Ryan North

{{See also|Dinosaur Comics}}

North started the webcomic Dinosaur Comics in 2003, during the last year of his undergraduate degree.{{Cite news|last=Medley|first=Mark|date=|title=Choose your own interview with webcomic pioneer Ryan North|work=|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/choose-your-own-profile-ryan-north/article30328294/|access-date=2021-01-17}} Dinosaur Comics is a fixed-art webcomic which uses the same base art for every strip. {{As of|2025|}} North has produced more than 4,300 strips.

Dinosaur Comics was named one of the best webcomics of 2004 and 2005 by The Webcomics Examiner.{{cite web|last1=Dale|first1=Beran|last2=Hellman|first2=David|title=The Best Webcomics of 2004|url=http://webcomicsreview.com/examiner/issue041213/top2004.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100719165758/http://webcomicsreview.com/examiner/issue041213/top2004.html|archive-date=2010-07-19|publisher=The Webcomics Examiner}}{{cite web|last1=Dale|first1=Beran|last2=Hellman|first2=David|title=The Best Webcomics of 2005|url=http://webcomicsreview.com/examiner/issue051212/best2005.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725091743/http://webcomicsreview.com/examiner/issue051212/best2005.html|archive-date=2010-07-25|publisher=The Webcomics Examiner}} Wired listed Dinosaur Comics as one of "Five Webcomics You Can Share With Your Kids"{{cite news|last=Richards|first=Brent|date=July 1, 2009|title=Five Webcomics You Can Share With Your Kids.|newspaper=Wired|url=http://archive.wired.com/geekdad/2009/07/five-webcomics-you-can-share-with-your-kids/|access-date=November 15, 2012}} and PC Magazine included the comic in its "10 Wicked Awesome Webcomics" list.{{cite news|last=Reynolds|first=Whitney|date=June 4, 2007|title=10 Wicked Awesome Webcomics|newspaper=PC Magazine|url=https://www.pcmag.com/slideshow_viewer/0%2C3253%2Cl%3D208709%26a%3D208705%26po%3D9%2C00.asp?p=n|access-date=November 15, 2012|archive-date=August 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084856/http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow_viewer/0%2C3253%2Cl%3D208709%26a%3D208705%26po%3D9%2C00.asp?p=n|url-status=dead}} Cracked.com named Dinosaur Comics one of the 8 funniest webcomics on the internet.{{cite web|last=Swaim|first=Michael|title=The 8 Funniest Webcomics|url=http://www.cracked.com/article_15240_8-funniest-webcomics.html|access-date=November 15, 2008|work=Cracked.com|date=12 September 2007 }} In 2005, it won "Outstanding Anthropomorphic Comic" in the Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards.{{cite web|title=Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards|url=http://www.ccawards.com/2005ceremony/anthro.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927075150/http://www.ccawards.com/2005ceremony/anthro.htm|archive-date=September 27, 2011|access-date=2011-11-21|publisher=Ccawards.com|df=mdy}}

As well as Dinosaur Comics, North also created Whispered Apologies, a site where users could submit comic art without text and others would write text to match the art.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

Canada's The Globe and Mail described North as a "pioneering webcomic creator".

North was the writer of the Adventure Time comic book series from 2012 to 2014.{{cite web|title='Adventure Time' Comic Series Coming From Boom! in February - ComicsAlliance | Comic book culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews|url=http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/11/19/adventure-time-comic-series-boom-kaboom-february/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210075922/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/11/19/adventure-time-comic-series-boom-kaboom-february/|archive-date=2013-02-10|access-date=2012-12-04|publisher=ComicsAlliance}} In 2013 the series won an Eisner Award (Best Publication for Kids){{Cite web|date=2014-03-06|title=Eisner Awards Current Info {{!}} Comic-Con International: San Diego|url=http://comic-con.org/awards/eisners-current-info|access-date=2021-02-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306115430/http://comic-con.org/awards/eisners-current-info|archive-date=2014-03-06}} and a Harvey Award (Best Original Graphic Publication For Younger Readers).

