Perhaps the biggest surprise was that there was only one new superhero title in the Top 20, Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Black Panther Book 1, from Marvel. DC Comics’ two volumes in the Top 20 were both around 30 years old: Batman: The Killing Joke Deluxe Edition HC and Watchmen.
Image Comics had two volumes in the Top 20 with Saga and The Walking Dead volumes. VIZ Media had nine manga titles in the Top 20, topped by Tokyo Ghoul. And three literary-style one-offs also made the chart, including Fun Home, which has had amazing legs over the past few years; Fantagraphics Books’ electrifying My Favorite Things is Monsters; and the latest from Roz Chast, whose Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant had a long run on the monthly charts a couple of years back.
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 Kids 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
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NPD BookScan Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels – Full Year 2017 |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
MARCH: BOOK ONE |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS |
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2 |
SAGA VOL. 7 |
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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3 |
EVERYONE'S A ALIEBN WHEN UR A ALIEBN TOO: A BOOK HC |
JOMNY SUN |
HARPER PERENNIAL |
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4 |
MARCH (TRILOGY SLIPCASE SET) |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS |
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5 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 27 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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6 |
BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE DLX ED HC |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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7 |
TOKYO GHOUL VOL. 1 |
SUI ISHIDA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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8 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 1 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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9 |
FUN HOME: A FAMILY TRAGICOMIC |
ALISON BECHDEL |
MARINER BOOKS |
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10 |
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS VOL. 1 |
AKIRA HIMEKAWA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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11 |
WATCHMEN |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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12 |
MY FAVORITE THING IS MONSTERS |
EMIL FERRIS |
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS |
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13 |
BLACK PANTHER BOOK 1: A NATION UNDER OUR FEET |
TA-NEHISI COATES |
MARVEL COMICS |
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14 |
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA LEGENDARY ED. VOL. 1 |
AKIRA HIMEKAWA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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15 |
ONE-PUNCH MAN VOL. 1 |
ONE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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16 |
TOKYO GHOUL VOL. 2 |
SUI ISHIDA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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17 |
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA LEGENDARY ED. VOL. 2 |
AKIRA HIMEKAWA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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18 |
GOING INTO TOWN: A LOVE LETTER |
ROZ CHAST |
BLOOMSBURY UK |
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19 |
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA LEGENDARY ED. VOL. 3 |
AKIRA HIMEKAWA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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20 |
DEATH NOTE BLACK EDITION VOL. 1 |
TSUGUMI OHBA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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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.
For past BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the "BookScan Top 20 GN Index."
