'Locke & Key, Vol. 6' takes top spot on graphic novel 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 two new books at the top of the two major graphic novel lists this week.

“Locke & Key, Vol. 6” by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez replaced “The Planetary Omnibus” by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday as the No. 1 book on the Hardcover Graphic Books best-sellers list.

“The Unwritten, Vol. 8” by Mike Carey and Peter Gross replaced “Lego Ninjago #9, Night of the Nindroids” by Greg Farshtey and Jolyon Yates as the top book on the Paperback Graphic Books best-sellers list.

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 “Locke & Key, Vol. 6” by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez (1), “Avatar, The Last Airbender: The Search” by Gene Luen Yang and others (2) “Prince Valiant, Vol. 8” by Hal Foster (3), “Ant Colony” by Michael DeForge (4) and “Snowpiercer, Vol. 1” by Jacques Lob and Jean-Marc Rochette (10).

There were five books on this week’s Paperback Graphic Books best-sellers list that wasn’t on that list last week. They included “The Unwritten, Vol. 8” by Mike Carey and Peter Gross (1), “The Walking Dead Compendium, Vol. 1” by Robert Kirkman and others (3), “Aphrodite: Goddess of Love” by George O’Connor (4), “Olympians: Poseidon” by George O’Connor (5) and “Drama” by Raina Telgemeier (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. “Locke & Key, Vol. 6” by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez

2. “Avatar, The Last Airbender: The Search” by Gene Luen Yang and others

3. “Prince Valiant, Vol. 8” by Hal Foster

4. “Ant Colony” by Michael DeForge

5. “The Planetary Omnibus” by Warren Ellis and John Cassady

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

7. “Cemetery Girl, Book 1” by Charlaine Harris

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

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

10. “Snowpiercer, Vol. 1” by Jacques Lob and Jean-Marc Rochette

PAPERBACK GRAPHIC BOOKS

1. “The Unwritten, Vol. 8” by Mike Carey and Peter Gross

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

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

4. “Aphrodite: Goddess of Love” by George O’Connor

5. “Olympians: Poseidon” by George O’Connor

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

7. “Smile” by Raina Telgemeier

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

9. “Drama” by Raina Telgemeier

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

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.