The six Dog Man graphic novels took the six top spots on the list of the Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels in the book channel, based on NPD BookScan data for December (12/2/18-12/29/18) provided to ICv2.  Not too surprisingly, the new book, Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild, which was released December 24(!), tops the chart. In addition, the box set Dog Man: The Epic Collection is ranked number 10.

In fact, there are zero surprises on this chart: Every book has been there before, and 15 of the 20 are published by Graphix, Scholastic’s graphic novel imprint.  That includes Raina Telgemeier’s four original graphic novels, the first volume of her Baby-Sitters Club adaptation, two more Baby-Sitters Club books by her successor, Gale Galligan, and Supernova, the eighth volume of Kazu Kibuishi’s Amulet series.

Two other perennials are from Andrews McMeel: The first Phoebe and Her Unicorn book and the latest Big Nate book.  Then there’s The Last Kids on Earth, the Gravity Falls collection, and the newest book on the chart, Svetlana Chmakova’s Crush.

It’s interesting to note that the top-selling kids’ graphic novel franchise is a superhero story, and the top-selling adult graphic novel franchise is also a superhero story: My Hero Academia, a manga about a school for superheroes.  Despite the fact that only a sprinkling of DC Comics and Marvel graphic novels make the adult top 20, book-channel shoppers definitely still have an appetite for superheroes.

NPD BookScan Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels – December 2018 (12/2/18 - 12/29/18)

Rank

Title

Author

Publisher

1

DOG MAN: BRAWL OF THE WILD HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

2

DOG MAN: LORD OF THE FLEAS HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

3

DOG MAN AND CAT KID HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

4

DOG MAN HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

5

DOG MAN UNLEASHED HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

6

DOG MAN: A TALE OF TWO KITTIES HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

7

DRAMA

RAINA TELGEMEIER

GRAPHIX

8

THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOL. 6

GALE GALLIGAN

GRAPHIX

9

BIG NATE GOES BANANAS!

LINCOLN PEIRCE

ANDREWS MCMEEL

10

DOG MAN: THE EPIC COLLECTION: FROM THE CREATOR OF CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS BOX SET

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

11

CRUSH

SVETLANA CHMAKOVA

JY

12

THE LAST KIDS ON EARTH HC

MAX BRALLIER

VIKING BOOKS YR

13

SMILE

RAINA TELGEMEIER

GRAPHIX

14

PHOEBE & HER UNICORN BOOK 1

DANA SIMPSON

ANDREWS MCMEEL

15

SUPERNOVA

KIBUISHI, KAZU

GRAPHIX

16

GHOSTS

RAINA TELGEMEIER

GRAPHIX

17

THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOL. 1

RAINA TELGEMEIER

GRAPHIX

18

SISTERS

RAINA TELGEMEIER

GRAPHIX

19

THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOL. 5

GALE GALLIGAN

GRAPHIX

20

GRAVITY FALLS: LOST LEGENDS: 4 ALL-NEW ADVENTURES! HC

ALEX HIRSCH

DISNEY PRESS

Source: The NPD Group/BookScan

For charts of December graphic novel sales from NPD BookScan:

December 2018 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels
December 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:
December 2018 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
December 2018 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
December 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.  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."