Sailor Moon Vol. 1 held the #1 position for the second month in a row in the Nielsen BookScan chart of the Top 20 adult graphic novels sold in bookstores in October, an amazing performance for material that’s over a decade old. And Craig Thompson’s Habibi HC, which debuted at #4 last month, rose to #2 in October. The first volume of the new Sailor Moon series, Codename: Sailor Vol. 1, was #6 in its second month on the chart.Four The Walking Dead hardcover volumes, including Book 7 at #4, populate the Top 20.
The collection of Kate Beaton’s Webcomic Hark! A Vagrant, from Drawn and Quarterly, is holding strong in its second month, at #8.
The top superhero title is DC’s new Batman: Arkham City HC.
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BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novels in October 2011 |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
SAILOR MOON VOL. 1 |
NAOKE TAKEUCHI |
KODANSHA COMICS |
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2 |
HABIBI HC |
CRAIG THOMPSON |
PANTHEON BOOKS |
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3 |
NARUTO VOL. 52 |
MASASHI KISHIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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4 |
THE WALKING DEAD BOOK 7 HC |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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5 |
VAMPIRE KNIGHT VOL. 13 |
MATSURI HINO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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6 |
CODENAME: SAILOR V VOL. 1 |
NAOKE TAKEUCHI |
KODANSHA COMICS |
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7 |
ROSARIO+VAMPIRE SEASON II VOL. 6 |
AKIHISA IKEDA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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8 |
HARK! A VAGRANT |
KATE BEATON |
DRAWN & QUARTERLY |
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9 |
BATMAN ARKHAM CITY HC |
PAUL DINI |
DC COMICS |
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10 |
BLACK BUTLER VOL. 7 |
YANA TOBOSO |
YEN PRESS |
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11 |
BLUE EXORCIST VOL. 4 |
KAZUE KATO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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12 |
THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM VOL. 1 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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13 |
CASTLE: RICAHRD CASTLE'S DEADLY STORM HC |
BENDIS & DECONNICK |
MARVEL COMICS |
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14 |
THE WAKLING DEAD VOL. 1 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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15 |
YOTSUBA&! VOL. 10 |
KIYOHIKO AZUMA |
YEN PRESS |
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16 |
THE WALKING DEAD BOOK 1 HC |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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17 |
THE BLOOM COUNTY LIBRARY VOL. 5 |
BERKELEY BREATHED |
IDW PUBLISHING |
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18 |
BATMAN: YEAR ONE TP |
FRANK MILLER |
DC COMICS |
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19 |
FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST VOL. 26 |
HIROMU ARAKAWA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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20 |
BAKUMAN VOL. 7 |
TSUGUMI OHBA |
VIZ MEDIA |
For past BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the "BookScan Top 20 GNs Index."