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2005 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVEL SELLERS
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2005 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVEL SELLERS

August 18, 2006

Total ISBNs scanned in 2005: 8,981
Total units scanned in 2005: 11,817,957

TOP 100 SELLING COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS: 2005


RANK, TITLE, AUTHOR (IMPRINT, ISBN, LIST PRICE)

1. FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: VOL. 1, Hiromu Arakawa (VIZ, 1591169208, $9.99)
2. NARUTO: VOL. 1, Masashi Kishimoto (VIZ, 1569319006, $7.95)
3. NARUTO: VOL. 6, Masashi Kishimoto (VIZ, 1591167396, $7.95)
4. NARUTO: VOL. 2, Masashi Kishimoto (VIZ, 1591161789, $7.95)
5. SIN CITY: THE HARD GOODBYE, Frank Miller (Dark Horse, 1593072937, $17.00)
6. STAR WARS, EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH, Miles Lane (Dark Horse, 1593073097, $12.95)
7. NARUTO: VOL. 7, Masashi Kishimoto (VIZ, 1591168759, $7.95)
8. FRUITS BASKET: VOL. 7, Natsuki Takaya (TokyoPop, 159532402X, $9.99)
9. FRUITS BASKET: VOL. 10, Natsuki Takaya (TokyoPop, 1595324054, $9.99)
10. NARUTO: VOL. 3, Masashi Kishimoto (VIZ, 1591161878, $7.95)
11. NARUTO: VOL. 5, Masashi Kishimoto (VIZ, 1591163595, $7.95)
12. FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: VOL. 2, Hiromu Arakawa (VIZ, 1591169232, $9.99)
13. FRUITS BASKET: VOL. 8, Natsuki Takaya (TokyoPop, 1595324038, $9.99)
14. NARUTO: VOL. 4, Masashi Kishimoto (VIZ, 1591163587, $7.95)
15. FRUITS BASKET: VOL. 11, Natsuki Takaya (TokyoPop, 1595324062, $9.99)
16. FRUITS BASKET: VOL. 9, Natsuki Takaya (TokyoPop, 1595324046, $9.99)
17. FRUITS BASKET: VOL. 1, Natsuki Takaya (TokyoPop, 1591826039, $9.99)
18. THE BOOK OF BUNNY SUICIDES, Andy Riley (Plume, 0452285186, $10.00)
19. FRUITS BASKET: VOL. 2, Natsuki Takaya (TokyoPop, 1591826047, $9.99)
20. SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR, Frank Miller (Dark Horse, 1593072945, $17.00)
21. RUROUNI KENSHIN: VOL. 1, Nobuhiro Watsuki (VIZ, 1591162203, $7.95)
22. FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: VOL. 3, Hiromu Arakawa (VIZ, 1591169259, $9.99)
23. NARUTO: VOL. 8, Masashi Kishimoto (VIZ, 1421501244, $7.95)
24. FRUITS BASKET: VOL. 3, Natsuki Takaya (TokyoPop, 1591826055, $9.99)
25. FRUITS BASKET: VOL. 6, Natsuki Takaya (TokyoPop, 159182608X, $9.99)
26. RUROUNI KENSHIN: VOL. 11, Nobuhiro Watsuki (VIZ, 1591167094, $7.95)
27. D-N-ANGEL: VOL. 1 , Yukiru Sugisaki (Merrell, 159182799X, $9.99)
28. INU-YASHA: VOL. 1, Rumiko Takahashi (VIZ, 1569319472, $8.95)
