{"id":649,"date":"2009-01-12T20:25:41","date_gmt":"2009-01-12T20:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2009\/01\/12\/top-graphic-novels-for-2008\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T05:19:31","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:19:31","slug":"top-graphic-novels-for-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2009\/01\/12\/top-graphic-novels-for-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Graphic Novels for 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"

Diamond announced<\/a> their best selling graphic novels for the year.<\/p>\n

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2008 TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS &amp; TRADE PAPERBACKS<\/p>\n

Quantity
\nRank\tDescription\tPrice\tPublisher
\n1\tWATCHMEN TP\t$19.99\tDC Comics
\n2\tBATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC\t$17.99\tDC Comics
\n3\tJOKER HC\t$19.99\tDC Comics
\n4\tY THE LAST MAN TP VOL 10 WHYS AND WHEREFORES\t$14.99\tDC Comics
\n5\tWALKING DEAD TP VOL 08 MADE TO SUFFER\t$14.99\tImage Comics
\n6\tBATMAN DARK KNIGHT RETURNS TP\t$14.99\tDC Comics
\n7\tFABLES TP VOL 10: THE GOOD PRINCE\t$17.99\tDC Comics
\n8\tWANTED GN\t$19.99\tImage Comics
\n9\tBUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 8 TP
\nVOL 02: NO FUTURE FOR YOU\t$15.95\tDark Horse Comics
\n10\tY THE LAST MAN TP VOL 01 UNMANNED\t$12.99\tDC Comics<\/p>\n

Also included were the rankings of the top comic book publishers. (These figures include individual comic book issue sales.)<\/p>\n

2008 TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS<\/p>\n

\tQUANTITY SHARE\tRETAIL SHARE
\nMARVEL COMICS\t45.82%\t40.81%
\nDC COMICS\t31.67%\t29.94%
\nDARK HORSE COMICS\t5.05%\t6.49%
\nIMAGE COMICS\t3.32%\t3.73%
\nIDW PUBLISHING\t2.92%\t3.08%
\nOTHERS\t11.22%\t15.95%<\/p>\n

While this is all very interesting, I would like to see the rankings for all bookstores. I imagine that Viz sneaks in there, probably 3rd behind Marvel and DC. Also, with the popularity of Batman and name recognition of Superman, I wouldn’t be surprised to see DC overtake Marvel in general bookstores. <\/p>\n

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The other thought is what about traditional comic publishers like Fantagraphics<\/a> whose entire line is geared toward older, general bookstore readers? Where do they fit in when all the numbers are tabulated? <\/p>\n

And of course there are the traditional prose publishing houses such as Del Rey, Pantheon, and Scholastic who have produced popular graphic novels. How do they affect the overall picture?<\/p>\n

All things to ponder as comics continue to move away from the specialty stores and into the mainstream.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Diamond announced their best selling graphic novels for the year. 2008 TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS &amp; TRADE PAPERBACKS Quantity Rank Description Price Publisher 1 WATCHMEN TP $19.99 DC Comics 2 BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC $17.99 DC Comics … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n