The other major new release was Scott McCloud’s The Sculptor HC, his first new work in years, which had an initial print run of 100,000 copies. Movie rights have already been sold (see "Sony Gets 'The Sculptor'").
February is probably the weakest month for new releases, but two other new titles hit the Top 20: the third volume of Superman: Earth One by J. Michael Straczynski, and a new manga series, Akame Ga Kill, from Yen Press. The anime is streaming in the U.S., in what seems to be a key component for strong manga sales these days.
Akame Ga Kill! was one of three manga titles in the Top 20, joined by the latest Naruto and the first Attack on Titan volume.
"Author" titles were 12 of the Top 20, two more than last month, with the Roz Chast powerhouse, Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, at #1 again. "Author" titles took the top seven slots.
Saga continues to pull ahead of The Walking Dead, with all four Saga volumes in the Top 20, and only three The Walking Dead volumes, although the show is currently running on TV.
There were only five superhero titles on the chart this month, all backlist except for the new JMS Superman volume mentioned ahead.
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BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novels in February 2015 |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
CAN'T WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING?: A MEMOIR HC |
ROZ CHAST |
BLOOMSBURY |
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2 |
SAGA VOL. 4 |
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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3 |
MARCH: BOOK ONE |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS |
|
4 |
MARCH: BOOK TWO |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS |
|
5 |
THE SCULPTOR HC |
SCOTT MCCLOUD |
FIRST SECOND |
|
6 |
THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM VOL. 1 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
|
7 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 22 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
|
8 |
SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE VOL. 3 HC |
J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI |
DC COMICS |
|
9 |
THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM VOL. 2 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
|
10 |
MS. MARVEL VOL. 1 |
WILLOW G. WILSON |
MARVEL COMICS |
|
11 |
BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE DLX ED |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
|
12 |
SAGA VOL. 1 |
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
|
13 |
ATTACK ON TITAN VOL. 1 |
HAJIME ISAYAMA |
KODANSHA COMICS |
|
14 |
CIVIL WAR |
MARK MILLAR |
MARVEL COMICS |
|
15 |
THE TERRIBLE AND WONDERFUL REASONS WHY I RUN LONG DISTANCES |
THE OATMEAL |
ANDREWS MCMEEL |
|
16 |
NARUTO VOL. 68 |
MASASHI KISHIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
|
17 |
SAGA VOL. 3 |
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
|
18 |
SAGA VOL. 2 |
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
|
19 |
AKAME GA KILL! VOL. 1 |
TAKAHIRO |
YEN PRESS |
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20 |
WATCHMEN |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
For past BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the "BookScan Top 20 GN Index."
