'Game of Thrones' graphic novel tops 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.

“A Game of Thrones, Vol. 3” by Daniel Abraham and Tommy Patterson replaced “Beautiful Darkness” by Fabien Vehlmann and Kerascoet as the No. 1 book on the Hardcover Graphic Books best-sellers list.

“The Walking Dead, Vol. 20” by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard replaced “Avatar, The Last Airbender: The Rift, Part 1” by Gene Luen Yang, Gurihiru and others as the top book on the Paperback Graphic Books best-sellers list.

There were four 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 “A Game of Thrones, Vol. 3” by Daniel Abraham and Tommy Patterson (3), “Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search” by Gene Luen Yang and others (4), “Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time” by Hope Larson (6) and “Injustice: Gods Among Us, Vol. 1” by Tom Taylor and Jheremy Raapack (9).

There were four books on this week’s Paperback Graphic Books best-sellers list that wasn’t on that list last week. They included “The Walking Dead, Vol. 20” by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard (1), “Pearls Falls Fast” by Stephan Pastis (4), “Hip Hop Family Tree: Book 1, 1975-1981” by Ed Piskor (7) 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. “A Game of Thrones, Vol. 3” by Daniel Abraham and Tommy Patterson

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

3. “Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales: One Dead Spy” by Nathan Hale

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

5. “Locke & Key, Vol. 6” by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez

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

7. “Beautiful Darkness” by Fabien Vehlmann and Kerascoet

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

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

10. “Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 1” by Brian Michael Bendis and Steve McNiven

PAPERBACK GRAPHIC BOOKS

1. “The Walking Dead, Vol. 20” by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard

2. “Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Rift, Part 1” by Gene Luen Yang, Gurihiru and others

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

4. “Pearls Falls Fast” by Stephan Pastis

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

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

7. “Hip Hop Family Tree: Book 1, 1975-1981” by Ed Piskor

8. “Smile” by Raina Telgemeier

9. “Drama” by Raina Telgemeier

10. “Saga, Vol. 1” 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.