North has written for several Marvel Comics series, including The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Power Pack, and Inhumans: Once and Future Kings.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Ryan North: Series|url=https://www.marvel.com/comics/creators/12465/ryan_north|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-14|website=Marvel Entertainment}}

On January 21, 2013, Shiftylook.com launched Galaga, a comic written by North and illustrated by Christopher Hastings and colored by Anthony Clark, the creators of The Adventures of Dr. McNinja.{{cite web|title=Galaga launches today!|url=http://www.shiftylook.com/news/post/galaga-launches-today|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406145306/http://www.shiftylook.com/news/post/galaga-launches-today|archive-date=2013-04-06|access-date=2013-03-26|publisher=ShiftyLook}} The comic is based on the 1981 arcade shooter of the same name.

On July 21, 2017, two of North's projects were awarded Eisner Awards: "Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17)" for The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (with Erica Henderson), and "Best Humor Publication" for Jughead (with Chip Zdarsky, Henderson, and Derek Charm).{{cite web|date=17 December 2014|title=Eisner Awards Current Info|url=https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards-current-info}}{{Cite news|title=Eisner Awards: The Complete Winners List|language=en|work=The Hollywood Reporter|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/eisner-awards-2017-winners-list-revealed-comic-con-1023580|access-date=2017-08-03}}

On September 15, 2020, Archaia published a graphic novel adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five, which was adapted by North and illustrated by Albert Monteys.{{cite web|title=Slaughterhouse-Five, or the Children's Crusade: A Graphic Novel Adaptation|date=September 2020 |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-68415-625-2}}

In July 2022, North announced two upcoming comics projects via his newsletter.{{Cite web |date=July 6, 2022 |title=Ryan North Announces 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Comics |url=https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/51563/ryan-north-announces-star-trek-lower-decks-comics |access-date=July 15, 2022 |website=ICv2 |language=en}} The first is Star Trek: Lower Decks —a limited series based on the animated series of the same name—with artist Chris Fenoglio; the first issue is scheduled to be published in September 2022 by IDW Publishing.{{Cite web |date=June 25, 2022 |title=Star Trek: Lower Decks Miniseries Announced |url=https://comicbook.com/startrek/news/star-trek-lower-decks-comics-ryan-north-idw-publishing/ |access-date=2022-07-16 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en}} The second is a YA graphic novel, titled Danger and Other Unknown Risks, with artist Henderson; North and Henderson were co-creators on Squirrel Girl.{{Cite web |last=Silber |first=Gregory Paul |date=2022-07-06 |title=SQUIRREL GIRL creators reunite for DANGER AND OTHER UNKNOWN RISKS |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/squirrel-girl-creators-reunite-for-danger-and-other-unknown-risks/ |access-date=2022-07-16 |website=The Beat |language=en-US}} This graphic novel is described as a "dystopian fantasy" and is scheduled to be published in April 2023 by Penguin Teen.

In November 2022, North launched a new volume of Fantastic Four with artist Iban Coello.

In October 2024, at New York Comic Con, it was announced that North was heading up Marvel's 2025 event One World Under Doom. The event will follow Doctor Doom who, after being granted the title of Sorcerer Supreme during the events of Blood Hunt, has declared himself emperor of the world. The event will begin in February 2025 with the main miniseries written by North and drawn by R.B. Silva.{{Cite web |title=NYCC 2024: One World Under Doom! Marvel Comics Unveils 'Rise of Emperor Doom' Series |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/nycc-2024-one-world-under-doom-marvel-unveils-rise-of-emperor-doom-series |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=www.marvel.com}}{{Cite web |title=Doctor Doom's Rule Begins in 'One World Under Doom' #1 |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/one-world-under-doom-1-variant-covers-preview |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=www.marvel.com}}

North created three tools to aid webcomic authors: Oh No Robot, a webcomic transcription tool that creates searchable text databases for comics; RSSpect, a method of creating RSS feeds for websites; and Project Wonderful, a pay-per-day auction-based ad serving system. The first two were free, whereas the last took 25% of each sale. Only Oh No Robot remains.{{Cite web |title=Oh No Robot: comics search |url=http://www.ohnorobot.com/ |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=www.ohnorobot.com}}

During his academic career, North co-authored three papers on computational linguistics.

