Combined with the first volume of Monstress, that gave Image 12 volumes of the Top 20, a dominant performance in the category.
Congressman John Lewis had the third most volumes in the Top 20, with three products featuring his memoir (March).
Six of the Top 20 were essentially one-offs, self-contained stories that had nothing to do with any other titles on the list or off.
We define our "author" graphic novel category as featuring creator-owned or -controlled properties.
This chart of the Top 20 Superhero Graphic Novels from NPD BookScan for the full year 2017 is one manifestation of a new deal between ICv2 and NPD (see "ICv2 to Publish NPD BookScan Graphic Novel Bestseller Charts").
Check out our other charts on the public site:
Full Year 2017 BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels
Full Year 2017 BookScan - Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels
Full Year 2017 BookScan - Top 20 Manga
Full Year 2017 BookScan – Top 20 'Superhero' Graphic Novels
And for the charts with actual sales numbers from NPD BookScan, see these articles on our ICv2 Pro site:
Full Year 2017 BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Full Year 2017 BookScan - Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Full Year 2017 BookScan - Top 20 Manga with Actual Sales
Full Year 2017 BookScan – Top 20 'Superhero' Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Full Year 2017 BookScan – Top 20 'Author' Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
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NPD BookScan Top 20 'Author' Graphic Novels - Full Year 2017 |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
MARCH: BOOK ONE |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS |
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2 |
SAGA VOL. 7 |
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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3 |
EVERYONE'S A ALIEBN WHEN UR A ALIEBN TOO: A BOOK HC |
JOMNY SUN |
HARPER PERENNIAL |
|
4 |
MARCH (TRILOGY SLIPCASE SET) |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS |
|
5 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 27 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
|
6 |
FUN HOME: A FAMILY TRAGICOMIC |
ALISON BECHDEL |
MARINER BOOKS |
|
7 |
MY FAVORITE THING IS MONSTERS |
EMIL FERRIS |
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS |
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8 |
GOING INTO TOWN: A LOVE LETTER |
ROZ CHAST |
BLOOMSBURY UK |
|
9 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 28 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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10 |
MONSTRESS, VOL. 1: AWAKENING |
MARJORIE LIU |
IMAGE COMICS |
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11 |
SAGA VOL. 1 |
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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12 |
MARCH: BOOK TWO |
LEWIS JOHN |
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS |
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13 |
PAPER GIRLS VOL. 1 |
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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14 |
THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM ONE |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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15 |
SAGA VOL. 6 |
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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16 |
LOVE IS LOVE |
MARC ANDREYKO |
IDW PUBLISHING |
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17 |
THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM THREE |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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18 |
PAPER GIRLS VOL. 2 |
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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19 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 1 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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20 |
THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM TWO |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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NPD BookScan collects weekly point-of-sale data on print books from over 16,000 locations including e-tailers, chains, mass merchandisers, independent bookstores, and more. NPD BookScan covers approximately 85% of the U.S. trade print book market. The ranks on this chart are based on piece sales. Some publishers classify titles that are primarily text, or art books, as graphic novels; we've removed those titles from the ranking above.
For past BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the "BookScan Top 20 GN Index."