The Walking Dead, while still holding the top three spots and six of the Top 20, loosened its hold on graphic novel sales in bookstores in January, according to the "Top 20 Graphic Novels" sold in the book channel, provided exclusively to ICv2 by Nielsen BookScan. The red-hot property held ten of the top 20 in December, so The Walking Dead slippage made room for four more manga and other titles in January.
Chris Ware's Building Stories (from Pantheon Books) remains at #4, for its fourth month in the top five.
Sailor Moon Vol. 9 (from Kodansha Comics) was the top manga at #6 and the top new title on the list. It was one of five manga titles in the Top 20, up from two last month.
Image Comic's Saga Vol. 1 moved up from #12 to #8 this month, demonstrating remarkable legs.
Zondervan's The Book of Revelation, a graphic novel adaptation of the last book of the Bible, hit the chart at #9 in its third month of release.
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BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novels in January 2013
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Rank
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Title
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Author
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Publisher
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1
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THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 17
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ROBERT KIRKMAN
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IMAGE COMICS
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2
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THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM VOL. 2
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ROBERT KIRKMAN
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IMAGE COMICS
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3
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THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 1
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ROBERT KIRKMAN
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IMAGE COMICS
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4
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BUILDING STORIES HC
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CHRIS WARE
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PANTHEON BOOKS
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5
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THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM VOL. 1
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ROBERT KIRKMAN
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IMAGE COMICS
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6
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SAILOR MOON VOL. 9
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NAOKO TAKEUCHI
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KODANSHA COMICS
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7
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FABLES VOL. 18
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BILL WILLINGHAM
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VERTIGO
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8
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SAGA VOL. 1
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BRIAN K. VAUGHAN
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IMAGE COMICS
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9
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THE BOOK OF REVELATION
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CHRIS KOELLE
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ZONDERVAN
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10
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WATCHMEN
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ALAN MOORE
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DC COMICS
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11
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MAXIMUM RIDE VOL. 6
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NARAE LEE
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YEN PRESS
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12
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FUN HOME: A FAMILY TRAGICOMIC
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ALISON BECHDEL
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MARINER BOOKS
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13
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NARUTO VOL. 59
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MASASHI KISHIMOTO
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VIZ MEDIA
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14
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THE WALKING DEAD BOOK 2 HC
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ROBERT KIRKMAN
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IMAGE COMICS
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15
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BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS
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FRANK MILLER
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DC COMICS
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16
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THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 2
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ROBERT KIRKMAN
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IMAGE COMICS
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17
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BLACK BUTLER VOL. 12
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YANA TOBOSO
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YEN PRESS
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18
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BLEACH VOL. 54
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TITE KUBO
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VIZ MEDIA
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19
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DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER--MAN IN BLACK HC
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PETER DAVID
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MARVEL COMICS
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20
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AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER--THE PROMISE PART 3
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GENE YANG
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DARK HORSE
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