Buffy : Season 8

Graphic Books Best Seller List (Paperback)

1 WATCHMEN, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. (DC Comics, $19.99.) This epic tale from 1986 signaled a new maturity in comic books.

2 WOLVERINE: ORIGIN, by Paul Jenkins and Andy Kubert. (Marvel Comics, $16.99.) Revealed at last: the secret history of the mutant known as Wolverine.

3 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.

4. V FOR VENDETTA, by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. (Vertigo, $19.99.) A vigilante tries to free London in a world where Germany won World War II.

5 WALKING DEAD, Vol. 1, by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore. (Image Comics, $14.99.) The gripping story of the human survivors in a world overrun by zombies continues.

6 SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE UNIVERSE, by Bryan Lee O’Malley. (Oni Press, $11.95.) Can Ramona’s twin ex-boyfriends be defeated? Sounds like a job for… Scott Pilgrim.

7 MADMAN ATOMIC COMICS, Vol. 2, by Mike Allred. (Image, $19.99.) More adventures of Frank “Madman” Einstein, the hero of Snap City.

8 APPLESEED, Vol. 4, by Shirow Masamune. (Dark Horse, $14.95) In the 22nd century, the Extra Special Weapons and Tactics officers must unravel a terrorist plot.

9 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, Vol. 3, by Drew Goddard and others. (Dark Horse, $15.95.) “Season eight” of Buffy continue in Tokyo where she investigates a new threat.

10 FABLES, Vol. 11, by Bill Willingham and Mark Buckingham. Does Flycatcher (a.k.a. the Frog Prince) have what it takes to stop the deadly Adversary? (Vertigo, $17.99.)