VIZ Media has 17 of the top 20 manga titles, and of those, nine are volumes of My Hero Academia, the standout hit at the moment. The only other manga with more than one volume on the chart is Tokyo Ghoul/Tokyo Ghoul: re.
The RWBY anthology in the number 2 position is no surprise: The previous three volumes have all sold well enough to make the Adult Top 20. There’s plenty of other RWBY material on the way, including a companion book (see "Pop Culture Phenomenon ‘RWBY’ Gets Official Companion Book") and comics from DC Comics (see "‘RWBY’ Comics Coming in 2019").
Volume 4 of Dragon Ball Super makes the chart for the second month in a row, dropping from number 1 to number 9.
With Alita: Battle Angel doing well at the box office (see "‘Alita’ Beats Expectations"), it’s not at all surprising that the first volume of that series made the list.
Finally, keep an eye on The Promised Neverland. Volume 8 charted this month, and Volume 6 made the chart in October. This is another series, like Black Clover, that is backed with an anime and seems to be well liked by fans, so it may pick up popularity in the months to come.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 Manga Graphic Novels – February 2019 (2/3/19 - 3/2/19) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 17 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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2 |
RWBY: OFFICIAL MANGA ANTHOLOGY VOL. 4 |
VARIOUS |
VIZ MEDIA |
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3 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 16 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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4 |
THE LIFE-CHANGING MANGA OF TIDYING UP: A MAGICAL STORY |
MARIE KONDO |
TEN SPEED PRESS |
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5 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 16 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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6 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 2 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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7 |
ONE PIECE VOL. 89 |
EIICHIRO ODA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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8 |
TOKYO GHOUL: RE VOL. 9 |
SUI ISHIDA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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9 |
DRAGON BALL SUPER VOL. 4 |
AKIRA TORIYAMA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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10 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 3 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
|
11 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 15 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
|
12 |
MY SOLO EXCHANGE DIARY VOL. 2 |
NAGATA KABI |
SEVEN SEAS ENT. |
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13 |
BLACK CLOVER VOL. 14 |
YUKI TABATA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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14 |
JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: PART 3--STARDUST CRUSADERS VOL. 10 HC |
HIROHIKO ARAKI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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15 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA, VOL. 4 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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16 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA, VOL. 14 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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17 |
THE PROMISED NEVERLAND VOL. 8 |
KAIU SHIRAI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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18 |
BATTLE ANGEL ALITA DLX. ED. VOL. 1 HC |
YUKITO KISHIRO |
KODANSHA COMICS |
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19 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 5 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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20 |
TOKYO GHOUL VOL. 1 |
SUI ISHIDA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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The superhero chart, which was heavy on Batman and Spider-folk last month, is more varied in February, with Mister Miracle in the top slot, followed by a Star Wars title, a Batman title, and Watchmen (which didn’t make it onto the Adult Top 20 but is never too far away).
Batman: White Knight continues to be a top seller: It has been in the first or the second slot on the chart since it was released in October.
With the Captain Marvel movie premiering on March 8 (see "‘Captain Marvel’ Smashes the Glass Ceiling"), Marvel put out two graphic novels featuring Carol Danvers, a prelude and a collected edition of The Life of Captain Marvel.
