The five Scott Pilgrim volumes from Oni Press grew into a major force on the BookScan charts in June, holding five of the top 11 slots. The first volume was the #3 graphic novel in bookstores for the month. The sixth volume is due for release this month, and the movie opens August 13th. The film, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, appears to be another example of films that drive graphic novel sales to a great degree; it’s a big win for Oni, which has been nurturing this property since the release of the first volume in 2004.
The latest volume of Naruto, Vol. 48, took its customary spot at #1, with Vampire Knight Vol. 10 right behind it, and Bleach Vol. 31 at #4. Manga held 12 of the top 20 spots, with six Viz titles (down a bit from its normal top 20 places), three from Yen Press, and one each from Dark Horse,
The Kick-Ass Hardcover was the sole Marvel title in the top 20, and DC Comics had two, one the perennially scoring Watchmen and Final Crisis the other.
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BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novels in June 2010 | |||
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
NARUTO VOL. 48 |
MASASHI KISHIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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2 |
VAMPIRE KNIGHT VOL. 10 |
MATSURI HINO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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3 |
SCOTT PILGRIM VOL. 1 |
BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY |
ONI PRESS |
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4 |
BLEACH VOL. 31 |
TITE KUBO |
VIZ MEDIA |
|
5 |
HELLSING VOL. 10 |
KOHTA HIRANO |
DARK HORSE |
|
6 |
SCOTT PILGRIM VOL. 2 |
BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY |
ONI PRESS |
|
7 |
SCOTT PILGRIM VOL. 3 |
BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY |
ONI PRESS |
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8 |
SCOTT PILGRIM VOL. 4 |
BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY |
ONI PRESS |
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9 |
BLACK BUTLER VOL. 2 |
YANA TOBOSO |
YEN PRESS |
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10 |
YU-GI-OH! R VOL. 5 |
AKIRA ITO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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11 |
SCOTT PILGRIM VOL. 5 |
BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY |
ONI PRESS |
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12 |
NEGIMA! VOL. 26 |
KEN AKAMATSU |
DEL REY BOOKS |
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13 |
SOUL EATER VOL. 3 |
ATSUSHI OHKUBO |
YEN PRESS |
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14 |
ALICE IN THE COUNTRY OF HEARTS VOL. 3 |
QUINROSE |
TOKYOPOP |
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15 |
NARUTO VOL. 47 |
MASASHI KISHIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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16 |
KICK-ASS HC |
MARK MILLAR |
MARVEL COMICS |
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17 |
BLACK BIRD VOL. 4 |
KANOKO SAKURAKOJI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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18 |
WATCHMEN TP |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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19 |
BLACK BUTLER VOL. 1 |
YANA TOBOSO |
YEN PRESS |
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20 |
FINAL CRISIS TP |
GRANT MORRISON |
DC COMICS |
The rankings, provided by Nielsen BookScan, track the bestselling U.S. adult graphic novels in major book chains, mass merchants, online retailers, and some independent retailers using POS data from June 6th to July 4th. Titles racked in the Kids or YA sections do not appear in this list.
For charts from previous months, see the "BookScan Top 20 GNs Index."