Titan Books
London publisher founded in 1981, first known for 2000 AD collections and British editions of DC comics such as Batman and The Sandman, now issuing graphic novels, film tie-ins and Hard Case Crime.
- Editions tracked
- 71
- First editions
- 28
- Books
- 70
- Years
- 1986 to 2023
Titan Books is a publisher based in Bankside, founded in 1981. We track 71 editions it published between 1986 and 2023, 28 of them first editions across 70 books. Each book lists its first edition and the points that identify it.
About Titan Books
Titan Books is a London publisher founded in 1981 by Nick Landau and Vivian Cheung, whose first book collected Brian Bolland's Judge Dredd strips from 2000 AD and which now publishes graphic novels, film companion books and genre fiction.
Origins. After that first Judge Dredd trade paperback, Titan reprinted many more 2000 AD series in book form. Landau was still managing director and publisher in 2009.
Key periods. For many years Titan was the British home of licensed DC Comics material, including Batman and Vertigo's Sandman, until it dropped all DC titles in December 2018. In 1986 it published Neil Gaiman's Don't Panic, a companion to Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide, and kept it in print through revised editions in 1993, 2002 and 2009. By 2009 it was issuing 300 to 400 books a year, including companion volumes for films such as Watchmen, Terminator Salvation and Transformers, and it held the UK rights to the Watchmen graphic novel. In 2010 it bought Hard Case Crime, the American imprint of hardboiled crime fiction.
Today. Titan Books is one imprint of Titan Publishing Group, the publishing division of Titan Entertainment, alongside Titan Comics, Titan Magazines and Titan Manga, which was launched in 2022. The group is based at Bankside in London.
We have not yet written the guide to Titan Books's first-edition conventions. Until we do, check each book's own page: we list its points where we know them. Know how Titan Books marked its firsts? Tell us.
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Frequently asked questions
How many Titan Books books does MyVolumes track?
We track 71 editions published by Titan Books, 28 of them first editions, across 70 books.
Where these facts come from
- Titan Publishing Group, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Titan Books bucks the tide, Publishers Weekly, 2009 (publishersweekly.com)
- Don't Panic (book), Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
Every fact on this page was checked against the sources listed. Checked 17 October 2026. Reviewed by Harriet Ellis; read how we check facts.