DC has 11 titles on the chart, while Marvel has seven and BOOM! Studios and Dark Horse Comics have one apiece.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 'Superhero' Graphic Novels – February 2019 (2/3/19 - 3/2/19) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
MISTER MIRACLE |
TOM KING |
DC COMICS |
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2 |
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER - DARK LORD OF THE SITH VOL. 4 |
CHARLES SOULE |
MARVEL COMICS |
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3 |
BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT |
SEAN MURPHY |
DC BLACK LABEL |
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4 |
WATCHMEN |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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5 |
DARK NIGHTS: METAL |
SCOTT SNYDER |
DC COMICS |
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6 |
INFINITY GAUNTLET |
JIM STARLIN |
MARVEL COMICS |
|
7 |
THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN MARVEL VOL. 1 |
MARGARET STOHL |
MARVEL COMICS |
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8 |
COSMIC GHOST RIDER: BABY THANOS MUST DIE |
DONNY CATES |
MARVEL COMICS |
|
9 |
BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE DLX. ED. HC |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
|
10 |
FIREFLY LEGACY EDITION BOOK TWO |
ZACK WHEDON |
BOOM! STUDIOS |
|
11 |
V FOR VENDETTA |
ALAN MOORE |
VERTIGO |
|
12 |
BLACK PANTHER BOOK 6 |
TA-NEHISI COATES |
MARVEL COMICS |
|
13 |
SPIDER-GEDDON |
CHRISTOS GAGE |
MARVEL COMICS |
|
14 |
MARVEL'S CAPTAIN MARVEL PRELUDE |
VARIOUS |
MARVEL COMICS |
|
15 |
DARK NIGHTS: METAL: DARK KNIGHTS RISING HC |
PETER J. TOMASI |
DC COMICS |
|
16 |
DARK NIGHTS: METAL DLX. ED. HC |
SCOTT SNYDER |
DC COMICS |
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17 |
BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS |
FRANK MILLER |
DC COMICS |
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18 |
THE SANDMAN VOL. 1: PRELUDES & NOCTURNES 30TH ANN. ED. |
NEIL GAIMAN |
VERTIGO |
|
19 |
INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US YEAR FOUR - THE COMPLETE COLLECTION |
BRIAN BUCCELLATO |
DC COMICS |
|
20 |
HALO: COLLATERAL DAMAGE HC |
ALEX IRVINE |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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The first two volumes of The Umbrella Academy placed first and second on the Author chart, most likely getting a boost from the Netflix series, as the books themselves are 10 years old. Book 1 of March, which has become a perennial, was the number three seller, and Book 2 was number 19.
That points to a certain consistency to the Author chart: The same titles pop up month after month. Volume 9 of Saga is still there, Nick Drnaso’s Sabrina, the graphic adaptations Anne Frank’s Diary and To Kill a Mockingbird, as well as Anthony Bourdain’s Hungry Ghost and the venerable Fun Home.
There’s a good variety, too, with books from 12 different publishers on the February list. Image has five, Dark Horse has three (Berger Books is an imprint), and Top Shelf Productions and First Second Books have two each.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 Author Graphic Novels – February 2019 (2/3/19 - 3/2/19) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY VOL. 1: APOCALYPSE SUITE |
GERARD WAY |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
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2 |
THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY VOL. 2: DALLAS |
GERARD WAY |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
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3 |
MARCH: BOOK ONE |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PROD. |
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4 |
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD: A GRAPHIC NOVEL HC |
HARPER LEE |
HARPER |
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5 |
THE ADVENTURE ZONE: HERE THERE BE GERBLINS |
CLINT MCELROY |
FIRST SECOND BOOKS |
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6 |
KID GLOVES: NINE MONTHS OF CAREFUL CHAOS |
LUCY KNISLEY |
FIRST SECOND BOOKS |
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7 |
SAGA VOL. 9 |
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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8 |
SHEETS |
BRENNA THUMMLER |
LION FORGE |
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9 |
SABRINA HC |
NICK DRNASO |
DRAWN & QUARTERLY |
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10 |
ANNE FRANK'S DIARY THE GRAPHIC ADAPTATION HC |
ANNE FRANK |
PANTHEON BOOKS |
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11 |
ANTHONY BOURDAIN'S HUNGRY GHOST HC |
ANTHONY BOURDAIN |
BERGER BOOKS |
|
12 |
HOMESTUCK BOOK 4: ACT 5 ACT 1 HC |
ANDREW HUSSIE |
VIZ MEDIA |
|
13 |
FUN HOME: A FAMILY TRAGICOMIC |
ALISON BECHDEL |
MARINER BOOKS |
|
14 |
THE LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS: A GRAPHIC NARRATIVE OF A SLAVE'S JOURNEY FROM BONDAGE TO FREEDOM |
DAVID F. WALKER |
TEN SPEED PRESS |
|
15 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 30 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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16 |
MONSTRESS, VOL. 1 |
MARJORIE LIU |
IMAGE COMICS |
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17 |
DEADLY CLASS VOL. 1 |
RICK REMENDER |
IMAGE COMICS |
|
18 |
SAGA VOL. 1 |
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
|
19 |
MARCH: BOOK TWO |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PROD. |
|
20 |
THE PROBLEM OF SUSAN AND OTHER STORIES |
NEIL GAIMAN |
RANDOM HOUSE |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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For charts of February graphic novel sales from NPD BookScan:
February 2018 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels
February 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:
February 2018 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
February 2018 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
February 2018 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Manga, Superhero, 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."