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NEWS: U.S. Graphic Novel Ranking at Comic Stores: July




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fighterholic



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:40 am Reply with quote
What determines the ranking for this list? I see "figures" in there, but you have Naruto having 3000+ copies at number 3, versus Fruits Basket at number 5 with 5000+ copies. Sales? Or am I missing something here?
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grapeofdeath



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:25 am Reply with quote
Just to let you know, the Berserk volume mentioned on this site is volume 24.
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Dargonxtc



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:25 am Reply with quote
Wasn't the last time they did something like this ADV had Yotsuba&! out, and it came in like fouth or fifth among the Japanese comics? I can't remember and I can't find it.
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The Xenos



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:56 pm Reply with quote
That's disgusting.

Countdown to Final Crisis came in 9th? Blech.

Um. Sorry the DC nerd in me popped out. That series was terrible. The worst things about DC all wrapped into one badly edited series. Well, I guess there are enough DC zombies out there to buy it sadly. Meanwhile, nice to see Criminal up there too. Of course Berserk, Walking Dead, Y the Last Man, Runaways, Morrison's Batman, and a number of others.

Funny, Flight gets a mention, but not something like Brian Wood and Ryan Kelly's New York Four from DC's Minx line, which was made targeting the same audience shojo is? No love for Usagi Yojimbo, the samurai and manga influenced book that's been around for years before it was popular? Hell, the title is in Japanese. It's more 'manga' than that Star Trek book from TokyoPop.

I hear Girl Genius seems to be manga influenced. American Virgin's artist used to work at TokyoPop under their OEL imprint. (And then TokyoPop canceled the book, dammit!) So is her work for TokyoPop manga style and this one isn't?

Plus, um. Ghost Talker's Daydream? That's an actual manga from Japan.

Sorry if I'm being a stickler. Another thread with people spouting off about what is and isn't manga has me a bit ticked. Someone there actually said Ducktales is anime and Shin Chan is not. Ugh.
Dargonxtc wrote:
Wasn't the last time they did something like this ADV had Yotsuba&! out, and it came in like fouth or fifth among the Japanese comics? I can't remember and I can't find it.
I guess direct sales, ie Diamond's Distribution to comic book and specialty stores, get some different books than others. Yotsuba's fandom must thrive there. Also, I think Berserk sells much better through this direct market than the book chains you see other sales numbers for.
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testorschoice



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:29 am Reply with quote
The Xenos wrote:

Funny, Flight gets a mention, but not something like Brian Wood and Ryan Kelly's New York Four from DC's Minx line, which was made targeting the same audience shojo is?


Aimed at girls != manga-influenced.

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No love for Usagi Yojimbo, the samurai and manga influenced book that's been around for years before it was popular? Hell, the title is in Japanese. It's more 'manga' than that Star Trek book from TokyoPop.


Look closer. Usagi Yojimbo is on the list.
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