New York Times Best Seller of Paperback Graphic Novels

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New York Times Best Seller of Paperback Graphic Novels includes Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 1, Smile (2000), Fables, Vol. 17: Inherit the Wind, The Walking Dead: A Larger World, Vol. 16, Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise, Part 2.

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Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 1

No. 1 Best Seller on August 12, 2012.
Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 1
#1 New York Times Bestseller

The villainous Bane breaks the Bat in one of the most popular and well-known Batman tales! The inmates of Arkham Asylum have broken free and Batman must push himself to the limits to re-apprehend the Joker, Poison Ivy, the Riddler, Killer Croc and more. Pushed to the limits, he comes face-to-face against the monstrosity known as Bane, who delivers a crippling blow destined to change the Caped Crusader forever!

This volume collects Batman: Vengeance of Bane Special #1, Batman #491-500, Detective Comics #659-666, Showcase '93 #7-8 and Batman: Shadow of the Bat #16-18.

Smile

release date: Jan 01, 2000
No. 1 Best Seller on August 5, 2012.
Smile
Raina Telgemeier's #1 New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning graphic memoir based on her childhood!

Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after Girl Scouts she trips and falls, severely injuring her two front teeth. What follows is a long and frustrating journey with on-again, off-again braces, surgery, embarrassing headgear, and even a retainer with fake teeth attached. And on top of all that, there's still more to deal with: a major earthquake, boy confusion, and friends who turn out to be not so friendly.
 

Fables, Vol. 17: Inherit the Wind

No. 1 Best Seller on July 29, 2012.
Fables, Vol. 17: Inherit the Wind
A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The tights and capes have been stored away forever, but it remains to be seen if Haven and its refugee inhabitants have survived the onslaught of. Where do the Fables go from here? Bigby and Snow White's cubs try to move forward after learning a hard lesson about life and death. And the loveable, fan-favorite hero Bufkin the Flying Monkey gets into more trouble when he finally reaches his homeland of Oz.

This Fables volume includes issues 108-113 of the original series.

The Walking Dead: A Larger World, Vol. 16

No. 1 Best Seller on July 8, 2012.
The Walking Dead: A Larger World, Vol. 16
  • The world we knew is gone. The world of commerce and frivolous necessity has been replaced by a world of survival and responsibility. An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe, causing the dead to rise and feed on the living. In a matter of months society has crumbled: no government, no grocery stores, no mail delivery, no cable TV. In a world ruled by the dead, the survivors are forced to finally start living.
  • Rick discovers that there are communities of survivors nearby, and begins to explore a larger world.
  • Reprinting issues #91-96 of the Eisner Award-winning series, The Walking Dead.

Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise, Part 2

No. 1 Best Seller on June 24, 2012.
Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise, Part 2
Aang and Katara are working tirelessly for peace when an impasse between Fire Lord Zuko and Earth King Kuei over Fire Nation colonies within the borders of the Earth Nation threatens to plunge the world back into war! Meanwhile, Sokka must help Toph prepare her hapless first class of metalbending students to defend their school against a rival class of firebenders!

* Written by Eisner winner and National Book Award nominee Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese).

Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 2: Knightquest

No. 1 Best Seller on June 17, 2012.
Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 2: Knightquest
Mentally defeated and physically broken, Bruce Wayne suffered a crippling blow while battling the brutal Bane. Now, the mantle of the Bat must be passed on to another, and Jean Paul Valley answers the call! But as the new Caped Crusader slowly loses his grip on sanity, his idea of justice takes a violent and deadly turn. Witnessing this dangerous behavior firsthand, Nightwing and Robin try to come to grips with Bruce's highly controversial decision while the new Batman sets his sights on taking revenge against Bane!

This volume collects Detective Comics #667-675, Shadow of the Bat #19-20, #24-28, Batman #501-508, Catwoman #6-7 and Robin #7.

Rise of the Serpentine (Ninjago #3)

No. 1 Best Seller on June 10, 2012.
Rise of the Serpentine (Ninjago #3)

Zane, Cole, Jay, and Kai return after a confrontation with their master, Sensei Wu, in NINJAGO #2. The four masters of Spinjitzu must now face an unknown future full of new enemies, and greater obstacles. The major mystery they must now confront is, who are the snake tribes known as the Serpentine?

