'Uncanny X-Men Omnibus, Vol. 2' takes top spot 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 two new books sitting atop the two major graphic novel lists this week.

“The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus, Vol. 2” by Chris Claremont, John Byrne and others replaced “Over Easy” by Mimi Pond as the No. 1 book on the Hardcover Graphic Books best-sellers list this week.

“Sex Criminals, Vol. 1” by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky replaced “Saga, Vol. 3” by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples 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 “The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus, Vol. 2” by Chris Claremont, John Byrne and others (1), “A Game of Thrones” by George R.R. Martin (4), “The Love Bunglers” by Jamie Hernandez (8) and “A Game of Thrones, Vol. 3” by Daniel Abraham and Tommy Patterson (9).

There were two books on this week’s Paperback Graphic Books best-sellers list that wasn’t on that list last week. They included “Sex Criminals, Vol. 1” by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky (1) and “Superior Spider-Man, Vol. 5” by Dan Slott, Humberto Ramos and others (3).

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 NOVELS

1. “The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus, Vol. 2” by Chris Claremont, John Byrne and others

2. “Over Easy” by Mimi Pond

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

4. “A Game of Thrones” by George R.R. Martin

5. “Justice League, Vol. 4” by Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis

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

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

8. “The Love Bunglers” by Jamie Hernandez

9. “A Game of Thrones, Vol. 3” by Daniel Abraham and Tommy Patterson

10. “Justice League: Trinity War” by Geoff Johns and others

PAPERBACK GRAPHIC BOOKS

1. “Sex Criminals, Vol. 1” by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky

2. “Saga, Vol. 3” by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

3. “Superior Spider-Man, Vol. 5” by Dan Slott, Humberto Ramos and others

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

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

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

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

8. “Smile” by Raina Telgemeier

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

10. “The Harlem Hellfighters” by Max Brooks and Caanan White

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.