The latest volume of Sailor Moon vaulted to the top of the Nielsen BookScan bestseller chart of adult graphic novels sold in bookstores in January, with volumes 1 and 2 also appearing in the Top 20. Last month was the only one in the last five in which a Sailor Moon volume was not #1 (see "Zombies Win Christmas"). Sailor Moon was only part of the strong performance for manga in January; 13 of the top 20 titles were manga.
After placing five volumes in the Top 20 in December, only one The Walking Dead volume, Volume 15, placed in the Top 20 in January.
With a full month of sales, Blizzard game tie-in Diablo IIII: Book of Cain HC crept up to #5 in January, after breaking in at #10 last month.
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BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novels in January 2012 | |||
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
SAILOR MOON VOL. 3 |
NAOKE TAKEUCHI |
KODANSHA COMICS |
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2 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 15 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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3 |
NARUTO VOL. 54 |
MASASHI KISHIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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4 |
ROSARIO+VAMPIRE: SEASON II VOL. 7 |
JAMES PATTERSON |
YEN PRESS |
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5 |
DIABLO III: BOOK OF CAIN HC |
DECKARD CAIN |
INSIGHT EDITIONS |
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6 |
BLACK BIRD VOL. 12 |
KANOKO SAKURAKOJI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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7 |
BLACK BUTLER VOL. 8 |
YANA TOBOSO |
YEN PRESS |
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8 |
NARUTO VOL. 53 |
MASASHI KISHIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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9 |
MAXIMUM RIDE: THE MANGA VOL. 5 |
JAMES PATTERSON |
YEN PRESS |
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10 |
SAILOR MOON VOL. 2 |
NAOKE TAKEUCHI |
KODANSHA COMICS |
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11 |
HABIBI HC |
CRAIG THOMPSON |
PANTHEON BOOKS |
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12 |
FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST VOL. 27 |
HIROMU ARAKAWA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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13 |
BATMAN: THE BLACK MIRROR HC |
SCOTT SNYDER |
DC COMICS |
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14 |
X-MEN: SCHISM HC |
JASON AARON |
MARVEL COMICS |
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15 |
ONE PIECE VOL. 60 |
EIICHIRO ODA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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16 |
SAILOR MOON VOL. 1 |
NAOKE TAKEUCHI |
KODANSHA COMICS |
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17 |
FEAR ITSELF HC |
MATT FRACTION |
MARVEL COMICS |
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18 |
FABLES VOL. 16 |
BILL WILLINGHAM |
VERTIGO |
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19 |
NARUTO: THE OFFICIAL CHARACTER DATA BOOK |
MASHASHI KISHIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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20 |
HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD VOL. 5 |
DAISUKE SATO |
YEN PRESS |
For past BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the "BookScan Top 20 GNs Index."
