


Books in series

#1
Stephen Colbert's Tek Jansen
Invasion of the Optiklons
2007
Bursting out from the hit Comedy Central show, The Colbert Report—it’s STEPHEN COLBERT'S TEK JANSEN! In this stunning continuation of Stephen Colbert’s critically acclaimed, yet unpublished prose novel, everyone’s favorite sci-fi hero must stand against the enemies of freedom no matter what dark planet they crawl from! This deluxe hardcover collects all ten Tek Jansen comic stories, including the Harvey Award-nominated "Invasion of the Optiklons" and "Horn Like Me"!

#4
Stephen Colbert's Tek Jansen #4
2025
The only thing Tek has to fear is Tek himself! Tek's invasion of the antagoverse did not go unnoticed and now the warriors of another dimension are fighting back in a tale that can only be called "TOO MANY JANSENS!" Plus, an all-new Tek Jansen Case Files!

#5
Stephen Colbert's Tek Jansen #5
2009
(W) John Layman, Tom Peyer (A) Robbi Rodriguez, Jim Massey It's the supernova-sized finale of the first mini-series! As our beloved hero is left as the sole being standing in front of the Optiklon death march! Can he save the universe - and his hundreds of ex-girlfriends? Find out in "The Army of Doom at the Nebula of Death!" Plus, an all-new Tek Jansen Case Files!
Authors

Tom Peyer
Author · 19 books
Tom Peyer is an American comic book creator and editor. He is known for his 1999 revisioning of Golden Age super-hero Hourman, as well as his work on the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 1990s. An editor at DC Comics/Vertigo from 1987 to 1993, he served as assistant editor on Neil Gaiman's groundbreaking Sandman. Peyer has also worked for Marvel Comics, Wildstorm, and Bongo Comics. With John Layman, he wrote the 2007–2009 Tek Jansen comic book, based on the Stephen Colbert character.

John Layman
Author · 43 books
John Steele Layman is an American comic book writer and letterer. Layman is most known for writing Chew, published by Image Comics.