We broke out the Top 20 Manga, Top 20 Superhero Graphic Novels, and Top 20 Author Graphic Novels in the book channel for February 2018 based on information provided by NPD BookScan covering the period 1/29-2/25.

The Top 20 Superhero Graphic Novels in February show that Black Panther’s domination was not only at the box office; five of the top 10 and eight of the top 15 superhero graphic novels in the book channel were Black Panther volumes.

NPD BookScan Top 20 'Superhero' Graphic Novels - February 2018 (1/28/18 - 2/25/18)

Rank

Title

Author

Publisher

1

BLACK PANTHER BOOK 1: A NATION UNDER OUR FEET

TA-NEHISI COATES

MARVEL COMICS

2

BLACK PANTHER BOOK 2: A NATION UNDER OUR FEET

TA-NEHISI COATES

MARVEL COMICS

3

BLACK PANTHER BOOK 3: A NATION UNDER OUR FEET

TA-NEHISI COATES

MARVEL COMICS

4

OVERWATCH: ANTHOLOGY VOL. 1 HC

MATT BURNS

DARK HORSE BOOKS

5

WATCHMEN

ALAN MOORE

DC COMICS

6

BLACK PANTHER: WORLD OF WAKANDA

TA-NEHISI COATES

MARVEL COMICS

7

BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE DLX ED HC

ALAN MOORE

DC COMICS

8

BLACK PANTHER BOOK 4: AVENGERS OF THE NEW WORLD BK 1

TA-NEHISI COATES

MARVEL COMICS

9

STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA VOL. 2

KIERON GILLEN

MARVEL COMICS

10

INFINITY GAUNTLET

JIM STARLIN

MARVEL COMICS

11

MARVEL'S BLACK PANTHER PRELUDE

WILL CORONA PILGRIM

MARVEL COMICS

12

BLACK PANTHER VOL. 1

TA-NEHISI COATES

MARVEL COMICS

13

BATMAN VOL. 4 (REBIRTH)

TOM KING

DC COMICS

14

BLACK PANTHER: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION BOOK 1

CHRISTOPHER PRIEST

MARVEL COMICS

15

STAR WARS: DARTH VADER: DARK LORD OF THE SITH VOL. 1

CHARLES SOULE

MARVEL COMICS

16

BATMAN/THE FLASH: THE BUTTON DLX. ED. HC

KING / WILLIAMSON

DC COMICS

17

V FOR VENDETTA

ALAN MOORE

VERTIGO

18

INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US YEAR THREE - COMPLETE COLLECTION

TOM TAYLOR

DC COMICS

19

WOLVERINE: OLD MAN LOGAN VOL. 6

ED BRISSON

MARVEL COMICS

20

STAR WARS: DARTH MAUL - SON OF DATHOMIR

JEREMY BARLOW

MARVEL COMICS

Source: The NPD Group/BookScan

The Top 20 Manga chart displays the VIZ Media domination of the category, with only two volumes from other publishers (Black Butler, from Yen Press at #7; and Citrus, from Seven Seas at #16) on the list.

NPD BookScan Top 20 Manga - February 2018 (1/28/18 - 2/25/18)

Rank

Title

Author

Publisher

1

MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 11

KOHEI HORIKOSHI

VIZ MEDIA

2

RWBY

SHIROW MIWA

VIZ MEDIA

3

TOKYO GHOUL: RE VOL. 3

SUI ISHIDA

VIZ MEDIA

4

ONE PIECE VOL. 85

EIICHIRO ODA

VIZ MEDIA

5

DRAGON BALL SUPER VOL. 2

AKIRA TORIYAMA

VIZ MEDIA

6

SPLATOON VOL. 1

SANKICHI HINODEYA

VIZ MEDIA

7

BLACK BUTLER VOL. 25

YANA TOBOSO

YEN PRESS

8

MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 1

KOHEI HORIKOSHI

VIZ MEDIA

9

TOKYO GHOUL: RE VOL. 2

SUI ISHIDA

VIZ MEDIA

10

DRAGON BALL SUPER VOL. 1

AKIRA TORIYAMA

VIZ MEDIA

11

JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: PART 3-STARDUST CRUSADERS VOL. 6