Batman: Bruce Wayne - The Road Home

No. 1 Best Seller on June 3, 2012.
Batman: Bruce Wayne - The Road Home
Bruce Wayne may have been missing, but Gotham City's criminals and crime-fighters kept the action alive in his absense! Now that he's made a long return trip to the land of the living, Batman finally gets a chance to reunite with those characters closest to him. Featuring Batman's greatest allies and enemies, friends, foes and loved ones, this series of eight interconnected one-shots connects Bruce Wayne's past to Batman's exciting future! Spotlighting Oracle, Red Robin, Catwoman, Robin, Dick Grayson, Commissioner Gordon, Ra's al Ghul, the Outsiders, Batgirl and more! How will Gotham react to the return of The Dark Knight? Find out here!

This collection includes the issues Bruce Wayne - The Road Home: Batman & Robin #1, Bruce Wayne - The Road Home: Red Robin #1, Bruce Wayne - The Road Home: Batgirl #1, Bruce Wayne - The Road Home: Outsiders #1, Bruce Wayne - The Road Home: Catwoman #1, Bruce Wayne - The Road Home: Oracle#1, Bruce Wayne - The Road Home: Commissioner Gordon #1, and Bruce Wayne - The Road Home: Ra's Al Ghul #1

Animal Man Vol. 1: The Hunt (The New 52)

No. 1 Best Seller on May 27, 2012.
Animal Man Vol. 1: The Hunt (The New 52)
A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“The best thing to come out of the DC relaunch. Absolutely knocked it out of the park….Gold stars for the creative team.” –io9

As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics—The New 52 event of September 2011, Animal Man Buddy Baker, has gone from "super" man to family man–but is he strong enough to hold his family together when Maxine, his young daughter, starts to manifest her own dangerous powers? As these new abilities continue to terrify Buddy and his wife Ellen, things take a turn for the worse as Buddy begins a startling transformation of his own that will lead him on a journey into the heart of The Red. Collected here are the first 6 issues of this dramatic new series from writer Jeff Lemire (Sweet Tooth) and artist Travel Foreman (The Immortal Iron Fist)!

This volume collect issues 1-6 of Animal Man, part of the DC Comics—The New 52 event.

Cinderella: Fables Are Forever (Fables: Cinderella)

No. 1 Best Seller on May 13, 2012.
Cinderella: Fables Are Forever (Fables: Cinderella)
Fabletown's favorite secret agent and bon vivant Cinderella is back on the job again in this follow up limited series to CINDERELLA: FROM FABLETOWN WITH LOVE. Someone is killing sorcerers out on the Farm, and all signs point to Cinderella's archnemesis from the old days. The only problem is, Cinderella has always believed that her nemesis has been dead for years.

Mask of the Sensei (Ninjago #2)

No. 1 Best Seller on March 18, 2012.
Mask of the Sensei (Ninjago #2)
Back in their home village after the battle with Garmadon, the four ninja are hoping for some R&R. Instead, they get drawn into a fight to the finish with the most powerful and unexpected foe they have ever faced: Sensei Wu-their own sensei! Can the students hope to defeat the master?

Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise, Part 1

No. 1 Best Seller on February 26, 2012.
Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise, Part 1
The wait is over! Ever since the conclusion of Avatar: The Last Airbender, its millions of fans have been hungry for more - and it''s finally here! Think of it as Book (season) Four of Avatar! This series rejoins Aang and friends for exciting new adventures, beginning with a face-off against the Fire Nation that threatens to throw the world into another war, testing all of Aang's powers and ingenuity! Written by National Book Award Nominee Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese), in close collaboration with series creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, this is the story that Avatar lovers have been clamoring for, as well as a perfect jumping-on point for new fans!

Health Care Reform: What It Is, Why It's Necessary, How It Works

No. 1 Best Seller on February 5, 2012.
Health Care Reform: What It Is, Why It's Necessary, How It Works

You won't have to worry about going broke if you get sick.

