Graphic Novel Rankings: 2010, Week 1
And now, something special for everyone:
Your Executive Summary and Index, Week Ending 3 January 2010
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last posted rankings for week ending 6 September 2009. [Yes, procedures and archived data are already in place to cover those four months, but I thought most of you wouldn’t mind me getting on with the most current set of charts.]
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The Weekly Charts:
Your Executive Summary and Index
Week ending 3 January 2010
Internet Archive link: http://www.archive.org/details/GraphicNovelRankingsWeekEnding03January2010
Comics Top 500
1. The Book of Genesis – Crumb – WW Norton, Oct 2009 [810.6] ::
2. Watchmen – DC Vertigo, Apr 1995 [775.5] ::
3. The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks – Random House Three Rivers Press, Oct 2009 [759.1] ::
4. Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth – Bloomsbury, Sep 2009 [690.9] ::
5. Maus 1 – Random House Pantheon, Aug 1986 [664.9] ::
6. Batman Arkham Asylum – DC, Nov 2005 [662.0] ::
7. Batman The Killing Joke – DC, Mar 2008 [659.8] ::
8. Vampire Knight 8 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2009 [643.0] ::
9. Maximum Ride 1 – Yen Press, Jan 2009 [642.2] ::
10. Sandman 1 – DC Vertigo, Sep 1991 [634.4] ::
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Top Imprints
Number of titles ranking in the Comics 500:
Viz Shonen Jump 53
DC Vertigo 40
Tokyopop 32
Viz Shonen Jump Advanced 31
Andrews McMeel 27
DC 26
Viz Shojo Beat 24
Yen Press 24
Marvel 23
Dark Horse 16
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Top 50 Series:
1. Naruto – Viz Shonen Jump [2,002.7] ::
2. Batman – DC [1,853.6] ::
3. Sandman – DC Vertigo [1,431.5] ::
4. Vampire Knight – Viz Shojo Beat [1,342.0] ::
5. Bleach – Viz Shonen Jump [1,330.0] ::
6. Bone – Scholastic Graphix [1,279.0] ::
7. Maximum Ride – Yen Press [1,258.8] ::
8. Fruits Basket – Tokyopop [1,225.4] ::
9. Buffy the Vampire Slayer – Dark Horse [1,174.4] ::
10. Maus – Random House Pantheon [1,164.1] ::
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Top 500 Manga:
1. Vampire Knight 8 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2009 [643.0] ::
2. Maximum Ride 1 – Yen Press, Jan 2009 [642.2] ::
3. Maximum Ride 2 – Yen Press, Oct 2009 [616.6] ::
4. Naruto 46 – Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2009 [570.8] ::
5. Fullmetal Alchemist 21 – Viz, Nov 2009 [520.8] ::
6. Bleach 29 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2009 [520.1] ::
7. Naruto 45 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2009 [497.6] ::
8. Fruits Basket 23 – Tokyopop, Jul 2009 [483.7] ::
9. Vampire Knight 7 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2009 [468.1] ::
10. Ouran High School Host Club 13 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2009 [461.9] ::
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Top 50 Manga Series:
1. Naruto – Viz Shonen Jump [2,002.7] ::
2. Vampire Knight – Viz Shojo Beat [1,342.0] ::
3. Bleach – Viz Shonen Jump [1,330.0] ::
4. Maximum Ride – Yen Press [1,258.8] ::
5. Fruits Basket – Tokyopop [1,225.4] ::
6. Fullmetal Alchemist – Viz [1,137.8] ::
7. Ouran High School Host Club – Viz Shojo Beat [976.7] ::
8. Death Note – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced [960.3] ::
9. Rosario+Vampire – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced [881.9] ::
10. Black Bird – Viz Shojo Beat [779.3] ::
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Top 50 New Releases:
(November & December 2009 releases)
8. Vampire Knight 8 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2009 [643.0] ::
12. Batman Battle for the Cowl – DC, Nov 2009 [628.7] ::
13. Wolverine Old Man Logan – Marvel, Nov 2009 [625.7] ::
23. Fullmetal Alchemist 21 – Viz, Nov 2009 [520.8] ::
24. Bleach 29 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2009 [520.1] ::
38. Ouran High School Host Club 13 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2009 [461.9] ::
41. Tales from the Crypt 8 Diary of a Stinky Dead Kid – Papercutz, Nov 2009 [455.0] ::
43. Green Lantern Agent Orange – DC, Nov 2009 [439.0] ::
48. Footnotes in Gaza – Macmillan Metropolitan Books, Dec 2009 [426.8] ::
59. Black Bird 2 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2009 [411.1] ::
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Top 50 Preorders:
589. The Stand 2 American Nightmares – Marvel, Jan 2010 [99.1] ::
601. Inuyasha 44 – Viz, Jan 2010 [97.5] ::
714. The Stand 1 Captain Trips – Marvel, Jan 2010 [76.0] ::
860. Fables 13 The Great Fables Crossover – DC Vertigo, Feb 2010 [55.5] ::
908. One Piece vols 1-3 collection – Viz Shonen Jump, Jan 2010 [49.8] ::
940. Daredevil by Brian Michael Bendis & Alex Maleev Omnibus 2 – Marvel, Jan 2010 [45.8] ::
988. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight 6 – Dark Horse, Mar 2010 [40.4] ::
1011. Asterix and Obelix’s Birthday: The Golden Book – Orion, Jan 2010 [38.2] ::
1030. X-Men X-Force 3 – Marvel, Apr 2010 [36.1] ::
1047. Peanuts Complete ’75-‘76 – Fantagraphics, Apr 2010 [34.6] ::
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