DC Comics made a strong showing, with five Batman titles, Watchmen, and one Vertigo title (Fables). Marvel had five, counting the two licensed Marvel titles from DK Publishing.
The latest volume of Image’s The Walking Dead was the top title in May, and the only The Walking Dead volume in the Top 20, a typical off-season performance.
VIZ Media's Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, which VIZ Media Senior Director--Sales and Marketing Kevin Hamric told ICv2 would be VIZ's bestselling release in 2015 (see "Interview with VIZ's Kevin Hamric, Part 2") was #2 in its first month.
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BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novels in May 2015 |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 23 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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2 |
LEGEND OF ZELDA: A LINK TO THE PAST |
SHOTARO ISHINOMORI |
PERFECT SQUARE |
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3 |
MARVEL THE AVENGERS: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE HC |
ALAN COWSILL |
DK PUBLISHING |
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4 |
MARVEL ENCYCLOPEDIA: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE HC |
MATT FORBECK |
DK PUBLISHING |
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5 |
CIVIL WAR |
MARK MILLAR |
MARVEL COMICS |
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6 |
BATMAN: EARTH ONE VOL. 2 HC |
GEOFF JOHNS |
DC COMICS |
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7 |
BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE DLX ED |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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8 |
BATMAN VOL. 6: GRAVEYARD SHIFT HC |
SCOTT SNYDER |
DC COMICS |
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9 |
ROSARIO + VAMPIRE: SEASON II VOL. 14 |
AKIHISA IKEDA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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10 |
INFINITY GAUNTLET |
JIM STARLIN |
MARVEL COMICS |
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11 |
RAT QUEENS VOL. 2 |
KURTIS J. WIEBE |
IMAGE COMICS |
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12 |
SPIDER-VERSE |
DAN SLOTT |
MARVEL COMICS |
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13 |
FABLES VOL. 21 |
BILL WILLINGHAM |
VERTIGO |
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14 |
DRAGON AGE: THE WORLD OF THEDAS VOL. 2 HC |
VARIOUS |
DARK HORSE BOOKS |
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15 |
BATMAN VOL. 5: ZERO YEAR-DARK CITY |
SCOTT SNYDER |
DC COMICS |
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16 |
FUN HOME: A FAMILY TRAGICOMIC |
ALISON BECHDEL |
MARINER BOOKS |
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17 |
SUNSTONE VOL. 2 |
STJEPAN SEJIC |
IMAGE COMICS |
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18 |
BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS |
FRANK MILLER |
DC COMICS |
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19 |
WATCHMEN |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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20 |
MARCH: BOOK 1 |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS |
For past BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the "BookScan Top 20 GN Index."