We will start to bring the costs of health care under control.

And we will do all this while reducing the federal deficit.

That is the promise of the Affordable Care Act. But from the moment President Obama signed the bill into law in 2010, a steady and mounting avalanche of misinformation about the ACA has left a growing majority of Americans confused about what it is, why it's necessary, and how it works. If you're one of them, buy this book. From how to tame the twin threats of rising costs and the increasing number of uninsured to why an insurance mandate is good for your health, Health Care Reform dispels false fears by arming you with facts.

The Walking Dead, Vol. 15: We Find Ourselves

No. 1 Best Seller on January 15, 2012.
The Walking Dead, Vol. 15: We Find Ourselves
  • The world we knew is gone. The world of commerce and frivolous necessity has been replaced by a world of survival and responsibility. An epidemic of apocalyptic proportions has swept the globe, causing the dead to rise and feed on the living. In a matter of months society has crumbled: no government, no grocery stores, no mail delivery, no cable TV. In a world ruled by the dead, the survivors are forced to finally start living.
  • The events of No Way Out have affected everyone in the Community, and not everyone has survived to pick up the pieces.
  • Reprinting issues #85-90 of the Eisner Award-winning series, The Walking Dead.
  • Reprint Edition

Fables Vol. 16: Super Team

No. 1 Best Seller on January 8, 2012.
Fables Vol. 16: Super Team
Now why oh why in this mixed-up world would we saddle an important series that has never had anything to do with Super Heroes with a title like “Super Team”? And why has that snotty little Pinocchio suddenly got it into his head that he needs to design tight-fitting costumes for a carefully selected team of Fables? In fact, why was the little brat caught looking over his own comic-book collection, mumbling things like, “We can call him Werewolf Man, and he can be The Golden Knight, and she can be called The Green Witch?”

This volume also includes a special story illustrated by Terry Moore (Echo, Strangers in Paradise)!

Scalped Vol. 8: You Gotta Sin to Get Saved

No. 1 Best Seller on December 11, 2011.
Scalped Vol. 8: You Gotta Sin to Get Saved
#1 NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller

Fifteen years ago, Dashiell “Dash” Bad Horse ran away from a life of poverty and hopelessness on the Prairie Rose Indian Reservation in search of something better. Now he's come back home armed with nothing but a set of nunchucks, a hell-bent-for-leather attitude and one dark secret, to find nothing much has changed on “The Rez” – short of a glimmering new casino run by a corrupt leader named Red Crow, and a once-proud people overcome by drugs and organized crime.

In this volume, Red Crow takes on a new challenger for tribal leadership, Dash pursues his mother's murderer and Officer Falls Down faces a most unusual captivity.

Larry in Wonderland: A Pearls Before Swine Collection

No. 1 Best Seller on October 23, 2011.
Larry in Wonderland: A Pearls Before Swine Collection
One of the best-selling cartoons today. Offering blistering commentary on hot-button topics related to recent news events, popular culture, cartoon-page contemporaries, and more, Pearls Before Swine expertly illustrates the flaws and shortcomings of human nature through Pastis’s mindful menagerie of fiery and feisty characters.

Stephan Pastis offers Pearls Before Swine fans a visit to the other side of the looking glass with his latest collection, Larry in Wonderland. Collecting almost a year's worth of strips, Larry in Wonderland offers cutting-edge commentary on recent news events, popular culture, and cartoon-page contemporaries, and imparts the knowledge that in Wonderland, crocodiles taste a lot like chicken.

Through Pastis's mindful menagerie of characters, including the Mad Ducker, Cheshire Snuffles, Tweedledum Pig, and Tweedledee Idiot Pig, along with Raterpillar, Zebra, and Larry the Croc, Pearls Before Swine expertly illustrates the flaws and shortcomings of human nature, while remaining "indifferent" to conventional cartoon molds such as plotline "continuity." In the words of Raterpillar, "Plotline schmotline."

