The difference between Direct Market and book channel graphic novel release dates came into play this month, as Saga Vol. 9, which easily topped the graphic novel chart in comic stores in September (see "Top 500 Graphic Novels – September 2018"), did not hit bookstores until the first week of October.
The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins dropped to the #2 slot this month.
There was no new My Hero Academia volume this month, so the hit series took only three of the Top 20 slots.
Lion Forge broke into the Top 20 with Brenna Thummler’s Sheets, the publisher’s first appearance on the BookScan chart with a for-profit title (its Puerto Rico benefit book was its only other appearance in the Top 20).
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NPD BookScan Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels – September 2018 (9/2/18 - 9/29/18) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 30 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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2 |
THE ADVENTURE ZONE: HERE THERE BE GERBLINS |
CLINT MCELROY |
FIRST SECOND BOOKS |
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3 |
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS VOL. 4 |
AKIRA HIMEKAWA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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4 |
MONSTRESS VOL. 3 |
MARJORIE LIU |
IMAGE COMICS |
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5 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 14 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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6 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 1 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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7 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 2 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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8 |
BORUTO VOL. 4 |
UKYO KODACHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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9 |
SPLATOON VOL. 4 |
SANKICHI HINODEYA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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10 |
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER - DARK LORD OF THE SITH VOL. 3 |
CHARLES SOULE |
MARVEL COMICS |
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11 |
SAILOR MOON ETERNAL EDITION VOL. 1 |
NAOKO TAKEUCHI |
KODANSHA COMICS |
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12 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 3 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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13 |
SABRINA HC |
NICK DRNASO |
DRAWN & QUARTERLY |
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14 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL 13 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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15 |
INFINITY GAUNTLET |
JIM STARLIN |
MARVEL COMICS |
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16 |
SHEETS |
BRENNA THUMMLER |
LION FORGE |
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17 |
STAR WARS: THRAWN |
JODY HOUSER |
MARVEL COMICS |
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18 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL 4 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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19 |
RWBY: OFFICIAL MANGA ANTHOLOGY VOL. 2 |
VARIOUS |
VIZ MEDIA |
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20 |
MARCH BOOK 1 |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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For charts of September graphic novel sales from NPD BookScan:
September 2018 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels
September 2018 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Superhero, Manga, Author Graphic Novels
For the charts with the actual sales numbers from NPD BookScan, see these articles on the ICv2 Pro site:
September 2018 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
September 2018 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
September 2018 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Manga, Superhero, and 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. 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."