The Graphic Novels of Dragon Age in Order

The Graphic Novels of Dragon Age Universe in Order

If you cannot tell me another way, do not brand me a tyrant.”
― David Gaider, The Silent Grove

Penny Arcade’s Dragon Age: Origins Series – Jerry Holkins

1. Dragon Age: Origins (2009)
2. Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening (2010)

Dragon Age Series (IDW) (Orson Scott Card)

1. Dragon Age #1 (2010)
2. Dragon Age #2 (2010)
3. Dragon Age #3 (2010)
4. Dragon Age #4 (2010)
5. Dragon Age #5 (2010)
6. Dragon Age #6 (2010)

Graphic Novels

1. The Silent Grove (2012) – David Gaider
2. Those Who Speak (2012) – David Gaider
3. Until We Sleep (2013) – David Gaider
4. Dragon Age: Magekiller (2016) – Greg Rucka
5. Dragon Age: Knight Errant (2018) – Nunzio DeFilippis
6. Dragon Age: Deception (2019) – Nunzio DeFilippis
7. Dragon Age: Blue Wraith (2020) – Nunzio DeFilippis
8. Dragon Age: Dark Fortress (2021) – Nunzio DeFilippis
9. Dragon Age: The Missing (2023) – George Mann

The Dragon Age Universe

As this post is just for the graphic novels of Dragon Age Universe, you can learn more about what Dragon Age is about by clicking the link below.

• Dragon Age Universe

And if you already know what part of the Dragon Age Universe you are most interested in (that isn’t involved with this post) then feel free to click one of the links below for more information!

• Dragon Age (The Books)
• Dragon Age (Books and Comics)
• Dragon Age Universe in Publication Order (Recommended)
• Dragon Age Universe in Chronological Order

Publication Order of the Dragon Age Comics

1. Dragon Age: Origins (2009) (Penny Arcade Comics) (Comic)
2. Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening (2010) (Penny Arcade Comics) (Comic)
3. Dragon Age Series (IDW) (2010) (Orson Scott Card) (Comics)
4. The Silent Grove (2012) – David Gaider (Comic)
5. Those Who Speak (2012) – David Gaider (Comic)
6. Until We Sleep (2013) – David Gaider (Comic)
7. Dragon Age: Magekiller (2016) – Greg Rucka (Comic)
8. Dragon Age: Knight Errant (2018) – Nunzio DeFilippis (Comic)
9. Dragon Age: Deception (2019) – Nunzio DeFilippis (Comic)
10. Dragon Age: Blue Wraith (2020) – Nunzio DeFilippis (Comic)
11. Dragon Age: Dark Fortress (2021) – Nunzio DeFilippis (Comic)
12. Dragon Age: The Missing (2023) – George Mann (Comic)

Chronological Order of the Dragon Age Comics

1. Dragon Age Series (IDW) (2010) (Orson Scott Card) (Comics #1-6) (Assumed) (Comic)
2. Penny Arcade’s Dragon Age: Origins (2009) (Comic)
3. Penny Arcade’s Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening (2010) (Comic)
4. The Silent Grove (2012) – David Gaider (Comic)
5. Those Who Speak (2012) – David Gaider (Comic)
6. Until We Sleep (2013) – David Gaider (Comic)
7. Dragon Age: Magekiller (2016) – Greg Rucka (Comic)
8. Dragon Age: Knight Errant (2018) – Nunzio DeFilippis (Comic)
9. Dragon Age: Deception (2019) – Nunzio DeFilippis (Comic)
10. Dragon Age: Blue Wraith (2020) – Nunzio DeFilippis (Comic)
11. Dragon Age: Dark Fortress (2021) – Nunzio DeFilippis (Comic)
12. Dragon Age: The Missing (2023) – George Mann (Comic)

The Writers of Dragon Age

There are a lot more people involved in making this well beloved series of Dragon Age. Below we will list all the people involved in writing some of the rich history, short stories, novels, comics and more, that all help build and shape up what is part of the Dragon Age Universe.

