The king is dead, long live the king! The long-running series is over, but the mighty Naruto is still on top, with Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring, a one-volume sequel story (see "VIZ Media Announced 'Naruto' Sequel Volume for 2016").
And right behind it is the latest volume of One-Punch Man, which held four of the top six slots. One-Punch Man is turning into that rarest of beasts, a manga hit in both the book channel and in comic stores. Four volumes of Tokyo Ghoul, VIZ's other big new hit, also placed in the Top 20, giving VIZ Media nearly half the slots, with nine.
Marvel comes off as somewhat bellicose in January, with three Star Wars titles and Civil War in the top 20. Marvel also had three Star Wars titles in the Top 20 in December, the movie release month (see "December 2015 BookScan"), indicating that sales on the graphic novels are continuing post-release. Star Wars also did well in comic stores in January (see "'Star Wars' Makes Its Presence Felt").
The rest of the list was typical for recent months: two DC Comics classics and Sandman: Overture Deluxe Edition HC from DC (Vertigo); a volume of The Walking Dead and a volume of Saga from Image Comics; Fun Home (way up at #5!) from Mariner Books; and American Born Chinese from First Second.
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BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novels in January 2016 |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
NARUTO: THE SEVENTH HOKAGE & THE SCARLET SPRING |
MASASHI KISHIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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2 |
ONE-PUNCH MAN VOL. 4 |
ONE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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3 |
ONE-PUNCH MAN VOL. 1 |
ONE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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4 |
ONE-PUNCH MAN VOL. 2 |
ONE |
VIZ MEDIA |
|
5 |
FUN HOME: A FAMILY TRAGICOMIC |
ALISON BECHDEL |
MARINER BOOKS |
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6 |
ONE-PUNCH MAN VOL. 3 |
ONE |
VIZ MEDIA |
|
7 |
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER VOL. 2 |
KIERON GILLEN |
MARVEL COMICS |
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8 |
TOKYO GHOUL VOL. 1 |
SUI ISHIDA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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9 |
TOKYO GHOUL VOL. 4 |
SUI ISHIDA |
VIZ MEDIA |
|
10 |
BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE DLX ED |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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11 |
THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM VOL. 3 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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12 |
TOKYO GHOUL VOL. 2 |
SUI ISHIDA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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13 |
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER VOL. 1 |
KIERON GILLEN |
MARVEL COMICS |
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14 |
TOKYO GHOUL VOL. 3 |
SUI ISHIDA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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15 |
STAR WARS: JOURNEY TO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS--SHATTERED EMPIRE |
GREG RUCKA |
MARVEL COMICS |
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16 |
CIVIL WAR |
MARK MILLAR |
MARVEL COMICS |
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17 |
AMERICAN BORN CHINESE |
GENE LUEN YANG |
SQUARE FISH |
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18 |
THE SANDMAN: OVERTURE DLX ED HC |
NEIL GAIMAN |
VERTIGO |
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19 |
SAGA VOL. 5 |
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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20 |
WATCHMEN |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
For past BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the "BookScan Top 20 GN Index."