Comic books inspired by toys, and vice versa, have a rich history. “Secret Wars,†from Marvel Comics, teamed up a legion of heroes and villains in the deepest regions of space to meet and confront the Beyonder. Among the results: a black costume for Spider-Man and a series of action figures. DC's “Super Powers,†which had its heroes and villains involved with mega-threat Darkseid, had similar results.
Lego Ninjago, from the publisher Papercutz, is a series of graphic novels based on the Ninjago line of toys from Lego. This week, the latest volume, “Kingdom of the Snakes,†written by Greg Farshtey and illustrated by Jolyon Yates, enters our hardcover graphic books best-seller list at No. 8 and the paperb ack list at No. 3. The story involves a familiar chestnut: the alternate reality where everything is different. In this case, on this world, the ninja team at the core of the adventures never formed. Papercutz previously announced that volume 4 of the series had a print run of 425,000 copies.
As always, the complete best-seller lists can be found here, along with an explanation of how they were assembled.
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