Comix Experience 2012 Best Sellers: Books
/We sell more books than periodicals (dollars this year: 55% books v 40% comics), so this is my favorite category! I believe this is a wonderfully amazingly diverse list of material sold.
First off, by pieces:
1 | SAGA TP VOL 01 |
2 | LOEG III CENTURY #3 2009 |
3 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 16 A LARGER WORLD |
4 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE |
5 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 15 WE FIND OURSELVES |
6 | MANHATTAN PROJECTS TP VOL 01 SCIENCE BAD |
7 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 17 SOMETHING TO FEAR |
8 | DARTH VADER AND SON HC |
9 | LOVE AND ROCKETS NEW STORIES TP VOL 05 |
10 | WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM TP VOL 01 |
11 | ALAN MOORE NEONOMICON TP |
MY FRIEND DAHMER SC | |
13 | WATCHMEN TP |
14 | BATMAN YEAR ONE DELUXE SC |
15 | CHEW TP VOL 05 MAJOR LEAGUE CHEW |
FABLES TP VOL 17 INHERIT THE WIND | |
HARK A VAGRANT HC | |
NINJAGO GN VOL 01 CHALLENGE OF SAMUKAI | |
PROPHET TP VOL 01 REMISSION | |
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 02 MILES BEHIND US | |
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 03 SAFETY BEHIND BARS | |
22 | FLEX MENTALLO MAN OF MUSCLE MYSTERY DLX HC |
OGLAF BOOK ONE | |
24 | FATALE TP VOL 01 DEATH CHASES ME |
25 | HABIBI GN |
RICHARD STARKS PARKER v3 THE SCORE | |
UNTERZAKHN GN | |
28 | ARE YOU MY MOTHER A COMIC DRAMA HC |
KING CITY TP | |
TRANSMETROPOLITAN TP VOL 01 BACK ON THE STREET | |
31 | BATMAN EARTH ONE HC |
BONE COLOR ED SC VOL 01 OUT FROM BONEVILLE | |
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 13 TOO FAR GONE | |
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 14 NO WAY OUT | |
Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 01 UNMANNED | |
36 | NINJAGO GN VOL 02 MASK OF THE SENSEI |
SANDMAN TP VOL 01 PRELUDES & NOCTURNES NEW ED | |
THE INFINITE WAIT | |
39 | LOEG III CENTURY #2 1969 |
NINJAGO GN VOL 03 RISE O/T SERPENTINE | |
V FOR VENDETTA NEW EDITION TP (MR) | |
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 04 HEARTS DESIRE | |
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 12 LIFE AMONG THEM | |
44 | CHEW TP VOL 04 FLAMBE |
CHRIS WARE BUILDING STORIES HC | |
FROM HELL TP | |
GET JIRO HC | |
48 | AMULET SC VOL 01 STONEKEEPER |
AVATAR LAST AIRBENDER TP VOL 01 PROMISE PART 1 | |
BATMAN DARK KNIGHT RETURNS TP (new $19.99 printing) | |
BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC | |
BLACKSAD SILENT HELL HC | |
CHEW TP VOL 01 | |
CRIMINAL TP VOL 01 COWARD | |
GONZO A GRAPHIC BIOGRAPHY OF HUNTER S THOMPSON | |
TRANSMETROPOLITAN TP VOL 02 LUST FOR LIFE NEW ED | |
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 11 FEAR THE HUNTERS | |
58 | ANYAS GHOST GN |
CHEW TP VOL 02 INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR | |
FABLES TP VOL 16 SUPER TEAM | |
HARVEY PEKAR CLEVELAND HC | |
HELLBOY TP VOL 12 THE STORM AND THE FURY | |
INVISIBLES TP #1 SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION | |
JERUSALEM CHRONICLES FROM THE HOLY CITY HC | |
NINJAGO GN VOL 04 TOMB O/T FANGPYRE | |
SCALPED TP VOL 09 KNUCKLE UP | |
67 | AVATAR LAST AIRBENDER LOST ADVENTURES TP VOL 01 |
AVATAR LAST AIRBENDER TP VOL 02 PROMISE PART 2 | |
BATMAN HC VOL 01 THE COURT OF OWLS | |
BATMAN HUSH COMPLETE TP | |
BATMAN KNIGHTFALL TP NEW ED VOL 01 | |
