Marvel has been working hard to build a content backlist of Star Wars material before the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in December, and in October, it shipped the first two collections, Star Wars and Star Wars: Darth Vader, of new material created since it took over the Star Wars license earlier this year. They placed at #7 and #14 this month, and it seems likely that they’ll continue to sell well through the release of the film and beyond.
The first collection of Kelly Sue DeConnick and artist Valentine De Landro’s Bitch Planet (see "Image Announces Major 2014 Projects"), the latest in what seems like an ongoing parade of Image’s value-priced first volumes to hit the bestseller chart, ranked #15 in October.
Drawn & Quarterly had a new title in the Top 20 for the second month in a row in October; Adrian Tomine's Killing and Dying (see "Killing and Dying") hit the chart at #17.
Overall, there was a lot of competition for the top spots, with nine different publishers placing titles in the Top 20.
With the show back on the air, The Walking Dead was back at the top of the charts, with the latest Compendium, a $59.99 book, taking the #1 slot, and collections in three different formats in the Top 20. The four The Walking Dead volumes and Bitch Planet Vol. 1 were joined by the latest Saga volume to bring the total number of Image titles in the Top 20 to six, making Image the top publisher at the top of the book channel chart for October.
There were five manga titles, all VIZ Media, in the Top 20, as the third volume of new hit Tokyo Ghoul joined volumes 1 and 2, the final volume of the mighty Naruto, and VIZ's other new hit One Punch Man in the Top 20.
Username: Evie, the graphic novel by YouTube star Joe Sugg, moved up from #15 last month to #12 in October.
BOOM! Studios charted with the latest volume of Lumberjanes at #18, and Dark Horse Comics with the latest Avatar volume at #11.
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BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novels in October 2015 |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM VOL. 3 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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2 |
NARUTO VOL. 72 (FINAL VOLUME) |
MASASHI KISHIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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3 |
SGA VOL. 5 |
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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4 |
TOKYO GHOUL VOL. 1 |
SUI ISHIDA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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5 |
TOKYO GHOUL VOL. 3 |
SUI ISHIDA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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6 |
TOKYO GHOUL VOL. 2 |
SUI ISHIDA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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7 |
STAR WARS VOL. 1: SKYWALKER STRIKES |
JASON AARON |
MARVEL COMICS |
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8 |
BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE DLX ED |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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9 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 24 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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10 |
THE WALKING DEAD BOOK 12 HC |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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11 |
AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER--SMOKE AND SHADOW PT. 1 |
GENE LUEN YANG |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
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12 |
USERNAME: EVIE |
JOE SUGG |
RUNNING BOOK PRESS |
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13 |
FUN HOME: A FAMILY TRAGICOMIC |
ALISON BECHDEL |
MARINER BOOKS |
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14 |
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER VOL. 1 |
KIERON GILLEN |
MARVEL COMICS |
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15 |
BITCH PLANET VOL. 1 |
KELLY SUE DECONNICK |
IMAGE COMICS |
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16 |
THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM VOL. 1 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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17 |
KILLING AND DYING HC |
ADRIAN TOMINE |
DRAWN & QUARTERLY |
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18 |
LUMBERJANES VOL. 2 |
NOELLE STEVENSON |
BOOM! BOX |
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19 |
ONE-PUNCH MAN VOL. 1 |
ONE/YUSUKE MURATA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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20 |
BATMAN VOL. 7 HC |
SCOTT SNYDER |
DC COMICS |
For past BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the "BookScan Top 20 GN Index."
