Series: Twisted Journeys Graphic Novels by Various Authors & Artists - Ages 9+

Twisted Journeys

An 18 Book series with more on the way (2012)

What's the Story?

In this "Graphic Universe"(tm) series, YOU choose what happens next in these full-color, action-packed graphic novels. Throughout the story, the reader selects from several options that determine where the plot will go. Every book has dozens of combinations to explore. Which twists and turns will YOUR journey take?

What's the Buzz?

"This book does something that many other books struggle to achieve: Kids will enjoy reading this just for the sake of reading. CAPUTRED BY PIRATES is not written to make adults happy. Oh no, my friends. This book is written with one purpose and that is to exist as a piece of literature that children will want to read just because it is fun." - The Graphic Classroom

 "Imagine directing your own story. . . what the characters will do, which direction to take, even how the story will end. This graphic novel series allows you to do just that". - Library Media Connection

 "What distinguishes Twisted Journeys from Choose Your Own Adventure books is the addition of pictures: the stories straddle the fence between novel and comic, with pages of straight prose alternating with pages of sequential art." - Good Comics for Kids @ School Library Journal

 "While on your adventure, depending on which path you choose, you meet dragons, spiders, a wizard locked inside a room for 900 years, stone soldiers, flesh-eating ooze, a genie, skeleton warriors, a water sprite, goblins, hairy beasts, and a sea serpent." - LitLad

My daughter was reluctant at first, thinking this was a “boy book” but the ability to choose our path quickly enamored her and the social programming melted away. She loved it and has begged to read another one. - The Graphic Classroom

Story Summaries 

#1 Captured by Pirates 

Written by Ron and Justine Fontes & Illustrated by David Witt

Can you keep a band of scurvy pirates from turning you into shark bait?  Match your wits against a band of pirates on the high seas. Will you try to defeat them--or join them?

#2 ESCAPE FROM PYRAMID X 

Written by Dan Jolley & Illustrated by Matt Wendt

Not every ancient mummy stays dead, in fact the mummies of Pyramid X are on the move--against you! How will you escape?

#3 TERROR IN GHOST MANSION 

Written by Paul D. Storrie & Illustrated by Sandy Carruthers

Halloween's not supposed to be this scary.  Your worst fears come true when you and your friends are trapped in a very haunted old house with a bunch of spooks. And they definitely aren't wearing costumes...

#4 THE TREASURE OF MOUNT FATE

Written by Jeff Limke & Illustrated by Clint Hilinski

Plenty of people have braved the monsters of Mount Fate in search of it's legendarytreasure.  But no one has ever lived to brag about their quest. Test your courage against skeleton warriors, a powerful wizard, and the dreaded borkadrac!  Will you be the first to survive and bring home the treasure?

#5 NIGHTMARE ON ZOMBIE ISLAND

Written by Paul D. Storrie & Illustrated by David Witt

Everybody knows zombies aren't real. You know it too, no matter what that old voodoo legend says about this spooky place. You aren't the least bit scared. Wait. What's that noise...? Will you be able to survive Zombie Island?

#6 The Time Travel Trap
Written by Dan Jolley & Illustrated by Matt Wendt
Dinosaurs, Wild West train robbers, robots... Danger is everywhere when you’re caught in a time machine!

#7 Vampire Hunt 

Written by by Dan Jolley & Illustrated by Gregory Titus

Vampire hunters are creeping through an ancient castle. And you’re the vampire they’re hunting!

#8 Alien Incident on Planet J 

Written by by Dan Jolley & Illustrated by Matt Wendt

Make peace with the Makaknuk, Zirifubi, and Frongo, or you’ll never get off their planet . . .

#9 Agent Mongoose and the Hypno-Beam Scheme 

Written by by Dan Jolley & Illustrated by Matt Wendt 

Your top-secret mission, if you choose to accept it: foil the plots of an evil mastermind!  But you'll have to find him first, and spies are all around you!

#10 The Goblin King 

Written by Alaya Johnson & Illustrated by Meg Gandy

The battle is on for a magic realm! Will you join the fearsome goblins or the dangerous elves? Can you escape all their tricks and traps and find your way home?

#11 Shipwrecked on Mad Island 

Written by Dan Jolley & Illustrated by Courtney Huddleston
You've survived a shipwreck but mad scientists and mutants are on your trail! Will you escape them . . . or join them?

#12 Kung Fu Masters 

Written by by Evonne Tsang & Illustrated by Alitha E. Martinez

Will you succeed on a epic quest in ancient China? Take the challenge to fight bandits and ghosts, and become a master of martial arts!

#13 School of Evil 

Written by Marie P. Croall & Illustrated by Sandy Carruthers

At Darkham Academy, the teachers are creepy, monsters lurk in the lab, and your dorm room is haunted! Can you even survive the first day of school?

#14 Attack of the Mutant Meteors

Written by Dan Jolley & Illustrated by David Witt

Mysterious meteors are making massive mayhem! You could end up as small as a bug or trapped on another planet. Will you become an alien's pet? Or return to Earth as a rampaging giant monster?

#15 Agent Mongoose and the Attack of the Giant Insects 

Written by Marie P. Croall and Dan Jolley & Illustrated by Matt Wendt

As Agent Mongoose, the world's greatest super-spy, you've saved the planet more than once. But when giant insects attack, will your martial arts training and high-tech gear be enough to defeat them or will they squash you like a bug?

#16 The Quest for Dragon Mountain

Written by Robin Mayhall & Illustrated by Alitha E. Martinez

Knights are waiting outside your lair, ready for a fight. Will you be nice, or will you flatten them all? Will you hoard gold in your cave, or seek adventure? You’re the dragon, you decide!

#17 Detective Frankenstein 

Written by Alaya Johnson & Illustrated Yuko Ota

Mystery is afoot in London. Thieves roam the graveyards, your best friend is missing, and your creepy boss is building something in his lab. Only you can help a famous detective solve the mysteries. But does he have secrets of his own?

#18 Horror in Space 

Written by J. E. Young & Illustrated by Courtney Huddleston

You expected to sleep your way to your new home on another planet. But Your ship is on a collision course with a black hole--and to make matters worse, alien monsters, mutants, and mutineers are stowed away on board! Can you save the ship--and yourself--from both the saboteurs and powerful cosmic forces?