We noted the growth of Attack on Titan last month (see "August BookScan--Top 20 Graphic Novels"), but it’s now entering a new phase, ranking favorably with the major manga and graphic novel hits of the past.
There were nine manga titles in the Top 20, a solid performance, but the balance of power is shifting, at least in this part of the chart, with Kodansha Comics holding six of the Top 20 slots, while Viz Media has two and Vertical one.
DC had the same three titles in the Top 20 as last month, all decades-old classics. Marvel had no titles in the Top 20, although there was one Marvel-based titles, from DK Publishing.
Two classic literary titles (what we call "Fiction and Reality" here), American Born Chinese and Fun Home, were in the Top 20 this month.
BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novels in September 2013 |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
1 |
SAILOR MOON SHORT STORIES VOL. 1 |
NAOKO TAKEUCHI |
KODANSHA COMICS |
2 |
THE WALKING DEAD BOOK VOL. 9 HC |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
3 |
NARUTO VOL. 62 |
MASASHI KISHIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
4 |
ATTACK ON TITAN VOL. 1 |
HAJIME ISAYAMA |
KODANSHA COMICS |
5 |
MARVEL AVENGERS: THE ULTIMATE CHARACTER GUIDE HC |
ALAN COWSILL |
DK PUBLISHING |
6 |
ONE PIECE VOL. 68 |
EIICHIRO ODA |
VIZ MEDIA |
7 |
ATTACK ON TITAN VOL. 2 |
HAJIME ISAYAMA |
KODANSHA COMICS |
8 |
SAGA VOL. 2 |
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
9 |
ATTACK ON TITAN VOL. 6 |
HAJIME ISAYAMA |
KODANSHA COMICS |
10 |
SAGA VOL. 1 |
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
11 |
WATCHMEN |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
12 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 18 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
13 |
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: THE ORIGIN VOL. 3 HC |
YOSHIKAZU YASUHIKO |
VERTICAL |
14 |
AMERICAN BORN CHINESE |
GENE LUEN YANG |
SQUARE FISH |
15 |
BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS |
FRANK MILLER |
DC COMICS |
16 |
ATTACK ON TITAN VOL. 3 |
HAJIME ISAYAMA |
KODANSHA COMICS |
17 |
GARFIELD CAUSTION: WIDE LOAD: HIS 56TH BOOK |
JIM DAVIS |
BALLANTINE BOOKS |
18 |
ATTACK ON TITAN VOL. 7 |
HAJIME ISAYAMA |
KODANSHA COMICS |
19 |
FUN HOME: A FAMILY TRAGICOMIC |
ALISON BECHDEL |
MARINER BOOKS |
20 |
BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE DLX ED HC |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the "BookScan Top 20 GNs Index."