New York Times Best Selling Graphic Novels List, July 18-24

New York Times Best Sellers Hardcover Graphic Novels - July 18-24, 2010

This Week		Weeks on List
1	TROUBLEMAKER, by Janet Evanovich, Alex Evanovich and Joelle Jones. (Dark Horse Comics, $17.99.) The adventures of Sam Hooker, the Nascar driver, and Alexandra Barnaby, his mechanic, continue in graphic novel form.	1
2	BLACKEST NIGHT: BLACK LANTERN CORPS, VOL. 1, by various. (DC Comics, $24.99.) Batman, Superman and the Teen Titans confront friends, relatives and allies that have returned from the dead.	1
3	BLACKEST NIGHT: BLACK LANTERN CORPS, VOL. 2, by various. (DC Comics, $24.99.) Wonder Woman, Flash and the Justice Society of America take on a legion of the reanimated dead, who have some personal bones to pick.	1
4	BLACKEST NIGHT, by Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis. (DC Comics, $29.99.) This collected edition of the event mini-series features some surprising deaths and even more surprising rebirths. Green Lantern and the recently resurrected Flash are at the forefront.	2
5	BLACKEST NIGHT: GREEN LANTERN, by Geoff Johns and Doug Mahnke. (DC Comics, $24.99.) The War of Light makes for some strange bedfellows as Green Lanterns gains allies whose battle colors include blue, orange, violet, yellow and indigo.	2
6	BLACKEST NIGHT: GREEN LANTERN CORPS, by Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason. (DC Comics, $24.99.) OA, the home of the central power battery of the Green Lantern Corps, is under siege by Black Lanterns, reanimated corpses out to spread death across the universe.	2
7	ABSOLUTE PLANETARY: BOOK 2, by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday. (DC Comics, $75.) The story of Planetary, about a group of adventures investigating mysteries around the world, and the Four, who want to keep those secrets for themselves, wraps up in this deluxe edition.	1
8	THE STAND: SOUL SURVIVORS, by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Mike Perkins. (Marvel Enterprises, Incorporated, $24.99.) The graphic novel version of Stephen King’s "The Stand" continues. Nick and Tom hit the road and meet the not-so-stable Julie.	1
9	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.	19
10	BLACKSAD, by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido. (Dark Horse Comics, $29.99.) Didn’t curiosity kill the cat? John Blacksad, a feline detective, delves deep in murders, child abductions and nuclear secrets. This collection reprints three stories from the international best-selling series.	3

New York Times Best Sellers Paperback Graphic Novels - July 18-24, 2010

This Week		Weeks on List
1	SCOTT PILGRIM'S FINEST HOUR, by Bryan Lee O'Malley. (Oni Press, $11.99.) Will Scott survive his final challenge? Can he defeat Gideon Graves, the last of Ramona’s evil exes?	1
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.	20
3	SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE UNIVERSE, by Bryan Lee O’Malley. (Oni Press, $11.95.) Can Ramona’s twin ex-boyfriends be defeated? Sounds like a job for… Scott Pilgrim.	14
4	SCOTT PILGRIM: GETS IT TOGETHER, by Bryan Lee O'Malley. (Oni Press, $11.95.) In this fourth volume of the series, Scott gets a job (Best. Dishwasher. Ever) and battles Roxie the ninja, another of Ramona’s evil exes.	12
5	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?	16
6	SCOTT PILGRIM AND THE INFINITE SADNESS, by Bryan Lee O'Malley. (Oni Press, $11.95.) Scott must face not only Ramona''s third evil ex, but also his own! Oh, and the two exes just happen to be dating each other and in a band. Which can mean only one thing: Bass Battle!	8
7	PENNY ARCADE, VOL. 6, by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. (Random House, $15.00.) This collected edition of the web comic contains the strips from 2005. Plus: the "soul-chilling ramblings of its warped" creators!	1
8	WATCHMEN, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. (DC Comics, $19.99.) This epic tale from 1986 signaled a new maturity in comic books.	73
9	PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES, by Jane Austen, Seth Grahame-Smith, Tony Lee and Cliff Richards. (Del Rey, $14.99.) In polite society, the undead are called "unmentionables" or "dreadfuls." Will they be able to come between Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy?	9
10	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.	36