It is The Walking Dead season, after all, with the controversial premiere episode of the new season in October drawing over 20 million viewers (see "’Walking Dead’ Ratings"). Image Comics had two other volumes in the Top 20, the first volume of Monstress, which is showing impressive staying power, and the most recent Saga volume, bringing its total to six volumes in the Top 20.
March, from IDW Publishing's Top Shelf imprint, has been on a tear, taking three of the top four slots last month (see "September BookScan – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels").
VIZ Media manga titles took five of the Top 20 slots in October, with two Tokyo Ghoul volumes (including the new volume at #3), two One Punch Man, and the new Super Mario Adventures volume all making the list.
Two DC Suicide Squad-related titles (Batman: The Killing Joke Dlx. Ed. and Harley Quinn Vol. 1) stubbornly remain in the Top 20, although they're slipping a little every month now.
Marvel's Black Panther Vol. 1, by Ta-Nehisi Coates impressively moved up a couple of slots from its launch month debut to #4 in October. And it seems like every month American Born Chinese, released in 2008 by Macmillan, is in the Top 20.
It's another month with an eclectic mix of titles in the top bookstore graphic novels, showing the range of audiences that enjoy the medium.
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BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novels in October 2016 |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 26 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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2 |
MARCH: BOOK ONE |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS |
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3 |
TOKYO GHOUL VOL. 9 |
SUI ISHIDA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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4 |
BLACK PANTHER BOOK 1 |
TA-NEHISI |
MARVEL COMICS |
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5 |
THE WALKING DEAD BOOK 13 HC |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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6 |
SUPER MARIO ADVENTURES |
KENTARO TAKEMURA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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7 |
BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE DLX ED |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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8 |
MARCH TRILOGY SLIPCASE SET |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS |
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9 |
MARCH: BOOK THREE |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS |
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10 |
THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM VOL. 3 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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11 |
THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM VOL. 1 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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12 |
MONSTRESS VOL. 1 |
MARJORIE LIU |
IMAGE COMICS |
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13 |
ONE-PUNCH MAN VOL. 8 |
YUSUKE MURATA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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14 |
AMERICAN BORN CHINESE |
GENE LUEN YANG |
MACMILLAN |
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15 |
SAGA VOL. 6 |
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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16 |
MARCH: BOOK TWO |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS |
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17 |
HARLEY QUINN VOL. 1 (N52) |
CONNER & PALMIOTTI |
DC COMICS |
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18 |
TOKYO GHOUL VOL. 1 |
SUI ISHIDA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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19 |
SUPERMAN: AMERICAN ALIEN |
MAX LANDIS |
DC COMICS |
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20 |
ONE-PUNCH MAN VOL. 1 |
YUSUKE MURATA |
VIZ MEDIA |
For past BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the "BookScan Top 20 GN Index."
