- Fantasy
- Warriors collection
- Ages 8–12
Warriors: Graphic Novels
Part of the collectionWarriors→Best for confident graphic novel readers who want cats, clans, prophecy, battle and emotionally intense animal fantasy.
- Books3 / 3
- Arcs1
- Span2024–2025
- StatusOngoing
The series
At a glance.
Warriors: Graphic Novels currently refers to the three-part graphic adaptation of The Prophecies Begin by Erin Hunter, adapted and illustrated by Natalie Riess and Sara Goetter. The sequence follows Rusty as he leaves domestic life, joins ThunderClan, becomes Firepaw and is drawn into the clan politics, rivalries, prophecies and violence of the forest. The art makes the story appealing to graphic novel readers and lowers the prose barrier, but it also makes fighting, injury and death more immediate. This is best for children who want serious animal fantasy rather than gentle pet stories.
Best for confident graphic novel readers who want cats, clans, prophecy, battle and emotionally intense animal fantasy.
Primary themes
Overall tone
- Adventurous
- Suspenseful
- Dark
- Exciting
Read the three parts in order. They adapt the beginning of the Warriors saga and depend on Firepaw's progression through the clan world.
One arc
The shape of the series.
- INarrative arcBooks 1–3 · 2024–2025High sensitivity
The Prophecies Begin
Three graphic novels adapting the start of Firepaw's journey from house cat to ThunderClan warrior.
The seeded Warriors arc is the three-part graphic novel adaptation of The Prophecies Begin. It gives readers the essential Warriors hook: a domestic cat enters a hidden forest society and must learn its codes, loyalties and dangers. The graphic format is accessible and compelling, but the story's animal violence, death, injuries and clan conflict are central enough to justify high sensitivity in this database's child-facing framework. It is a strong recommendation for readers who actively want intense animal fantasy, not for children seeking comforting cat stories.
Fit check
Right for your reader?
Where the series lands by age
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- Best fit · 8–12
- Read aloud · 8–11
- Independent · 8–12
Reluctant-reader friendliness
High
Read-aloud quality
Workable
Adult crossover
High
Grows with the reader
Designed to
Sensitivity envelope
High overall, and consistent.
Content notes
- Violence
- Death of character
- Animal harm
- Scary imagery
Where it sits
In conversation with other series.
Read this after…
Series that pick up where Warriors: Graphic Novels leaves off.
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