March was still sitting on the top of the chart, given new life by the Trump tweetstorm that put Congressman John Lewis into the headlines. Book 3 is still absent from the chart, as it was last month (see "January BookScan--Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels"), although as of this writing it’s finally back in stock.
On the manga front, My Hero Academia, now at Volume 7, showed surprising strength by topping the latest new volumes of three other VIZ series, including Tokyo Ghoul, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventures, and One Piece, and taking the #3 slot over-all.
Superhero publishers Marvel and DC Comics each had three titles in the Top 20 with Marvel’s Civil War II, barely on the chart at #20, the only new title.
BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novels in February 2017 |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
1 |
MARCH: BOOK ONE |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS |
2 |
MARCH (TRILOGY SLIPCASE SET) |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS |
3 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 7 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
4 |
TOKYO GHOUL VOL. 11 |
SUI ISHIDA |
VIZ MEDIA |
5 |
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: LEGENDARY EDITION VOL. 2 |
AKIRA HIMEKAWA |
VIZ MEDIA |
6 |
MARCH: BOOK TWO |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS |
7 |
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: LEGENDARY EDITION VOL.1 |
AKIRA HIMEKAWA |
VIZ MEDIA |
8 |
MY FAVORITE THING IS MONSTERS |
EMIL FERRIS |
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS |
9 |
BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE DLX ED |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
10 |
STAR WARS VOL. 4 |
JASON AARON |
MARVEL COMICS |
11 |
ONE-PUNCH MAN VOL. 10 |
YUSUKE MURATA |
VIZ MEDIA |
12 |
MONSTRESS VOL. 1 |
MARJORIE LIU |
IMAGE COMICS |
13 |
NIGHTWING VOL. 1 (REBIRTH) |
TIM SEELEY |
DC COMICS |
14 |
JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE VOL. 2 HC |
HIROHIKO ARAKI |
VIZ MEDIA |
15 |
FUN HOME: A FAMILY TRAGICOMIC |
ALISON BECHDEL |
MARINER BOOKS |
16 |
BATMAN VOL. 1 (REBIRTH) |
TOM KING |
DC COMICS |
17 |
LOVE IS LOVE |
PHIL JIMENEZ |
IDW PUBLISHING |
18 |
ONE PIECE VOL. 81 |
EIICHIRO ODA |
VIZ MEDIA |
19 |
BLACK PANTHER BOOK 1 |
TA-NEHISI COATES |
MARVEL COMICS |
20 |
CIVIL WAR II HC |
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS |
MARVEL COMICS |
For past BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the "BookScan Top 20 GN Index."