BLANKETS GN | |
CHI SWEET HOME GN VOL 01 | |
DMZ TP VOL 12 THE FIVE NATIONS OF NEW YORK | |
LOEG III CENTURY #1 1910 | |
PREACHER TP VOL 01 GONE TO TEXAS NEW EDITION | |
UNWRITTEN TP VOL 05 ON TO GENESIS | |
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 05 BEST DEFENSE | |
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 10 WHAT WE BECOME | |
WALT DISNEY DONALD DUCK HC VOL 01 LOST I/T ANDES | |
81 | ADVENTURE TIME TP VOL 01 |
BLACK HOLE COLLECTED SC NEW PTG | |
BOOK OF GENESIS ILLUS BY ROBERT CRUMB HC | |
BOYS TP VOL 10 BUTCHER BAKER CANDLESTICKMAKER | |
BPRD HELL ON EARTH TP VOL 02 GODS AND MONSTERS | |
DMZ TP VOL 11 FREE STATES RISING | |
FUN HOME TP | |
LOCKE & KEY TP VOL 01 WELCOME TO LOVECRAFT | |
LOEG VOL ONE TP | |
NOT THE ISRAEL MY PARENTS PROMISED ME GN | |
POLLY & PIRATES TP VOL 02 | |
SCALPED TP VOL 01 INDIAN COUNTRY | |
WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM TP VOL 02 | |
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 09 HERE WE REMAIN | |
95 | BATMAN THE LONG HALLOWEEN TP NEW ED |
BOYS TP VOL 11 OVER THE HILL W/T SWORDS OF A THOUSAND MEN | |
BPRD HELL ON EARTH TP VOL 03 RUSSIA | |
BTVS SEASON 9 TP FREEFALL | |
CHEW TP VOL 03 JUST DESSERTS | |
CORTO MALTESE TP VOL 01 BALLAD OF THE SALT SEA | |
DMZ TP VOL 01 ON THE GROUND | |
FABLES TP VOL 01 LEGENDS IN EXILE NEW ED | |
FABLES TP VOL 02 ANIMAL FARM | |
HELLBOY TP VOL 01 SEED OF DESTRUCTION | |
I SAW YOU COMICS INSPIRED BY REAL LIFE MISSED CONNECTIONS | |
JUSTICE LEAGUE HC VOL 01 ORIGIN | |
MONSTERS GN | |
PROMETHEA TP BOOK 01 | |
SANDMAN TP VOL 04 SEASON OF MISTS NEW ED | |
SCALPED TP VOL 10 TRAILS END | |
SPY VS SPY TP DANGER INTRIGUE STUPIDITY | |
SWEET TOOTH TP VOL 01 OUT OF THE WOODS | |
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 06 SORROWFUL LIFE | |
WALT DISNEY UNCLE SCROOGE HC VOL 01 POOR OLD MAN |
SAGA, dayum -- I ain't seen a book sell this well (ESPECIALLY since we MURDERED with the serialization) since when the WATCHMEN trailer hit the theater. We're selling like 1.2 copies a day when an average TP collection is super lucky to turn one time a year. SAGA sold far more than 2x the #3 book.
Let's sort the same chart by dollars sold:
1 | WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM TP VOL 01 |
2 | SAGA TP VOL 01 (BKV) |
3 | CHRIS WARE BUILDING STORIES HC |
4 | LOEG III CENTURY #3 2009 |
5 | HABIBI GN |
6 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 16 A LARGER WORLD |
7 | WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM TP VOL 02 |
8 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 15 WE FIND OURSELVES |
9 | FROM HELL TP |
10 | ALAN MOORE NEONOMICON TP |
11 | WATCHMEN TP |
12 | MANHATTAN PROJECTS TP VOL 01 SCIENCE BAD |
13 | FLEX MENTALLO MAN OF MUSCLE MYSTERY DLX HC |
14 | MY FRIEND DAHMER SC |
15 | RICHARD STARKS PARKER v3 THE SCORE |
16 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 17 SOMETHING TO FEAR |
17 | HARK A VAGRANT HC |
18 | DARTH VADER AND SON HC |
19 | BATMAN EARTH ONE HC |
20 | ARE YOU MY MOTHER A COMIC DRAMA HC |
21 | UNTERZAKHN GN |
22 | LOVE AND ROCKETS NEW STORIES TP VOL 05 |
23 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE |
24 | OGLAF BOOK ONE |
25 | GET JIRO HC |
26 | KING CITY TP |
27 | INVISIBLES OMNIBUS HC |
28 | BATMAN YEAR ONE DELUXE SC |
29 | BLANKETS GN |
30 | BATMAN KNIGHTFALL TP NEW ED VOL 01 |
