For the first time since June, a Scott Pilgrim volume was not the #1 adult fiction graphic novel title in bookstores in October, according to data compiled by Nielsen BookScan, although “the little graphic novel series that could” still accounted for six of the top eight titles.




 




BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novels in October 2010

Rank

Title

Author

Publisher

1

NARUTO VOL. 49

MASASHI KISHIMOTO

VIZ MEDIA

2

SCOTT PILGRIM VOL. 1

BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY

ONI PRESS

3

SCOTT PILGRIM VOL. 2

BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY

ONI PRESS

4

SCOTT PILGRIM VOL. 3

BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY

ONI PRESS

5

SCOTT PILGRIM VOL. 4

BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY

ONI PRESS

6

SCOTT PILGRIM VOL. 6

BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY

ONI PRESS

7

ODD IS ON OUR SIDE

DEAN KOONTZ

DEL REY

8

SCOTT PILGRIM VOL. 5

BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY

ONI PRESS

9

BLACK BIRD VOL. 6

KANOKO SAKURAKOJI

VIZ MEDIA

10

THE EXILE: AN OUTLANDER GN HC

DIANA GABALDON

DEL REY

11

BLACK BUTLER VOL. 3

YANA TOBOSO

YEN PRESS

12

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 8 VOL. 7

BRAD MELTZER

DARK HORSE COMICS

13

HETALIA AXIS POWERS VOL. 1

HIDEKAZ HIMARUYA

TOKYOPOP

14

THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 1

ROBERT KIRKMAN

IMAGE COMICS

15

YU-GI-OH! GX VOL. 5

NAOYUKI KAGEYAMA

VIZ MEDIA

16

AMERICAN VAMPIRE VOL. 1 HC

SCOTT SNYDER

VERTIGO

17

MAXIMUM RIDE: THE MANGA VOL. 3

JAMES PATTERSON

YEN PRESS

18

NEGIMA! VOL. 28

KEN AKAMATSU

DEL REY

19

SOUL EATER VOL. 4

ATSUSHI OHKUBO

YEN PRESS

20

ONE PIECE VOL. 55

EIICHIRO ODA

VIZ MEDIA


Odd Is on Our Side, the latest Dean Koontz adaptation from Del Rey, made an appearance in the Top 10 and was the only other title to beat a Scott Pilgrim volume. 

 

Hetalia Axis Powers Vol. 1, the new hit from Tokyopop, hung in at #13.

 

Surprisingly, only one Walking Dead title (Volume 1) made the Top 20, and it was at #14, below where the top Walking Dead volume fell in September.

For past BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the “BookScan Top 20 GNs Index.”