Some of North's original comedy writing appears on the website Madhouse, including Robot Erotica,{{cite web|title=Madhouse: Robot Erotica|url=http://www.insaneabode.com/roboterotica/|access-date=2007-01-19}} and prank emails such as attempts to stop other people named "Ryan North" from using his name.{{cite web|title=Madhouse: Ryan vs Ryan|url=http://www.insaneabode.com/Polls/ryan.html|access-date=2007-01-19}}{{cite web|title=Madhouse: Madhouse Takes On City Hall|url=http://www.insaneabode.com/Polls/cityhall.html|access-date=2007-01-19}}

In November 2006, Ryan North created the site Every Topic in the Universe Except Chickens,{{cite web|title=EveryTopicInTheUniverseExceptChickens DOT COM: Save Wikipedia! Promote accuracy at the expense of chickens.|url=http://www.everytopicintheuniverseexceptchickens.com/|access-date=2007-01-19}} which purports to provide a solution to vandalism on Wikipedia, in that it encourages vandals to vandalize only the article on chickens: "...instead of vandalizing Wikipedia in general, we all just vandalize the chicken article." North reasoned that it was worth trading the reliability of the chicken article if it meant freeing the rest of the encyclopedia from the threat of vandalism because "Dudes already know about chickens." The site received media attention.{{cite news|last=Tossell|first=Ivor|date=2006-11-17|title=An earnest target of digital vandals|work=|publisher=Globe and Mail|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20061117.gtweb17/BNStory/Technology/|url-status=dead|access-date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070301151228/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20061117.gtweb17/BNStory/Technology/|archive-date=2007-03-01}}

A collection of short stories titled Machine of Death was released October 2010 through Bearstache Books.{{cite web|url=http://machineofdeath.net/a/about|title=Machine of Death » About|website=machineofdeath.net}} The book, featuring stories and illustrations by various authors and artists, was based on a Dinosaur Comics comic by North of December 5, 2005, with the premise of a machine that predicts the manner of a person's death accurately but in a difficult to understand manner.{{cite web|title=Machine of Death Press Kit|url=http://machineofdeath.net/press|access-date=July 22, 2019|publisher=Machines of Death}} North was one of its editors, and contributed one of the stories. Machine of Death reached #1 on Amazon.com, beating Glenn Beck and drawing criticism from him as exemplifying a "liberal culture of death".{{cite web|url=http://www.theatlanticwire.com/features/view/feature/Indie-Sci-Fi-Anthology-Steals-Glenn-Becks-Thunder-2413 |title=Indie Sci-Fi Anthology Steals Glenn Beck's Thunder - Entertainment |publisher=The Atlantic Wire |date=2010-10-28 |access-date=2012-12-04}}

In November 2012, North launched a Kickstarter project to fund a book entitled To Be or Not to Be: That Is the Adventure, a retelling of Shakespeare's Hamlet modelled on Choose Your Own Adventure novels. The project raised more than six times its $20,000 goal in less than a week, and closed on December 22, 2012 having raised $580,905, nearly thirty times its original goal,{{cite web|url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/breadpig/to-be-or-not-to-be-that-is-the-adventure|title=To Be Or Not To Be: That Is The Adventure|website=Kickstarter}} and a record for a Kickstarter publishing project at that time.McMillan, Graeme (December 20, 2012) [http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/12/20/ryan-north-to-be-or-not-to-be-kickstarter-sets-record/ "Ryan North's 'To Be Or Not To Be' Sets New Kickstarter Record"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130228040159/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/12/20/ryan-north-to-be-or-not-to-be-kickstarter-sets-record/ |date=2013-02-28 }}, Comics Alliance, accessed December 21, 2012 The book allows readers to take the role of Hamlet, Ophelia or Hamlet's father and make their own choices throughout the story; the latter characters, as well as over 100 colour illustrations by a range of artists, were added to the book as funding increased.Hudson, Laura (December 21, 2012) [https://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/12/hamlet-choose-adventure/ "Record-Breaking Kickstarter Turns Hamlet Into a Choose-Your-Adventure Epic"], Wired, accessed December 21, 2012 The book made a New York Times Bestseller list. In 2016, Ryan published a similar book titled Romeo and/or Juliet. There are 46,012,475,909,287,476 possible adventures in it.{{cite book |last=North|first=Ryan |date=April 5, 2022 |title=Romeo and/or Juliet |publisher=Penguin |page=1 |isbn=978-1-101-98330-0}} The book received generally positive coverage.{{cite web | url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ryan-north/romeo-andor-juliet | title=ROMEO AND/OR JULIET | Kirkus Reviews }}{{cite web | url=https://www.bookdepository.com/Romeo-or-Juliet-Ryan-North/9780356508535 | title=Romeo and/Or Juliet : Ryan North : 9780356508535 }}

