Four titles featuring The Legend of Zelda made the March Top 20 Adult Fiction Graphic Novel chart provided exclusively to ICv2 by NPD BookScan.  VIZ Media released two new volumes, Twilight Princess Vol. 1, previously released as a digital-only title in Japan, and Majora’s Mask, part of a series of two-volume bind-ups, in March, joining two earlier two-volume omnibi.

Those were four of nine manga titles VIZ Media placed in the Top 20 for March, a strong showing for the category.

The Walking Dead may be a shadow of its former sales juggernaut self, but the latest volume took the #1 slot in March, with the season building to its final episode that month.

The world of films also had an impact on sales, with Wolverine: Old Man Logan (trade paperback and hardcover editions) landing in the Top 20 as Fox’s Logan film was released.

Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Image Comics title Snotgirl stayed in the Top 20 for a second month, a sign that this new property may have some staying power.

BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novels in March 2017

Rank

Title

Author

Publisher

1

THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 27

ROBERT KIRKMAN

IMAGE COMICS

2

ONE-PUNCH MAN VOL. 11

YUSUKE MURATA

VIZ MEDIA

3

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS VOL. 1

HIMEKAWA AKIRA

VIZ MEDIA

4

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: LEGENDARY EDITION VOL. 3

AKIRA HIMEKAWA

VIZ MEDIA

5

MARCH: BOOK ONE

JOHN LEWIS

TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS

6

TOKYO GHOUL VOL. 11

SUI ISHIDA

VIZ MEDIA

7

WOLVERINE: OLD MAN LOGAN

MARK MILLAR

MARVEL COMICS

8

MARCH (TRILOGY SLIPCASE SET)

JOHN LEWIS

TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS

9

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: LEGENDARY EDITION VOL. 1

AKIRA HIMEKAWA

VIZ MEDIA

10

TOKYO GHOUL VOL. 1

SUI ISHIDA

VIZ MEDIA

11

BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE DLX ED

ALAN MOORE

DC COMICS

12

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: LEGENDARY EDITION VOL. 2

AKIRA HIMEKAWA

VIZ MEDIA

13

WOLVERINE: OLD MAN LOGAN HC

MARK MILLAR

MARVEL COMICS

14

NARUTO: SASUKE'S STORY: SUNRISE

SHIN TOWADA

VIZ MEDIA

15

SNOTGIRL VOL. 1

BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY

IMAGE COMICS

16

FUN HOME: A FAMILY TRAGICOMIC

ALISON BECHDEL

MARINER BOOKS

17

TITANS VOL. 1 (REBIRTH)

DAN ABNETT

DC COMICS

18

ONE-PUNCH MAN VOL. 1

YUSUKE MURATA

VIZ MEDIA

19

INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US YEAR FIVE VOL. 2 HC

BRIAN BUCCELLATO

DC COMICS

20

BLACK PANTHER BOOK 1

TA-NEHISI COATES

MARVEL COMICS

For past BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the "BookScan Top 20 GN Index."