Concrete Timeline - Publication order

This is a list of the publication dates of all books with Concrete stories in. For a reading order see below.

July 1986	Dark Horse Presents #1
September 1986	Dark Horse Presents #2
November 1986	Dark Horse Presents #3
January 1987	Dark Horse Presents #4
February 1987	Dark Horse Presents #5
March 1987	Concrete #1
April 1987	Dark Horse Presents #6
May 1987	Concrete #2
July 1987	Dark Horse Presents #8
August 1987	Concrete #3
September 1987	Dark Horse Presents #10
October 1987	Concrete #4
November 1987	Dark Horse Presents #12
December 1987	Concrete #5
January 1988	Dark Horse Presents #14
February 1988	Concrete #6
March 1988	Dark Horse Presents #16
April 1988	Concrete #7
May 1988	Dark Horse Presents #18
June 1988	Concrete #8
July 1988	Dark Horse Presents #20
September 1988	Concrete #9
September 1988	Dark Horse Presents #22
November 1988	Concrete #10
February 1989	Concrete: Land & Sea
February 1989	Concrete Color Special
March 1989	Dark Horse Presents #28
August 1989	Dark Horse Presents #32
October 1989	Concrete: A New Life
April 1990	Dark Horse Presents #38
April 1990	Concrete Celebrates Earth Day 1990
July 1990	Concrete: Odd Jobs
April 1991	Dark Horse Presents 5th Anniversary Special
April 1991	Concrete: Fragile Creature #1
May 1991	Concrete: Fragile Creature #2
June 1991	Concrete: Fragile Creature #3
July 1991	Concrete: Fragile Creature #4
September 1992	Dark Horse Presents #66
April 1993	Concrete: Eclectica #1
May 1993	Concrete: Eclectica #2
August 1993	San Diego ComicCon Comics #2
July 1994	Concrete: Killer Smile #1
August 1994	Concrete: Killer Smile #2
September 1994	Concrete: Killer Smile #3
September 1994	Dark Horse Presents #87
October 1994	Concrete: Killer Smile #4
April 1995	Concrete Hero Special
August 1995	Dark Horse Presents #100-3
March 1996	Concrete: Think Like A Mountain #1
April 1996	Concrete: Think Like A Mountain #2
May 1996	Concrete: Think Like A Mountain #3
June 1996	Concrete: Think Like A Mountain #4
July 1996	Concrete: Think Like A Mountain #5
August 1996	Concrete: Think Like A Mountain #6
October 1996	Dark Horse Decade #4
December 1997	Concrete: Strange Armor #1
January 1998	Concrete: Strange Armor #2
February 1998	Concrete: Strange Armor #3
March 1998	Concrete: Strange Armor #4
May 1998	Concrete: Strange Armor #5
June 1998	Dark Horse Extra #1
July 1998	Dark Horse Extra #2
August 1998	Dark Horse Extra #3
September 1998	Dark Horse Extra #4
August 1999	Dark Horse Presents Annual 1999
January 2000	Dark Horse Presents #150
July 2000	Dark Horse Maverick 2000
December 2004	Concrete: The Human Dilemma #1
January 2005	Concrete: The Human Dilemma #2
February 2005	Concrete: The Human Dilemma #3
March 2005	Concrete: The Human Dilemma #4
April 2005	Concrete: The Human Dilemma #5
May 2005	Concrete: The Human Dilemma #6
April 2011	Dark Horse Presents II #1
June 2011	Dark Horse Presents II #2
August 2011	Dark Horse Presents II #3
July 2012	Concrete: Three Uneasy Pieces

Concrete Timeline - Reading order

A comprehensive suggested reading order for the stories by Julian Darius can be found here. Rob McAlister condensed it into the following list, which only gives the first publication of each story, for reprints refer to the story on the particular page.