In 2018, Riverhead Books published Ryan North's How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler, a nonfiction guide to technology based around the fictional premise of a time machine stranding the reader in the past, with illustrations by Lucy Bellwood.{{cite web |title=HOW TO INVENT EVERYTHING |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ryan-north/how-to-invent-everything/ |website=Kirkus Reviews |access-date=27 February 2023 |date=27 June 2018}} It was named one of NPR's and BBC Science Focus's Best Books of 2018.NPR (November 27, 2018) [https://apps.npr.org/best-books-2018/#/book/how-to-invent-everything-a-survival-guide-for-the-stranded-time-traveler "NPR’s Book Concierge: Our Guide To 2018’s Great Reads"], NPR, accessed June 8th, 2021BBC Science Focus(December 18, 2018) [https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/16-of-the-best-science-books-from-2018/ "16 of the best science books from 2018"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608204622/https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/16-of-the-best-science-books-from-2018/ |date=2021-06-08 }}, Helen Glenny, accessed June 8th, 2021

In 2019, North helped develop the story and writing for an iOS game app called AVO![https://apps.apple.com/au/app/avo/id1452511688 AVO! iOS app] by Playdeo Limited Playdeo Limited https://www.playdeo.co.uk/[https://www.playdeo.co.uk/{{Dead link|date=November 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}]

North wrote the 2021 action-adventure video game Lost in Random, published by Electronic Arts.{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/lost-in-random-details-rpg-action-tactics-board-games|title=Lost In Random Is a 'Light RPG' With Action-Tactical Combat and a Board Game Twist|first=Joe|last=Skrebels|work=IGN|date=25 June 2021|accessdate=7 June 2022}}

In April 2022, North was the writer for the six-episode podcast series Marvel's Squirrel Girl: The Unbeatable Radio Show which is a direct continuation of the comic series he wrote; the series is produced by Radio Point, directed by Giovanna Sardelli and stars Milana Vayntrub as Squirrel Girl.{{Cite web |last=Maas |first=Jennifer |date=April 18, 2022 |title=Marvel Launches 'Squirrel Girl' Scripted Podcast From Writer Ryan North (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/squirrel-girl-podcast-marvel-siriusxm-1235228417/ |access-date=April 18, 2022 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=April 18, 2022 |title=Marvel and SiriusXM Launch Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Podcast From Ryan North |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/marvel-siriusxm-unbeatable-squirrel-girl-podcast-ryan-north/ |access-date=April 18, 2022 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en}}

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| rowspan=2|2024

|Danger and Other Unknown Risks

|Eisner Award: Best Publication for Teens

|{{won}}

| Created by North and Erica Henderson

name="Eisners2024">{{Cite web|url=https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards/|title=Eisner Awards|website=Comic-Con International: San Diego| access-date=29 July 2024}}

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|Star Trek: Day of Blood—Shax's Best Day

|Eisner Award: Best Single Issue/One-Shot

| {{nom}}

|Created by North and Derek Charm

|-

| rowspan=4|2017

| The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl

| Eisner Award: Best Publication for Teens (ages 13–17)

| {{won}}

| Illustrated by Erica Henderson{{Cite web|url=https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-award-recipients-2010-present|title=2010-Present|website=Comic-Con International: San Diego|date=2 December 2012 |language=en}}

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| Jughead

| Eisner Award: Best Humor Publication

| {{won}}

| Created by Chip Zdarsky, North, Erica Henderson, and Derek Charm

|-

| Romeo and/or Juliet: A Choosable-Path Adventure

| Alex Award

| {{won}}

| {{cite web |title=2017 Alex Awards |url=http://www.ala.org/yalsa/2017-alex-awards |website=American Library Association |date=13 February 2018 }}

