In the Superhero category, the fact that no superhero title made it onto the Adult Top 20 speaks for itself, as does the fact that the top title on the Superhero list is Watchmen. Again. Harleen comes in second, and the remainder of the list is pretty heavy on Batman, with a side helping of Alan Moore-created properties. It’s also mostly older properties, with only two July debuts, Part 2 of Tom King’s Batman: The City of Bane and Scott Lobdell’s Flash Forward. One June title, Part 2 of Doomsday Clock, is back for a second month.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 "Superheroes" Graphic Novels – July 2020 (7/5/20 - 8/1/20) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
WATCHMEN (2019 EDITION) |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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2 |
HARLEEN HC |
STJEPAN SEJIC |
DC COMICS |
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3 |
V FOR VENDETTA |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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4 |
DOOMSDAY CLOCK PART 2 HC |
GEOFF JOHNS |
DC COMICS |
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5 |
WATCHMEN: THE DELUXE EDITION HC |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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6 |
THE SANDMAN VOL. 1: PRELUDES & NOCTURNES 30TH ANN. ED. |
NEIL GAIMAN |
DC COMICS |
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7 |
BATMAN: YEAR ONE |
FRANK MILLER |
DC COMICS |
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8 |
THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS |
SCOTT SNYDER |
DC COMICS |
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9 |
BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT |
SEAN MURPHY |
DC COMICS |
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10 |
BATMAN: LAST KNIGHT ON EARTH |
SCOTT SNYDER |
DC COMICS |
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11 |
BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE DLX. ED. HC (NEW EDITION) |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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12 |
DCEASED |
TOM TAYLOR |
DC COMICS |
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13 |
THE WITCHER OMNIBUS |
PAUL TOBIN |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
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14 |
BATMAN VOL. 13: THE CITY OF BANE PART 2 |
TOM KING |
DC COMICS |
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15 |
DOOMSDAY CLOCK PART 1 HC |
GEOFF JOHNS |
DC COMICS |
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16 |
BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS |
FRANK MILLER |
DC COMICS |
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17 |
BATMAN: DAMNED HC |
BRIAN AZZARELLO |
DC COMICS |
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18 |
FLASH FORWARD |
SCOTT LOBDELL |
DC COMICS |
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19 |
THE LONG HALLOWEEN |
JEPH LOEB |
DC COMICS |
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20 |
DARK NIGHTS: METAL |
SCOTT SNYDER |
DC COMICS |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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On the Manga chart, we really see what VIZ Media Vice President Publishing Sales Kevin Hamric was talking about when he said that "the number of volume ones that we sold during [the pandemic] period is just crazy, even deep, deep backlist" (see "Manga in the COVID Era: Binge Reading, Box Sets, Volume 1s, More"). Sure, readers are still gobbling up My Hero Academia (or getting into it for the first time, as Volume 1 is the top seller) and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, but enough of them checked out the first volumes of Haikyu, Tokyo Ghoul, and The Legend of Zelda to put them on the chart as well. In addition to the most recent volume of Demon Slayer (which is now released monthly), three July releases debut on the chart: The deluxe edition of Volume 5 of Berserk and the latest volumes of perennial favorites One-Punch Man and Beastars.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 Manga Graphic Novels – July 2020 (7/5/20 - 8/1/20) |
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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. 24 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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3 |
BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 5 HC |
KENTARO MIURA |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
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4 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 2 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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5 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 14 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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6 |
ONE-PUNCH MAN VOL. 20 |
ONE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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7 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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8 |
HAIKYU!! VOL. 1 |
HARUICHI FURUDATE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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9 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 3 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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10 |
UZUMAKI HC |
JUNJI ITO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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11 |
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: OCARINA OF TIME - LEGENDARY ED. |
AKIRA HIMEKAWA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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12 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 4 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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13 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 2 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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14 |
BEASTARS VOL. 7 |
PARU ITAGAKI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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15 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 5 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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16 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 23 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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17 |
TOKYO GHOUL VOL. 1 |
SUI ISHIDA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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18 |
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: MAJORA'S MASK / A LINK TO THE PAST - LEGENDARY ED. |
AKIRA HIMEKAWA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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19 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 3 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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20 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 22 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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As was the case last month, there’s a lot of consistency on the Author chart. The paperback and hardcover editions of The Adventure Zone take the top two slots, and the other two volumes of the series make the chart as well. Also in the top 20: All three volumes of March, along with the box set, all three volumes of The Umbrella Academy, and both Strange Planet and Stranger Planet.
Aside from The Adventure Zone, one other July title makes the list: Battle Born: Lapis Lazuli, by Maximilian Uriarte. Uriarte drew on his experiences as a marine in Iraq for the webcomic Terminal Lance, which went viral and was collected first in The White Donkey (see "Iraq Veteran’s Tale Makes Chart"), and then with more comics in an omnibus in 2018. Battle Born is set in Afghanistan and follows a platoon of marines who are sent into the mountains to regain control of a province.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 Author Graphic Novels – July 2020 (7/5/20 - 8/1/20) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
THE ADVENTURE ZONE: PETALS TO THE METAL |
CLINT MCELROY |
FIRST SECOND BOOKS |
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2 |
THE ADVENTURE ZONE: PETALS TO THE METAL |
CLINT MCELROY |
FIRST SECOND BOOKS |
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3 |
MARCH: BOOK ONE |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PROD. |
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4 |
STRANGER PLANET HC |
NATHAN W. PYLE |
MORROW GIFT |
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5 |
MARCH: BOOK THREE |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PROD. |
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6 |
MARCH (TRILOGY SLIPCASE SET) |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PROD. |
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7 |
MARCH: BOOK TWO |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PROD. |
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8 |
STRANGE PLANET HC |
NATHAN W. PYLE |
MORROW GIFT |
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9 |
THEY CALLED US ENEMY |
GEORGE TAKEI |
TOP SHELF PROD. |
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10 |
THE ADVENTURE ZONE: MURDER ON THE ROCKPORT LIMITED! |
CLINT MCELROY |
FIRST SECOND BOOKS |
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11 |
THE ADVENTURE ZONE: HERE THERE BE GERBLINS |
CLINT MCELROY |
FIRST SECOND BOOKS |
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12 |
BATTLE BORN: LAPIS LAZULI HC |
MAXIMILIAN URIARTE |
LITTLE BROWN |
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13 |
THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY VOL. 1: APOCALYPSE SUITE |
GERARD WAY |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
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14 |
THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY VOL. 3: HOTEL OBLIVION |
GERARD WAY |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
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15 |
THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY VOL. 2: DALLAS |
GERARD WAY |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
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16 |
THE LONELINESS OF THE LONG-DISTANCE CARTOONIST HC |
TOMINE, ADRIAN |
DRAWN AND QUARTERLY |
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17 |
SNUG: A COLLECTION OF COMICS ABOUT DATING YOUR BEST FRIEND HC |
CATANA CHETWYND |
ANDREWS & MCMEEL |
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18 |
NOISE: A GRAPHIC NOVEL BASED ON A TRUE STORY |
KATHLEEN RAYMUNDO |
LIGHTNING SOURCE INC. |
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19 |
THE BOYS OMNIBUS VOL. 1 |
GARTH ENNIS |
DYNAMITE ENT. |
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20 |
CRITICAL ROLE VOX MACHINA: ORIGINS VOL. 1 |
CRITICAL ROLE |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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For charts of July graphic novel sales from NPD BookScan:
July 2020 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels
July 2020 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:
July 2020 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
July 2020 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
July 2020 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Kids 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."
