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Your Executive Summary and Index, Week Ending 30 August 2009

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Your Executive Summary and Index
Week ending 30 August 2009009

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Comics Top 500

1. ↔0 (1) : Watchmen – DC Vertigo, Apr 1995 [810.1] ::
2. ↑2 (4) : Batman The Killing Joke – DC, Mar 2008 [721.2] ::
3. ↓-1 (2) : Batman Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader – DC, Jul 2009 [717.8] ::
4. ↓-1 (3) : V for Vendetta – DC Vertigo, Apr 1995 [717.0] ::
5. ↑1 (6) : Batman The Dark Knight Returns – DC, May 1997 [687.9] ::
6. ↓-1 (5) : Final Crisis – DC, Jun 2009 [672.0] ::
7. ↑4 (11) : Batman Arkham Asylum – DC, Nov 2005 [654.6] ::
8. ↓-1 (7) : Fruits Basket 23 – Tokyopop, Jul 2009 [636.5] ::
9. ↑16 (25) : Mercy Thompson Homecoming – Del Rey/Dabel Bros., Aug 2009 [633.7] ::
10. ↓-1 (9) : Sandman 1 – DC Vertigo, Sep 1991 [616.6] ::

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Top Imprints
Number of titles ranking in the Comics 500:

Viz Shonen Jump 62
DC Vertigo 53
DC 39
Viz Shonen Jump Advanced 33
Viz Shojo Beat 29
Marvel 22
Del Rey 19
Tokyopop 19
Dark Horse 18
Image Comics 17

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Top 50 Series:

1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto – Viz Shonen Jump [2,132.3] ::
2. ↔0 (2) : Batman – DC [2,005.7] ::
3. ↔0 (3) : Sandman – DC Vertigo [1,391.2] ::
4. ↑1 (5) : Fruits Basket – Tokyopop [1,342.2] ::
5. ↑2 (7) : Walking Dead – Image Comics [1,341.0] ::
6. ↔0 (6) : Vampire Knight – Viz Shojo Beat [1,255.5] ::
7. ↑1 (8) : Bleach – Viz Shonen Jump [1,233.5] ::
8. ↓-4 (4) : Green Lantern – DC [1,214.7] ::
9. ↑8 (17) : Fables – DC Vertigo [1,166.7] ::
10. ↑1 (11) : Buffy the Vampire Slayer – Dark Horse [1,116.5] ::

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Top 500 Manga:

1. ↔0 (1) : Fruits Basket 23 – Tokyopop, Jul 2009 [636.5] ::
2. ↔0 (2) : Vampire Knight 7 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2009 [608.9] ::
3. ↔0 (3) : Naruto 45 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2009 [588.1] ::
4. ↔0 (4) : Maximum Ride 1 – Yen Press, Jan 2009 [579.3] ::
5. ↑1 (6) : Fullmetal Alchemist 19 – Viz, Jul 2009 [547.1] ::
6. ↓-1 (5) : Rosario+Vampire 8 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2009 [542.0] ::
7. ↔0 (7) : Dark Hunters 1 – St. Martin’s Griffin, Apr 2009 [527.3] ::
8. ↔0 (8) : Naruto 43 – Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2009 [517.9] ::
9. ↔0 (9) : Naruto 44 – Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2009 [480.4] ::
10. ↑2 (12) : Naruto 42 – Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2009 [474.4] ::

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Top 50 Manga Series:

1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto – Viz Shonen Jump [2,132.3] ::
2. ↔0 (2) : Fruits Basket – Tokyopop [1,342.2] ::
3. ↔0 (3) : Vampire Knight – Viz Shojo Beat [1,255.5] ::
4. ↔0 (4) : Bleach – Viz Shonen Jump [1,233.5] ::
5. ↔0 (5) : Rosario+Vampire – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced [1,113.6] ::
6. ↔0 (6) : Fullmetal Alchemist – Viz [1,076.2] ::
7. ↑1 (8) : Death Note – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced [896.2] ::
8. ↓-1 (7) : Ouran High School Host Club – Viz Shojo Beat [879.1] ::
9. ↔0 (9) : Negima! – Del Rey [766.0] ::
10. ↑2 (12) : D. Gray-Man – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced [710.8] ::

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Top 50 New Releases:
(July & August 2009)

3. ↓-1 (2) : Batman Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader – DC, Jul 2009 [717.8] ::
8. ↓-1 (7) : Fruits Basket 23 – Tokyopop, Jul 2009 [636.5] ::
9. ↑16 (25) : Mercy Thompson Homecoming – Del Rey/Dabel Bros., Aug 2009 [633.7] ::
12. ↓-4 (8) : Vampire Knight 7 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2009 [608.9] ::
13. ↓-3 (10) : Asterios Polyp – Random House Pantheon, Jul 2009 [599.8] ::
14. ↑23 (37) : Walking Dead 10 – Image Comics, Aug 2009 [596.8] ::
16. ↓-4 (12) : Naruto 45 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2009 [588.1] ::
21. ↓-2 (19) : Fullmetal Alchemist 19 – Viz, Jul 2009 [547.1] ::
22. ↓-4 (18) : Rosario+Vampire 8 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2009 [542.0] ::
28. ↑3 (31) : Mouse Guard 2 Winter 1152 – Archaia Studios, Aug 2009 [513.7] ::

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Top 50 Preorders:

140. ↑4 (144) : Diary of a Wimpy Kid 4 – HNA Amulet, Oct 2009 [300.0] ::
164. ↑18 (182) : Peanuts Complete ’71-‘74 – Fantagraphics, Sep 2009 [281.9] ::
179. ↑416 (595) : Avengers Dark Avengers 1 – Marvel, Sep 2009 [264.7] ::
188. ↑43 (231) : Peanuts Complete ’73-‘74 – Fantagraphics, Sep 2009 [258.2] ::
194. ↑162 (356) : Black Is for Beginnings – Llewellyn Flux, Sep 2009 [254.4] ::
219. ↑25 (244) : Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight 5 – Dark Horse, Sep 2009 [233.7] ::
273. ↑43 (316) : Iron Man World’s Most Wanted – Marvel, Nov 2009 [207.7] ::
294. ↓-6 (288) : Dean Koontz’s Nevermore – Del Rey/Dabel Bros., Oct 2009 [193.2] ::
315. ↑29 (344) : The Book of Genesis – Crumb – WW Norton, Oct 2009 [184.4] ::
327. ↑627 (954) : Bleach 28 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2009 [179.8] ::

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