full of egos collide at Eastern Oklahoma U. Gischler turns academia into a violent farce and never lets the pace drop.

Mike Foley thought he had buried his mob past by making wine in Oklahoma. Then his nephew sees the wrong thing, a hit woman comes calling, and the old life roars back.

Ten years after the end of the world, Mortimer Tate leaves his cabin and finds a wasteland of bandits, cannibals, and a go-go club called Sassy-a-Go-Go. The apocalypse gets played for laughs, blood, and speed.

Part-time deputy Toby Sawyer thinks he is just watching over a body in small-town Oklahoma. Then the night gets crowded with criminals, secrets, and very bad decisions.

Failing grad student Allen joins a bizarre research trip to a Prague castle and walks into a hunt for a device that might restore the undead. A ghost narrator and a lot of weird energy keep things lively.

Traveling the Louisiana back roads, Frank Castle stumbles into a nightmare family and then into a second hunt tied to a black book full of powerful secrets. It is Punisher by way of crime comic and backwoods horror.

The newly assembled Deadpool Corps heads into multiversal crisis with more noise than sense. Cosmic danger, nonstop bickering, and very bad ideas fuel the ride.

Wade Wilson is drafted into a cosmic mission and told to gather alternate versions of himself from across the multiverse. Lady Deadpool, Kidpool, Dogpool, and Headpool make the worst possible dream team.

Vampires hit San Francisco hard, and the X-Men end up in a war that pulls in Blade, Xarus, and a transformed Jubilee. The story mixes superhero action with straight horror pressure.

The Corps keeps stumbling deeper into universe-sized trouble while trying not to destroy itself first. Bigger action, stranger worlds, and even more Deadpool chaos follow.

Dracula's murder throws Marvel's vampire world into chaos and starts a fight over who controls what comes next. It is a sharp, bloody hinge story with big consequences.

The X-Men are pushed into another messy mission where outside allies and old problems make life harder, not easier. It keeps the run's pace up while widening the spotlight beyond the core team.

A blood attack in San Francisco ignites a full vampire war, and the X-Men are forced to work with Blade against Xarus. Jubilee ends up at the heart of the fallout.

Reeling after Buffy's rejection, Spike retreats to the dark side of the moon with his bug crew. The sulk does not last long, because demons and fresh trouble have other plans.

Mutant troubles spill into the wider Marvel universe as the team faces another bruising assignment under heavy pressure. The focus stays on battered heroes trying to hold together.

The hammer-powered Hulk crashes into Dracula's territory, and the vampire lord throws everything he has at the problem. It is a quick, brutal mash-up of superhero force and horror spectacle.

The vampire war may be ending, but the damage it did to the X-Men, especially Jubilee, does not disappear overnight. This collection leans into aftermath as much as action.

The run shifts away from gothic horror and into a more mechanical, high-pressure threat. Even without vampires on every page, the X-Men still do not get a break.

When the city of Klaar falls to betrayal, young Rina Veraiin escapes with her bodyguard and seeks help from the mysterious Ink Mage. Magical tattoos give her power, but reclaiming her home will cost plenty.

New Orleans gets the full Gischler treatment, bullets, monsters, and old magic all at once. This is a fast supernatural pulp story with a hardboiled edge.

The Shadow heads into Europe and the Spanish Civil War, where spies, smugglers, and history itself are in play. Pulp adventure gets a darker political edge here.

This short story collection gives you Gischler in quick bursts, crime, oddness, dark jokes, and sudden violence. The stories are brief, punchy, and over before they can overstay.

With magic restored and London's Magic Town in turmoil, Angel tries to keep the peace while Faith works far from home. New allies, old enemies, and Amy's scheming make this a busy return to the Buffyverse.

A dead clown leaves behind a mess of money, secrets, and dangerous women. What follows is a violent, darkly funny crime comic where nobody gets out clean.

Conan heads for dangerous waters and runs into ghostly trouble, hard fighting, and the usual mix of steel and sorcery. It is a brisk adventure built for classic sword-and-sorcery fans.

Miss Fury and the Black Sparrow collide in a pulp crossover full of mystery, double-crosses, and stylized violence. The Shadow circles the edges as the danger widens.

Faith returns to London just as Koh's hunt for Illyria drags everyone into fresh trouble. Reunions, old wounds, and strange new magic push the team back together.

Faith joins a Deepscan mission into South America to find Riley Finn and runs straight into tribal vampires. Back in London, Angel keeps one eye on Magic Town and the other on Amy.