29. D.N.ANGEL: 6, Yukiru Sugisaki (TokyoPop, 1591829550, $9.99)
30. RUROUNI KENSHIN: VOL. 10, Nobuhiro Watsuki (VIZ, 1591167035, $7.95)
31. FRUITS BASKET: VOL. 4, Natsuki Takaya (TokyoPop, 1591826063, $9.99)
32. FRUITS BASKET: Vol. 12, Natsuki Takaya (TokyoPop, 1595324070, $9.99)
33. SIN CITY: THE BIG FAT KILL, Frank Miller (Dark Horse, 1593072953, $17.00)
34. FRUITS BASKET: VOL. 5, Natsuki Takaya (TokyoPop, 1591826071, $9.99)
35. TSUBASA: VOL. 4, CLAMP (Del Rey, 034547791X, $10.95)
36. RUROUNI KENSHIN: VOL. 12, Nobuhiro Watsuki (VIZ, 1591167124, $7.95)
37. .HACK//LEGEND OF THE TWILIGHT: VOL. 3, Tatsuya Hamazaki (TokyoPop, 1595323694, $9.99)
38. SIN CITY: THAT YELLOW BASTARD, Frank Miller (Dark Horse, 1593072961, $19.00)
39. VAMPIRE HUNTER D, Hideyuki Kikuchi (Dark Horse, 1595820124, $8.95)
40. THE ESSENTIAL CALVIN AND HOBBES, Bill Watterson (Andrews McMeel, 0836218051, $14.95)
41. D.N.ANGEL: VOL. 7, Yukiru Sugisaki (TokyoPop, 1591829569, $9.99)
42. NEGIMA!: VOL. 5, Ken Akamatsu (Del Rey, 0345477855, $10.95)
43. TSUBASA: VOL. 5, CLAMP (Del Rey, 0345477928, $10.95)
44. RUROUNI KENSHIN: VOL. 13, Nobuhiro Watsuki (VIZ, 1591167132, $7.95)
45. BLEACH: VOL. 1, Tite Kubo (VIZ, 1591164419, $7.95)
46. FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: VOL. 4, Hiromu Arakawa (VIZ, 1591169291, $9.99)
47. RUROUNI KENSHIN: VOL. 2, Nobuhiro Watsuki (VIZ, 1591162491, $7.95)
48. ATTACK OF THE DERANGED MUTANT KILLER MONSTER SNOW GOONS, Bill Watterson (Andrews McMeel, 0836218833, $10.95)
49. D.N.ANGEL: VOL. 8, Yukiru Sugisaki (TokyoPop, 1591829577, $9.99)
50. RUROUNI KENSHIN: VOL. 14, Nobuhiro Watsuki (VIZ, 1591167671, $7.95)
51. D.N.ANGEL: VOL. 2, Yukiru Sugisaki (Merrell, 1591828007, $9.99)
52. BLEACH: VOL. 5, Tite Kubo (VIZ, 1591164451, $7.95)
53. YU-GI-OH! DUELIST: VOL. 1, Kazuki Takahashi (VIZ, 1591166144, $7.95)
54. NEGIMA: VOL. 4, Ken Akamatsu (Del Rey, 0345477847, $10.95)
55. D.N.ANGEL: VOL. 5, Yukiru Sugisaki (TokyoPop, 1591828031, $9.99)
56. NEGIMA!: VOL. 6, Ken Akamatsu (Del Rey, 0345477863, $10.95)
57. RUROUNI KENSHIN: VOL. 15, Nobuhiro Watsuki (VIZ, 1591168104, $7.95)
58. INU-YASHA: VOL. 20, Rumiko Takahashi (VIZ, 1591166268, $8.95)
59. .HACK//LEGEND OF THE TWILIGHT: VOL 1, Rei Izumi (TokyoPop, 1591824141, $9.99)
60. TSUBASA: VOL. 6, CLAMP (Del Rey, 0345477936, $10.95)
61. KINGDOM HEARTS: VOL. 1, Shiro Amano (TokyoPop, 1598162179, $5.99)
62. THE FAR SIDE GALLERY, Gary Larson (Andrews McMeel, 0836220625, $14.95)
63. WARCRAFT, THE SUNWELL TRILOGY: VOL. 1, Richard Knaak (TokyoPop, 1595327126, $9.99)
