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?
-B
-B
