Dav Pilkey, the creator of Captain Underpants, is expanding his graphic novel oeuvre, with three Dog Man volumes in the top three slots. Telgemeier’s own titles, Ghosts, Drama, Smile, and Sisters, take the next four, and her work on the Baby-Sitters Club graphic novel adaptations also accounted for another four of the Top 20.
This chart of the Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels from NPD BookScan for the full year 2017 is one manifestation of a new deal between ICv2 and NPD (see "ICv2 to Publish NPD BookScan Graphic Novel Bestseller Charts").
Check out our other charts on the public site:
Full Year 2017 BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels
Full Year 2017 BookScan - Top 20 Manga
Full Year 2017 BookScan - Top 20 'Author' Graphic Novels
Full Year 2017 BookScan - Top 20 'Superhero' Graphic Novels
And for the charts with actual sales numbers from NPD BookScan, see these articles on our ICv2 Pro site:
Full Year 2017 BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Full Year 2017 BookScan - Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Full Year 2017 BookScan - Top 20 Manga with Actual Sales
Full Year 2017 BookScan - Top 20 'Author' Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Full Year 2017 BookScan - Top 20 'Superhero' Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
NPD BookScan Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels – Full Year 2017 |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
1 |
DOG MAN UNLEASHED HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
2 |
DOG MAN: A TALE OF TWO KITTIES HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
3 |
DOG MAN HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
4 |
GHOSTS |
RAINA TELGEMEIER |
GRAPHIX |
5 |
DRAMA |
RAINA TELGEMEIER |
GRAPHIX |
6 |
SMILE |
RAINA TELGEMEIER |
GRAPHIX |
7 |
SISTERS |
RAINA TELGEMEIER |
GRAPHIX |
8 |
THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOL. 1 |
RAINA TELGEMEIER |
GRAPHIX |
9 |
REAL FRIENDS |
SHANNON HALE |
FIRST SECOND |
10 |
BIG NATE: WHAT'S A LITTLE NOOG |
LINCOLN PEIRCE |
ANDREWS MCMEEL |
11 |
DANTDM: TRAYAURUS AND THE ENCHANTED CRYSTAL |
DANTDM |
HARPERCOLLINS |
12 |
THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOL. 2 |
RAINA TELGEMEIER |
GRAPHIX |
13 |
THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOL. 5 |
GALE GALLIGAN |
GRAPHIX |
14 |
THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOL. 4 |
RAINA TELGEMEIER |
GRAPHIX |
15 |
INVISIBLE EMMIE |
TERRI LIBENSON |
BALZER & BRAY |
16 |
THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOL. 3 |
RAINA TELGEMEIER |
GRAPHIX |
17 |
AWKWARD |
SVETLANA CHMAKOVA |
JY |
18 |
EL DEAFO |
CECE BELL |
AMULET BOOKS |
19 |
ROLLER GIRL |
VICTORIA JAMIESON |
DIAL BOOKS |
20 |
BIG NATE: A GOOD OLD-FASHIONED WEDGIE |
LINCOLN PEIRCE |
ANDREWS MCMEEL |
Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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 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."