With multiple honors as Best Comic Strip of the Year by the National Cartoonists Society, and an international fan base that follows the strip's appearance in more than 600 newspapers worldwide, Pearls Before Swine transports readers to a world of shifting perspectives and alternate realities, like the one presented inside Larry in Wonderland.

Amulet #4: The Last Council

No. 1 Best Seller on September 25, 2011.
Amulet #4: The Last Council
Kazu Kibuishi's thrilling, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling series continues!

Emily and her friends think they'll find the help they need in Cielis, but something isn't right. Streets that were once busy are deserted, and the townspeople who are left live in crippling fear. Emily is escorted to the Academy where she's expected to compete for a spot on the Guardian Council, the most powerful Stonekeepers. But as the number of competitors gets smaller and smaller, a terrible secret is slowly uncovered--a secret that, if left buried, means certain destruction of everything Emily fights for.

The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future

release date: May 01, 2011
No. 1 Best Seller on September 4, 2011.
The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future
Tra-la-laaa! The wait is over! Dav Pilkey--ahem--we mean, George and Harold, the authors of SUPER DIAPER BABY, are back with their second epic novel! Now with super-cool foil covers! Shiny! Fun!

Meet Ook and Gluk, the stars of this sensationally silly graphic novel from the creators of Captain Underpants! It's 500,001 BC, and Ook and Gluk's hometown of Caveland, Ohio, is under attack by an evil corporation from the future. When Ook, Gluk, and their little dinosaur pal Lily are pulled through a time portal to 2222, they discover a future world that's even more devastated than their own. Luckily, they find a friend in Master Wong, a martial arts instructor who trains them in the ways of kung fu. Now all they have to do is travel back in time 502,223 years and save the day!

Maus

No. 1 Best Seller on August 28, 2011.
Maus
A story of a Jewish survivor of Hitler's Europe and his son, a cartoonist who tries to come to terms with his father's story and history itself.

Blackest Night

No. 1 Best Seller on August 7, 2011.
Blackest Night
Comics hottest writer Geoff Johns (GREEN LANTERN: SINESTRO CORPS WAR, THE FLASH, ACTION COMICS, JSA) and superstar artist Ivan Reis raise the dead in this hardcover collection of the most anticipated comics event of the year!

Throughout the decades, death has plagued the DC Universe and taken the lives of heroes and villains alike. But to what end? As the War between the different colored Lantern Corps rages on, the prophecy of the Blackest Night descends and it's up to Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps to lead DC's greatest champions in a battle to save the Universe from an army of undead Black Lanterns made up of fallen Green Lanterns and DC's deceased heroes and villains.

This collection of the best-selling epic is the culmination of the events that Geoff Johns has been leading to since he relaunched the Green Lantern franchise in 2006!

Collects BLACKEST NIGHT #0-8 


From the Hardcover edition.

The Walking Dead, Vol. 14: No Way Out

No. 1 Best Seller on July 10, 2011.
The Walking Dead, Vol. 14: No Way Out
As the Eisner Award-winning series continues, no one in The Community is safe from what happens within its walls!

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 Volume 8: Last Gleaming (Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Dark Horse))

No. 1 Best Seller on July 3, 2011.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 Volume 8: Last Gleaming (Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Dark Horse))
The Season Finale is here, and Buffy must face the ultimate betrayal! Seems like a perfect time for Spike to come back.Series creator Joss Whedon writes the final story arc of Buffy Season 8, taking his greatest characters to places only he can! Teamed with series artist Georges Jeanty, Joss reunites the dysfunctional gang of Buffy, Angel, and Spike, in the thick of it together for the first time since Season 3, and gives the Scoobies their gravest challenge ever — defending reality itself from an onslaught of demons. It's the biggest Buffy finale ever!

DMZ Vol. 10: Collective Punishment

No. 1 Best Seller on June 12, 2011.
DMZ Vol. 10: Collective Punishment
In this collection of five single-issue stories, citizens and soldiers – new characters and old – weather the storm of a brutal “shock and awe” bombing campaign on the DMZ.

