Graphic Novel Rankings: 2009, Week 35
Your Executive Summary and Index, Week Ending 23 August 2009
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Your Executive Summary and Index
Week ending 23 August 2009009
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Comics Top 500
1. ↔0 (1) : Watchmen – DC Vertigo, Apr 1995 [813.0] ::
2. ↔0 (2) : Batman Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader – DC, Jul 2009 [738.1] ::
3. ↔0 (3) : V for Vendetta – DC Vertigo, Apr 1995 [718.0] ::
4. ↔0 (4) : Batman The Killing Joke – DC, Mar 2008 [700.5] ::
5. ↔0 (5) : Final Crisis – DC, Jun 2009 [684.5] ::
6. ↑2 (8) : Batman The Dark Knight Returns – DC, May 1997 [680.6] ::
7. ↔0 (7) : Fruits Basket 23 – Tokyopop, Jul 2009 [655.6] ::
8. ↑3 (11) : Vampire Knight 7 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2009 [634.1] ::
9. ↑4 (13) : Sandman 1 – DC Vertigo, Sep 1991 [625.5] ::
10. ↓-1 (9) : Asterios Polyp – Random House Pantheon, Jul 2009 [611.8] ::
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Top Imprints
Number of titles ranking in the Comics 500:
Viz Shonen Jump 58
DC Vertigo 51
DC 39
Viz Shonen Jump Advanced 33
Viz Shojo Beat 29
Tokyopop 26
Dark Horse 23
Marvel 20
Del Rey 18
Viz 16
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Top 50 Series:
1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto – Viz Shonen Jump [2,102.8] ::
2. ↔0 (2) : Batman – DC [1,974.6] ::
3. ↑1 (4) : Sandman – DC Vertigo [1,444.2] ::
4. ↓-1 (3) : Green Lantern – DC [1,424.9] ::
5. ↔0 (5) : Fruits Basket – Tokyopop [1,409.3] ::
6. ↔0 (6) : Vampire Knight – Viz Shojo Beat [1,263.5] ::
7. ↑5 (12) : Walking Dead – Image Comics [1,258.8] ::
8. ↓-1 (7) : Bleach – Viz Shonen Jump [1,220.4] ::
9. ↑1 (10) : Rosario+Vampire – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced [1,153.1] ::
10. ↓-1 (9) : Fullmetal Alchemist – Viz [1,128.0] ::
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Top 500 Manga:
1. ↔0 (1) : Fruits Basket 23 – Tokyopop, Jul 2009 [655.6] ::
2. ↔0 (2) : Vampire Knight 7 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2009 [634.1] ::
3. ↔0 (3) : Naruto 45 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2009 [595.6] ::
4. ↔0 (4) : Maximum Ride 1 – Yen Press, Jan 2009 [583.8] ::
5. ↑1 (6) : Rosario+Vampire 8 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2009 [569.5] ::
6. ↓-1 (5) : Fullmetal Alchemist 19 – Viz, Jul 2009 [568.5] ::
7. ↔0 (7) : Dark Hunters 1 – St. Martin’s Griffin, Apr 2009 [537.7] ::
8. ↔0 (8) : Naruto 43 – Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2009 [518.1] ::
9. ↔0 (9) : Naruto 44 – Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2009 [484.5] ::
10. ↑1 (11) : Bleach 27 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2009 [480.0] ::
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Top 50 Manga Series:
1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto – Viz Shonen Jump [2,102.8] ::
2. ↔0 (2) : Fruits Basket – Tokyopop [1,409.3] ::
3. ↔0 (3) : Vampire Knight – Viz Shojo Beat [1,263.5] ::
4. ↔0 (4) : Bleach – Viz Shonen Jump [1,220.4] ::
5. ↑1 (6) : Rosario+Vampire – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced [1,153.1] ::
6. ↓-1 (5) : Fullmetal Alchemist – Viz [1,128.0] ::
7. ↔0 (7) : Ouran High School Host Club – Viz Shojo Beat [923.8] ::
8. ↑1 (9) : Death Note – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced [894.1] ::
9. ↓-1 (8) : Negima! – Del Rey [808.3] ::
10. ↑1 (11) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle – Del Rey [683.8] ::
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Top 50 New Releases:
(July & August 2009)
2. ↔0 (2) : Batman Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader – DC, Jul 2009 [738.1] ::
7. ↔0 (7) : Fruits Basket 23 – Tokyopop, Jul 2009 [655.6] ::
8. ↑3 (11) : Vampire Knight 7 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2009 [634.1] ::
10. ↓-1 (9) : Asterios Polyp – Random House Pantheon, Jul 2009 [611.8] ::
12. ↑2 (14) : Naruto 45 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2009 [595.6] ::
18. ↑2 (20) : Rosario+Vampire 8 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2009 [569.5] ::
19. ↓-2 (17) : Fullmetal Alchemist 19 – Viz, Jul 2009 [568.5] ::
25. ↑10 (35) : Mercy Thompson Homecoming – Del Rey/Dabel Bros., Aug 2009 [531.5] ::
27. ↓-15 (12) : Green Lantern Rage of the Red Lanterns – DC, Aug 2009 [521.5] ::
30. ↓-12 (18) : Parker 1 The Hunter – IDW, Jul 2009 [513.3] ::
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Top 50 Preorders:
144. ↓-15 (129) : Diary of a Wimpy Kid 4 – HNA Amulet, Oct 2009 [300.0] ::
182. ↑78 (260) : Peanuts Complete ’71-‘74 – Fantagraphics, Sep 2009 [263.5] ::
231. ↑109 (340) : Peanuts Complete ’73-‘74 – Fantagraphics, Sep 2009 [229.0] ::
244. ↑19 (263) : Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight 5 – Dark Horse, Sep 2009 [221.0] ::
288. ↓-32 (256) : Dean Koontz’s Nevermore – Del Rey/Dabel Bros., Oct 2009 [195.4] ::
316. ↑22 (338) : Iron Man World’s Most Wanted – Marvel, Nov 2009 [184.3] ::
344. ↑31 (375) : The Book of Genesis – Crumb – WW Norton, Oct 2009 [171.7] ::
356. ↑163 (519) : Black Is for Beginnings – Llewellyn Flux, Sep 2009 [166.6] ::
418. ↓-11 (407) : Simon’s Cat – Grand Central Publishing, Sep 2009 [139.4] ::
440. ↓-29 (411) : Neon Genesis Evangelion The Shinji Ikari Raising Project 1 – Dark Horse, Sep 2009 [129.0] ::
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