Dragon Ball: That Time I Got Reincarnated as Yamcha, is almost fanfic, although it’s by Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama: It’s a story about a Dragon Ball fan who dies on his way to a Dragon Ball event and comes back as Yamcha, a Dragon Ball character who has a somewhat checkered reputation. The appetite of Dragon Ball fans seems to be boundless.
If there’s a head-scratcher on this chart, it’s volume 4 of Goblin Slayer. This is the first time this Yen Press series, which is an adaptation of a light novel, has shown up on the BookScan top 20. The anime, which started streaming on Crunchyroll in October, may be bringing more attention to the series.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 Manga Graphic Novels – November 2018 (10/28/18 - 12/1/18) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 1 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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2 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 15 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
|
3 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 2 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
|
4 |
RWBY: OFFICIAL MANGA ANTHOLOGY VOL. 3 |
VARIOUS |
VIZ MEDIA |
|
5 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 3 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
|
6 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 14 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
|
7 |
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS VOL. 4 |
AKIRA HIMEKAWA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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8 |
DRAGON BALL: THAT TIME I GOT REINCARNATED AS YAMCHA! |
AKIRA TORIYAMA |
VIZ MEDIA |
|
9 |
ONE PIECE VOL. 88 |
EIICHIRO ODA |
VIZ MEDIA |
|
10 |
MOB PSYCHO 100 VOL. 1 |
ONE |
DARK HORSE |
|
11 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 4 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
|
12 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA: VIGILANTES VOL. 2 |
HIDEYUKI FURUHASHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
|
13 |
FRANKENSTEIN: JUNJI ITO STORY COLLECTION HC |
JUNJI ITO |
VIZ MEDIA |
|
14 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 5 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
|
15 |
RWBY: OFFICIAL MANGA ANTHOLOGY VOL. 1 |
VARIOUS |
VIZ MEDIA |
|
16 |
GOBLIN SLAYER VOL. 4 |
KUMO KAGYU |
YEN PRESS |
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17 |
RWBY: OFFICIAL MANGA ANTHOLOGY VOL 2 |
VARIOUS |
VIZ MEDIA |
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18 |
TOKYO GHOUL VOL. 1 |
SUI ISHIDA |
VIZ MEDIA |
|
19 |
TOKYO GHOUL: RE VOL. 7 |
SUI ISHIDA |
VIZ MEDIA |
|
20 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 6 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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Batman: White Knight leads the superhero chart; this trade is one of the first titles to be released under DC’s new Black Label imprint, which will feature stories that are outside the regular DC continuity (see "DC Begins Rebranding Old Material as Black Label"). The imprint will pop up more often, as DC plans to add perennial best-sellers Watchmen and Batman: The Killing Joke to the imprint as well (see "DC Expands Black Label Line for 2019").
DC Comics has nine titles on the chart, Marvel has six, and Dark Horse Comics has two. The Overwatch anthology is the sole game-based title, but there are several TV tie-ins as well as the Star Wars book.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 'Superhero' Graphic Novels – November 2018 (10/28/18 - 12/1/18) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT |
SEAN MURPHY |
DC BLACK LABEL |
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2 |
CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA |
ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA |
ARCHIE COMIC PUB. |
|
3 |
BATMAN VOL. 7 (REBIRTH) |
TOM KING |
DC COMICS |
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4 |
INFINITY GAUNTLET |
JIM STARLIN |
MARVEL COMICS |
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5 |
WATCHMEN |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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6 |
OVERWATCH: ANTHOLOGY VOL. 1 HC |
BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT |
DARK HORSE |
|
7 |
V FOR VENDETTA |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
|
8 |
DARK NIGHTS: METAL: DLX. ED. HC |
SCOTT SNYDER |
DC COMICS |
|
9 |
BLACK PANTHER BOOK 1: A NATION UNDER OUR FEET |
TA-NEHISI COATES |
MARVEL COMICS |
|
10 |
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER - DARK LORD OF THE SITH VOL. 3 |
CHARLES SOULE |
MARVEL COMICS |
|
11 |
BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE DLX. ED. HC |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
|
12 |
X-MEN: GRAND DESIGN - SECOND GENESIS |
ED PISKOR |
MARVEL |
|
13 |
FIREFLY: LEGACY EDITION BOOK ONE |
ZACK WHEDON |
BOOM! STUDIOS |
|
14 |
JUSTICE LEAGUE VOL. 1 |
SCOTT SNYDER |
DC COMICS |
|
15 |
THE LEGEND OF KORRA: TURF WARS PART 3 |
MICHAEL DANTE DIMARTINO |
DARK HORSE BOOKS |
|
16 |
THE MAN OF STEEL HC |
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS |
DC COMICS |
|
17 |
DARK NIGHTS: METAL: DARK KNIGHTS RISING HC |
PETER TOMASI |
DC COMICS |
|
18 |
RUNAWAYS BY RAINBOW ROWELL & KRIS ANKA VOL. 2 |
RAINBOW ROWELL |
MARVEL COMICS |
|
19 |
DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE |
CULLEN BUNN |
MARVEL COMICS |
|
20 |
INFINITY WAR |
JIM STARLIN |
MARVEL COMICS |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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The top title on the Author chart is The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins, which is not surprising as this book has been extraordinarily popular. Next up is the adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird, perhaps helped by the press tour for the new Broadway adaptation, followed by the latest volumes of Saga and The Walking Dead, and then an adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank.
