This would have been a big month for Graphix anyway, for three reasons: The much-awaited fifth volume of Heartstopper (see "Alice Oseman Posts ‘Heartstopper’ Update"), a new volume of Cat Kid Comic Club (also the fifth), and the continuing popularity of Five Nights at Freddy’s since the movie was released on October 27 (see "’Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Trailer"). It’s almost piling on to add that there was a new Baby-Sitters Club book in December as well.
Thanks to all this, not only does Graphix own the chart but Dav Pilkey dominates it, albeit only by a nose: 11 of the Top 20 titles are by him, three Cat Kid and eight Dog Man. Scott Cawthon comes in second with six volumes of Five Nights at Freddy’s. He had five books on the November chart as well (see "November 2023 Circana BookScan"), but one of those was a box set.
John Patrick Green’s Investigators: All Tied Up and the third volume of Míriam Bonastre Tur’s Hooky, both of which had managed to stay in the top 20 for three months, have now left the chart.
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Circana BookScan Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels – December 2023 (11/26/23 - 12/30/23) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
CAT KID COMIC CLUB VOL. 5: INFLUENCERS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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2 |
HEARTSTOPPER VOL. 5 |
ALICE OSMAN |
GRAPHIX |
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3 |
DOG MAN VOL. 11: TWENTY THOUSAND FLEAS UNDER THE SEA HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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4 |
THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOL. 14: STACEY'S MISTAKE |
ELLEN T. CRENSHAW |
GRAPHIX |
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5 |
DOG MAN VOL. 9: GRIME AND PUNISHMENT HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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6 |
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: FAZBEAR FRIGHTS VOL. 1 |
SCOTT CAWTHON |
GRAPHIX |
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7 |
DOG MAN VOL. 10: MOTHERING HEIGHTS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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8 |
CAT KID COMIC CLUB VOL. 4: COLLABORATIONS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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9 |
DOG MAN VOL. 7: FOR WHOM THE BALL ROLLS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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10 |
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: FAZBEAR FRIGHTS VOL. 3 |
SCOTT CAWTHON |
GRAPHIX |
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11 |
THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOL. 15: CLAUDIA AND THE BAD JOKE |
ANN M. MARTIN |
GRAPHIX |
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12 |
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: FAZBEAR FRIGHTS VOL. 2 |
SCOTT CAWTHON |
GRAPHIX |
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13 |
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S VOL. 1: THE SILVER EYES |
SCOTT CAWTHON |
GRAPHIX |
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14 |
DOG MAN VOL. 1 HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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15 |
DOG MAN VOL. 3: A TALE OF TWO KITTIES HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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16 |
DOG MAN VOL. 5: LORD OF THE FLEAS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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17 |
DOG MAN VOL. 8: FETCH-22 HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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18 |
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S VOL. 3: THE FOURTH CLOSET |
SCOTT CAWTHON |
GRAPHIX |
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19 |
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S VOL. 2: THE TWISTED ONES |
SCOTT CAWTHON |
GRAPHIX |
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20 |
CAT KID COMIC CLUB VOL. 1 HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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Source: Circana |
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For charts of December 2023 graphic novel sales from Circana:
December 2023 Circana – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels
December 2023 Circana – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels
For the charts with the actual sales numbers from Circana, see these articles on the ICv2 Pro site:
December 2023 Circana – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
December 2023 Circana – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
December 2023 Circana – Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Circana collects weekly point-of-sale data on print books from over 16,000 locations including e-tailers, chains, mass merchandisers, independent bookstores, and more. Circana 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 Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the "Top 20 GN Index."
