CE 2009: Books

Alright, here's a look at the Top Selling Books at Comix Experience in 2009, under the cut.

First off, here is the list sorted by PIECES SOLD (quantity). I'm not going to bother noting where the ties are, or, for that matter, adding the placing numbers, or cleaning up the listings (eg: the "new ptg" that got appended to LOEG -- that's just what we've sold, total, over the year, but when a new printing came in to Diamond, that changed their data listing, which, once merged into MOBY, changed MY data listing. Such is life)

This is the Top 100 (well, 107 thanks to ties)

LOEG III CENTURY #1 1910 NEW PTG
BATMAN WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE CAPED CRUSADER HC
WATCHMEN TP (FEB058406)
SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 05 SP VS THE UNIVERSE (DEC084184)
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 09 HERE WE REMAIN
ASTERIOS POLYP GN
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE
Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 02 CYCLES (OCT058281) (MR)
FABLES TP VOL 12 THE DARK AGES
LOVE & ROCKETS NEW STORIES TP
WHO KILLED AMANDA PALMER HC
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 10 WHAT WE BECOME
Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 01 UNMANNED (OCT058020)
Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 10 WHYS AND WHEREFORES (MAR080241) (MR
CRIMINAL TP VOL 04 BAD NIGHT (NOV082430) (MR)
UMBRELLA ACADEMY TP VOL 1 APOCALYPSE SUITE
DMZ TP VOL 06 BLOOD IN THE GAME (MR)
FABLES TP VOL 11 WAR AND PIECES (AUG080229) (MR)
LOEG VOL ONE TP (JUL068290)
Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 03 ONE SMALL STEP (MAR068027) (MR)
Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 05 RING OF TRUTH (MAY050306) (MR)
100 BULLETS TP VOL 13 WILT (MR)
FABLES TP VOL 01 LEGENDS IN EXILE (APR058372)
SANDMAN TP VOL 02 THE DOLLS HOUSE (APR058268)
Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 04 SAFEWORD (APR058056) (MR)
Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 06 GIRL ON GIRL (SEP050317) (MR)
ALL STAR SUPERMAN HC VOL 02
BATMAN DARK KNIGHT RETURNS TP (DEC058055)
BOOK OF GENESIS ILLUS BY ROBERT CRUMB HC
BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 01 LONG WAY HOME
BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 03 WOLVES AT THE GATE
Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 09 MOTHERLAND (FEB070362) (MR)
ALL STAR SUPERMAN TP VOL 01
BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 04 TIME OF YOUR LIFE
POWERS TP VOL 12 COOLEST DEAD SUPERHEROES
RICHARD STARKS PARKER THE HUNTER HC
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 08 MADE TO SUFFER
BLACK HOLE COLLECTED SC
BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 05 PREDATOR & PREY
DMZ TP VOL 07 WAR POWERS
SANDMAN TP VOL 01 PRELUDES & NOCTURNES (DEC058090)
BONE COLOR ED SC VOL 01 OUT FROM BONEVILLE
FREAKANGELS TP VOL 02 (MR)
LOEG BLACK DOSSIER TP (JUL080193)
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 02 MILES BEHIND US
