January Comics Bestsellers
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By Calvin Reid -- Publishers Weekly, 1/5/2009 1:43:00 PM
1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules.
Jeff Kinney.
Abrams/Amulet, $7.95 ISBN 978-0-810-99473-7
2. Joker.
Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo.
DC Comics, $19.99 ISBN 978-1-401-215811
DC can claim four books this month: the Azzarrello/Bermejo Joker; Fables: War and Pieces, in which the fairytale heroes, now exiled to Manhattan, go to war against The Adversary; volume 2 of Heroes, the comics anthology tie-in to the TV series; and The DC Vault (#12), an historical reference/collectibles work published by Running Press.
3. Fruits Basket, Volume 21.
Natsuki Takaya.
Tokyopop, $9.99 ISBN 978-1-427-80682-6
4. Naruto, Volume 33.
Mashashi Kishimoto.
Viz Media, $7.95 ISBN 978-1-421-52001-8
5. Naruto, Volume 32.
Mashashi Kishimoto.
Viz Media, $7.95 ISBN 978-1-421-519449
6. Fables: War and Pieces, Volume 11.
Bill Willingham and Mark Buckingham.
DC/Vertigo, $17.99 ISBN 978-1-401-21913-0
7. Bleach, Volume 25.
Tite Kubo.
Viz Media, $7.99 ISBN 978-1-421-51796-4
8. Heroes, Volume 2.
Various artists and writers.
DC/Wildstorm, $29.99 ISBN 978-1-401-21925-3
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. Marvel Chronicle
Tom DeFalco, Peter Sanderson and Tom Brevoort.
DK, $50 ISBN 978-0-756-64123-8
DK Publishing’s Marvel Chronicle is a lavishly illustrated reference book on the house that Jack and Stan built that has more than 90,000 copies in print.
10. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8: Wolves at the Gate, Volume 3.
Drew Goddard, Joss Whedon, Georges Jeanty and Jo Chen.
Dark Horse, $15.95 ISBN 978-1-595-82165-2
Dark Horse’s Buffy Season 8 continues with Wolves at the Gate—Buffy and the Slayer-legion take on shape shifting Vampires—scripted by Lost producer Drew Goddard, a former writer for the Buffy TV show. The book has 90,000 copies in print.
Take Note: Aspen’s A Tribute to Michael Turner (#16) was created in tribute to the late acclaimed comics artist Michael Turner (1971-2008) and features more than 80 pages of original work by more than 75 writers and artists.
