Even though ratings on The Walking Dead were at a low for the series last when the new season debuted last fall (see "’Walking Dead’ Hits Ratings Low"), the series still climbed to the top of the Author chart for graphic novels.  Image Comics owned half of the Top 10, all series that have previously appeared on the chart.  Berlin, the long-running story of Weimar-era German by Jason Lutes finally released in a single volume, was a notable new entrant on the chart.

This chart of the ICv2 "Top 10 Author Graphic Novel Franchises" reflects sales in all trade channels for Fall 2018, based on analysis of sales through comic stores and the book channel, including online.

Top 10 Author GN Franchises – Fall 2018
Rank	Title	Publisher
1	The Walking Dead	Image Comics
2	Saga	Image Comics
3	Hellboy and the Mignolaverse	Dark Horse Comics
4	The Adventure Zone	First Second Books
5	Monstress	Image Comics
6	Paper Girls	Image Comics
7	Scott Pilgrim	Oni Press
8	March	Top Shelf Productions
9	The Wicked + The Divine	Image Comics
10	Berlin	Drawn & Quarterly
Note: Includes all channels

For more graphic novel bestseller charts, see:
Top 10 Author Franchises – Fall 2018
Top 10 Kids/YA Graphic Novel Franchises – Fall 2018
Top 10 Manga Franchises – Fall 2018

This chart originally appeared in Internal Correspondence #95.  For information on that issue, see "ICv2 Releases 'Internal Correspondence' #95."