Action Philosophers

…is an award-winning comic book and graphic novel series that details the lives and thoughts of history’s greatest thinkers in a hip and humorous way that proves that philosophy can be for everyone!

Created by writer Fred Van Lente and artist Ryan Dunlavey, Action Philosophers is the comic-making duo’s signature work, blending academic rigor with high energy art and low-brow humor to entertain and educate readers in a way only comic books can.

Action Philosophers has remained in print ever since its debut in 2005, enjoying an evergreen popularity with new readers discovering the series all the time, earning a grant from the Xeric Fondation in 2005 and an American Library Association award in 2007. It has been translated and published into 10 languages (and counting), was adapted for the stage by Crystal Skillman and has been used as an educational text in universities, colleges and secondary schools around the globe. Most recently, Ryan and Fred teamed up with colorist Adam Guzowski and publisher Rocketship Entertainment to relaunch the series as a three-volume, full-color graphic novel series with brand-new stories in each book, all of which are free-to-read on this very website.

Read CBR’s interview with Fred and Ryan about the 20th anniversary of Action Philosophers.

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The Authors

l to r: Fred Van Lente, Ryan Dunlavey, Adam Guzowski (art by Dunlavey & Guzowski)

Fred Van Lente (writer, researcher) http://www.fredvanlente.com/

Ryan Dunlavey (artist, letterer) https://www.ryand.art/

Adam Guzowski (colorist) https://www.instagram.com/adam_guzowski/

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