The Malaysian Insider :: Books
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| ‘The Walking Dead’ tops 2012 comic sales, big year for Avengers Posted: 08 Jan 2013 02:59 PM PST  Seven of the top ten graphic novels were anthologies for the original "Walking Dead" series. – AFP pic NEW YORK, Jan 9 – The 100th issue of "The Walking Dead" was the best-selling comic book in North America last year and "Walking Dead" anthologies packed out the graphic novel top ten, according to distributor Diamond Comics. Multiple covers for "Walking Dead #100" helped increase its appeal, while "The Walking Dead Volume 1," which collects issues 1 to 6, topped the graphic novel category despite having been in circulation since 2004. In fact, seven of the top ten graphic novels were anthologies for the original "Walking Dead" series. The remaining slots were taken up by DC's "Batman Earth One" and "Batman: The Court of Owls" alongside Top Shelf's "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen III," part of a series starring "Dracula" heroine Mina Harker, Allan Quartermain of "King Solomon's Mines" and the main character from Virginia Woolf's "Orlando." Links between comic strip and screen continued as Joss Whedon's interpretation "The Avengers" debuted in cinemas in April; last year, eight of the top ten comics issues starred the Avengers team, and all but one saw them team up with one of Marvel's previous cinematic cross-overs, the X-Men. "The Walking Dead" publisher Image Comics was the year's third biggest publisher with 7 per cent of the retail market, while Marvel (34 per cent) and DC (32 per cent) retained dominant positions. For top tens and market shares, see here. – AFP-Relaxnews |
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