64. INU-YASHA: VOL. 2, Rumiko Takahashi (VIZ, 1569319480, $8.95)
65. D.N.ANGEL: VOL. 3, Yukiru Sugisaki (TokyoPop, 1591828015, $9.99)
66. BATMAN HUSH: VOL. 2, Jeph Loeb (DC Comics, 1401200923, $12.99)
67. RUROUNI KENSHIN: VOL.16, Nobuhiro Watsuki (VIZ, 1591168546, $7.95)
68. MEGATOKYO: VOL. 3, Fred Gallagher (Dark Horse, 1593073054, $9.95)
69. BLEACH: VOL. 6, Tite Kubo (VIZ, 1591167280, $7.95)
70. CHOBITS: VOL.1, CLAMP (TokyoPop, 1931514925, $9.99)
71. SIN CITY: FAMILY VALUES, Frank Miller (Dark Horse, 159307297X, $12.00)
72. RUROUNI KENSHIN: VOL. 3, Nobuhiro Watsuki (VIZ, 1591162505, $7.95)
73. DEATH NOTE: VOL. 1, Tsugumi Ohba (VIZ, 1421501686, $7.99)
74. BART SIMPSON'S GUIDE TO LIFE, Matt Groening (Harper Perennial, 006096975X, $14.95)
75. RUROUNI KENSHIN: VOL. 17, Nobuhiro Watsuki (VIZ, 1591168767, $7.95)
76. BATMAN HUSH: VOL. 1, Jeph Loeb (DC Comics, 1401200605, $12.99)
77. NEGIMA!: VOL. 7, Ken Akamatsu (Del Rey, 0345477871, $10.95)
78. INUYASHA ANI-MANGA: VOL. 1, Rumiko Takahashi (VIZ, 1591162025, $11.95)
79. BLEACH: VOL. 2, Tite Kubo (VIZ, 1591164427, $7.95)
80. D.N.ANGEL: VOL. 9, Yukiru Sugisaki (TokyoPop, 1595327940, $9.99)
81. D.N.ANGEL: VOL. 4, Yukiru Sugisaki (TokyoPop, 1591828023, $9.99)
82. SHAMAN KING: VOL. 5, Hiroyuki Takei (VIZ, 1591162548, $7.95)
83. BLEACH: VOL. 7, Tite Kubo (VIZ, 1591168074, $7.95)
84. RUROUNI KENSHIN: VOL. 18, Nobuhiro Watsuki (VIZ, 1591169593, $7.95)
85. BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, Frank Miller (DC Comics, 1563893428, $14.99)
86. .HACK//LEGEND OF THE TWILIGHT: VOL. 2, Rei Izumi (TokyoPop, 159182415X, $9.99)
87. TSUBASA: VOL. 1, CLAMP (Del Rey, 0345470575, $10.95)
88. ONE PIECE: VOL. 6, Eiichiro Oda (VIZ, 159116723X, $7.95)
89. WATCHMEN, Alan Moore (DC Comics, 0930289234, $19.99)
90. FLCL: VOL. 1, Gainax (TokyoPop, 159182396X, $9.99)
91. RUROUNI KENSHIN: VOL. 9, Nobuhiro Watsuki (VIZ, 1591166691, $7.95)
92. RUROUNI KENSHIN: VOL. 4, Nobuhiro Watsuki (VIZ, 1591162513, $7.95)
93. TSUBASA: VOL. 7, CLAMP (Del Rey, 0345477979, $10.95)
94. WOLF'S RAIN: VOL. 2, Bones (VIZ, 1591167183, $9.99)
95. HELLSING: VOL. 5, Kohta Hirano (Dark Horse, 1593072724, $13.95)
96. THE CALVIN AND HOBBES TENTH ANNIVERSARY BOOK, Bill Watterson (Andrews McMeel, 0836204387, $16.95)
97. LOVE HINA: VOL. 1, Ken Akamatsu (TokyoPop, 1931514941, $9.99)
98. INUYASHA: VOL. 21, Rumiko Takahashi (VIZ, 159116740X, $8.95)
99. THE R. CRUMB HANDBOOK, R. Crumb (M Q Publications, 1840727160, $25.00)
100. SIN CITY: BOOZE, BROADS & BULLETS, Frank Miller (Dark Horse, 1593072988, $15.00)


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