WARREN ELLIS FRANKENSTEINS WOMB GN
Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 07 PAPER DOLLS (FEB060341) (MR)
BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC
FREAKANGELS TP VOL 01 (SEP083753) (MR)
LOEG VOL TWO TP (FEB058407)
THE FART PARTY TP
WARREN ELLIS CROOKED LITTLE VEIN MMPB
BOYS TP VOL 04 WE GOTTA GO NOW
BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 02 NO FUTURE FOR YOU
PLANETARY TP VOL 01 ALL OVER THE WORLD AND OTHER STORIES
PREACHER TP VOL 01 GONE TO TEXAS NEW EDITION (MAR050489) (MR
TRANSMETROPOLITAN TP VOL 01 BACK ON THE STREET
BOYS TP VOL 03 GOOD FOR THE SOUL
DMZ TP VOL 01 ON THE GROUND (MAR060383) (MR)
PLANETARY TP VOL 03 LEAVING TP THE 20 TH CENTURY
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 05 BEST DEFENSE
WALTZ WITH BASHIR SC (C: 0-1-2)
CRIMINAL TP VOL 01 COWARD (MR)
DMZ TP VOL 02 BODY OF A JOURNALIST (NOV060292) (MR)
EX MACHINA TP VOL 08 DIRTY TRICKS
SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 01 SP PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE
SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 02 VS THE WORLD (DEC042750)
SURROGATES TP VOL 01 CURR PTG
SWAMP THING TP VOL 02 LOVE AND DEATH (JUL058053)
V FOR VENDETTA NEW EDITION TP (MR)
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 04 HEARTS DESIRE
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 07 THE CALM BEFORE
Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 08 KIMONO DRAGONS (AUG060299) (MR)
CRIMINAL TP VOL 02 LAWLESS (OCT072158) (MR)
EX MACHINA TP VOL 07 EX CATHEDRA (JUL080199) (MR)
FABLES TP VOL 07 ARABIAN NIGHTS AND DAYS (MAR060384) (MR)
FINAL CRISIS HC
JUSTICE TP VOL 01 (FEB080252)
PREACHER TP VOL 07 SALVATION NEW EDITION (MAY050300) (MR)
SWAMP THING TP VOL 01 SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING (APR058269)
FROM HELL TP NEW PTG
HELLBOY VOL 01 SEED OF DESTRUCTION TP
JOKER HC (JUL080124)
PLANETARY TP VOL 02 THE FOURTH MAN
PREACHER TP VOL 04 ANCIENT HISTORY NEW EDITION (MAY050299) (
PREACHER TP VOL 06 WAR IN THE SUN NEW EDITION (MAY050301) (M
SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 03 INFINITE SADNESS (OCT053132)
SECRET INVASION TP (NOV082460)
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 06 SORROWFUL LIFE
100 BULLETS TP VOL 12 DIRTY (JUN080292) (MR)
ALAN MOORE LIGHT OF THY COUNTENANCE GN (O/A) (NOV083804) (MR
ARKHAM ASYLUM ANNIVERSARY ED SC (AUG050185) (MR)
BATMAN RIP DELUXE EDITION HC
BOYS TP VOL 01 NAME OF THE GAME
BOYS TP VOL 02 GET SOME
CRIMINAL TP VOL 03 DEAD AND DYING (MR)
DMZ TP VOL 03 PUBLIC WORKS (JUN070267) (MR)
FABLES TP VOL 04 MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS (OCT058021) (M
FABLES TP VOL 08 WOLVES (SEP060313) (MR)
FREAKANGELS TP VOL 03
FUNNY MISSHAPEN BODY GN (MR) (C: 0-1-2)
PREACHER TP VOL 03 PROUD AMERICANS NEW EDITION (JUL068334) (
STAR WARS CLONE WARS ADVENTURES TP VOL 01
TOP 10 TP BOOK 01 (OCT058279)
USAGI YOJIMBO HC YOKAI
ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDE RECORDED ATTACKS GN

