Graphic Novel Rankings: 2009, Week 32
Your Executive Summary and Index, Week Ending 2 August 2009
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The Weekly Charts:
Your Executive Summary and Index
Week ending 2 August 2009
Comics Top 500
1. ↔0 (1) : Watchmen – DC Vertigo, Apr 1995 [811.8] ::
2. ↑2 (4) : V for Vendetta – DC Vertigo, Apr 1995 [725.2] ::
3. ↓-1 (2) : Fruits Basket 23 – Tokyopop, Jul 2009 [715.0] ::
4. ↑1 (5) : Batman The Killing Joke – DC, Mar 2008 [695.4] ::
5. ↑8 (13) : Batman Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader – DC, Jul 2009 [693.5] ::
6. ↓-3 (3) : Final Crisis – DC, Jun 2009 [681.1] ::
7. ↓-1 (6) : Batman The Dark Knight Returns – DC, May 1997 [678.1] ::
8. ↔0 (8) : Dark Tower 3 – Marvel, Apr 2009 [668.5] ::
9. ↑3 (12) : Sandman 1 – DC Vertigo, Sep 1991 [636.0] ::
10. ↑4 (14) : Fullmetal Alchemist 19 – Viz, Jul 2009 [634.8] ::
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Top Imprints
Number of titles ranking in the Comics 500:
Viz Shonen Jump 59
DC Vertigo 45
DC 37
Tokyopop 34
Viz Shonen Jump Advanced 34
Viz Shojo Beat 33
Dark Horse 24
Marvel 21
Del Rey 19
Viz 15
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Top 50 Series:
1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto – Viz Shonen Jump [2,205.7] ::
2. ↔0 (2) : Batman – DC [1,887.8] ::
3. ↔0 (3) : Fruits Basket – Tokyopop [1,637.6] ::
4. ↔0 (4) : Sandman – DC Vertigo [1,534.1] ::
5. ↔0 (5) : Green Lantern – DC [1,374.8] ::
6. ↑3 (9) : Bleach – Viz Shonen Jump [1,248.5] ::
7. ↑1 (8) : Fullmetal Alchemist – Viz [1,243.2] ::
8. ↓-2 (6) : Dark Tower – Marvel [1,225.2] ::
9. ↓-2 (7) : Buffy the Vampire Slayer – Dark Horse [1,182.8] ::
10. ↔0 (10) : Y The Last Man – DC Vertigo [1,127.3] ::
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Top 500 Manga:
1. ↔0 (1) : Fruits Basket 23 – Tokyopop, Jul 2009 [715.0] ::
2. ↑2 (4) : Fullmetal Alchemist 19 – Viz, Jul 2009 [634.8] ::
3. ↔0 (3) : Naruto 45 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2009 [628.7] ::
4. ↑1 (5) : Dark Hunters 1 – St. Martin’s Griffin, Apr 2009 [584.3] ::
5. ↑2 (7) : Fruits Basket 22 – Tokyopop, Mar 2009 [541.5] ::
6. ↔0 (6) : Negima! 23 – Del Rey, Jul 2009 [533.2] ::
7. ↑1 (8) : Naruto 43 – Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2009 [526.3] ::
8. ↑1 (9) : Naruto 44 – Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2009 [498.8] ::
9. ↑4 (13) : Naruto 40 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [490.7] ::
10. ↔0 (10) : In Odd We Trust – Koontz, Chan – Del Rey, Jun 2008 [489.1] ::
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Top 50 Manga Series:
1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto – Viz Shonen Jump [2,205.7] ::
2. ↔0 (2) : Fruits Basket – Tokyopop [1,637.6] ::
3. ↑1 (4) : Bleach – Viz Shonen Jump [1,248.5] ::
4. ↓-1 (3) : Fullmetal Alchemist – Viz [1,243.2] ::
5. ↑1 (6) : Vampire Knight – Viz Shojo Beat [1,098.3] ::
6. ↓-1 (5) : Negima! – Del Rey [1,030.8] ::
7. ↔0 (7) : Ouran High School Host Club – Viz Shojo Beat [1,008.8] ::
8. ↑1 (9) : Death Note – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced [955.4] ::
9. ↓-1 (8) : Rosario+Vampire – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced [955.3] ::
10. ↔0 (10) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle – Del Rey [831.3] ::
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Top 50 New Releases:
(July & August 2009)
3. ↓-1 (2) : Fruits Basket 23 – Tokyopop, Jul 2009 [715.0] ::
5. ↑8 (13) : Batman Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader – DC, Jul 2009 [693.5] ::
10. ↑4 (14) : Fullmetal Alchemist 19 – Viz, Jul 2009 [634.8] ::
11. ↓-1 (10) : Naruto 45 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2009 [628.7] ::
13. ↑7 (20) : Asterios Polyp – Random House Pantheon, Jul 2009 [619.2] ::
16. ↓-7 (9) : Green Lantern Rage of the Red Lanterns – DC, Aug 2009 [595.8] ::
18. ↔0 (18) : Superman Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow – DC, Jul 2009 [576.8] ::
22. ↓-3 (19) : Negima! 23 – Del Rey, Jul 2009 [533.2] ::
44. ↓-4 (40) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 22 – Del Rey, Jul 2009 [460.3] ::
55. ↑21 (76) : Mercy Thompson Homecoming – Del Rey/Dabel Bros., Aug 2009 [440.6] ::
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Top 50 Preorders:
170. ↑304 (474) : Diary of a Wimpy Kid 4 – HNA Amulet, Oct 2009 [272.2] ::
202. ↓-17 (185) : Dean Koontz’s Nevermore – Del Rey/Dabel Bros., Oct 2009 [248.0] ::
220. ↓-51 (169) : Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight 5 – Dark Horse, Sep 2009 [234.2] ::
239. ↑187 (426) : Street Fighter SF20: The Art of Street Fighter – Udon, Sep 2009 [226.1] ::
309. ↓-5 (304) : The Book of Genesis – Crumb – WW Norton, Oct 2009 [185.2] ::
367. ↓-11 (356) : Peanuts Complete ’71-‘74 – Fantagraphics, Sep 2009 [161.5] ::
389. ↑42 (431) : Neon Genesis Evangelion The Shinji Ikari Raising Project 1 – Dark Horse, Sep 2009 [152.0] ::
470. ↑31 (501) : Peanuts Complete ’73-‘74 – Fantagraphics, Sep 2009 [126.6] ::
553. ↑357 (910) : Asterix How Obelix Fell into the Magic Potion When He Was a Little Boy – Orion, Oct 2009 [105.0] ::
567. ↑30 (597) : Fables 13 The Great Fables Crossover – DC Vertigo, Feb 2010 [102.8] ::
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