The Steven Universe comic series is a monthly comic book series that originally started in August 2014. In 2017, the series was rebooted with Melanie Gillman as the writer and Katy Farina as the illustrator. It is published by KaBOOM! Studios. The series is presented as little vignettes about the lives of the characters, with each issue being character-driven.[1] Issues are available for purchase in Hot Topic, comic book stores, and other stores as well.

Steven Universe (2014-2015), the original comic series by Jeremy Sorese (writer) and Coleman Engle (main artist), was presented as a zine-like format, with each issue having different sources of content (from recipes to mini-comics to games and more).

Steven Universe & The Crystal Gems, a 4-part miniseries, was released in 2016, with the first issue on March 16.[2]

Cover Issue Description Release date

#1 Steven, Lapis, and Peridot rescue a baby songbird on the ground outside the barn and work together to reunite it with its mother. February 8, 2017

#2 When Steven and Connie fuse into Stevonnie to sneak into a PG-13 film, they run into Kiki and agree to take her to the prom! March 22, 2017

#3 When the local business owners in Beach City start to feel the economic pinch during the tourist off-season, Mayor Dewey and Buck come up with a solution: food trucks![3] April 26, 2017

#4 Steven, Peridot, and Amethyst go on their wildest adventure yet—a local Renaissance Faire! While the others enjoy fried food and theater, Peridot enters the joust, and is playing to win.[4] May 31, 2017

#5 Before leaving with Connie to go have fun on the boardwalk, Steven wonders what Lion gets up to when he is not around. We get to see a day in the life of Lion.[5] June 28, 2017

#6 Noticing Pearl's temper has been unusually short lately, Amethyst invites her to blow off some steam by joining her to fight tag team at the Beach City Underground Wrestling Ring.[6] July 12, 2017

#7 Steven and the Gems set sail on the Gem Sloop to find and retrieve a gem artifact in a remote location inaccessible by warp pad. They discover that the artifact is guarded by a territorial gem monster, who shipwrecks the Crystal Gems in their first attempt to get the artifact. Luckily, Onion and his dad Yellowtail are out on a fishing trip and happen upon the Gems at just the right time.[7] August 9, 2017

#8 When Peridot and Lapis turn their corn field into a “haunted” corn maze, the Gems uncover scares and secrets while trying to solve it![8] September 27, 2017

#9 Steven, Lapis, and Peridot take a crack at drawing and painting during art lessons with Vidalia.[9] October 25, 2017

#10 Connie and Steven head to the beach to work on a school project, and Amethyst's attempts at helping out lead to some surprises with the animals who live in the water.[10] November 22, 2017

#11 After Steven sees a flier for "A Taste of Beach City," everyone gets inspired to make a dish and enter the competition.[11] December 27, 2017

#12 Steven and the Gems throw Connie a sleepover to help her de-stress before she takes a big test.[12] January 24, 2018

#13 Peridot and Lapis learn how to be better roommates for each other![13] February 28, 2018

#14 It's time for a Mr. Universe concert![14] March 28, 2018

#15 Garnet takes Steven on a solo mission.[15] April 18, 2018

#16 Steven and Amethyst sneak out to go to a concert with Jenny and Kiki, but they soon encounter trouble on the way there…[16] May 16, 2018

#17 When Steven invites Peridot over to play his new video game Golf Quest Mini Rumble, he gets more than he bargained for when Peridot becomes more than attached to the game.[17] June 20, 2018

#18 Amethyst is surprised and delighted when she is asked to help coach Connie and Steven in combat, but she struggles to find her own teaching style.[18] July 18, 2018

#19 The Gems tell Steven about how they built his house and the struggles that ensued working together. Guest starring fan-favorite fusion Sugilite![19] August 15, 2018

#20 After a fight in the Strawberry Battlefield goes awry, the Gems get an important reminder on the value of teamwork.[20] September 19, 2018

#21 When Peridot wants to learn a song from Camp Pining Hearts, Steven asks Greg for help teaching Peridot![21] October 17, 2018

#22 When Onion gets lost in the Temple, Steven chases off after him to make sure he doesn't get hurt.[22] November 21, 2018

#23 Steven asks Connie to join him in helping Garnet navigate cat ownership with her new kitten, Cat Steven.[23] December 19, 2018

#24 Steven, Connie, and the Crystal Gems work together to restore a historic site special to the Crystal Gems from the past.[24] January 23, 2019

#25 While on a visit to Lars and the Off Colors, Steven and Connie get more than they bargained for when an escape from Emerald doesn't go exactly as planned.[25] February 27, 2019

#26 Things continue to go from bad to worse as Lars, the Off Colors, Steven, and Connie must brave a turbulent nebula to escape Emerald's pursuit.[26] March 27, 2019

#27 Steven and Connie finally get to Lars and the Off Colors, where they discover everyone is in a coma-like state. It's up to Steven and Connie to save them, but it may be worse than it appears! Lars and each Off Color are trapped in hallucinations that show them their greatest fears and each have to overcome them to get free.[27] April 24, 2019

#28 Lars and the Off-Colors face their biggest fears under the influence of hallucinogenic nebula gases, and Stevonnie takes over the spaceship controls while analyzing the effects of this gas![28] May 29, 2019

#29 When Amethyst has a sad spell, Steven doesn't know how-or even if-he can help. But Steven is not going to let them stop him, he's going to cheer Amethyst up whether she likes it or not![29] June 26, 2019

#30 After a hard-won battle against a corrupted gem, the Crystal Gems must work with the residents of Beach City to repair the damage.[30] July 24, 2019

#31 It's time for a dance-off in Beach City, and Steven and Connie can't wait to enter as Stevonnie! But when they overheard PeeDee Fryman trying to psych himself up to enter the contest, they need to put aside their personal goal to help motivate a friend![31] August 28, 2019

#32 When Sadie comes down with what Steven and the Gems believe to be a cold, Garnet, Pearl, and Amethyst each try their own method to cure her! They're not very good at it.[32] September 25, 2019

#33 Peridot introduces Pearl and Amethyst to her favorite show, but it doesn't go as expected when they disagree on key points. Will the Gems be able to overcome their differences and appreciate the show in their own ways? Featuring an all-new creative team with writer Taylor Robin, creator of Never Satisfied (Best New Webcomic of 2015 on Comics Alliance) and artist S. M. Mara (Steven Universe OGN Vol 5: Crystal Clean.).[33] October 23, 2019

#34 Join Lars and the Off-Colors as they begin the treacherous journey to Earth. As they travel, Lars tells the Gems about everything he misses about his home planet, becoming frustrated as the Gems can't understand such human concepts.Will his crew ever be able to understand him, or is Lars stuck as an outsider forever on his own ship?[34] November 20, 2019

#35 Greg and fan-favorite character Bismuth team up to defend Beach City while the Gems are off-world. Yeah... Beach City is doomed.[35] December 11, 2019