Includes a story concerning the enigmatic Wilson, the self-professed protector of Chinatown and confidant to series star Matty Roth who has always said he'd own the DMZ in the end. Now, with the U.S. poised to steamroll its way into the city, it's do-or-die time for the old man. In another, Matty lends his Liberty News secure phone line to DMZ citizens to reach out to loved ones outside the city – a direct violation of his contract. Is this the beginning of a new, compassionate Matty looking to atone? Or are more cynical motives at play? Find out in this newest collection of the acclaimed series.

Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, Vol. 2: Chameleons

No. 1 Best Seller on June 5, 2011.
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, Vol. 2: Chameleons
With Gwen Stacy, the Human Torch and Iceman boarding at Aunt May's house, you'd think Peter Parker would have it easy for a change. But in the world of Spider-Man, that's rarely the case. First, Spidey and his houseguests discover their neighbor Rick Jones possesses special abilities. Meanwhile, with mutants outlawed across the country, what happens when agents find out where Kitty Pryde's been hiding?

Secret Six: The Reptile Brain

No. 1 Best Seller on May 29, 2011.
Secret Six: The Reptile Brain
The Secret Six begin a bloody trail of vengeance in order to save Catman's kidnapped son.

Catman's past crawls back to haunt him when three men kidnap his long-lost son. His Secret Six teammates come to his aid and together they chase the kidnappers to Africa, leaving a bloody trail of vengeance behind them. Will they be too late to save the only person Catman cares about?

Fables Vol. 15: Rose Red

No. 1 Best Seller on May 1, 2011.
Fables Vol. 15: Rose Red
The next collection in the New York Times best selling series.

Rose Red, sister of Snow White, has finally hit rock bottom. Does she stay there, or is it time to start the long, tortuous climb back up? The Farm is in chaos, as many factions compete to fill the void of her missing leadership. And there's a big magical fight brewing down in the town square, right under her window.

The Unwritten Vol. 3: Dead Man's Knock

No. 1 Best Seller on April 17, 2011.
The Unwritten Vol. 3: Dead Man's Knock
The third volume of the critically acclaimed New York Times best selling new series from the Eisner-nominated creative team of Mike Carey and Peter Gross!

The fictional adventures of Tommy Taylor are the biggest publishing sensation of the still-young century. And now, years after the last volume, Tommy's creator Wilson Taylor, long missing and believed dead, is unleashing a brand-new Tommy Taylor book upon the world. There's just none problem: It's not a new Tommy Taylor book at all.
 
Sinister forces have create a fake book in Wilson's name, a fraud designed to destroy his literary legacy – and coax the reclusive author of hiding so they can destroy him once and or all. But they didn't count on Wilson's most powerful creation: his son, the real Tom Taylor.
 
To unmasks the truth about the new Tommy, Tom must confront some of the darkest secrets that surround him, from the hidden fate of his father to the secret origin of his closest friend to the true nature of his fictional alter ego. Will Tom be able to stop his doppelganger's return? Or will the publishing event of the decade lead to the end of time?

Batman Beyond: Hush Beyond

No. 1 Best Seller on March 27, 2011.
Batman Beyond: Hush Beyond
A new graphic novel inspired by the fan-favorite animated TV series Batman Beyond!

Terry McGinnis – the Batman of the future – and an elderly Bruce Wayne – the original Batman – are the sworn protectors of Neo-Gotham. But when someone targets The Dark Knight's old foes, the new Batman must begin a case that reaches back into Bruce Wayne's past and puts Terry's future directly in danger.

Daytripper

No. 1 Best Seller on February 27, 2011.
Daytripper
The acclaimed DAYTRIPPER follows Bras de Olivias Dominguez during different periods in his life, each with the same ending: his death.

DAYTRIPPER follows the life of one man, Bras de Olivias Dominguez. Every chapter features an important period in Bras' life in exotic Brazil, and each story ends the same way: with his death. And then, the following story starts up at a different point in his life, oblivious to his death in the previous issue – and then also ends with him dying again. In every chapter, Bras dies at different moments in his life, as the story follows him through his entire existence – one filled with possibilities of happiness and sorrow, good and bad, love and loneliness. Each issue rediscovers the many varieties of daily life, in a story about living life to its fullest – because any of us can die at any moment.

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