• “A Stone among Stones”: Concrete 1.
• “Water God”: Dark Horse Presents (Vol. 1) 8.
• “The Transatlantic Swim”: Land and Sea (1-shot; reprinted from Concrete 2, expanded by 8 new pages, plus 4 new pages of art).
• “Mountain with a Steel Heart”: A New Life (1-shot; reprinted from Concrete 3, expanded by 4 new pages)
• “In the Glare of the Lights”: A New Life (1-shot; reprinted from Concrete 4, expanded by 3 new pages)
• “The Four-Wheeled Sleeping Pill”: Dark Horse Presents (Vol. 1) 3.
• “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous”: Dark Horse Presents (Vol. 1) 1.
• “Under the Desert Stars”: Dark Horse Presents (Vol. 1) 2.
• “The Gray Embrace”: Dark Horse Presents (Vol. 1) 4.
• “Burning Brightly, Burning”: Dark Horse Presents (Vol. 1) 5.
• “Straight in the Eye”: Dark Horse Presents (Vol. 1) 10.
• “An Armchair Stuffed with Dynamite” (“Body Guard to a Mad Rock Star”): Concrete 5.
• “No Sweat”: Concrete 6.
• “Next Best”: Dark Horse Presents (Vol. 1) 12.
• “A Remarkable Life”: Concrete 7.
• “A Sky of Heads: With a Whimper”: Dark Horse Presents (Vol. 1) 16.
• “A Sky of Heads: Quality Time”: Dark Horse Presents (Vol. 1) 18.
• “Fitful Sleep”: Dark Horse Presents (Vol. 1) 20.
• “Watching a Sunset”: Dark Horse Presents (Vol. 1) 20.
• “Goodwill Ambassador”: Dark Horse Presents (Vol. 1) 22.
• “A Trek through Nepal”: Concrete 8.
• “Everest: Solo”: Concrete 9.
• “Always Fences”: Concrete 10.
• (Untitled addition to “Always Fences"): The Complete Concrete (adds previously-unpublished final page of Concrete’s origin story)
• “Now is Now”: Dark Horse Presents (Vol. 1) 14.
• “Stay Tuned for Pearl Harbor”: Dark Horse Presents (Vol. 1) 28.
• “The Damp Descent”: Concrete Full Color Special (1-shot).
• “Visible Breath”: Dark Horse Presents (Vol. 1) 32.
• “Like Disneyland Only Toxic”: Concrete Celebrates Earth Day 1990 (1-shot).
• “Earth Streams”: Concrete Celebrates Earth Day 1990 (1-shot).
• “A Billion Conscious Acts”: Concrete Celebrates Earth Day 1990 (1-shot).
• “The Still Planet”: Concrete Celebrates Earth Day 1990 (1-shot).
• “What Needs to be Done”: Odd Jobs (1-shot).
• “American Christmas”: Within Our Reach.
• “Objects of Value”: Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Special.
• “Fragile Creature, Part One”?: Fragile Creature 1.
• “Fragile Creature, Part Two”: Fragile Creature 2.
• “Fire at Twilight”: Dark Horse Presents (Vol. 1) 38.
• “Fragile Creature, Part Three”: Fragile Creature 3.
• “Fragile Creature, Part Four”: Fragile Creature 4.
• “Little Pushes”: Dark Horse Presents (Vol. 1) 6.
• “Byrdland’s Secret”: Dark Horse Presents (Vol. 1) 66.
• (Untitled): San Diego Comic Con Comics 1.
• “King of the Early Evening”: Concrete Eclectica 1.
• “100 Horrors #1: The Lyle Committee”?: Concrete Eclectica 1.
• “100 Horrors #2: The Ugly Boy”: Concrete Eclectica 1.
• “100 Horrors #3: Jack O’Fingers ?: Concrete Eclectica 1.
• “I Strive for Realism”: Concrete Eclectica 2.
• “100 Horrors #4: The Dictator’s Dream”: Concrete Eclectica 2.