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| (multiple comics)

| Joe Shuster Award: Outstanding Writer

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web |last1=MacDonald |first1=Heidi |title=2017 Joe Shuster Award nominees announced |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/2017-joe-shuster-award-nominees-announced/ |website=The Beat |access-date=17 January 2021 |date=July 11, 2017 }}

|-

| rowspan=2|2016

| The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl

| Eisner Award: Best New Series

| {{nom}}

| Illustrated by Erica Henderson{{cite web |last1=Whitbrook |first1=James |title=Here Are Your 2016 Eisner Award Nominees |url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/here-are-your-2016-eisner-award-nominees-1771833829 |website=io9 |access-date=17 January 2021 |date=April 19, 2016 }}

|-

| (multiple comics)

| Joe Shuster Award: Outstanding Writer

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web |last1=Alverson |first1=Brigid |title=Joe Shuster Awards Nominees Announced |url=https://www.cbr.com/joe-shuster-awards-nominees-announced/ |website=CBR.com |access-date=17 January 2021 |date=September 2, 2016 }}

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| rowspan=2|2015

| (multiple comics)

| Joe Shuster Award: Outstanding Writer

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web |title=2015 Nominees and Winners |url=https://joeshusterawards.com/awards/about/2015-nominees-and-winners/ |website=Joe Shuster Awards |date=12 January 2016 |access-date=17 January 2021 }}

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| The Midas Flesh

| Joe Shuster Award: The Dragon Award (Comics for Kids)

| {{nom}}

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| rowspan=3|2014

| Adventure Time

| Harvey Awards: Best Original Graphic Publication for Younger Readers

| {{won}}

| {{cite web |title=Previous Winners |url=https://www.harveyawards.com/en-us/winners/previous-winners.html |website=Harvey Awards |access-date=17 January 2021 }}

|-

| Adventure Time

| Harvey Awards: Special Award for Humor

| {{won}}

|

|-

| (multiple comics)

| Joe Shuster Award: Outstanding Writer

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web |title=2014 Nominees and Winners |url=https://joeshusterawards.com/awards/about/2014-nominees-and-winners/ |website=Joe Shuster Awards |date=12 January 2016 |access-date=17 January 2021 }}

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| rowspan=6|2013

| Adventure Time

| Eisner Award: Best Publication for Kids (ages 8–12)

| {{won}}

|

|-

| Adventure Time

| Harvey Awards: Best Original Graphic Publication for Younger Readers

| {{won}}

|

|-

| Adventure Time

| Harvey Awards: Special Award for Humor

| {{won}}

|

|-

| Adventure Time

| Eisner Award: Best New Series

| {{nom}}

| {{Cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/2013-eisner-award-nominees-announced/|title=2013 Eisner Award Nominees Announced|date=April 16, 2013|website=CBR}}

|-

| Adventure Time

| Eisner Award: Best Humor Publication

| {{nom}}

|

|-

| Adventure Time

| Sushter Awards: Outstanding Writer

| {{nom}}

| {{Cite web|url=https://joeshusterawards.com/awards/about/2013-nominees-and-winners/|title=2013 Nominees and Winners|first=Fleen: The Awkward Christmas Dinner Of Our Obligation To Existence » Fleen Book Corner: The Daughters Of|last=Ys|date=September 23, 2013}}

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| 2005

| Dinosaur Comics

| Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards: Outstanding Anthropomorphic Comic

| {{won}}

| In the same year, Dinosaur Comics was also nominated for Outstanding Writing, Outstanding Comedic Comic, and Outstanding Short Form Comic.{{cite web |title=2005 Results |url=http://ccawards.com/2005.htm |website=ccawards.com |access-date=17 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090315031745/http://ccawards.com/2005.htm |archive-date=2009-03-15 |url-status=dead}}

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North was born in Osgoode, Ontario, in 1980. His parents are Anna and Randall North{{cite web|title=Ryan North's web page at the University of Toronto|url=http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~ryan/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061026083651/http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~ryan/|archive-date=2006-10-26}}{{Primary source inline|date=January 2021}} and said in an interview that he has a younger brother, Victor. In an interview, North said that his family lived in rural Osgoode and there was not a lot to do, so spent much of his time on the computer. After high school, he studied computer science at Carleton University in Ottawa, then did his master's degree in computer science at the University of Toronto in Toronto, specializing in computational linguistics.

