This was the first time Attack on Titan had taken the top position. Perhaps most notable, the #1 title was the first volume of the series, of which there were seven available in October, indicating that new customers are finding the property in droves. The series hit the Top 20 in June, the Top 5 two months later in August, and now the #1 position in another two months in October.
The Walking Dead continues to thrive, with five volumes in the Top 20. And the top TWD volume is the first Compendium, at #2 overall, with the first regular volume at #13, indicating that some seven years after the launch of the graphic novel series, new readers are still finding it in large numbers.
DC had a good month, with four titles in the Top 20, all new! DC hasn’t had a new title in the Top 20 since June, when it had one.
The latest Avatar: The Last Airbender volume from Dark Horse hit the charts at #8, which is impressive, especially given that the book shipped at the very end of the month and so did not have many days to generate sales.
There were nine manga titles in the Top 20, another solid performance for the category. Rosario+Vampire was the top Viz title, at #3.
The latest Pearls Before Swine collection rounded out the Top 20 in the final slot.
BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novels in October 2013 | |||
Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
1 |
ATTACK ON TITAN VOL. 1 |
HAJIME ISAYAMA |
KODANSHA COMICS |
2 |
THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM VOL. 1 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
3 |
ROSARIO + VAMPIRE: SEASON II VOL. 12 |
AKISHIA IKEDA |
VIZ MEDIA |
4 |
BATMAN: THE COURT OF OWLS MASK AND BOOK SET |
SCOTT SNYDER |
DC COMICS |
5 |
THE JOKER: DEATH OF THE FAMILY HC |
VARIOUS |
DC COMICS |
6 |
THE WALKING DEAD BOOK VOL. 9 HC |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
7 |
JUSTICE LEAGUE VOL. 3 HC |
GEOFF JOHNS |
DC COMICS |
8 |
AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER--THE SEARCH PT. 3 |
GENE LUEN YANK |
DARK HORSE COMIC |
9 |
ATTACK ON TITAN VOL. 2 |
HAJIME ISAYAMA |
KODANSHA COMICS |
10 |
NARUTO VOL. 62 |
MASASHI KISHIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
11 |
BLEACH VOL. 58 |
TITE KUBO |
VIZ MEDIA |
12 |
BLACK BIRD VOL. 17 |
KANOKO SAKURAKOUJI |
VIZ MEDIA |
13 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 1 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
14 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 18 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
15 |
BATMAN VOL 2: THE CITY OF OWLS |
SCOTT SNYDER |
DC COMICS |
16 |
THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM VOL. 2 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
17 |
SAILOR MOON SHORT STORIES VOL. 1 |
NAOKO TAKEUCHI |
KODANSHA COMICS |
18 |
ATTACK ON TITAN VOL. 7 |
HAJIME ISAYAMA |
KODANSHA COMICS |
19 |
ATTACK ON TITAN VOL. 3 |
HAJIME ISAYAMA |
KODANSHA COMICS |
20 |
RAT'S WARS: A PEARL'S BEFORE SWINE COLLECTION |
STEPHAN PASTIS |
ANDREWS MCMEEL |
For past BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the "BookScan Top 20 GNs Index."