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.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels – August 2018 (7/30/18 - 9/2/18) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
THE ADVENTURE ZONE: HERE THERE BE GERBLINS |
CLINT MCELROY |
FIRST SECOND |
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2 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 14 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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3 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 1 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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4 |
MARCH: BOOK ONE |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS |
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5 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 2 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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6 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 13 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
|
7 |
INFINITY GAUNTLET |
JIM STARLIN |
MARVEL COMICS |
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8 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 3 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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9 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA: VIGILANTES VOL. 1 |
HIDEYUKI FURUHASHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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10 |
DRAGON BALL SUPER VOL. 3 |
AKIRA TORIYAMA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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11 |
TOKYO GHOUL: RE VOL. 6 |
SUI ISHIDA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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12 |
RWBY: OFFICIAL MANGA ANTHOLOGY VOL. 2 |
VARIOUS |
VIZ MEDIA |
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13 |
ONE PIECE VOL. 87 |
EIICHIRO ODA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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14 |
WATCHMEN |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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15 |
ONE-PUNCH MAN VOL. 14 |
ONE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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16 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 4 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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17 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 12 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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18 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 5 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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19 |
FUN HOME: A FAMILY TRAGICOMIC |
ALISON BECHDEL |
MARINER BOOKS |
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20 |
BATMAN VOL. 6 (REBIRTH) |
TOM KING |
DC COMICS |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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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."
