No changes at the top of the graphic novel best-sellers lists this week

Today is Tuesday, so that means it’s time for my weekly breakdown of this week’s New York Times lists of best-selling graphic novels. According to those lists, there are no changes at the top of the two major graphic novel lists this week.

“The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story” by Vivek Tiwary and Andrew C. Robinson remained the No. 1 book on the Hardcover Graphic Books best-sellers list for the second straight week.

“The Walking Dead Compendium, Vol. 1” by Robert Kirkman and others remained the top book on the Paperback Graphic Books best-sellers list for the second week in a row.

There were five books on this week’s Hardcover Graphic Books best-sellers list that weren’t on that list last week. They (and their places on the list) included “The Walking Dead, Book 6” by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard (3), “The Best American Comics 2013” by Jeff Smith (6), “Hawkeye, Vol. 1” by Matt Fraction and David Aja (7), “Batman: The Killing Joke” by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland (8) and “Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time” by Hope Larson (9).

There were two books on this week’s Paperback Graphic Books best-sellers list that wasn’t on that list last week. They included “Batman, Vol. 1” by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo (3) and “Boxers” by Gene Luen Yang (9).

As a reminder, I’m posting these lists each Tuesday because they, as a whole, represent a great, contemporary recommended reading list. These lists are initially released each week on Sunday, and if you’re interested in reading them then, visit The New York Times’ Web site at www.nytimes.com. Below you’ll find both of this week’s best-seller lists.

HARDCOVER GRAPHIC BOOKS

1. “The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story” by Vivek Tiwary and Andrew C. Robinson

2. “Batman, Vol. 3” by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo

3. “The Walking Dead, Book 6” by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard

4. “The Walking Dead, Book 1” by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard

5. “Fairest: In All the Land” by Bill Willingham and others

6. “The Best American Comics 2013” by Jeff Smith

7. “Hawkeye, Vol. 1” by Matt Fraction and David Aja

8. “Batman: The Killing Joke” by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland

9. “Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time” by Hope Larson

10. “The Joker: Death of the Family” by Scott Snyder and various

PAPERBACK GRAPHIC BOOKS:

1. “The Walking Dead Compendium, Vol. 1” by Robert Kirkman and others

2. “The Walking Dead Compendium, Vol. 2” by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard

3. “Batman, Vol. 1” by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo

4. “The Complete Calvin and Hobbes” by Bill Watterson

5. “The Walking Dead, Vol. 19” by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard

6. “March: Book One” by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin

7. “Smile” by Raina Telgemeier

8. “Blue is the Warmest Color” by Julie Maroh

9. “Boxers” by Gene Luen Yang

10. “Drama” by Raina Telgemeier

In the end, let me know if you’ve had a chance to read any of these books. What did you think about them? Which would you recommend? Let us know in the comments section below.