For the second month in a row, Black Panther graphic novels dominate the March superheroes chart, taking up seven of the 20 slots. Six are by Ta-Nehisi Coates, but one of Christopher Priest’s volumes makes an appearance as well. Marvel wins in terms of share of the Top 20 with 11 titles on the chart, and DC Comics/Vertigo cleans up with 8; the remaining title, the Overwatch Anthology from Dark Horse Comics, is a video game tie-in book.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 'Superhero' Graphic Novels – March 2018 (2/26/18 - 4/1/18) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
BLACK PANTHER BOOK 1: A NATION UNDER OUR FEET |
TA-NEHISI COATES |
MARVEL COMICS |
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2 |
INFINITY GAUNTLET |
JIM STARLIN |
MARVEL COMICS |
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3 |
GREEN LANTERN: EARTH ONE VOL. 1 HC |
GABRIEL HARDMAN |
DC COMICS |
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4 |
BLACK PANTHER BOOK 2: A NATION UNDER OUR FEET |
TA-NEHISI COATES |
MARVEL COMICS |
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5 |
BLACK PANTHER BOOK 3: A NATION UNDER OUR FEET |
TA-NEHISI COATES |
MARVEL COMICS |
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6 |
OVERWATCH: ANTHOLOGY VOL. 1 HC |
MATT BURNS |
DARK HORSE BOOKS |
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7 |
WATCHMEN |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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8 |
STAR WARS: JEDI OF THE REPUBLIC - MACE WINDU |
MATT OWENS |
MARVEL COMICS |
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9 |
BLACK PANTHER: WORLD OF WAKANDA |
TA-NEHISI COATES |
MARVEL COMICS |
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10 |
MARVEL'S BLACK PANTHER: THE ART OF THE MOVIE HC |
ELENI ROUSSOS |
MARVEL COMICS |
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11 |
BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE DLX ED HC |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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12 |
BLACK PANTHER BOOK 4: AVENGERS OF THE NEW WORLD BK 1 |
TA-NEHISI COATES |
MARVEL COMICS |
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13 |
INFINITY WAR |
JIM STARLIN |
MARVEL COMICS |
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14 |
BLACK PANTHER: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION BOOK 1 |
CHRISTOPHER PRIEST |
MARVEL COMICS |
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15 |
V FOR VENDETTA |
ALAN MOORE |
VERTIGO |
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16 |
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER: DARK LORD OF THE SITH VOL. 1 |
CHARLES SOULE |
MARVEL COMICS |
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17 |
BLACK PANTHER VOL. 1 |
TA-NEHISI COATES |
MARVEL COMICS |
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18 |
SUPER SONS VOL. 2 |
PETER J. TOMASI |
DC COMICS |
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19 |
JUSTICE LEAGUE: THEIR GREATEST TRIUMPHS |
GEOFF JOHNS |
DC COMICS |
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20 |
BATMAN/THE FLASH: THE BUTTON DLX. ED. HC |
KING / WILLIAMSON |
DC COMICS |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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VIZ Media dominates the manga chart, with 18 out of 20 titles, but what’s less obvious is the way those series break out. Seven of the top 20 books are Shonen Jump series: My Hero Academia, Boruto, Dragon Ball, Bleach. Six more volumes are game or anime tie-ins: Legend of Zelda, Splatoon, RWBY. Of the remaining books, four (two volumes each of One-Punch Man and Tokyo Ghoul) run in Japanese anthology magazine Young Jump, and the Seven Seas title Monster Musume is directed toward the same demographic: all are seinen manga. The two that remain are the horror one-shot Shiver, by Junji Ito, and the sole shojo manga on the list, Cardcaptor Sakura.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 Manga Graphic Novels – March 2018 (2/26/18 - 4/1/18) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS VOL. 3 |
AKIRA HIMEKAWA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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2 |
ONE-PUNCH MAN VOL. 13 |
ONE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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3 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 11 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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4 |
MONSTER MUSUME VOL. 13 |
OKAYADO |
SEVEN SEAS |
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5 |
TOKYO GHOUL: RE VOL. 3 |
SUI ISHIDA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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6 |
BORUTO VOL. 3 |
MASASHI KISHIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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7 |
SPLATOON VOL. 2 |
SANKICHI HINODEYA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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8 |
RWBY |
SHIROW MIWA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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9 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 1 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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10 |
DRAGON BALL SUPER VOL. 2 |
AKIRA TORIYAMA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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11 |