The first book of March makes its monthly appearance, as does Fun Home; these two are perennials. There are plenty of newer titles as well, though, including two late-October releases, To Kill a Mockingbird and Apocrypha: The Legend of Babymetal (see “Kawaii Metal Comes to Comics”).
Image Comics is the top publisher, with eight books in the top 20, but only three titles: Saga, The Walking Dead, and Monstress.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 Author Graphic Novels – November 2018 (10/28/18 - 12/1/18) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
THE ADVENTURE ZONE: HERE THERE BE GERBLINS |
CLINT MCELROY |
FIRST SECOND BOOKS |
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2 |
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD: A GRAPHIC NOVEL HC |
HARPER LEE |
HARPER |
|
3 |
SAGA VOL. 9 |
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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4 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 30 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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5 |
ANNE FRANK'S DIARY THE GRAPHIC ADAPTATION HC |
ANNE FRANK |
PANTHEON BOOKS |
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6 |
SHEETS |
BRENNA THUMMLER |
LION FORGE |
|
7 |
WALKING DEAD BOOK 15 HC |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
|
8 |
MARCH: BOOK ONE |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PROD. |
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9 |
EVERYONE'S A ALIEBN WHEN UR A ALIEBN TOO: A BOOK HC |
JOMNY SUN |
HARPER PERENNIAL |
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10 |
ANTHONY BOURDAIN'S HUNGRY GHOST HC |
ANTHONY BOURDAIN |
BERGER BOOKS |
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11 |
AM I THERE YET?: THE LOOP-DE-LOOP, ZIGZAGGING JOURNEY TO ADULTHOOD HC |
MARI ANDREW |
CLARKSON POTTER PUB. |
|
12 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 29 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
|
13 |
FUN HOME: A FAMILY TRAGICOMIC |
ALISON BECHDEL |
MARINER BOOKS |
|
14 |
APOCRYPHA: THE LEGEND OF BABYMETAL |
THE PROPHET OF THE FOX GOD |
Z2 COMICS |
|
15 |
SABRINA HC |
NICK DRNASO |
DRAWN & QUARTERLY |
|
16 |
SAGA VOL. 8 |
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
|
17 |
MONSTRESS VOL. 3 |
MARJORIE LIU |
IMAGE COMICS |
|
18 |
THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM VOL. 1 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
|
19 |
SAGA VOL. 1 |
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
|
20 |
SCOTT PILGRIM PRECIOUS LITTLE BOX SET [W/ POSTER] |
BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY |
ONI PRESS |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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For charts of November graphic novel sales from NPD BookScan:
November 2018 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels
November 2018 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels
For the charts with the actual sales numbers from NPD BookScan, see these articles on the ICv2 Pro site:
November 2018 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
November 2018 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
November 2018 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Superhero, Manga, Author Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
NPD BookScan collects weekly point-of-sale data on print books from over 16,000 locations including e-tailers, chains, mass merchandisers, independent bookstores, and more. NPD BookScan covers approximately 85% of the U.S. trade print book market. The ranks on this chart are based on piece sales. Some publishers classify titles that are primarily text, or art books, as graphic novels; we've removed those titles from the ranking above.
For past BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the "BookScan Top 20 GN Index."