The Order

Below we will go into more detail about each of the graphic novels of Dragon Age in series. They will be listed in publication order by the series.

WARNING: There may be spoilers for some of the books mentioned. These are taken from the official descriptions but can sometimes spoil parts of previous books. So please be careful!

Penny Arcade Dragon Age Comics

By Jerry Holkins

1. Dragon Age: Origins (2009)

Penny Arcade Comics #1
1,125 words, 8 pages, 10mins to read
Published by Bioware/Penny Arcade
3.49 out of 5 on Goodreads

Dragon Age: Origins is a short web comic set in the world of Dragon Age by the Penny Arcade artists which tells the tale of a band of templars tasked with finding Flemeth, the Witch of the Wilds.

2. Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening (2010)

Penny Arcade Comics #2
845 words, 6 pages, 5mins to read
Published by Bioware/Penny Arcade
3.57 out of 5 on Goodreads

This second installment of the Penny Arcade comics for Bioware tells the tale of Nathaniel Howe breaking and entering into his ancestral home and serves as a background for the Bioware game expansion Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening.

Dragon Age Series (IDW) Comics

By Orson Scott Wells & Aaron Johnston

Dragon Age #1 (2010)

Dragon Age IDW #1
3,380 words, 24 pages, 20mins to read
Published by IDW
3.35 out of 5 on Goodreads

In a time lost to history, a war ravaged the land. Mages, incredibly powerful wielders of magic, ruled the world through mastery of dark arts and forbidden spells. Their lust for power almost destroyed all existence, and unleashed an unholy pestilence, the Darkspawn, to plague mankind, trolls, faeries, and all the inhabitants of the realm. Now magic is carefully controlled, taught behind the sacred walls of the Circle of Magi, and monitored by the ever-vigilant Templars. It is in this arena that a new generation of Mages in training will arise, warriors of sorcery who will defy the rules of the Templars and change the course of the world forever.

Dragon Age #2 (2010)

Dragon Age IDW #2
3,380 words, 24 pages, 20mins to read
Published by IDW
3.15 out of 5 on Goodreads

Gleam, child of a powerful mage and a ruthless templar, is now grown with powers of her own. Can she stop the Darkspawn from murdering her adopted family?

Dragon Age #3 (2010)

Dragon Age IDW #3
3,380 words, 24 pages, 20mins to read
Published by IDW
3.08 out of 5 on Goodreads

Their family dead, Gleam and her brothers Agmo and Datlin strike out on the road to find the killers. But after magically healing her brother Agmo during a fight Gleam draws some unwanted attention, from the dwarf Minderel as well as a group of murderous blood demon disciples of the Man of Light!

Dragon Age #4 (2010)

Dragon Age IDW #4
3,380 words, 24 pages, 20mins to read
Published by IDW
2.98 out of 5 on Goodreads

Gleam had always been careful to hide her magical abilities, but when her brother is injured in a fight she has no choice but to use her powers to save him in public. That draws the attention of the templars, and one knight in particular: Duty, who was once known as Sadatt-her father. Will this reunion bring joy or death to both?

Dragon Age #5 (2010)

Dragon Age IDW #5
3,380 words, 24 pages, 20mins to read
Published by IDW
3.00 out of 5 on Goodreads

Captured by the templars and revealed to be a mage, Gleam finds herself bound for the Circle Tower, the last place a wielder of magic would want to go. But templars aren’t the only danger in the woods, as Gleam must confront a monstrous spider whose venom can kill in an instant!

Dragon Age #6 (2010)

Dragon Age IDW #6
3,380 words, 24 pages, 20mins to read
Published by IDW
3.02 out of 5 on Goodreads

Having escaped the templars, Gleam, Agmo, and the dwarf Minderel exit the Deep Roads in a camp under siege by a group of bandits. As the village burns Gleam must use her magic to put out the fires, as her father, the templar named Duty, is close on her heels. Having escaped, her fate is sealed-she must be killed. But can her father kill her as he did her mother?