The multiverse's strangest strike team, made entirely of Deadpools, barrels from joke to catastrophe on a cosmic mission. It is bigger, louder, and messier than a solo Deadpool story.

In a future where the Third Reich reaches into space, assassin Carter Sloan is pulled from cryogenic sleep for another mission. Mars becomes the stage for a vicious mix of espionage, conspiracy, and black humor.

This horror comic drops readers into a grim world of monsters, bloodshed, and occult violence. It plays like a supernatural crime story with a nasty streak.

Deadpool winds up paired with the undead talking head called Headpool and careens from one absurd disaster to the next. Zombies, monsters, and nonstop wisecracks do the rest.

Sally crosses a ruined future where survival is brutal and everyone seems ready to use or betray her. The result is a grim, fast-moving wasteland story with a tough center.

Stay-at-home dad and former Army operative David Sparrow is pulled back into action when his wife's case against a crime lord puts their family in danger. Domestic life turns into a survival thriller fast.

The trail leads into a larger conspiracy built on old power and fresh blood. Secret orders, supernatural threats, and ugly action keep the pressure high.

Now the Duchess of Klaar, Rina has power, enemies, and a world tipping toward divine war. To protect her people, she must seek new tattoos and master even more dangerous magic.

Rina's fight for Klaar grows into a larger struggle as gods and armies move toward open conflict. The finale raises the stakes from survival to the fate of Helva itself.

Angel's nightmares point Faith and Fred toward a prep school with missing students and a growing teenage vampire problem. While Angel is pulled away, the women on his team do the hard detective work.

London's vampire problem finally boils over as Drusilla and Archaeus threaten Magic Town. Angel, Faith, Fred, Illyria, and Koh have to fight like a family if they want the city to survive.

Set after the first alien invasion, this tie-in digs into the wreckage humanity left behind and the danger still lurking there. Military action and franchise lore drive the story.

Red Sonja and Conan are pulled into a bloody struggle over sorcery and god-tainted power. It is a brisk sword-and-sorcery clash full of monsters, steel, and sparks between two legends.

Xander Cage is back in the middle of globe-trotting espionage, big stunts, and bad odds. The comic leans into speed, swagger, and mission-driven chaos.

Francis Berringer is already having a bad morning when he notices a strange suitcase and an email address he cannot ignore. One small decision sends him running from bullets and deeper into trouble.

Ghost Rider, Blade, Satana, and Hellstrom are forced together against a threat with hell-sized ambitions. The team chemistry is sharp, and the stakes stay supernatural.

Templeton Kane is sent after an ancient artifact and ends up partnered with Lill, a formidable ink mage from the Glacial Wastes. Their quest moves fast, and the legends they chase are deadlier than expected.

Envoy Peyne Erlich meets the enslaved ink mage Zayda Yond and finds his mission changing fast. Shipwreck, pursuit, and the promise of a lost city turn their escape into a dangerous alliance.

Templeton follows Lill into the frozen Glacial Wastes and walks straight into tribal politics and ancient danger. A lost city, uncontrolled shadow powers, and savage enemies wait at the far end of the road.

Templeton and Lill are on the run after brushing up against a new kind of shadow magic. Their search for answers leads to Klaar, but the hunter behind them never lets up.

On a backwater colony built for tourism and left behind by bigger powers, ordinary people get pulled into a fight over exploitation and control. Gischler gives the setup a satirical edge without losing the action.

After an impossible victory, Merrik is turned into a public hero just as civil war tears Greymond apart. Fame is no help when rival kings, nobles, and armies all want something from him.

Thief Merrik Niles steals a map and accidentally awakens an old royal magic. Now he has three ghosts in his head and a kingdom's problems closing in around him.

Gischler turns conquest and ambition into a hard-driving adventure full of pressure, betrayal, and violence. The story moves like pulp, even when the stakes turn ugly.

Reformed outlaw Carson Stone is trying to leave his worst days behind, but the frontier has other ideas. The first book sends him into hard country, hard men, and a familiar kind of danger.

Carson Stone rides after the West's most wanted killer, Big Bob McGraw, a man he once knew too well. The chase turns into a test of grit, judgment, and whatever redemption Carson thinks he can earn.

Merrik Niles tries to climb out of grief and rejoin the fight for Greymond's future. Shipwreck, siege, uneasy allies, and one last desperate plan drive the trilogy to its finish.