Since the release of the original Tomb Raider in 1996, British archaeologist Lara Croft has become one of the most recognizable heroines in the video game industry. She has lived many adventures in video games, comic books, novels, theme parks, and films.
But not all of her stories take place within the same continuity. The Tomb Raider franchise has been rebooted more than once since American developer Crystal Dynamics took over from Core Design. The most recent reboot happened in 2013, with the release of a new Tomb Raider game that serves as a start of what is known as the Survivor timeline. In this continuity, Lara Croft is a young British archaeologist graduate searching for meaning and direction in her life. She is the driven force behind an expedition to find the lost kingdom of Yamatai. Things go as planned and Lara found herself stranded on the island, forced to adapt in order to survive.
From there, she will go on to live other globetrotting adventures in video games, as well as in print! While the previous Tomb Raider comics were independent of the video games, the new stories published by Dark Horse are expanding the timeline with tie-ins set between her video game adventures.
Follow our guide to discover the latest adventures of Lara Croft at Dark Horse Comics, and where those stories fit within this particular chronology!
Tomb Raider Comics Reading Order by Dark Horse
Tomb Raider Colossal Collection
The two previous volumes covered the Top Cow Years. The third and final volume in this collection reprints the Dark Horse comics originally published between March 2013 and October 2018.
- Tomb Raider Colossal Collection Volume 3 [2026]
collects Tomb Raider: The Beginning, Tomb Raider #1-#18, Tomb Raider (vol. 2) #1-#12, Tomb Raider: Survivor’s Crusade #1-#4, Tomb Raider: Inferno #1-#4, and Lara Croft and the Frozen Omen #1-#5. Stories by Tomb Raider lead writer Rhianna Pratchett, award-winning comic-book writers Gail Simone, and Mariko Tamaki, and fan-favorite artists Phillip Sevy, Randy Green, Carmen Carnero, and many more!
Tomb Raider Comics set in the Survivor Timeline
Volume 1 – Dark Horse started releasing Tomb Raider comics in 2014, written by Gail Simone and Rhianna Pratchett for the first comic series, set between the first two games.
- Tomb Raider: The Beginning
One-Shot prelude to the game written by Rhianna Pratchett and art by Nicolas Daniel Selma and Andrea Mutti. - Tomb Raider Volume 1: Season of the Witch
Collects Tomb Raider (2014-2015) #1-6 - Tomb Raider Volume 2: Secrets and Lies
Collects Tomb Raider (2014-2015) #7-12 - Tomb Raider Volume 3: Queen of Serpents
Collects Tomb Raider (2014-2015) #13-18
Volume 2 – A new Tomb Raider title was launched in 2016, bridging the gap between the second and third game, written by Mariko Tamaki, Jackson Lanzing, and Collin Kelly.
- Tomb Raider Volume 1: Spore
Collects Tomb Raider (2016-2017) #1-6 - Tomb Raider Volume 2: Choice and Sacrifice
Collects Tomb Raider (2016-2017) #7-12 - Tomb Raider Volume 3: Survivor’s Crusade
Collects Tomb Raider: Survivor’s Crusade (2017) #1-4 - Tomb Raider: Inferno
Collects Tomb Raider: Inferno (2018) #1-4
Tomb Raider Comics in the Legend Timeline
While the previous volumes were all set in the Survivor Timeline, Dark Horse is also expanding on the Legend Timeline (the second game timeline) with comic miniseries!
- Lara Croft and the Frozen Omen
Collects Lara Croft and the Frozen Omen #1-5 - Tomb Raider: Sacred Artifacts #1-4 [2026]
This 4-issue miniseries will be released at the beginning of 2026.
- Tomb Raider Library Edition 1
Collects Tomb Raider (2014-2015) #1-18; Tomb Raider: The Beginning (2013)
Both volumes have been reprinted in their Paperback Omnibus Collection:
- Tomb Raider Omnibus Book 1
Collects Tomb Raider (2014-2015) #1-18; Tomb Raider: The Beginning (2013) - Tomb Raider Omnibus Book 2
Collects Tomb Raider (2016-2017) #1-12; Tomb Raider: Survivor’s Crusade (2017) #1-4; Tomb Raider: Inferno (2018) #1-4
Tomb Raider Novels
- Tomb Raider: The Ten Thousand Immortals
Novel written by Dan Abnett and Nik Vincent - Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Path of the Apocalypse
Novel set at the beginning of the third game between Lara’s departure from Mexico and arrival in Peru.
Tomb Raider by Dark Horse Comics, a Chronological Reading Order
Following is the complete Survivor Timeline in chronological order, to read and play
- Tomb Raider: The Beginning – Comic One-Shot set before the game.
- Tomb Raider: A Survivor is Born – The tenth game in the Tomb Raider series and the first game in the Crystal Dynamics’ second reboot of the franchise.
- Tomb Raider: The Ten Thousand Immortals – Novel.
- Tomb Raider Volume 1: Season of the Witch – Tomb Raider (2014-2015) #1-6
- Tomb Raider Volume 2: Secrets and Lies – Tomb Raider (2016-2017) #7-12
- Tomb Raider Volume 3: Queen of Serpents – Tomb Raider (2014-2015) #13-18
- Rise of the Tomb Raider – Second Game
- DLC: Blood Ties (Set between the prologue in Syria and Siberia)
- DLC: Baba Yaga: Temple of the Witch
- DLC: Cold Darkness Awakened
- DLC: Lara’s Nightmare
- Tomb Raider Volume 1: Spore – Tomb Raider (2016-2017) #1-6
- Tomb Raider Volume 2: Choice and Sacrifice – Tomb Raider (2016-2017) #7-12
- Tomb Raider Volume 3: Survivor’s Crusade – Tomb Raider: Survivor’s Crusade (2017) #1-4
- Tomb Raider: Inferno – Tomb Raider: Inferno (2018) #1-4
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider – Third Game
- DLC: The Forge
- DLC: The Pillar
- DLC: The Price of Survival
- DLC: The Serpent’s Heart
- DLC: The Nightmare
- DLC: The Grand Caiman
- DLC: The Path Home
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Path of the Apocalypse – Novel set at the beginning of the third game between Lara’s departure from Mexico and arrival in Peru.
- Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft – Animated Netflix television series bridging the gap between the Survivor Timeline and the original game series!
New! The Legend Timeline starts here! Dark Horse Comics is also expanding this section with new stories.
- Tomb Raider Anniversary – A Reimagination of the first Tomb Raider game, released in 2007 as a prequel to Legend.
Tomb Raider, The Original Timeline
If you want to connect the Legend Timeline with the original timeline game, the follow-up games are set here.
Tomb Raider II | DLC: Golden Mask | Tomb Raider III | DLC: The Lost Artifact | Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation | Tomb Raider Chronicles | Tomb Raider: Amulet of Power (Novel) | Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness | Tomb Raider: The Lost Cult (Novel) | Tomb Raider: The Man of Bronze (Novel)
- Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light – First entry in the Lara Croft game series, a spin-off game that differentiates itself with multiplayer functionality.
- Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris – Second entry in the Lara Croft game series
- Lara Croft and the Frozen Omen – Lara Croft and the Frozen Omen #1-5
- Lara Croft and the Blade of Gwynnever – Novel
- Tomb Raider Legend – The first entry in the Legend timeline that rebooted the Tomb Raider franchise in 2006.
- Tomb Raider Underworld – The Third game in the Legend timeline.
- Tomb Raider: Sacred Artifacts – Tomb Raider: Sacred Artifacts #1-5. Set after Underworld.