November has a full month of new episodes in the latest season (and includes holiday shopping), so is the month when the property has a big chance to shine. A The Walking Dead Compendium volume took the top slots in both November 2015 and 2016, but below that, the next volumes were #2 in 2016 vs. #3 in 2015, #5 in 2016 vs. #7 in 2015, and #9 in 2016 vs. #15 in 2015.
Four March SKUs remain in the Top 20, where it looks like they will stay through the holidays and beyond. With March winning a National Book Award in November, the first graphic novel to do so (see "'March' Wins National Book Award’"), attention is going to continue to be focused on these worthy volumes.
VIZ Media had the most volumes of any publisher in the Top 20 in November, with two up-price titles, The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition Vol. 1 ($17.99) and Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3: Stardust Crusaders Vol. 1 ($19.99) among its manga offerings.
For the first time, a DC Superhero Girls graphic novel made the Top 20, reflecting the underlying strength of this artfully launched property. Batman: The Killing Joke Dlx. Ed. HC and Harley Quinn Vol. 1 (N52) show the continuing influence of the Suicide Squad movie on DC graphic novel sales.
Marvel Comics had only one of its own titles, Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Black Panther (which is showing great staying power), in the Top 20, but two DK Publishing Marvel volumes show the strength of the IP in the Top 20.
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BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novels in November 2016 |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM ONE |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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2 |
THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM THREE |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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3 |
ONE-PUNCH MAN VOL. 9 |
YUSUKE MURATA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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4 |
MARCH: BOOK ONE |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS |
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5 |
THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM TWO |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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6 |
MARVEL ENCYCLOPEDIA: UPDATED AND EXPANDED HC |
MATT FORBECK |
DK PUBLISHING |
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7 |
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: LEGENDARY EDITION VOL. 1 |
AKIRA HIMEKAWA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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8 |
MARCH (TRILOGY SLIPCASE SET) |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS |
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9 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 26 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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10 |
MARCH: BOOK THREE |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS |
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11 |
BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE DLX ED |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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12 |
MARVEL ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW HC |
ADAM BRAY |
DK PUBLISHING |
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13 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 6 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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14 |
MARCH: BOOK TWO |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS |
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15 |
DC SUPER HERO GIRLS: HITS AND MYTHS |
SHEA FONTANA |
DC COMICS |
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16 |
BLACK PANTHER BOOK 1 |
TA-NEHISI |
MARVEL COMICS |
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17 |
TOKYO GHOUL VOL. 9 |
SUI ISHIDA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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18 |
HARLEY QUINN VOL. 1 (N52) |
CONNER & PALMIOTTI |
DC COMICS |
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19 |
TOKYO GHOUL VOL. 1 |
SUI ISHIDA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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20 |
JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE PART 3 VOL. 1 |
HIROHIKO ARAKI |
VIZ MEDIA |
For past BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the "BookScan Top 20 GN Index."
