The top three manga on the chart are the other three July releases. My Hero Academia: Vigilantes is a spinoff of My Hero Academia that is set in the same world but starring different characters (see "Review: ‘My Hero Academia: Vigilantes’ Vol. 1 TP (Manga)"). The latest volumes of One-Punch Man and Dragon Ball Super took the top two spots. What's missing from this chart, compared to previous months, is Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, which hasn't had a new volume out since March.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 Manga Graphic Novels – July 2018 (7/1/18 - 7/29/18) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
ONE-PUNCH MAN VOL. 14 |
ONE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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2 |
DRAGON BALL SUPER VOL. 3 |
AKIRA TORIYAMA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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3 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA: VIGILANTES VOL. 1 |
HIDEYUKI FURUHASHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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4 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 1 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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5 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 13 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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6 |
ATTACK ON TITAN VOL. 25 |
HAJIME ISAYAMA |
KODANSHA COMICS |
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7 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 2 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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8 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 12 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
|
9 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 3 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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10 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 4 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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11 |
BERSERK VOL. 39 |
KENTARO MIURA |
DARK HORSE MANGA |
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12 |
TOKYO GHOUL: RE VOL. 5 |
SUI ISHIDA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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13 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 11 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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14 |
TOKYO GHOUL VOL. 1 |
SUI ISHIDA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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15 |
RWBY: OFFICIAL MANGA ANTHOLOGY VOL. 1 |
VARIOUS |
VIZ MEDIA |
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16 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 5 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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17 |
BLEACH VOL. 73 |
KUBO TITE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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18 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 6 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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19 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 10 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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20 |
SPLATOON VOL. 1 |
SANKICHI HINODEYA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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On the Superhero chart, DC has the edge with 11 titles (including two from their Vertigo imprint), compared to seven from Marvel. The other two are from Dark Horse. The Hellboy omnibus is a July release, while that Overwatch anthology, which came out in October 2017, has charted every month since January. Like a balloon running out of helium, it is slowly sinking, but it's still there.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 'Superhero' Graphic Novels – July 2018 (7/1/18 - 7/29/18) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
INFINITY GAUNTLET |
JIM STARLIN |
MARVEL COMICS |
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2 |
DARK NIGHTS: METAL: DLX. ED. HC |
SCOTT SNYDER |
DC COMICS |
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3 |
DARK NIGHTS: METAL: DARK KNIGHTS RISING HC |
PETER TOMASI |
DC COMICS |
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4 |
DARK NIGHTS: METAL: THE RESISTANCE |
JOSHUA WILLIAMSON |
DC COMICS |
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5 |
BLACK PANTHER BOOK 1: A NATION UNDER OUR FEET |
TA-NEHISI COATES |
MARVEL COMICS |
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6 |
BATMAN: YEAR ONE |
FRANK MILLER |
DC COMICS |
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7 |
WATCHMEN |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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8 |
MS. MARVEL VOL. 1 |
G. WILLOW WILSON |
MARVEL COMICS |
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9 |
INFINITY WAR |
JIM STARLIN |
MARVEL COMICS |
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10 |
DARK DAYS: THE ROAD TO METAL HC |
SCOTT SNYDER |
DC COMICS |
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11 |
HELLBOY OMNIBUS VOL. 2 |
MIKE MIGNOLA |
DARK HORSE BOOKS |
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12 |
STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA VOL. 3 |
SIMON SPURRIER |
MARVEL COMICS |
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13 |
V FOR VENDETTA |
ALAN MOORE |
VERTIGO |
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14 |
DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE |
CULLEN BUNN |
MARVEL COMICS |
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15 |
TEEN TITANS GO!: THEIR GREATEST JIJINKS |
VARIOUS |
DC COMICS |
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16 |
BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE DLX. ED. HC |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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17 |
BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT: MASTER RACE HC |
FRANK MILLER |
DC COMICS |
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18 |
THANOS: THANOS WINS |
DONNY CATES |
MARVEL COMICS |
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19 |
THE SANDMAN VOL. 1 |
NEIL GAIMAN |
VERTIGO |
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20 |
OVERWATCH: ANTHOLOGY VOL. 1 HC |
VARIOUS |
DARK HORSE BOOKS |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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The Author category is sort of a catchall, and that's particularly true this month: We lead off with two editions of The Adventure Zone, followed by Book One of March, a Neil Gaiman title, a book by an Instagram celebrity, a couple of volumes of Saga, and Nick Drnaso’s Sabrina, the first graphic novel to make the longlist for the Man Booker prize. If there is a pattern to this, it's that people like to read lots of different stuff, although it's worth noting that half the titles are from Image Comics.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 Author Graphic Novels – July 2018 (7/1/18 - 7/29/18) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
THE ADVENTURE ZONE: HERE THERE BE GERBLINS |
CLINT MCELROY |
FIRST SECOND BOOKS |
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2 |
THE ADVENTURE ZONE: HERE THERE BE GERBLINS (B&N EXC. ED.) |
CLINT MCELROY |
FIRST SECOND BOOKS |
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3 |
MARCH: BOOK ONE |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS |
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4 |
NEIL GAIMAN'S A STUDY IN EMERALD HC |
NEIL GAIMAN |
DARK HORSE BOOKS |
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5 |
AM I THERE YET?: THE LOOP-DE-LOOP, ZIGZAGGING JOURNEY TO ADULTHOOD HC |
MARI ANDREW |
CLARKSON POTTER PUBLISHERS |
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6 |
SAGA VOL. 1 |
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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7 |
SAGA VOL. 8 |
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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8 |
SABRINA HC |
NICK DRNASO |
DRAWN & QUARTERLY |
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9 |
MONSTRESS VOL. 1 |
LIU MARJORIE |
IMAGE COMICS |
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10 |
AMERICAN GODS VOL. 1: SHADOW HC |
NEIL GAIMAN |
DARK HORSE BOOKS |
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11 |
FUN HOME: A FAMILY TRAGICOMIC |
ALISON BECHDEL |
MARINER BOOKS |
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12 |
PAPER GIRLS VOL. 1 |
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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13 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 29 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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14 |
SKIN & EARTH HC |
LIGHTS |
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT |
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15 |
SOUTHERN BASTARDS VOL. 4 |
JASON AARON |
IMAGE COMICS |
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16 |
SAGA BOOK ONE HC |
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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17 |
EVERYONE'S A ALIEBN WHEN UR A ALIEBN TOO: A BOOK HC |
JOMNY SUN |
HARPER PERENNIAL |
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18 |
SAGA VOL. 7 |
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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19 |
SNOTGIRL VOL. 2 |
O'MALLEY BRYAN LEE |
IMAGE COMICS |
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20 |
PAPER GIRLS VOL. 4 |
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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For charts of July graphic novel sales from NPD BookScan:
July 2018 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels
July 2018 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels
For the charts with the actual sales numbers from NPD BookScan, see these articles on the ICv2 Pro site:
July 2018 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
July 2018 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
July 2018 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Superhero, Manga, Author Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
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.e 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."