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Best Sellers

August 05, 2012

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1 SMILE, by Raina Telgemeier. (Scholastic, $10.99.) This graphic novel memoir chronicles the social lows of braces, an earthquake, boy troubles, frenemies and other plagues of the sixth grade. 26
2 BATMAN: NIGHT OF THE OWLS, by Scott Snyder and others. (DC Comics, $29.99.) After the inmates of Arkham Asylum are freed by Bane, an exhausted Batman must defeat a never-ending stream of his greatest enemies. 8
3 THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM, VOL. 1, by Robert Kirkman and others. (Image Comics, $59.99.) This massive collected edition - over 1,000 pages - reprints the first 48 issues of “The Walking Dead,” which has since become a TV series on AMC. 54
4 THE WALKING DEAD, RISE OF THE GOVERNOR, by Robert Kirkman and Jay Bonansinga. (Image Comics, $14.99.) Rick and his group discover other survivors. Good news, but nearly every advancement in this series has come with a price. 5
5 AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER, PART 2, by Gene Luen Yang and others. (Dark Horse, $10.99.) This series explores the world of "Avatar: The Last Airbender" from where the animated film left off. 8
6 BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, by Frank Miller. (DC Comics, $14.99.) Another classic from 1986: The caped crusader comes out of retirement to save Gotham City from a depraved street gang that are more monsters than man. 27
7 AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER, PART 1, by Gene Luen Yang and others. (Dark Horse, $10.99.) This series explores the world of "Avatar: The Last Airbender" from where the animated film left off. 19
8 CLIVE BARKER'S HELLRAISER, VOL. 3, by Clive Barker, Robb Humphreys and Janusz Ordon. (Boom! Studios, $14.99.) Clive Barker returns to the world of Hellraiser to help guide the further adventures of Pinhead. 1
9 FABLES - THE DELUXE EDITION BOOK SIX, by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham and others. (DC Comics, $14.99.) The Dark Man has been defeated and the residents of Fabletown begin to rebuild. But what will become of the cubs of the Big Bad Wolf and Snow White? 2
10 BATMAN: HUSH, by Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee. (DC Comics, $24.99.) A threat from Batman's past comes back to haunt him. Making matters worse: the villain, Hush, has recruited most of the Dark Knight's rogues gallery to assist him. 20
About the Best Sellers

Rankings reflect sales for the week ending July 21, 2012.

An asterisk (*) indicates that a book's sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above it. A dagger (†) indicates that some retailers report receiving bulk orders.

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