'Batman, Vol. 3' and 'Fables, Vol. 19' take top spots on graphic novel best-sellers lists this week

'Batman, Vol. 3'

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 two new books at the top of the two major graphic novel lists this week.

“Batman, Vol. 3” by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo replaced “The Best American Comics 2013” by Jeff Smith and others as the No. 1 book on the Hardcover Graphic Books best-sellers list.

“Fables, Vol. 19” by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham and others replaced “The Walking Dead Compendium, Vol. 1” by Robert Kirkman and others as the top book on the Paperback Graphic Books best-sellers list.

There was only one book on this week’s Hardcover Graphic Books best-sellers list that weren’t on that list last week - “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection, Vol. 5” by Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird and Jim Lawson, which was No. 2 on the list.

There were four books on this week’s Paperback Graphic Books best-sellers list that wasn’t on that list last week. They (and their placed on the list) included “Fables, Vol. 19” by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham and others (1), “Saga, Vol. 2” by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (6), “Batman, Vol. 2” by Scott Snyder and others (7) and “Batman: The Dark Knight Returns” by Frank Miller (8).

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

2. “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection, Vol. 5” by Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird and Jim Lawson

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

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

5. “The Best American Comics 2013” by Jeff Smith and others

6. “The Encyclopedia of Early Earth” by Isabel Greenberg

7. “Fairy Tale Comics: Classic Tales Told by Extraordinary Cartoonists” by Chris Duffy and others

8. “Jane, the Fox and Me” by Fanny Britt, Isabelle Arsenault and others

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

10. “Injustice: Gods Among Us, Vol. 1” by Tom Taylor and Jheremy Raapack

PAPERBACK GRAPHIC BOOKS:

1. “Fables, Vol. 19” by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham and others

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

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

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

5. “Saga, Vol. 1” by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

6. “Saga, Vol. 2” by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

7. “Batman, Vol. 2” by Scott Snyder and others

8. “Batman: The Dark Knight Returns” by Frank Miller

9. “Smile” by Raina Telgemeier

10. “Boxers and Saints Boxed Set” by Gene Luen Yang

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.