“Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” graphic novel debuts on best-sellers list

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

“Cemetery Girl, Book 1” by Charlaine Harris remained the No. 1 book on the Hardcover Graphic Books best-sellers list for the second straight week.

“Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi remained the top book on the Paperback Graphic Books best-sellers list for the second straight week.

There were two 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 “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” by Ransom Riggs and Cassandra Jean (6) and “Fairy Tale Comics: Classic Tales Told by Extraordinary Cartoonists” by Chris Duffy and others (7).

There were four books on this week’s Paperback Graphic Books best-sellers list that wasn’t on that list last week. They included “March: Book One” by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin (4), “Watchmen” by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons (6), “The Walking Dead, Vol. 1” by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore (7) and “Smile” by Raina Telgemeier (10).

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. “Cemetery Girl, Book 1” by Charlaine Harris

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

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

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

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

6. “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” by Ransom Riggs and Cassandra Jean

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

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

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

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

PAPERBACK GRAPHIC BOOKS

1. “Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi

2. “Fun Home” by Alison Bechdel

3. “Maus: A Survivor’s Tale, Vol. 1” by Art Spiegelman

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

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

6. “Watchmen” by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons

7. “The Walking Dead, Vol. 1” by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore

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

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

10. “Smile” 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.