'X-Men: Battle of the Atom' tops 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 is one new book at the top of the two major graphic novel lists this week.

“X-Men: Battle of the Atom” by Brian Michael Bendis and others replaced “Cemetery Girl, Book 1” by Charlaine Harris as the No. 1 book on the Hardcover Graphic Books best-sellers list.

“Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi remained the top book on the Paperback Graphic Books best-sellers list for the third 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 “X-Men: Battle of the Atom” by Brian Michael Bendis and others (1) and “New Avengers, Vol. 2” by Jonathan Hickman and Mike Deodato (8).

There were three books on this week’s Paperback Graphic Books best-sellers list that wasn’t on that list last week. They included “Saga, Vol. 1” by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (5), “Aphrodite: Goddess of Love” by George O’Connor (7) and “Boxers and Saints Boxed Set” by Gene Luen Yang (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. “X-Men: Battle of the Atom” by Brian Michael Bendis and others

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. “New Avengers, Vol. 2” by Jonathan Hickman and Mike Deodato

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

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

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. “Blue is the Warmest Color” by Julie Maroh

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

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

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

8. “Smile” by Raina Telgemeier

9. “Watchmen” by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons

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.