New York Times Paperback Graphic Books Best Sellers 2015 Complete List Page 1

There are 81 books in the New York Times Paperback Graphic Books Best Sellers 2015 list. Here are the 30 books ranked from 1 to 30.

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1. Smile

Weeks on the list: 52

by: Raina Telgemeier
Release date: Jan 01, 2010
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Raina experiences braces, boy troubles and other plagues of the sixth grade.

2. Drama

Weeks on the list: 50

by: Raina Telgemeier
Release date: Jan 01, 2012
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Callie becomes the stage manager for her middle school’s production of “Moon Over Mississippi.”

3. Sisters

Weeks on the list: 50

by: Raina Telgemeier
Release date: Jan 01, 2014
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Raina is stuck in the back seat between her younger brother and sister for a weeklong road trip in this family memoir.

4. El Deafo

Weeks on the list: 32

by: Cece Bell
Release date: Sep 02, 2014
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In this children’s memoir, a young girl experiences hearing loss and receives the Phonic Ear, a bulky hearing aid that comes with a mischievous side–benefit, she can hear her teacher no matter where she goes in school.

5. The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix: Kristy’s Great Idea

Weeks on the list: 31

by: Ann M Martin Raina Telgemeier
Release date: Apr 28, 2015
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Four best friends start a babysitting business in this all-color adaptation of the first book in the popular series.

6. The Walking Dead Compendium, Vol. 1

Weeks on the list: 20

by: Robert Kirkman others
Release date: Jan 01, 2009
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This massive collected edition – over 1,000 pages – reprints the first 48 issues of “The Walking Dead.” The TV version of the comic book series starts on AMC in October.

7. Persepolis

Weeks on the list: 20

by: Marjane Satrapi
Release date: Jan 01, 2003
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A memoir of the author’s life from ages 6 to 14 in Iran, during and after its 1979 revolution, depicted through black-and-white comic strip images.

8. Fun Home

Weeks on the list: 18

by: Alison Bechdel
Release date: Jan 01, 2007
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In her first memoir, the author chronicles the life and death of her father, a closeted gay man and funeral director.

9. The Walking Dead Compendium, Vol. 2

Weeks on the list: 18

by: Robert Kirkman Charlie Adlard
Release date: Jan 01, 2012
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This collected edition, of issues 49-96, follows Rick and his group of survives as they try to stay alive — with zombies and some humans against them.

10. Saga, Vol. 4

Weeks on the list: 14

by: Brian K Vaughan Fiona Staples
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Marital problems arise for Alana and Marko as they settle into their new identities.

11. Roller Girl

Weeks on the list: 13

by: Victoria Jamieson
Release date: Jan 01, 2015
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Astrid decides to join a summer roller derby camp before she begins junior high, but can she keep up with the older girls and stay close to her best friend even though they are growing apart?

12. March: Book Two

Weeks on the list: 12

by: John Lewis Andrew Aydin
Release date: Jan 20, 2015
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Representative John Lewis of Georgia continues his memoir of the civil rights movement. In this volume, he recounts the March on Washington in 1963, among other events.

13. March: Book One

Weeks on the list: 11

by: John Lewis Andrew Aydin
Release date: Jan 01, 2013
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Representative John Lewis describes his childhood and the beginning of his involvement in the civil rights movement. The first volume of a trilogy.

14. The Walking Dead, Vol. 22

Weeks on the list: 11

by: Robert Kirkman Charlie Adlard
Release date: Jan 01, 2005
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A new danger lurks just around the corner as Rick leads the survivors in rebuilding their community.

15. The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix: The Truth About Stacey

Weeks on the list: 10

by: Ann M Martin Raina Telgemeier
Release date: Jul 28, 2015
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Stacey struggles with being the new kid in town in this all–color adaptation of the third book in the popular series.

16. The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix: Mary Anne Saves The Day

Weeks on the list: 9

by: Ann M Martin Raina Telgemeier
Release date: Jan 01, 2015
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The members of the club split up after a huge fight in this all–color adaptation of the fourth book in the popular series.

17. The Walking Dead Compendium, Vol. 3

Weeks on the list: 9

by: Robert Kirkman Charlie Adlard
Release date: Oct 13, 2015
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This massive collected edition, of issues 97-144, follows Rick and his group of survivors as they make contact with others.

18. Nimona

Weeks on the list: 8

by: Noelle Stevenson
Release date: May 12, 2015
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Nimona is a shapeshifter and super villain in training who continually confounds her mentor with her unpredictability.

19. Saga, Vol. 5

Weeks on the list: 8

by: Brian K Vaughan Fiona Staples
Release date: Jan 01, 2015
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Marko and Prince Robot IV form a temporary alliance as they the search for their respective children, who have fallen into the hands of the Revolution.

20. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

Weeks on the list: 8

by: Frank Miller
Release date: Jan 01, 2002
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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.

21. Maus: A Survivor’S Tale, Vol. 1

Weeks on the list: 8

by: Art Spiegelman
Release date: Jan 01, 1986
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The author tells the story of his father, a Holocaust survivor, in a critically-acclaimed tale where Jewish people are mice and Germans are cats.

22. Civil War

Weeks on the list: 7

by: Mark Millar Steve McNiven
Release date: Apr 11, 2007
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A government registration act pits the Marvel heroes against one another.

23. The Walking Dead, Vol. 24

Weeks on the list: 6

by: Robert Kirkman Charlie Adlard
Release date: Sep 01, 2015
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With the community’s first fair approaching, Negan causes trouble for Rick and Maggie decides Gregory’s fate.

24. The Walking Dead, Vol. 23

Weeks on the list: 5

by: Robert Kirkman Charlie Adlard
Release date: May 12, 2015
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How will the relatively peaceful communities cope with a new threat?

25. Lumberjanes, Vol. 1

Weeks on the list: 4

by: Noelle Stevenson Grace Ellis Brooke Allen
Release date: Apr 07, 2015
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Five teenage friends are ready to have the best summer of their lives at Lumberjane scout camp. Unfortunately, yetis, three-eyed wolves and giant falcons keep getting in the way.

26. Wytches, Vol. 1

Weeks on the list: 4

by: Scott Snyder Jock
Release date: Jun 02, 2015
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This new horror series follows the Rook family, who move to Litchfield, N.H. to start a new life, only to find something terrifying waiting for them in the woods on the edge of town.

27. Saga, Vol. 1

Weeks on the list: 4

by: Brian K Vaughan Fiona Staples
Release date: Jan 01, 2012
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This sci-fi fantasy series follows a newly married couple as they try to raise their child while avoiding robots, bounty hunters and an intergalactic war.

28. Amulet, Vol. 6

Weeks on the list: 3

by: Kazu Kibuishi
Release date: Aug 26, 2014
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Max makes a promise to the Elf King that he may not be able to keep while Emily and Navin are ordered to go into the war-torn city of Lucien.

29. American Born Chinese

Weeks on the list: 3

by: Gene Luen Yang
Release date: Dec 23, 2008
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When his family moves to the suburbs, Jin Wang wonders why he doesn’t fit in with the “all-American boys” in his new school.

30. Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1

Weeks on the list: 3

by: G Willow Wilson Adrian Alphona
Release date: Oct 28, 2014
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Kamala Khan has always dreamed of gaining superpowers, but when her wish actually comes true, can she use them to save the citizens of Jersey City without being grounded by her parents?

Last updated on December 8, 2021