Comics sold well in 2008?

According to this, comics sold well in 2008. But its a bit confusing because they note Graphic Novels grew by 5% (I would expect growth there) but did not give a year to year comparison on comic books, instead just named the top 10 comics of 2008. Was there growth for actual comic books or was there a few like always that sold well? Im more interested in did strictly comic books (excluding Graphic Novels and TPB's) did they show year over year growth as a whole or does this reflect just a few that sold well?

www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2009-01-11-comics-sales_N.htm