North once hosted instructions on his website for building cardboard boxes designed to look like elements of Super Mario Bros., designed by his friend Posterchild. In 2006, a group of teenage girls in Ravenna, Ohio were arrested after they created and distributed several of these blocks, over fears they were bombs.{{cite web|date=2006-05-17|title=Tall Poppy interview with Ryan North|url=http://www.torontoist.com/archives/2006/05/tall_poppy_inte_31.php|access-date=2007-01-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424123848/http://torontoist.com/2006/05/tall_poppy_inte_31/|archive-date=2016-04-24}}{{cite web|title=Girls attempt real-life version of video game|url=http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/news/local/states/ohio/counties/summit_county/14239923.htm|url-status=unfit|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060522054305/http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/news/local/states/ohio/counties/summit_county/14239923.htm|archive-date=May 22, 2006|access-date=2016-05-13}}

On August 18, 2015, North became stuck in a skate pit with only an umbrella, a leash, his phone, and his dog, Noam Chompsky, after rain made the surface too slick to easily climb with a dog in tow. He posted about his conundrum on Twitter, leading hundreds of Twitter users to reply with suggestions on how to combine the items in his "inventory" to escape, eventually leading to success.{{Cite web|last=Polo|first=Susana|date=2015-08-18|title=Comic writer gets stuck in a hole and Twitter saves him, point-and-click adventure style|url=https://www.polygon.com/2015/8/18/9173621/ryan-north-stuck-hole-twitter|access-date=2021-01-15|website=Polygon|language=en}}{{cite web|last=Beschizza|first=Rob|date=2015-08-19|title=Twitter combines everything in man's inventory to help him escape pit|url=https://boingboing.net/2015/08/19/twitter-combines-everything-in.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2015-08-19|website=Boing Boing}} Chompsky died in October 2022.{{Cite web |title=Dinosaur Comics! |url=https://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=3974 |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=www.qwantz.com}}{{Cite web |last=North |first=Ryan |date=2022-10-28 |title=Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/ryanqnorth/status/1585661047024779269 |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=X (formerly Twitter) |language=en}}

North is married to Jenn Klug.{{Cite web|last=Tyrrell|first=Gary|date=August 5, 2010|title=A Very Happy Thursday To @ryanqnorth And @jennipoos|url=http://fleen.com/2010/08/05/a-very-happy-thursday-to-ryanqnorth-and-jennipoos/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-17|website=|language=en}} As of 2016, they lived in Leslieville, Toronto, Ontario.

• Author, The Best of Dinosaur Comics: 2003-2005 AD (April 15, 2006, Quack!Media) {{ISBN|0-7560-0518-3}}
• Author, Dinosaur Comics: Dudes Already Know About Chickens (2010, TopatoCo) {{ISBN|978-0-9824862-6-9}}
• Editor and contributor, Machine of Death: A Collection of Stories About People Who Know How They Will Die (October 13, 2010, Machines of Death) {{ISBN|0-9821671-2-1}}
• Author, Everybody Knows Failure Is Just Success Rounded Down: Dinosaur Comics (2011, TopatoCo) {{ISBN|978-1-936561-90-2}}
• Author, To Be or Not to Be: That Is the Adventure (2013, Breadpig) {{ISBN|978-0-9828537-4-0}}
• Editor, This Is How You Die; Stories of the Inscrutable, Infallible, Inescapable Machine of Death (2013, Grand Central Publishing) {{ISBN|978-1455529391}}
• Author, The Midas Flesh Vol. 1 (2014, BOOM! Box) {{ISBN|978-1608864553}}
• Author, The Midas Flesh Vol. 2 (2015, BOOM! Box) {{ISBN|978-1608867271}}
• Author, Romeo and/or Juliet: A Chooseable-Path Adventure (2016, Riverhead Books) {{ISBN|978-1101983300}}
• Author, How to Be a T.Rex (2018, Dial Books) {{ISBN|978-0399186240}}
• Author, How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler (2018, Riverhead Books) {{ISBN|978-0735220140}}
• Author, Slaughterhouse-Five: The Graphic Novel (2020, Archaia) {{ISBN|978-1684156252}}
• Writer, The Mystery of the Meanest Teacher: A Johnny Constantine Graphic Novel (2021, DC) {{ISBN|978-1-779501-23-3}}
• Author, How to Take Over the World: Practical Schemes and Scientific Solutions for the Aspiring Supervillain (2022, Riverhead Books) {{ISBN|9780593192016}}

