Superman: Earth One HC, which sold out quickly in the direct market (see “Graphic Novels Up in October”), was the #1 graphic novel in the adult fiction category in bookstores in November, according to data compiled by Nielsen BookScan. Behind it, Scott Pilgrim, which we’ve started calling “the little graphic novel series that could” held tough at #2 and beyond, with four out of the top ten titles and all six volumes in the top 15.
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BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novels in November 2010 | |||
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE HC |
J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI |
DC COMICS |
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2 |
SCOTT PILGRIM VOL. 1 |
BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY |
ONI PRESS |
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3 |
SCOTT PILGRIM VOL. 2 |
BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY |
ONI PRESS |
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4 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 1 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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5 |
NARUTO VOL. 49 |
MASASHI KISHIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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6 |
SERENITY: THE SHEPHERD'S TALE HC |
JOSS WHEDON |
DARK HORSE |
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7 |
SCOTT PILGRIM VOL. 3 |
BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY |
ONI PRESS |
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8 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 13 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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9 |
SCOTT PILGRIM VOL. 4 |
BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY |
ONI PRESS |
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10 |
THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM ONE |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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11 |
SCOTT PILGRIM VOL. 6 |
BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY |
ONI PRESS |
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12 |
SCOTT PILGRIM VOL. 5 |
BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY |
ONI PRESS |
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13 |
BLACK BUTLER VOL. 3 |
YANA TOBOSO |
YEN PRESS |
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14 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 2 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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15 |
ALICE IN THE COUNTRY OF HEARTS VOL. 5 |
QUINROSE |
TOKYOPOP |
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16 |
DC COMICS YEAR BY YEAR: A VISUAL CHRONICLE HC |
ALAN COSWELL |
DK PUBLISHING |
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17 |
BAKUMAN VOL. 2 |
TSUGUMI OHBA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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18 |
NEGIMA! VOL. 28 |
KEN AKAMATSU |
DEL REY |
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19 |
HETALIA AXIS POWERS VOL. 1 |
HIDEKAZ HIMARUYA |
TOKYOPOP |
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20 |
BATMAN & ROBIN VOL. 2 DLX ED HC |
GRANT MORRISON |
DC COMICS |
The Walking Dead, the other big media tie-in graphic novel series, moved up in November following the blockbuster premiere of the AMC series on Halloween (see “8.1 Million Watch ‘The Walking Dead’”), with Volume 1 now at #4, three out of the top ten titles, and four out of the top 20. The most recent volume, Too Far Gone, debuted at #8 despite having a street date less than a week before the end of the period.
Legions of Whedon fans propelled Dark Horse’s Serenity: The Shepherd’s Tale to #6 in its first month on the chart.
Six manga titles charted this month. Viz’s domination of the bestseller lists is slipping, with a tie between it and longtime rival Tokyopop at two titles each in the top 20. Hetalia is showing staying power; this is the third month in the top 20 for the first volume of Tokyopop’s viral hit. Del Rey and Yen each had one manga title in the top 20.
For past BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the “BookScan Top 20 GNs Index.”