For the second month in a row, The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins topped the chart of the top 20 bestselling graphic novels in the book channel, based on NPD BookScan data for August (7/30/18-9/2/18) provided to ICv2.

This is despite the fact that August was an even-numbered month, which means the release of a new volume of My Hero Academia.  That book, volume 14, took second place, and eight volumes of that series, plus the first volume of the spinoff My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, made the top 20.

Altogether, 14 of the graphic novels in the top 20 were manga, all from VIZ Media.  There were three superhero titles: Infinity Gauntlet from Marvel and Watchmen and Batman Vol. 6 (Rebirth) from DC Comics.

In addition to The Adventure Zone, there were two Author graphic novels on the list, both of which have been around for a while: Book One of March and Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic.

It’s interesting to look at what’s not there as well as what’s there: Instagram star Mari Andrews’ Are We There Yet? slipped off the chart last month, after four months in the top 20.

Also missing is the Barnes and Noble exclusive edition of The Adventure Zone, which debuted in third place last month but has fallen off the top 20.

NPD BookScan Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels – August 2018 (7/30/18 - 9/2/18)

Rank

Title

Author

Publisher

1

THE ADVENTURE ZONE: HERE THERE BE GERBLINS

CLINT MCELROY

FIRST SECOND

2

MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 14

KOHEI HORIKOSHI

VIZ MEDIA

3

MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 1

KOHEI HORIKOSHI

VIZ MEDIA

4

MARCH: BOOK ONE

JOHN LEWIS

TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS

5

MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 2

KOHEI HORIKOSHI

VIZ MEDIA

6

MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 13

KOHEI HORIKOSHI

VIZ MEDIA

7

INFINITY GAUNTLET

JIM STARLIN

MARVEL COMICS

8

MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 3

KOHEI HORIKOSHI

VIZ MEDIA

9

MY HERO ACADEMIA: VIGILANTES VOL. 1

HIDEYUKI FURUHASHI

VIZ MEDIA

10

DRAGON BALL SUPER VOL. 3

AKIRA TORIYAMA

VIZ MEDIA

11

TOKYO GHOUL: RE VOL. 6

SUI ISHIDA

VIZ MEDIA

12

RWBY: OFFICIAL MANGA ANTHOLOGY VOL. 2

VARIOUS

VIZ MEDIA

13

ONE PIECE VOL. 87

EIICHIRO ODA

VIZ MEDIA

14

WATCHMEN

ALAN MOORE

DC COMICS

15

ONE-PUNCH MAN VOL. 14

ONE

VIZ MEDIA

16

MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 4

KOHEI HORIKOSHI

VIZ MEDIA

17

MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 12

KOHEI HORIKOSHI

VIZ MEDIA

18

MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 5

KOHEI HORIKOSHI

VIZ MEDIA

19

FUN HOME: A FAMILY TRAGICOMIC

ALISON BECHDEL

MARINER BOOKS

20

BATMAN VOL. 6 (REBIRTH)

TOM KING

DC COMICS

Source: The NPD Group/BookScan

For charts of August graphic novel sales from NPD BookScan:
August 2018 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels
August 2018 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Superhero, Manga, Author Graphic Novels

For the charts with the actual sales numbers from NPD BookScan, see these articles on the ICv2 Pro site:
August 2018 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
August 2018 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
August 2018 NPD 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."