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Rank	Bibliographical Information (Click title for review)	Pub Date
1	The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1 Robert Kirkman, Author, Cliff Rathburn, Author, Charlie Adlard, Author, Charlie Adlard, Illustrator, Cliff Rathburn, Illustrator, Robert Kirkman, Illustrator Image Comics, $59.99 (1) 978-1-60706-076-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 4 Initial Date 05/12/2014 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 01/12/2015 Average Rank 2.92 [details] Sales history for The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1 date, rank 05/12/2014, 4 11/10/2014, 5 12/08/2014, 4 01/12/2015, 1 03/09/2015, 3 04/20/2015, 2 05/11/2015, 2 12/14/2015, 3 01/11/2016, 2 04/11/2016, 6 05/09/2016, 4 12/12/2016, 1 01/09/2017, 1 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: May 2009 UNITS SOLD: 22,574 2012 YTD:	May 2009
2	The Walking Dead Compendium, Volume 3 Robert Kirkman, Author, Charlie Adlard, Author, Charlie Adlard, Illustrator, Stefano Gaudiano, Illustrator, Cliff Rathburn, Illustrator Image Comics, $59.99 (1088) 978-1-63215-456-9 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 2 Initial Date 10/26/2015 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 11/09/2015 Average Rank 8.15 [details] Sales history for The Walking Dead Compendium, Volume 3 date, rank 10/26/2015, 2 11/02/2015, 25 11/09/2015, 1 12/07/2015, 24 12/14/2015, 16 12/14/2015, 1 12/21/2015, 25 01/11/2016, 1 03/07/2016, 2 04/11/2016, 2 05/09/2016, 3 12/12/2016, 2 01/09/2017, 2 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Oct 2015 UNITS SOLD: 17,704 2012 YTD:	Oct 2015
3	The Killing Joke (Deluxe) Alan Moore, Author, Brian Bolland, Illustrator, Richard Starkings, Other, Tim Sale, Introduction by, Bob Kane, Created by DC Comics, $17.99 (64) 978-1-4012-1667-2 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 08/11/2014 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 08/10/2015 Average Rank 4.88 [details] Sales history for The Killing Joke (Deluxe) date, rank 08/11/2014, 8 01/12/2015, 10 02/09/2015, 4 03/09/2015, 8 04/20/2015, 7 05/11/2015, 4 06/08/2015, 7 07/13/2015, 9 08/10/2015, 1 09/14/2015, 2 10/12/2015, 6 11/09/2015, 7 01/11/2016, 8 02/08/2016, 10 03/07/2016, 3 04/11/2016, 4 05/09/2016, 2 06/13/2016, 1 07/11/2016, 1 08/08/2016, 2 09/05/2016, 1 10/10/2016, 3 11/07/2016, 3 12/12/2016, 8 01/09/2017, 3 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Mar 2008 UNITS SOLD: 16,979 2012 YTD:	Mar 2008
4	The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2 Tp Robert Kirkman, Author, Charlie Adlard, Author, Sina Grace, Editor, Charlie Adlard, Illustrator Image Comics, $59.99 (1068) 978-1-60706-596-8 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 13 Initial Date 10/22/2012 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 01/12/2015 Average Rank 9.82 [details] Sales history for The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2 Tp date, rank 10/22/2012, 13 10/29/2012, 21 12/10/2012, 20 12/17/2012, 24 12/24/2012, 24 05/12/2014, 6 11/10/2014, 8 12/08/2014, 7 01/12/2015, 2 03/09/2015, 6 04/20/2015, 4 05/11/2015, 3 12/14/2015, 7 01/11/2016, 7 05/09/2016, 7 12/12/2016, 4 01/09/2017, 4 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Oct 2012 UNITS SOLD: 15,401 2012 YTD:	Oct 2012
5	Marvel Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the Marvel Universe (Updated, Expanded) DK Publishing, Manufactured by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley), $40.00 (439) 978-1-4654-1593-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 25 Initial Date 04/28/2014 Highest Rank 3 Highest Rank Date 07/14/2014 Average Rank 8.08 [details] Sales history for Marvel Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the Marvel Universe (Updated, Expanded) date, rank 04/28/2014, 25 05/12/2014, 5 06/09/2014, 5 07/14/2014, 3 01/12/2015, 5 03/09/2015, 24 06/08/2015, 4 07/13/2015, 7 12/14/2015, 4 01/11/2016, 5 12/12/2016, 5 01/09/2017, 5 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Mar 2014 UNITS SOLD: 15,010 2012 YTD:	Mar 2014
6	The Legend of Zelda, Volume 1: Ocarina of Time Parts 1 & 2 (Legendary) Akira Himekawa, Author Viz Media, $17.99 (378) 978-1-4215-8959-6 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 6 Initial Date 12/12/2016 Highest Rank 6 Highest Rank Date 12/12/2016 Average Rank 6.00 [details] Sales history for The Legend of Zelda, Volume 1: Ocarina of Time Parts 1 & 2 (Legendary) date, rank 12/12/2016, 6 01/09/2017, 6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Nov 2016 UNITS SOLD: 9,286 2012 YTD:	Nov 2016
7	The Walking Dead, Volume 26: Call to Arms Robert Kirkman, Author, Charlie Adlard, Artist, Stefano Gaudiano, Artist Image Comics, $14.99 (136) 978-1-63215-917-5 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 8 Initial Date 10/03/2016 Highest Rank 1 Highest Rank Date 10/10/2016 Average Rank 4.80 [details] Sales history for The Walking Dead, Volume 26: Call to Arms date, rank 10/03/2016, 8 10/10/2016, 1 11/07/2016, 1 12/12/2016, 7 01/09/2017, 7 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 8,163 2012 YTD:	Sep 2016
8	Black Panther, Book 1: A Nation Under Our Feet Ta-Nehisi Coates, Text by (Art/Photo Books), Brian Stelfreeze, Illustrator Marvel Comics, $16.99 (144) 978-1-302-90053-3 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 19 Initial Date 09/26/2016 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 11/07/2016 Average Rank 8.25 [details] Sales history for Black Panther, Book 1: A Nation Under Our Feet date, rank 09/26/2016, 19 10/10/2016, 4 11/07/2016, 2 01/09/2017, 8 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Sep 2016 UNITS SOLD: 8,067 2012 YTD:	Sep 2016
9	Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 1 Sui Ishida, Author Viz Media, $12.99 (224) 978-1-4215-8036-4 Last rank 0 Initial Rank 3 Initial Date 07/13/2015 Highest Rank 2 Highest Rank Date 08/10/2015 Average Rank 5.93 [details] Sales history for Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 1 date, rank 07/13/2015, 3 08/10/2015, 2 09/14/2015, 5 10/12/2015, 4 11/09/2015, 4 12/14/2015, 6 01/11/2016, 6 02/08/2016, 8 03/07/2016, 10 04/11/2016, 8 06/13/2016, 7 07/11/2016, 5 08/08/2016, 6 01/09/2017, 9 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Jun 2015 UNITS SOLD: 7,217 2012 YTD:	Jun 2015
10	Paper Girls, Volume 2 Brian K. Vaughan, Author, Cliff Chiang, Artist Image Comics, $12.99 (128) 978-1-63215-895-6 LAST WEEK: - WEEKS ON LIST: PUB DATE: Dec 2016 UNITS SOLD: 6,791 2012 YTD:	Dec 2016

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Nielsen BookScan, data for the five-week period ending 1/1/17