This chart of the Top 10 Author Graphic Novel Franchises reflects sales in both the comic store and book channels during Fall 2021 (September-December), as measured in dollars, according to ICv2’s analysis of sales reported by NPD BookScan for the book channel, and of sales reported by ComicHub in the comic store channel.  The "Author" category includes content owned by and associated with its creators.

ICv2’s Top 10 Author Graphic Novel Franchises – Fall 2021
Rank	Franchise	Publisher
1	Lore Olympus	Del Rey
2	Invincible	Image Comics
3	The Walking Dead	Image Comics
4	Solo Leveling	Yen Press
5	Something Is Killing the Children	BOOM! Studios
6	Saga	Image Comics
7	Dune	BOOM! Studios/ComicArts
8	Sapiens	Harper Perennial
9	Adventure Zone	First Second Books
10	March/Run	IDW Pub./Top Shelf Prod.

These top franchise charts originally appeared in ICv2's Internal Correspondence #101 (the "Superhero" category includes titles published by Marvel and DC, along with any other titles based on corporate-owned content, such as titles tied to movie, TV, and character licenses).

For our other Top Graphic Novel Franchise charts for Fall 2021, see:
Top 10 Superhero Graphic Novel Franchises – Fall 2021
Top 10 Kids Graphic Novel Franchises – Fall 2021
Top 10 Manga Graphic Novel Franchises – Fall 2021

For more on comics and graphic novel sales in the Fall season, and info on how to get your copy of ICv2’s Internal Correspondence, with the full market reports, charts, Pick Hits, and reviews, see "2021 in Comics: A Record Year for Retail."