The latest Saga volume was the #1 adult graphic novel in January 2018 (12/31-1/28), based on NPD BookScan data provided to ICv2.  At #2 was a new debut from VIZ edia, RWBY, based on the Rooster Teeth animated series (see "VIZ Developing ‘RWBY’ Manga").  That’s a good sign for the additional development of the property, including the game from Arcane Wonders (see "Rooster Teeth, Arcane Wonders Partner for ‘RWBY: Combat Ready’")and the anthology series from VIZ (see "VIZ Gets ‘RWBY’ Anthology").

The other big news on the January list is that Black Panther is on the move in the run-up to the movie.  At #9 in January, the first volume, by Ta-Nehisi Coates, appears on the Top 20 chart for the first time since last March.  It was the #13 graphic novel overall in the book channel last year (see"NPD BookScan Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels – Full Year 2017").  The movie opens next week.

Check out the other Top 20 BookScan graphic novel charts from January:
January 2018 BookScan – Top 20 Author Graphic Novels
January 2018 BookScan – Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels
January 2018 BookScan – Top 20 Manga
January 2018 BookScan – Top 20 Superhero Graphic Novels

And for the charts with the actual sales numbers from NPD BookScan, see these articles on our ICv2 Pro site:
January 2018 BookScan – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
January 2018 BookScan – Top 20 Author Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
January 2018 BookScan – Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
January 2018 BookScan – Top 20 Manga Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
January 2018 BookScan – Top 20 Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales

NPD BookScan Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels – January 2018 (12/31/17 - 1/28/18)

Rank

Title

Author

Publisher

1

SAGA VOL. 8

BRIAN K. VAUGHAN

IMAGE COMICS

2

RWBY

SHIROW MIWA

VIZ MEDIA

3

EVERYONE'S A ALIEBN WHEN UR A ALIEBN TOO: A BOOK HC

JOMNY SUN

HARPER PERENNIAL

4

FUN HOME: A FAMILY TRAGICOMIC

ALISON BECHDEL

MARINER BOOKS

5

DRAGON BALL SUPER VOL. 2

AKIRA TORIYAMA

VIZ MEDIA

6

TOKYO GHOUL: RE VOL. 2

SUI ISHIDA

VIZ MEDIA

7

GOING INTO TOWN: A LOVE LETTER HC

ROZ CHAST

BLOOMSBURY UK

8

WATCHMEN

ALAN MOORE

DC COMICS

9

BLACK PANTHER BOOK 1: A NATION UNDER OUR FEET

TA-NEHISI COATES

MARVEL COMICS

10

OVERWATCH: ANTHOLOGY VOL. 1 HC

MATT BURNS

DARK HORSE BOOKS

11

MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 10

KOHEI HORIKOSHI

VIZ MEDIA

12

MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 1

KOHEI HORIKOSHI

VIZ MEDIA

13

TOKYO GHOUL: RE VOL. 1

SUI ISHIDA

VIZ MEDIA

14

MARCH: BOOK ONE

JOHN LEWIS

TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS

15

ATTACK ON TITAN VOL. 23

HAJIME ISAYAMA

KODANSHA COMICS

16

BATMAN VOL. 4 TP (REBIRTH)

TOM KING

DC COMICS

17

BLUE EXORCIST VOL. 18

KAZUE KATO

VIZ MEDIA

18

SHIVER: JUNJI ITO SELECTED STORIES HC

JUNJI ITO

VIZ MEDIA

19

STAR WARS: DARTH VADER: DARK LORD OF THE SITH VOL. 1

CHARLES SOULE

MARVEL COMICS

20

MY FAVORITE THING IS MONSTERS

EMIL FERRIS

FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS

Source: The NPD Group/BookScan

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."