'Planetary Omnibus' takes top spot on graphic novel best-sellers list 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 two new books at the top of the two major graphic novel lists this week.

“The Planetary Omnibus” by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday replaced “X-Men: Battle of the Atom” by Brian Michael Bendis and others as the No. 1 book on the Hardcover Graphic Books best-sellers list.

“Lego Ninjago #9, Night of the Nindroids” by Greg Farshtey and Jolyon Yates replaced “Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi as the top book on the Paperback Graphic Books best-sellers list.

There were three 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 Planetary Omnibus” by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday (1), “Snowpiercer, Vol. 1” by Jacques Lob and Jean-Marc Rochette (2) and “The Encyclopedia of Early Earth” by Isabel Greenberg (5).

There were three books on this week’s Paperback Graphic Books best-sellers list that wasn’t on that list last week. They included “Lego Ninjago #9, Night of the Nindroids” by Greg Farshtey and Jolyon Yates (1), “The Walking Dead Compendium, Vol. 2” by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard (6) and “Saga, Vol. 2” by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (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 Planetary Omnibus” by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday

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

3. “X-Men: Battle of the Atom” by Brian Michael Bendis

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. “Cemetery Girl, Book 1” by Charlaine Harris, Christopher Golden and Don Kramer

PAPERBACK GRAPHIC BOOKS

1. “Lego Ninjago #9, Night of the Nindroids” by Greg Farshtey and Jolyon Yates

2. “Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi

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

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

5. “Fun Home” by Alison Bechdel

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

7. “Smile” by Raina Telgemeier

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

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

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

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.