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.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels – December 2018 (12/2/18 - 12/29/18) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
DOG MAN: BRAWL OF THE WILD HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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2 |
DOG MAN: LORD OF THE FLEAS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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3 |
DOG MAN AND CAT KID HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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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 |
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11 |
CRUSH |
SVETLANA CHMAKOVA |
JY |
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12 |
THE LAST KIDS ON EARTH HC |
MAX BRALLIER |
VIKING BOOKS YR |
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13 |
SMILE |
RAINA TELGEMEIER |
GRAPHIX |
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14 |
PHOEBE & HER UNICORN BOOK 1 |
DANA SIMPSON |
ANDREWS MCMEEL |
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15 |
SUPERNOVA |
KIBUISHI, KAZU |
GRAPHIX |
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16 |
GHOSTS |
RAINA TELGEMEIER |
GRAPHIX |
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17 |
THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOL. 1 |
RAINA TELGEMEIER |
GRAPHIX |
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18 |
SISTERS |
RAINA TELGEMEIER |
GRAPHIX |
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19 |
THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOL. 5 |
GALE GALLIGAN |
GRAPHIX |
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20 |
GRAVITY FALLS: LOST LEGENDS: 4 ALL-NEW ADVENTURES! HC |
ALEX HIRSCH |
DISNEY PRESS |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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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."