The new year kicked off with a decline in comic book sales compared to December 2012 (though had a huge increase in graphic novel sales -- yay, holiday money!) but an uptick in comics/graphic novel sales compared to January 2012 -- an icnrease of over 20%, in fact.





Superior Spider-Man #1 (Marvel) Batman #16 (DC) Justice League #16 (DC) New Avengers #1 (Marvel) Superior Spider-Man #2 (Marvel) Savage Wolverine #1 (Marvel) Uncanny Avengers #3 (Marvel) Detective Comics #16 (DC) Avengers #3 (Marvel) Uncanny X-Force #1 (Marvel)





Fables Vol. 18: Cubs in Toyland TPB (Vertigo) Saga Vol. 1 TPB (Image) The Walking Dead Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye TPB (Image) Silver Surfer by Stan Lee and Moebius (Marvel) The Walking Dead Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us TPB (Image) Justice League Vol. 2: The Villain's Journey HC (DC) Justice League Vol. 1: Origin TPB (DC) The Walking Dead Vol. 3: Safety Behind Bars TPB (Image) The Walking Dead Vol. 17: Something to Fear TPB (Image) Animal Man Vol. 2: Animal vs. Man TPB (DC)

Marvel edged out DC Comics, achieving a 34.82% in dollar share and a whopping 40.23% in unit share, as compared to DC's 31.61% and 35.41% respectively.The top 10 comics of January 2013 were:The top 10 graphic novels and trade paperbacks of January 2013 were:

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