HIROHIKO ARAKI

VIZ MEDIA

12

MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 10

KOHEI HORIKOSHI

VIZ MEDIA

13

TOKYO GHOUL VOL. 1

SUI ISHIDA

VIZ MEDIA

14

ASSASSINATION CLASSROOM VOL. 20

YUSEI MATSUI

VIZ MEDIA

15

FOOD WARS!: SHOKUGEKI NO SOMA VOL. 22

YUTO TSUKUDA

VIZ MEDIA

16

CITRUS VOL. 7

SABUROUTA

SEVEN SEAS

17

MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 2

KOUHEI HORIKOSHI

VIZ MEDIA

18

SHIVER: JUNJI ITO SELECTED STORIES

JUNJI ITO

VIZ MEDIA

19

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS VOL. 2

AKIRA HIMEKAWA

VIZ MEDIA

20

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS VOL. 1

AKIRA HIMEKAWA

VIZ MEDIA

Source: The NPD Group/BookScan


Brian K. Vaughan had six volumes in the Top 20 Author Graphic Novels in February, down one from last month.  Dynamite Entertainment had the biggest debut, with its Brandon Sanderson's White Sand Vol. 2 HC taking the #2 slot.

NPD BookScan Top 20 'Author' Graphic Novels - February 2018 (1/28/18 - 2/25/18)

Rank

Title

Author

Publisher

1

SAGA VOL. 8

BRIAN K. VAUGHAN

IMAGE COMICS

2

BRANDON SANDERSON'S WHITE SAND VOL. 2 HC

BRANDON SANDERSON

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

3

EVERYONE'S A ALIEBN WHEN UR A ALIEBN TOO: A BOOK HC

JOMNY SUN

HARPER PERENNIAL

4

THE DIALOGUES: CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE NATURE OF THE UNIVERSE HC

CLIFFORD V. JOHNSON

MIT PRESS

5

MARCH: BOOK ONE

JOHN LEWIS

TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS

6

FUN HOME: A FAMILY TRAGICOMIC

ALISON BECHDEL

MARINER BOOKS

7

THE END OF THE FUCKING WORLD HC

CHARLES FORSMAN

FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS

8

GOING INTO TOWN: A LOVE LETTER TO NEW YORK HC

ROZ CHAST

BLOOMSBURY UK

9

SAGA VOL. 1

BRIAN K. VAUGHAN

IMAGE COMICS

10

SAGA VOL. 7

BRIAN K. VAUGHAN

IMAGE COMICS

11

MONSTRESS VOL. 1

MARJORIE LIU

IMAGE COMICS

12

MY FAVORITE THING IS MONSTERS

EMIL FERRIS

FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS

13

THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 28

ROBERT KIRKMAN

IMAGE COMICS

14

PAPER GIRLS VOL. 1

BRIAN K. VAUGHAN

IMAGE COMICS

15

THE WICKED + THE DIVINE VOL. 6

KIERON GILLEN

IMAGE COMICS

16

BINGO LOVE OGN

FRANKLIN TEE

IMAGE COMICS

17

MARCH: BOOK TWO

LEWIS JOHN

TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS

18

SAGA VOL. 2

BRIAN K. VAUGHAN

IMAGE COMICS

19

MARCH (TRILOGY SLIPCASE SET)

JOHN LEWIS

TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS

20

LUMBERJANES VOL. 8

SHANNON WATTERS

BOOM! STUDIOS

Source: The NPD Group/BookScan


Check out the other Top 20 BookScan graphic novel charts for February:
February 2018 BookScan – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels
February 2018 BookScan – Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels

And for the charts with the actual sales numbers from NPD BookScan, see these articles on our ICv2 Pro site:
February 2018 BookScan – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
February 2018 BookScan – Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
February 2018 BookScan – Top 20 Superhero, Manga, Author Graphic Novels with Actual Sales

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, or art books, 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."