Kodansha Comics has a huge hit with its $199.99 Akira 35th Anniversary Box Set, which charted at #5. Since the BookScan chart is ranked by pieces, it seems likely that this set is #1 in dollars for November. It’s also likely that over half the book channel sales came from Amazon, which is selling the set at as much as 55% off, a lot of money off the $199 MSRP.
DC Comics has two smart packages at #6 and #7: Batman/The Flash: The Button Deluxe Edition HC packages up the stories that lead into Doomsday Clock, which debuted in November; and Justice League: Their Greatest Triumphs TP, a collection of Justice League stories by top talent released to tie into the release of the movie.
My Hero Academia, from VIZ Media, remains strong, with the latest volume topping the chart (like it did in August, (see "August 2017 BookScan Top 10"), and Volume 1 also charting.
And speaking of eclectic, at #2 is the surprising and perennially selling Everyone’s a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too: A Book, which seemed to regain momentum in November; and at #3 is the latest Roz Chast, which came out in October and moved up in November.
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BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novels in November 2017 |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 10 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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2 |
EVERYONE'S A ALIEBN WHEN UR A ALIEBN TOO: A BOOK HC |
JOMNY SUN |
HARPER PERENNIAL |
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3 |
GOING INTO TOWN: A LOVE LETTER TO NEW YORK HC |
ROZ CHAST |
BLOOMSBURY UK |
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4 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 28 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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5 |
AKIRA 35TH ANNIVERSARY BOX SET |
KATSUHIRO OTOMO |
KODANSHA |
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6 |
BATMAN/THE FLASH: THE BUTTON DLX ED HC |
TOM KING, JOSHUA WILLIAMSON |
DC COMICS |
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7 |
JUSTICE LEAGUE: THEIR GREATEST TRIUMPHS |
GEOFF JOHNS |
DC COMICS |
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8 |
OVERWATCH: ANTHOLOGY VOL. 1 |
BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT |
DARK HORSE |
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9 |
TOKYO GHOUL: RE VOL. 1 |
SUI ISHIDA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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10 |
ULTIMATE MARVEL HC |
ADAM BRAY |
DK PUBLISHING |
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11 |
ULTIMATE LEGO STAR WARS HC |
ANDREW BECRAFT |
DK PUBLISHING |
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12 |
STAR WARS MADE EASY: A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY HC |
CHRISTIAN BLAUVELT |
DK PUBLISHING |
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13 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 1 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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14 |
BATMAN: THE KILG JOKE DLX ED HC |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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15 |
WATCHMEN |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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16 |
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS VOL. 2 |
AKIRA HIMEKAWA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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17 |
MARVEL YEAR BY YEAR: A VISUAL HISTORY UPATED/EXPANDED HC |
PETER SANDERSON |
DK PUBLISHING |
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18 |
THE MORTAL INSTRMENTS: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL Vol. 1 |
CASSANDRA CLARE |
YEN PRESS |
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19 |
THE WALKING DEAD: HERE'S NEGAN HC |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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20 |
BLACK BUTLER VOL. 24 |
YANA TOBOSO |
YEN PRESS |
For past BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the "BookScan Top 20 GN Index."
