joseph wilson / jericho reading list!
jericho is one of my favorite underappreaciated characters of all time and you don't see too many reading lists for him so I MADE MY OWN.
this is his full list of [what i deem to be important] appearances from the 80s until rebirth!!
If you've never read anything with Joey i do recommend starting with rebirth or his pre-crisis incarnation, NOT with new 52 because we pretend that doesn't exist.
The List
PRE-CRISIS
[most of jericho's appearances in the 80s just follow Tales of the Teen Titans into New Teen Titans (1984) so i'll just be listing the ones that are most important for HIM specifically as a character since he appears a lot during this era.]
Tales of the Teen Titans #42 - 44 + Annual #3 - his first appearance AKA the judas contract!
Tales of the Teen Titans #45-48, 50-52, 56-58 - (personal favs for joe: #45, 48, 50-52, 58) [he's not there but #53-55 include slade stuff and context for future issues]
The New Teen Titans (1984) #1-12, Annual #1 - (most of 1-12 is pretty important for future issues, annual is skippable)
Crisis on Infinite Earths #3-5, 9 (not necessary, but the events of the aftermath of the crisis do affect his character so if you want context you can read the event)
New Teen Titans (1984) #13-14 - crisis tie-ins read joe's bits
Crisis on Infinite Earths #11 (again not important for him at all)
POST-CRISIS
New Teen Titans (1984) #15 - this until #17 is skimmable if you're only interested in joe
The Omega Men (1983) #34 - side note: i didn't read the omega men issues but appearently they're tie ins to the teen titans stuff so they might be important or not i have no clue.
The New Teen Titans (1984) #16
The Omega Men (1983) #35
The New Teen Titans (1984) #17-18
Secret Origins (1986) #13
New Teen Titans (1984) #19-22
Teen Titans Spotlight #3-6 - (pretty please read these they're great!!)
New Teen Titans (1984) #24-27 - mostly for context but don't skip this arc
New Teen Titans (1984) Annual #2 - can be skipped tbh
New Teen Titans (1984) 28-31 - skim joey's parts if you want
Action Comics #584 - not necessary but FUN!!
The New Teen Titans (1984) #33-35 - not neccesary for him but don't skip them he has some moments
New Teen Titans (1984) Annual 3 - not important for joe but for the titans as a whole-ish
New Teen Titans (1984) #36-37 - important for later
New Teen Titans #39-42 - focus on joe's parts but don't skip entirely
New Teen Titans #45-46
New Teen Titans #47
New Titans #50-54 - "Who is Wonder Girl?" arc. not necesarry for joe but he is there.
New Titans #55 - he has one page but don't skip it
New Titans #57-59 - important for later
New Titans #62-64 - you can skip whatever isn't joe if that's all your interested in
New Titans #66-67 - important for joe
New Titans #71 - anything after this is essential
New Titans #72-74 - joey isn't here but it's optional context for the entire arc
New Titans #75-84 - remainder of the arc
[personal note: anything after this is kinda mid in my opinion in terms of how he's written, but still read if you want]
Teen Titans (2003) #3-5
Teen Titans (2003) #0.5, 8, 11-12 - tbh i don't like this storyline at all but hey, it's what we got
Teen Titans (2003) #40-41
DC Universe: Decisions #3-4
Titans (2008) #12-13 - Deathtrap crossover
Teen Titans (2003) #69-70 - Deathtrap crossover
Vigilante #5-6 - Deathtrap crossover
Titans (2008) #37-38, Annual #1
NEW 52
i said this in a previous post, i don't recommend new 52 for jericho. they took everything to love about his character and spat on it. but if you really do wanna read it:
Deathstroke (2011) #0, 13, 19-20
Deathstroke (2014) #2-6, 17-20
REBIRTH
my recommendation for any form of post-flashpoint jericho!! you need no prior knowledge of Joey or Deathstroke to read these. it's a great starting point if you don't want to read the older comics.
Deathstroke: Rebirth #1 - not necessary but absolutely recommended
Deathstroke (2016) #1-3, #6-10, #12-18 - he doesn't appear in #4-5 or #11 but read it anyways to understand the other stuff.
Titans (2016) #11 - The Lazarus Contract Part 1
Teen Titans (2016) #8 - The Lazarus Contract Part 2
[side note: he doesn't actually appear in TLC parts 1&2 but you need the context and it's not a bad read]
Deathstroke (2016) #19 - Lazarus Contract Part 3
Teen Titans: The Lazarus Contract Special #1
Deathstroke (2016) #20 - conclusion of the Lazarus Contract
Deathstroke (2016) #21-24
DC Holiday Special 2017
Deathstroke (2016) #26-27, Annual #1, #28-29
making this list was very fun!! i will probably do more reading lists in the future so let me know what characters i should do!!
