CARDCAPTOR SAKURA: CLEAR CARD 2 |
CLAMP |
KODANSHA COMICS |
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12 |
TOKYO GHOUL VOL. 1 |
SUI ISHIDA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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13 |
DRAGON BALL SUPER VOL. 1 |
AKIRA TORIYAMA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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14 |
BLEACH VOL. 72 |
TITE KUBO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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15 |
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS VOL. 2 |
AKIRA HIMEKAWA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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16 |
SPLATOON VOL. 1 |
SANKICHI HINODEYA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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17 |
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS VOL. 1 |
AKIRA HIMEKAWA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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18 |
SHIVER: JUNJI ITO SELECTED STORIES |
JUNJI ITO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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19 |
TOKYO GHOUL: RE VOL. 1 |
SUI ISHIDA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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20 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 10 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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The two top sellers on the author graphic novel chart couldn’t be more different: The latest volume of the long-running The Walking Dead and a lighthearted "guide to growing up," Am I There Yet? The Loop-de-Loop, Zigzagging Journey to Adulthood, by a young woman who posted the cartoons on Instagram. That shows the breadth of the audience in the book channel.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 Author Graphic Novels – March 2018 (2/26/18 - 4/1/18) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 29 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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2 |
AM I THERE YET?: THE LOOP-DE-LOOP, ZIGZAGGING JOURNEY TO ADULTHOOD HC |
MARI ANDREW |
CLARKSON POTTER |
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3 |
MARCH: BOOK ONE |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS |
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4 |
SAGA VOL. 8 |
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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5 |
EVERYONE'S A ALIEBN WHEN UR A ALIEBN TOO: A BOOK HC |
JOMNY SUN |
HARPER PERENNIAL |
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6 |
AMERICAN GODS VOL. 1: SHADOW HC |
NEIL GAIMAN |
DARK HORSE BOOKS |
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7 |
FUN HOME: A FAMILY TRAGICOMIC |
ALISON BECHDEL |
MARINER BOOKS |
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8 |
SAGA VOL. 1 |
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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9 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 28 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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10 |
SAGA VOL. 7 |
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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11 |
PUERTO RICO STRONG: A COMICS ANTHOLOGY SUPPORTING PUERTO RICO DISASTER |
VITA AYALA |
LION FORGE |
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12 |
BRANDON SANDERSON'S WHITE SAND VOL. 2 HC |
BRANDON SANDERSON |
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT |
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13 |
PAPER GIRLS VOL. 1 |
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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14 |
I KILL GIANTS FIFTH ANNIVERSARY EDITION |
JOE KELLY |
IMAGE COMICS |
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15 |
SAGA VOL. 2 |
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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16 |
MARCH: BOOK TWO |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS |
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17 |
THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM ONE |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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18 |
PIERCE BROWN'S RED RISING: SON OF ARES HC |
PIERCE BROWN |
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT |
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19 |
BINGO LOVE OGN |
TEE FRANKLIN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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20 |
MY FAVORITE THING IS MONSTERS |
EMIL FERRIS |
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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For charts of March graphic novel sales from NPD BookScan:
March 2018 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels
March 2018 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels
For the charts with the actual sales numbers from NPD BookScan, see these articles on the ICv2 Pro site:
March 2018 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
March 2018 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
March 2018 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Superhero, Manga, Author Graphic Novels with Actual Numbers
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."