Dragon Age Graphic Novels

The Silent Grove (2012)
By David Gaider

Dragon Age Graphic Novels #1
11,560 words, 82 pages, 45mins to read
Published by Dark Horse Comics
3.90 out of 5 on Goodreads

King Alistair, accompanied only by rogues Isabela and Varric, embarks on a quest deep inside the borders of Antiva – a nation of assassins Together, they will encounter a prison break, dragons, the mysterious Witch of the Wilds, and one of the greatest secrets in the history of the world!

Those Who Speak (2012)
By David Gaider

Dragon Age Graphic Novels #2
10,435 words, 74 pages, 45mins to read
Published by Dark Horse Comics
3.92 out of 5 on Goodreads

In this canonical story from the lead writer of BioWare’s Dragon Age games, reluctant monarch King Alistair travels to an empire of evil mages.

Accompanied by the pirate captain Isabela and the underworld merchant Varric, Alistair will stop at nothing to uncover the fate of his lost father — even if it means battling an army of cultists singlehandedly!

The fight turns even more personal as Alistair faces a former ally and Isabela must confront the tragedies of her past while imprisoned in the cultists’ dungeon!

Until We Sleep (2013)
By David Gaider

Dragon Age Graphic Novels #3
10,150 words, 72 pages, 45mins to read
Published by Dark Horse Comics
3.95 out of 5 on Goodreads

The lead writer of BioWare’s hit Dragon Age games concludes King Alistair’s epic quest – in a journey beyond reality itself! Fans around the world have recognized the Dragon Age comics to be an integral addition to the videogame saga. Now, series writer David Gaider pits King Alistair and his noble companions Varric and Isabela against their most nefarious foe – the twisted blood mage Aurelian Titus!

Dragon Age: Magekiller (2016)
By Greg Rucka

Dragon Age Graphic Novels #4
16,920 words, 120 pages, 1hr 10mins to read
Published by Dark Horse Comics
3.75 out of 5 on Goodreads

Tessa and Marius are mercenary partners united by an unbreakable bond and compelled to eliminate those who use magic to hurt others. When they betray a powerful patron who intended to kill them once their job was completed, they’re forced to run and join the Inquisition. With the breach in the sky tearing the world apart, there’s more to fear than Venatori and an angry former employer. Can Tessa, Marius, and the Inquisition overcome the greatest threat Thedas has ever faced!?

Dragon Age: Knight Errant (2018)
By Nunzio DeFilippis

Dragon Age Graphic Novels #5
15,790 words, 112 pages, 1hr 5mins to read
Published by Dark Horse Comics
4.08 out of 5 on Goodreads

Vaea, an elven squire, and her knight, the drunken Ser Aaron Hawthorne, arrive in Kirkwall just in time for Varric Tethras’ appointment as Viscount. A talented thief, Vaea skips the party to take on an easy job recovering a hidden lock box . . . but when she chooses to change the terms of the deal mid-heist, she is entangled in a dangerous mission that is surely above her pay grade.

Dragon Age: Deception (2019)
By Nunzio DeFilippis

Dragon Age Graphic Novels #6
10,150 words, 72 pages, 45mins to read
Published by Dark Horse Comics
3.52 out of 5 on Goodreads

Olivia Pryde hasn’t worked an honest day in years. Once an actress, she now lives by the con, and has come to Tevinter with a new Calix Qintara, the heir to a wealthy house. Once she approaches the young man, she quickly realizes that he is not exactly who he says he is–and she may be in too deep.

Dragon Age: Blue Wraith (2020)
By Nunzio DeFilippis

Dragon Age Graphic Novels #7
10,150 words, 72 pages, 45mins to read
Published by Dark Horse Comics
3.71 out of 5 on Goodreads

The power of the substance known as red lyrium is as dark as it is devastating, and a mysterious weapon containing a frightening amount of it is about to fall into the wrong hands. Enter knight Ser Aaron Hawthorne, elven thief Vaea, the magekillers Tessa Forsythia and Marius, and fledgling con artist Calix Pryde–a motley team of Inquisition agents whose task it is to recover the lyrium artifact before it’s too late. In order to do so, fellow agent Varric Tethras directs them to recruit one more to their party, a former associate from Kirkwall–Fenris. However, as the team quickly discovers, this legendary fighter has an agenda of his own, and convincing him to join their cause will be no small feat.

