For the second consecutive month in March, neither Marvel nor DC placed a title in the "Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels" sold in the bookstore channel, based on this chart provided exclusively to ICv2.com by Nielsen BookScan. This extends a trend that appeared for the first time in February since we began publishing these charts in 2008.The composition of the Top 20 was very similar to last month’s. As was the case in February, there were eight Image titles (six The Walking Dead and two Saga volumes) and eight manga titles (four Attack on Titan volumes, down from six) and four VIZ Media titles (up from two).
The remaining four titles were all media tie-ins. The latest Adventure Time and Avatar: The Last Airbender volumes, from BOOM! Studios and Dark Horse Comics, respectively repeated. New to the chart was the latest Game of Thrones volume in the run-up to the premiere of the new season. And an older DK Publishing Avengers book (not a graphic novel) rejoined the list.
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BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novels in March 2014 | |||
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 20 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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2 |
SAGA VOL. 3 |
BRIAN K VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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3 |
THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM VOL. 1 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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4 |
THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM VOL. 2 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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5 |
ATTACK ON TITAN VOL. 1 |
HAJIME ISAYAMA |
KODANSHA COMICS |
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6 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 19 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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7 |
ATTACK ON TITAN VOL. 2 |
HAJIME ISAYAMA |
KODANSHA COMICS |
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8 |
NARUTO VOL. 64 |
MASASHI KISHIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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9 |
AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER--THE RIFT PT. 1 |
GENE LUEN YANK |
DARK HORSE |
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10 |
ADVENTURE TIME VOL. 4 |
RYAN NORTH |
BOOM! STUDIOS |
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11 |
MARVEL AVENGERS: THE ULT. CHARACTER GUIDE HC |
ALAN COWSILL |
DK PUBLISHING |
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12 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 1 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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13 |
SAGA VOL. 1 |
BRIAN K VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
|
14 |
A GAME OF THRONES: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL VOL. 3 HC |
GEORGE R.R. MARTIN |
BANTAM |
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15 |
ATTACK ON TITAN VOL. 3 |
HAJIME ISAYAMA |
KODANSHA COMICS |
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16 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 18 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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17 |
BLUE EXORCIST VOL. 11 |
KAZUE KATO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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18 |
BLACK BIRD VOL. 18 |
KANOKO SAKURAKOUJI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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19 |
ATTACK ON TITAN VOL. 11 |
HAJIME ISAYAMA |
KODANSHA COMICS |
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20 |
ONE PIECE VOL. 70 |
EIICHIRO ODA |
VIZ MEDIA |
For past BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the "BookScan Top 20 GNs Index."