• (Untitled Sky of Heads story): Concrete Eclectica 2.
• “100 Horrors #5: The Maiden of Crete”: Concrete Eclectica 2.
• “Steel Rain”: San Diego Comic Con Comics 2.
• “Enough World”: Dark Horse Presents (Vol. 1) 87.
• “Killer Smile, Part One”: Concrete Killer Smile 1.
• “100 Horrors #6: Coming Soon: Emptiness”: Concrete Killer Smile 1.
• “100 Horrors #7: Life Bomb”: Concrete Killer Smile 1.
• “Killer Smile, Part Two”: Concrete Killer Smile 2.
• “100 Horrors #8: Frozen”: Concrete Killer Smile 2.
• “Killer Smile, Part Three”: Concrete Killer Smile 3.
• “Killer Smile, Conclusion”: Concrete Killer Smile 4.
• “Moving a Big Rock”: Concrete Hero Illustrated Special (1995) 1-shot.
• “The Artistic Impulse”: Dark Horse Presents (Vol. 1) 100.0 and 100.3.
• “Green Fire”: Concrete Think Like a Mountain 1.
• “100 Horrors #9: The Cave”: Concrete Think Like a Mountain 1.
• “Hidden Graveyard”: Concrete Think Like a Mountain 2.
• “100 Horrors #10: The Bore”: Concrete Think Like a Mountain 2.
• “Arms and Bones”: Concrete Think Like a Mountain 3.
• “100 Horrors #11: Earth’s Birthday”: Concrete Think Like a Mountain 3.
• “Weight of the World”: Concrete Think Like a Mountain 4.
• “100 Horrors #12: The Wish”: Concrete Think Like a Mountain 4.
• “Nightwork”: Concrete Think Like a Mountain 5.
• “100 Horrors #13: The Arm”: Concrete Think Like a Mountain 5.
• “Charismatic Megafauna”: Concrete Think Like a Mountain 5.
• “World Beneath the Skin”: A Decade of Dark Horse 4.
• “Strange Armor, Part One”: Concrete Strange Armor 1.
• “Strange Armor, Part Two”: Concrete Strange Armor 2.
• “Strange Armor, Part Three”: Concrete Strange Armor 3.
• “Strange Armor, Part Four”: Concrete Strange Armor 4.
• “Strange Armor, Part Five”: Concrete Strange Armor 5.
• “Riotous Life”: Dark Horse Extra 1-4.
• “Orange Glow”: Dark Horse Presents Annual 1999.
• “Sympathy from a Devil”: Dark Horse Presents (Vol. 1) 150.
• “Family Night”: Dark Horse Maverick 2000.
• “The Human Dilemma, Part 1?: Human Dilemma 1.
• “My Favorite Painting": Human an Dilemma 1.
• “The Human Dilemma, Part 2": Human Dilemma 2.
• “Broken Treasures?: Human Dilemma 2.
• “Concrete Bibliography": Human an Dilemma 2.
• “The Human Dilemma, Part 3": Human Dilemma 3.
• “Letter from L.A.?: Human Dilemma 3.
• (Untitled): Human Dilemma 3.
• “Winter”: Human Dilemma 3.
• “The Human Dilemma, Part 4": Human Dilemma 4.
• (Untitled): Human Dilemma 4.
• “Discovery”: Human Dilemma 4.
• “The Human Dilemma, Part 5": Human Dilemma 5.
• (Untitled): Human Dilemma 5.
• “The Human Dilemma, Part 6": Human Dilemma 6.
• (Untitled): Human Dilemma 6.
• “Running”: Concrete TPB Vol. 6: Strange Armor.
• “On Van Gogh’s ‘The Bedroom’”: Concrete TPB Vol. 6: Strange Armor.
• “Intersectioon”: Dark Horse Presents (Vol. 2) 1.
• “In a Wound in the Earth”: Dark Horse Presents (Vol. 2) 2.
• “Everything Looks like a Nail”: Dark Horse Presents (Vol. 2) 3.
• “The Day the Saucers Came”: Dark Horse Presents (Vol. 2) 21.