Archie Comics

• Jughead #9–14 (September 2016–June 2017)
• Collected in Jughead Vol. 2 (contains #9–11, trade paperback, 2017, {{ISBN|978-1682559987}})
• Collected in Jughead Vol. 3 (contains #12–14, trade paperback, 2017, {{ISBN|978-1682559567}})

IDW Publishing

• Star Trek: Lower Decks #1–3 (illustrated by Chris Fenoglio, September–November 2022)
• Collected in Star Trek: Lower Decks (trade paperback, 2023, {{ISBN|978-1684059621}})
• Star Trek: Day of Blood - Shaxs' Best Day #1 (September 2023)
• Collected in Star Trek: Day of Blood (hardcover, 2024, {{ISBN|979-8887240732}})
• Star Trek: Lower Decks—Warp Your Own Way (trade paperback, 2024, {{ISBN|979-8887241548}})
• Star Trek: Lower Decks (vol. 2) #1–present (illustrated by Derek Charm, November 2024–present)

KaBOOM! Studios

• Adventure Time #1–35, 75 (February 2012–December 2014, April 2018)
• Collected in Adventure Time Vol. 1 (#1–4, trade paperback, 2012, {{ISBN|978-1608862801}})
• Bill & Ted's Most Triumphant Return #1–6 (March – August 2015)

Marvel Comics

• The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1–8 (January–August 2015)
• Collected in The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 1: Squirrel Power
• Collected in The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 2: Squirrel You Know It's True
• The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (vol. 2) #1–50 (October 2015–November 2019)
• Howard the Duck (vol. 6) #6 (co-written with Chip Zdarsky, illustrated by Joe Quinones, April 2016)
• Collected in Howard the Duck Vol. 1: Duck Hunt (trade paperback, 2016, {{ISBN|978-0785199380}})
• Collected in Howard the Duck by Zdarsky & Quinones (hardcover, 2022, {{ISBN|978-1302932015}})
• Power Pack #1–5 (illustrated by Nico Leon, November 2020–April 2021)
• Collected in Power Pack: The Powers That Be (trade paperback, 2021, {{ISBN|978-1302924362}})
• Fantastic Four (vol. 8) #1–present (November 2022–present)
• Secret Invasion #1–5 (illustrated by Francesco Mobili, November 2022–March 2023)
• Collected in Secret Invasion: Mission Earth (trade paperback, 2023, {{ISBN|978-1302934729}})
• One World Under Doom #1–9 (illustrated by R. B. Silva, February 2025–present)
• Godzilla vs. Fantastic Four #1 (illustrated by John Romita Jr., March 2025)
• Collected in Godzilla vs. the Marvel Universe (trade paperback, 2025, {{ISBN|978-1302964887}})

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• [http://www.qwantz.com/ Dinosaur Comics]
• [http://www.whisperedapologies.com/ Whispered Apologies]
• [http://www.truthandbeautybombs.com/bb/ Truth and Beauty Bombs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930101130/http://www.truthandbeautybombs.com/bb/ |date=2015-09-30 }}
• [http://qwantz.livejournal.com/ Ryan North's LiveJournal]
• [http://www.qwantz.com/regret/index.php The Amazing Regret Index]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20061026083651/http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~ryan/ Ryan North at University of Toronto]
• [http://www.projectwonderful.com/ ProjectWonderful]
• [http://www.everytopicintheuniverseexceptchickens.com/ Every Topic in the Universe Except Chickens]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070325091041/http://alumni.carleton.ca/alumni/greatgrads_profile.cfm?gradid=141 Carleton University alumni profile]
• [http://www.ohnorobot.com/ Oh No Robot]
• [http://www.rsspect.com RSSpect]

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