Debuting at the #8 position last month, the March Trilogy Slipcase Set moved up to #4, a strong showing for a $49.99 SKU. Along with the three single volumes, that made for a total of four March products in the Top 20.
The new titles for the month were tied to ongoing properties: Brian K. Vaughan’s Paper Girls Vol. 2 charted in its first month, as did the latest Tokyo Ghoul (Vol. 10) from VIZ Media and Star Wars: Darth Vader. (Vol. 4) from Marvel Comics.
Image Comics had the most volumes in the Top 20 of any publisher, with five The Walking Dead volumes in addition to the new Paper Girls. That’s a continuation of the strong showing for The Walking Dead last month (see “November 2016 BookScan--Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels”).
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BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novels in December 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 |
BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE DLX ED |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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4 |
MARCH (TRILOGY SLIPCASE SET) |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS |
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5 |
THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUTWO |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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6 |
MARVEL ENCYCLOPEDIA: UPDATED AND EXPANDED HC |
MATT FORBECK |
DK PUBLISHING |
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7 |
MARVEL ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW HC |
ADAM BRAY |
DK PUBLISHING |
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8 |
MARCH: BOOK ONE |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS |
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9 |
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: LEGENDARY EDITION VOL. 1 |
AKIRA HIMEKAWA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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10 |
MARCH: BOOK THREE |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS |
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11 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 26 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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12 |
BLACK PANTHER BOOK 1 |
TA-NEHISI |
MARVEL COMICS |
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13 |
TOKYO GHOUL VOL. 1 |
SUI ISHIDA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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14 |
PAPER GIRLS VOL. 2 |
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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15 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 1 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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16 |
TOKYO GHOUL VOL. 10 |
SUI ISHIDA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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17 |
ONE-PUNCH MAN VOL. 1 |
YUSUKE MURATA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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18 |
DARTH VADER VOL. 4 |
KIERON GILLEN |
MARVEL COMICS |
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19 |
HARLEY QUINN VOL. 1 (N52) |
CONNER & PALMIOTTI |
DC COMICS |
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20 |
MARCH: BOOK TWO |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS |
For past BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the "BookScan Top 20 GN Index."