Dragon Age: Dark Fortress (2021)
By Nunzio DeFilippis

Dragon Age Graphic Novels #8
10,150 words, 72 pages, 45mins to read
Published by Dark Horse Comics
3.88 out of 5 on Goodreads

Fenris and the Inquisition race to keep the Venatori from unleashing a power that will reshape Thedas in this canonical continuation of BioWare’s dark fantasy RPG!

Deep within the Tevinter Imperium, with the invading Qunari armies hot on their heals, a fearless team prepares to assault a fortress said to be unbreakable in a bid to prevent the unthinkable from being unleashed. Among them is the deadly Fenris, the brave Ser Aaron Hawthorne and his squire/thief Vaea, the troubled mage Francesca Invidus, and the mage-killing team of Tessa Forsythia and Marius. Will they be fast enough to outrun their own pasts and stop what’s coming?

Dragon Age: The Missing (2023 – 5th Issue tbr)
By George Mann

Dragon Age Graphic Novels #9
12,405 words, 88 pages, 50mins to read
Published by Dark Horse Comics
3.43 out of 5 on Goodreads

Issues #1-4 already released. #5th and final issue is due for release 12th of September 2023.

A new comics story leading directly into Dragon Dreadwolf , the fourth video game in BioWare’s legendary fantasy series!

Varric Tethras and Lace Harding have a tough job ahead of them. Tasked with finding their former friend Solas, the pair find themselves facing down a lot more than they bargained for. With a difference of opinion on how to approach their target, and with new enemies around every corner, the duo might find they’ve bitten off more than they can chew.

Bonus

Dragon Age: Wraiths of Tevinter (2022)
By Nunzio DeFilippis

Dragon Age Graphic Novels #9
28,200 words, 200 pages, 1hr 55mins to read
Published by Dark Horse Comics
4.00 out of 5 on Goodreads

BioWare’s game of the year award-winning dark fantasy RPG Dragon Age: Inquisition gets a canonical continuation in this collection of Dragon Age: Deception, Dragon Age: Blue Wraith, and Dragon Age: Dark Fortress.

When a red lyrium artifact of devastating power surfaces in the Tevinter Imperium, the Inquisition mobilizes knight Ser Aaron Hawthorne, elven thief Vaea, and magekillers Tessa Forsythia and Marius to retrieve it. Along the way, they will acquire a fledgling con artist and a troubled mage as allies, as well as Fenris, the legendary Blue Wraith. But the Venatori have mobilized forces of their own, and it will take cunning, bravery, and sacrifice to stop their dark intentions from being realized.

Overall

The Dragon Age Graphic Novels are a great set of books to dive into that really expand upon the lore and world of Dragon Age. They are a must read for those fans of the games.

Which one is your favourite or most looking forward to picking up next? 

Let us know!

Happy reading!

Total Words and More in the Dragon Age Comics
Penny Arcade

• Total words: 1,970 words
• Total pages: 14 pages
• Total reading time: 15mins to read

IDW Comics

• Total words: 20,280 words
• Total pages: 144 pages
• Total reading time: 20,280 to read

Graphic Novels

• Total words: 107,710 words
• Total pages: 764 pages
• Total reading time: 7hrs 10mins to read

Altogether Total Word Count

• Total words: 129,960 words
• Total pages: 922 pages
• Total reading time: 9hrs 25mins to read

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1. Word count is an approximation.
2. Amount of pages may differ due to different publications, font style and/or size etc.
3. Time spent reading is generally an approximation based on the word count and the average reading time. The average reader will read 250 WPM (Words Per Minute).
4. This is the original publisher of the books.
5. The current Goodreads score at the time of writing.
6. For more information on word lengths and what they mean, check out our handy guide here.