New York Times List of Graphic Books
April 11, 2010Which graphic novel is number one on the New York Times list of Graphic books?
You guessed it....
1 TWILIGHT: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL, VOL. 1, by Stephenie Meyer and Young C. Kim. (Yen Press, $19.99.) The comic adaptation of the ever-popular vampire series.
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It looks like the Manga book, Trinity Blood by Kyujyo Kiyo!
10 TRINITY BLOOD, VOL. 12, by Kyujyo Kiyo. (TOKYOPOP, $10.99.) In a dark future, the forces of the Vatican and the Methuselah Empire, which is comprised of vampires.
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Until the next time!
Happy Reading!!!!!!!!!!!!
A children's book and graphic book a day, keeps the scary monster away!
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| HARDCOVER GRAPHIC BOOKS | |||
| This Week | Weeks on List | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TWILIGHT: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL, VOL. 1, by Stephenie Meyer and Young C. Kim. (Yen Press, $19.99.) The comic adaptation of the ever-popular vampire series. | 3 | |
| 2 | KICK-ASS, by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.. (Marvel Entertainment, $14.99.) A “realistic“ and violent look at what would happen if a teenage boy put on a costume to fight crime. Not for the weak of heart. | 5 | |
| 3 | DARK TOWER: THE FALL OF GILEAD, by Robin Furth and Peter David. (Marvel Entertainment, $24.99.) This comic series explores the world set forth by Stephen King’s "Dark Tower" novels. Has Roland committed the worst crime of all? | 9 | |
| 4 | THE BOOK OF GENESIS: ILLUSTRATED, by R. Crumb. (W.W. Norton & Co., $24.95.) The legendary artist tackles the first book of the Bible. | 25 | |
| 5 | THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN, VOL. 1, by Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca. (Marvel Entertainment, $39.99.) Iron Man faces off against Ezekiel Stane and Norman Osborn in this deluxe collection of the on-going series. | 4 | |
| 6 | HALO: HELLJUMPER, by Peter David and Eric Nguyen. (Marvel Entertainment, $24.99.) Something deadly is transpiring on the colony planet Ariel and it’s up to the elite soldiers known as "Helljumpers" to find out what. | 3 | |
| 7 | BATMAN: BATTLE FOR THE COWL, by Tony Daniel. (DC Comics, $19.99.) Following the "death" of Batman, the protectors and plunderers of Gotham City fight to see who will control the mantle of the bat. | 18 | |
| 8 | BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE, by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland. (DC Comics, $17.99.) This critically acclaimed story from 1988 offers a possible origin for the Joker. | 56 | |
| 9 | DARK AVENGERS, VOL. 2, by Brian Michael Bendis and Mike Deodato. (Marvel Entertainment, $19.99.) Norman Osborn’s team of unlikely heroes faces their greatest challenge yet: a man who can control every molecule on the planet. | 2 | |
| 10 | WOLVERINE: OLD MAN LOGAN, by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven. (Marvel Entertainment, $34.99.) In a future world where the villains are triumphant, Wolverine has left heroics behind to care for his family. If only Hawkeye and the Hulk gang would accept that. | 18 | |
| PAPERBACK GRAPHIC BOOKS | |||
| This Week | Weeks on List | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: SEASON 8, VOL. 6, by Joss Whedon, Jane Espenson and others. (Dark Horse Comics, $15.99.) The vampires hold the upper hand, but the slayers are about to get some help: Oz. Plus, more on the mysterious Twilight. | 5 | |
| 2 | SCOTT PILGRIM: PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE, by Bryan O''Malley. (Oni Press, $11.95.) Meet Scott Pilgrim, twentysomething slacker, member of the band Sex Bob-Omb and would-be suitor of Ramona Flowers. | 4 | |
