Illustration by Gary Panter for The Official W.E.I.R.D. Book of The Residents, 1979
Over the course of their long career, The Residents have often been written about. In more recent years, the group (and people associated with them, such as Charles Bobuck and Hardy Fox) have also made their own novels and stories available to the public.
The below is a list of published and unpublished written works by and about The Residents.
Books by The Residents
- The Residents: An Almost Complete Collection of Lyrics, 1972-1988 ed. Giampiero Bigazzi and Annette Jarvie (Stampa Alternativa, 1988)
- Night Train To Nowhere! photo book (Ralphlet Outlet, April 2012)
- Bad Day On The Midway novel (The Cryptic Corporation, October 20th 2012)
- The Brick-Eaters novel (Feral House, July 10th 2018)
- The Bunny Boy Emails ed. Jen and Paulie Kraynak (Bandits Mages, April 20th 2019)
- Duck Stab!/Buster & Glen Notebook ed. Aaron Tanner (Melodic Virtue, January 7th 2022)
Books by people associated with The Residents
- Uncle Willie's Highly Opinionated Guide To The Residents by Uncle Willie (The Cryptic Corporation, 1993)
- THIS is for Readers iBook by Charles Bobuck (Hacienda Bridge, February 23rd 2016)
- The Swords of Slidell iBook by Hardy Fox (Hacienda Bridge, June 29th 2016)
- The Stone serial novella by Hardy Fox (Hacienda Bridge, March-October 2017)
- Faceless Forever - A Residents Encyclopaedia by Jim Knipfel and Brian Poole, et al. (Cherry Red, December 9th 2022)
- UWEB Newsletters 1988-1993 ed. Aaron Tanner (Melodic Virtue, July 24th 2023)
Books about The Residents by others
- The Official W.E.I.R.D. Book of The Residents by the W.E.I.R.D. fan club (1979)
- The Cryptic Guide to The Residents by Dave Warden (Bach's Decay, 1986)
- Meet The Residents: America's Most Eccentric Band! by Ian Shirley (1994; revised and updated 1996)
- The Residents: Eyeball to Eyeball by Miroslav Wanek and Karel Cisar (Argo, Czech Republic, November 1st 1995)
- The Residents' Bad Day on the Midway: The Official Strategy Guide by Jeff Sengstack (Prima Games, December 1995)
- Never Known Questions: Five Decades of The Residents by Ian Shirley (Cherry Red, November 9th 2015)
- The Residents: Buy Or Die! Ralph Records Artwork 1972-2015 by Matteo Torcinovich (Goodfellas, July 14th 2017)
- O for Obscurity, Or, The Story of N by Andrew Hook (Eyeball Museum, 2020)
- The Residents: A Sight For Sore Eyes, Vol. 1 by Aaron Tanner (Melodic Virtue, January 7th 2022)
- The Residents: A Sight For Sore Eyes, Vol. 2 by Aaron Tanner (Melodic Virtue, July 24th 2023)
- Commercial Book by Andrew Hook (Eyeball Museum, 2024)
Comics by or featuring The Residents
- The Comix of Two Cities by Matt Howarth (1982)
- Tra Special Comics (segment "Safety Is A Cootie Wootie") by "Jocko Levant Brainiac 5" (1984)
- Freak Show comic book by The Residents, Charles Burns, Matt Howarth, Kyle Baker, et. al (Dark Horse, 1992)
- Stalking Ralph by Matt Howarth and Lou Stathis (1995)
- The Bunny Boy Comic by Adam Weller and The Residents (2010)
- The Unseen Sister 3D by The Residents and Bill Domonkos (2011)
- Fresh Hell In Fits: A Falsified History of The Residents by Steven Cerio (Psychofon Records, November 15th 2019)
- The Teds by The Residents with Sergio Ponchione (Capek Magazine, July 2020)
Art portfolios
- Set Designs from The Mole Show (1986)
- Evidence of Residents Volume 1 (2004?)
- Evidence of Residents Volume 2 (2004?)
Newsletters
- W.E.I.R.D. newsletter by the W.E.I.R.D. fan club (1978-1981)
- UWEB newsletter by Uncle Willie/UWEB (1988-1993)
- Hacienda Bridge newsletter by Hardy Fox (2016-2018)
- The Residents mailing list newsletter by Cherry Red Records (2017-present)
Unpublished books
- Mark of the Mole by T.D. Wade (1985)
- Ima Buddy's Totally Impartial Companion to Uncle Willie's Highly Opinionated Guide to You-Know-Who by Ima Buddy (1992)