31 | SANDMAN TP VOL 01 PRELUDES & NOCTURNES NEW ED |
32 | FABLES TP VOL 17 INHERIT THE WIND |
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 02 MILES BEHIND US | |
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 03 SAFETY BEHIND BARS | |
35 | V FOR VENDETTA NEW EDITION TP |
36 | FATALE TP VOL 01 DEATH CHASES ME |
37 | BATMAN HC VOL 01 THE COURT OF OWLS |
BATMAN HUSH COMPLETE TP | |
39 | CHEW TP VOL 05 MAJOR LEAGUE CHEW |
40 | BOOK OF GENESIS ILLUS BY ROBERT CRUMB HC |
41 | BATMAN DARK KNIGHT RETURNS TP (new $19.99 printing) |
42 | JERUSALEM CHRONICLES FROM THE HOLY CITY HC |
43 | TRANSMETROPOLITAN TP VOL 01 BACK ON THE STREET |
44 | HARVEY PEKAR CLEVELAND HC |
45 | WALT DISNEY DONALD DUCK HC VOL 01 LOST I/T ANDES |
46 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 13 TOO FAR GONE |
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 14 NO WAY OUT | |
Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 01 UNMANNED | |
49 | NOT THE ISRAEL MY PARENTS PROMISED ME GN |
50 | WALT DISNEY UNCLE SCROOGE HC VOL 01 POOR OLD MAN |
51 | BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC |
52 | GONZO A GRAPHIC BIOGRAPHY OF HUNTER S THOMPSON |
53 | BLACKSAD SILENT HELL HC |
54 | MAUS SURVIVORS TALE COMPLETE HC |
55 | 100 BULLETS HC BOOK 02 |
56 | INVISIBLES TP #1 SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION |
57 | ALL OVER COFFEE v2: EVERYTHING IS ITS OWN REWARD |
58 | THE INFINITE WAIT |
59 | BATMAN THE LONG HALLOWEEN TP NEW ED |
JUSTICE LEAGUE HC VOL 01 ORIGIN | |
61 | JOHN ROMITA AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ARTIST ED HC |
62 | BLACKSAD HC VOL 01 |
FEYNMAN GN | |
64 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 04 HEARTS DESIRE |
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 12 LIFE AMONG THEM | |
66 | CORTO MALTESE TP VOL 01 BALLAD OF THE SALT SEA |
67 | BEFORE THE INCAL CLASSIC COLL DLX HC |
68 | HELLBOY TP VOL 12 THE STORM AND THE FURY |
69 | WALKING DEAD HC VOL 01 NEW PTG |
70 | HOLY TERROR HC |
Y THE LAST MAN DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 01 | |
72 | LOCKE & KEY TP VOL 01 WELCOME TO LOVECRAFT |
73 | CRIMINAL TP VOL 01 COWARD |
TRANSMETROPOLITAN TP VOL 02 LUST FOR LIFE NEW ED | |
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 11 FEAR THE HUNTERS | |
76 | PROPHET TP VOL 01 REMISSION |
77 | PREACHER TP VOL 01 GONE TO TEXAS NEW EDITION |
78 | BLACK HOLE COLLECTED SC NEW PTG |
79 | DMZ TP VOL 11 FREE STATES RISING |
80 | BATMAN KNIGHTFALL TP NEW ED VOL 02 KNIGHTQUEST |
81 | BONE COLOR ED SC VOL 01 OUT FROM BONEVILLE |
82 | ABSOLUTE DC THE NEW FRONTIER HC |
TRANSIENT | |
84 | HOUSE OF M TP |
KICK-ASS 2 PREM HC | |
86 | ANYAS GHOST GN |
87 | BLANKETS HC |
88 | CHEW TP VOL 04 FLAMBE |
89 | BOYS TP VOL 10 BUTCHER BAKER CANDLESTICKMAKER |
SANDMAN TP VOL 04 SEASON OF MISTS NEW ED | |
91 | KRAMERS ERGOT HC VOL 08 |
92 | DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER BATTLE OF TULL PREM HC |
93 | MADWOMAN O/T SACRED HEART GN |
94 | BPRD HELL ON EARTH TP VOL 02 GODS AND MONSTERS |
95 | FABULOUS FURRY FREAK BROTHERS OMNIBUS TP |
96 | AVENGERS CHILDRENS CRUSADE HC |
97 | ASTONISHING X-MEN WHEDON CASSADAY ULT COLL TP BOOK 01 |
DEADENDERS TP | |
MARVEL FIRSTS 1960S TP | |
OMEGA THE UNKNOWN PREM HC |
Right: always interested to hear what you say.... how many of these do you own?
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