| 3 | THE WALKING DEAD, VOL. 1, by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore. (Image Comics, $14.99.) The gripping story of the human survivors in a world overrun by zombies begins. | 23 | |
| 4 | SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD, by Bryan Lee O'Malley. (Oni Press, $11.95.) Scott Pilgrim faces off against the second of Ramona’s evil ex-boyfriends. What will Knives Chau think? Aren’t THEY dating? | 2 | |
| 5 | THE WALKING DEAD, VOL. 11, by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard. (Image Comics, $14.99.) The road to Washington is filled with many dangers for Rick and his band of refugees. To say anything more will ruin the story. | 13 | |
| 6 | WATCHMEN, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. (DC Comics, $19.99.) This epic tale from 1986 signaled a new maturity in comic books. | 58 | |
| 7 | FABLES, VOL. 13, by Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges. (DC Comics, $17.99.) The Fables face-off against the Literals, the embodiments of romance, comedy, fantasy and one who can forever erase them from the world. | 8 | |
| 8 | V FOR VENDETTA, by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. (DC Comics, $19.99.) In a dystopian future, an anarchist sets out to topple the oppressive and totalitarian government of the United Kingdom. | 51 | |
| 9 | CHEW, VOL. 1, by John Layman and Rob Guillory. (Image Comics, $9.99.) Talk about taking a bite out of crime! Detective Tony Chu gets psychic impressions from whatever he eats, including corpses. He’s recruited to help solve the strangest cases. | 12 | |
| 10 | THE ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDE: RECORDED ATTACKS, by Max Brooks. (Three Rivers Press, $17.00.) If you want to survive a zombie attack, there may be no better way than to see how past cultures have done it. | 26 | |
| MANGA | ||
| This Week | Weeks on List | |
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| 1 | NARUTO, VOL. 47, by Masashi Kishimoto. (VIZ Media, $9.99.) Naruto learns more secrets from his past and moves closer to discovering the identity of his nemesis, Pain. | 9 |
| 2 | BLEACH, VOL. 30, by Tite Kubo. (Viz Media, $9.99.) Ichigo Kurosaki sees dead people and must help usher them safely into the afterlife. | 5 |
| 3 | XXXHOLIC, VOL. 15, by Clamp. (Del Rey, $10.99.) Kimihiro is having disturbing dream of the witch Yûko vanishing forever. | 2 |
| 4 | BLACK BUTLER, VOL. 1, by Yana Toboso. (Yen Press, $10.99.) Sebastian is a loyal butler who moves easily from dinner parties to the underworld. Is he too good to be true? Is he even human? | 10 |
| 5 | SOUL EATER, VOL. 2, by Atsushi Ohkubo. (Yen Press, $10.99.) Maka, an arms expert, wants to turn the Soul Eater, her living scythe, into the ultimate weapon for Death. | 6 |
| 6 | VAMPIRE KNIGHT, VOL. 9, by Matsuri Hino. (VIZ Media, $9.99.) Cross Academy has day and evening students, but the latter have a secret: they are vampires. | 9 |
| 7 | THE MELANCHOLY OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA, VOL. 5, by Nagaru Tanigawa, Gaku Tsugano and Noizi Ito. (Yen Press, $10.99.) Even a summer break will not stop the SOS brigade’s mission: to meet aliens, time travelers and psychics. It’s not your ordinary after-school club. | 2 |
| 8 | FAIRY TAIL, VOL. 10, by Hiro Mashima. (Del Rey) The Fairy Tail are a group of powerful wizards that includes the tough-fighter Erza Scarlet. This volume delves into her past and an impending doom. | 2 |
| 9 | ALICE IN THE COUNTRY OF HEARTS, VOL. 1, by Quinrose and Soumei Hoshino. (TOKYOPOP, $10.99.) Alice wanders into a very different part of Wonderland in this interpretation of the classic tale. In this new area of the fantasy land, every man is in love with Alice... and firearms. | 8 |
| 10 | TRINITY BLOOD, VOL. 12, by Kyujyo Kiyo. (TOKYOPOP, $10.99.) In a dark future, the forces of the Vatican and the Methuselah Empire, which is comprised of vampires. | |
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