Adventure Time (comic)

Adventure Time is a comic book series published by BOOM! Studios, written by Dinosaur Comics creator Ryan North, and illustrated by Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb. The comic book is released monthly, beginning with issue #1 in February 2012.

The comic is not canonical with the Adventure Time TV series' story. Adam Muto has speculated that it may take place in a different reality. Either way, the events of the comics have several events irreconcilable with the TV series.

Format
Each issue includes at least two comics: The lead story is written by North and drawn in the style of the cartoon by Paroline and Lamb; and one or more backup stories created by an indie comic artist, drawn in their own style.

The main story features small messages at the bottom of many of the pages. This is a trademark of writer Ryan North, whose Dinosaur Comics always contain semi-hidden messages and commentary.

The first storyline in the series is a four-parter by North, split between issues #1 through #4.

Spin-off series
Miniseries

KaBOOM! Studios has released several spin-off miniseries. After the completion of each miniseries, a trade paperback version (TPB) containing the entire miniseries, as well as a hardcover "Mathematical Edition" with special features has been released (similar to the way the main series has been released in TPB and hardcover formats).
 * Adventure Time: Marceline And The Scream Queens
 * Began July 11, 2012
 * Written and illustrated by Meredith Gran
 * Summary: Marceline and Princess Bubblegum go on tour playing together in a band.
 * TPB released June 4, 2013
 * Mathematical Edition released August 26, 2014


 * Adventure Time with Fionna and Cake
 * Began January 2, 2013
 * Written and illustrated by Natasha Allegri
 * Summary: A story featuring Fionna and Cake in the gender-swapped universe created by Natasha Allegri.
 * TPB released October 15, 2013
 * Mathematical Edition released August 26, 2014


 * Adventure Time: Candy Capers
 * Began July 1, 2013
 * Written by Yuko Ota and Ananth Panagariya; Art by Ian McGinty
 * Summary: A crime noir caper starring Peppermint Butler and Cinnamon Bun.
 * TPB released May 13, 2014
 * Mathematical Edition planned release date: January 13, 2015


 * Adventure Time: The Flip Side
 * Began January 8, 2014
 * Summary: Finn and Jake consult an Adventurer’s Posting Board in the hope of finding challenging new adventures.
 * TPB released December 26, 2014
 * Mathematical Edition released December 1, 2015


 * Adventure Time: Banana Guard Academy
 * Began July 2014
 * Written by Kent Osborne; Art by Mad Rupert
 * Summary: Root Beer Guy starts his search for new recruits for the Banana Guard
 * TPB released July 14, 2015

Graphic Novels
 * Adventure Time: Ice King
 * Began January 2016
 * Written by Emily Partridge and Pranas Naujokaitis; Art by Natalie Andrewson
 * Summary:
 * TPB released December 20, 2016

KaBOOM! Studios has also released a series of standalone original graphic novels.
 * Adventure Time Vol. 1: Playing With Fire
 * Released May 15, 2013
 * Written by Danielle Corsetto; Art by Zack Sterling
 * Summary: Flame Princess joins Finn and Jake on an adventure. The story develops Flame Princess' and Finn's romantic relationship.


 * Adventure Time Vol. 2: Pixel Princesses
 * Released November 6, 2013
 * Written by Danielle Corsetto; Art by Zack Sterling
 * Summary: Lumpy Space Princess, Embryo Princess, Breakfast Princess, Muscle Princess and Turtle Princess in a journey of self-discovery and true friendship.


 * Adventure Time Vol. 3: Seeing Red
 * Released March 5, 2014.
 * Written by Kate Leth; Art by Zack Sterling
 * Summary: The story features Marceline, Jake and Hunson Abadeer, and explores Marceline's tense relationship with her father.


 * Adventure Time Vol. 4: Bitter Sweets
 * Released November 5, 2014.
 * Written by Kate Leth; Art by Zack Sterling.
 * Summary: Princess Bubblegum leaves the Candy Kingdom and ventures into the outer limits of Ooo.


 * Adventure Time Vol. 5: Graybles Schmaybles
 * Released April 1, 2015.
 * Written by Danielle Corsetto; Art by Bridget Underwood.
 * Summary: TBA


 * Adventure Time Vol. 6: Masked Mayhem
 * Released November 11, 2015.
 * Written by Kate Leth and Meredith McClaren; Art by Drew Green, Vaughn Pinpin and Meredith McClaren.
 * Summary: Finn and Jake help a baby cube find it's mother.


 * Adventure Time Vol. 7: The Four Castles
 * Released May 4, 2016.
 * Written by Josh Trujillo; Art by Zachary Sterling and Phil Murphy.
 * Summary: Finn and Jake meet the Guildmaster, who invites them into the Heroes Guild of the Manyverse, but first, they are to retrieve four artifacts for him.


 * Adventure Time Vol. 8: President Bubblegum 
 * Released September 27, 2016
 * Written by Josh Trujillo; Art by Zachary Sterling and Phil Murphy.
 * Summary: Princess Bubblegum wins the election and becomes "President Bubblegum."


 * Adventure Time: Islands
 * Released December 6, 2016
 * Written by Ashly Burch; Art by Diigii Daguna.
 * Summary: The remaining humans of Ooo have set sail for safer shores. They soon reach a plentiful island populated by another gregarious group of humans and attempt to build a new colony. Disaster strikes, however, and separated from her tribe, Jo must brave the dangers of the wild to get back home.


 * Adventure Time Vol. 9: Brain Robbers
 * Released March 27, 2017
 * Written by Josh Trujillo; Art by Zachary Sterling and Phil Murphy.
 * Summary: Tree Trunks and Lumpy Space Princess go on a treasure hunt to the Bad Lands.


 * Adventure Time Vol. 10: The Ooorient Express
 * Released July 18, 2017
 * Written by Jeremy Sorese; Art by Zachary Sterling
 * Summary: Lady Rainicorn has came down with a bad case of the taffy fever and Jake must take her on the Ooorient Express to find a cure.


 * Adventure Time Vol. 11: Princess &amp; Princess
 * Released January 24, 2018
 * Written by Jeremy Sorese; Art by Zachary Sterling
 * Summary: Finn temporarily becomes Princess of the Rock Kingdom as a favor for Rock Princess, inadvertently starting a war against the Candy Kingdom.


 * Adventure Time Vol. 12: Thunder Road
 * Released June 13, 2018
 * Written by Jeremy Sorese; Art by Zachary Sterling
 * Summary: Marceline joins a motorcycle gang and seeks help from Princess Bubblegum.


 * Adventure Time Vol. 13: Marceline the Pirate Queen
 * Releasing February 26, 2019
 * Written by Leah Williams; Art by Zachary Sterling
 * Summary: When one of Princess Buttercup’s treasures gets stolen by pirates, she send Marceline and BMO to retrieve it.

The Adventure Unfolds
The Adventure Unfolds is a fold out comic by Jon Chad limited to 700 copies. It was only available at San Diego Comic Con 2012 for the price of $30. On July 25, Boom Studios began selling it on their website for $40.

Trivia

 * Pendleton Ward made a cover for the first issue of the comic.
 * Various of the primary stories contain messages written at the bottom, below the panels, as if a narrator/writer is speaking in a fourth-wall-breaking style. The hardback collection of issues 1~4 retains these messages.
 * In addition, issues 1 and 3 of the comic contain messages written by Marceline in a Pigpen cipher. The known letters of the cipher are in the chart to the right. Note that the first section spells out "vampire" and the rest of the letters are apparently in alphabetical order, making it fairly easy to guess the unknown letters.