Everything on the Top 100 sold, on average, more than "1 copy a month".

As noted in the "overview" post, the Batman HC is a fluke because of the Gaiman signing. Therefore, so, too, is WHO KILLED AMANDA PALMER. In the latter's case, however, had I actually had ENOUGH of those for the signing it could have been in the Top 5. Such is the power of Neil Gaiman!

"Not having enough" is actually a fairly common theme this year -- there's several books here (Crumb's GENESIS, ASTERIOS POLYP, Darwyn Cooke's THE HUNTER, etc.) where I would have sold a LOT more copies if the publishers hadn't sold out of those books. Crumb, in particular, probably would have been in the Top Ten were there any reorders available from ANY of the multiple distributors I use. I ended up even buying copies from Barnes & Noble (dot com) just to have copies for sale during the actual Christmas shopping season.

Overall, I'm pretty happy with the diversity of material on this list.

Now, let's flip this around and sort this list by DOLLARS sold:

BATMAN WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE CAPED CRUSADER HC
WATCHMEN TP (FEB058406)
WHO KILLED AMANDA PALMER HC
LOEG III CENTURY #1 1910 NEW PTG
ASTERIOS POLYP GN
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 09 HERE WE REMAIN
SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 05 SP VS THE UNIVERSE (DEC084184)
WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM TP VOL 01
BOOK OF GENESIS ILLUS BY ROBERT CRUMB HC
FABLES TP VOL 12 THE DARK AGES
RICHARD STARKS PARKER THE HUNTER HC
POWERS TP VOL 12 COOLEST DEAD SUPERHEROES
FROM HELL TP NEW PTG
UMBRELLA ACADEMY TP VOL 1 APOCALYPSE SUITE
SANDMAN TP VOL 02 THE DOLLS HOUSE (APR058268)
LOST GIRLS HC
FABLES TP VOL 11 WAR AND PIECES (AUG080229) (MR)
LOVE & ROCKETS NEW STORIES TP
100 BULLETS TP VOL 13 WILT (MR)
ALL STAR SUPERMAN HC VOL 02
Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 02 CYCLES (OCT058281) (MR)
SECRET INVASION TP (NOV082460)
SANDMAN TP VOL 01 PRELUDES & NOCTURNES (DEC058090)
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 10 WHAT WE BECOME
Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 10 WHYS AND WHEREFORES (MAR080241) (MR
FINAL CRISIS HC
LOEG BLACK DOSSIER TP (JUL080193)
BLACK HOLE COLLECTED SC
FREAKANGELS TP VOL 02 (MR)
FREAKANGELS TP VOL 01 (SEP083753) (MR)
CRIMINAL TP VOL 04 BAD NIGHT (NOV082430) (MR)
LOEG VOL ONE TP (JUL068290)
Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 05 RING OF TRUTH (MAY050306) (MR)
BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 01 LONG WAY HOME
BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 03 WOLVES AT THE GATE
Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 01 UNMANNED (OCT058020)
Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 09 MOTHERLAND (FEB070362) (MR)
BOYS TP VOL 03 GOOD FOR THE SOUL
BOYS TP VOL 04 WE GOTTA GO NOW
BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE
BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 04 TIME OF YOUR LIFE
DMZ TP VOL 06 BLOOD IN THE GAME (MR)
BATMAN DARK KNIGHT RETURNS TP (DEC058055)
Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 03 ONE SMALL STEP (MAR068027) (MR)
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 08 MADE TO SUFFER
SWAMP THING TP VOL 02 LOVE AND DEATH (JUL058053)
V FOR VENDETTA NEW EDITION TP (MR)
SURROGATES TP VOL 01 CURR PTG
BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 05 PREDATOR & PREY
BATMAN RIP DELUXE EDITION HC
Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 06 GIRL ON GIRL (SEP050317) (MR)
Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 04 SAFEWORD (APR058056) (MR)
DMZ TP VOL 07 WAR POWERS
LOST GIRLS DLX SLIPCASED ED CURR PTG
SWAMP THING TP VOL 01 SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING (APR058269)
Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 07 PAPER DOLLS (FEB060341) (MR)
COMPLETE PERSEPOLIS TP
WALTZ WITH BASHIR SC (C: 0-1-2)
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 02 MILES BEHIND US
A DRIFTING LIFE TP
BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 02 NO FUTURE FOR YOU
LOEG VOL TWO TP (FEB058407)
ALL STAR SUPERMAN TP VOL 01
JOKER HC (JUL080124)
WALKING DEAD HC VOL 01
PREACHER TP VOL 07 SALVATION NEW EDITION (MAY050300) (MR)
PREACHER TP VOL 01 GONE TO TEXAS NEW EDITION (MAR050489) (MR
TRANSMETROPOLITAN TP VOL 01 BACK ON THE STREET
PLANETARY TP VOL 01 ALL OVER THE WORLD AND OTHER STORIES
WARREN ELLIS CROOKED LITTLE VEIN MMPB
BOYS TP VOL 02 GET SOME
ABSOLUTE DEATH HC
PETER & MAX A FABLES NOVEL HC
FREAKANGELS TP VOL 03
PREACHER TP VOL 06 WAR IN THE SUN NEW EDITION (MAY050301) (M
HELLBOY VOL 01 SEED OF DESTRUCTION TP
THE FART PARTY TP
FLIGHT GN VOL 06 (C: 0-1-2)
BLACK SUMMER TP
PLANETARY TP VOL 03 LEAVING TP THE 20 TH CENTURY
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 05 BEST DEFENSE
Y THE LAST MAN DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 01
CRIMINAL TP VOL 01 COWARD (MR)
Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 08 KIMONO DRAGONS (AUG060299) (MR)
FABLES TP VOL 01 LEGENDS IN EXILE (APR058372)
BONE ONE VOL ED SC (MAR058205)
BERLIN TP BOOK 02 CITY OF SMOKE (JUN083900) (MR)
R CRUMBS HEROES OF BLUES JAZZ & COUNTRY WITH CD HC
ARKHAM ASYLUM ANNIVERSARY ED SC (AUG050185) (MR)
FABLES TP VOL 04 MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS (OCT058021) (M
FABLES TP VOL 08 WOLVES (SEP060313) (MR)
TOP 10 TP BOOK 01 (OCT058279)
SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING HC BOOK 01
RUNAWAYS HC VOL 01 (JUN052053)
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 04 HEARTS DESIRE
WALKING DEAD HC VOL 02
STARMAN OMNIBUS HC VOL 02
IMMORTAL IRON FIST BY FRACTION & BRUBAKER OMNIBUS HC
FABLES TP VOL 07 ARABIAN NIGHTS AND DAYS (MAR060384) (MR)
CRIMINAL TP VOL 02 LAWLESS (OCT072158) (MR)
JUSTICE TP VOL 01 (FEB080252)

Yeah, that changes things a bit -- Hardcovers shoot up quite a lot in almost every situation.

-B