Nathan Pyle’s Strange Planet, a compilation of his Instagram comic, was the number one seller. The book debuted in November at the top of the chart, not surprisingly as Strange Planet has over 2 million followers on Instagram. The comic features gentle aliens describing ordinary things in non-standard language.
Also on the chart for the second month in a row is Catana Chetwynd’s Snug: A Collection of Comics About Dating Your Best Friend, which debuted at number 1 last month. This book is also a collected edition of an Instagram comic.
Two other non-manga titles are perennials: The 2019 edition of Watchmen and George Takei’s They Called Us Enemy. And Locke & Key is still on the chart, although it has slipped down to number 20; the title, first released in 2009, popped up at number 13 last month, with renewed attention thanks to the Netflix series (see "Netflix Renews One of Three IDW Comic-Based Series").
As for the manga, it’s a wide array of popular series. Seven volumes of My Hero Academia are on the chart, fewer than last month, with volumes 1 and 2 at the fourth and fifth places. The number two volume on the chart is the latest volume of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, with volume 1 checking in at number 12 (see "‘Demon Slayer’ Picking Up Steam"). The remaining volumes are a smattering of new and classic series, all in the shonen and seinen demographics.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels – March 2020 (3/1/20 - 4/4/20) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
STRANGE PLANET HC |
NATHAN W. PYLE |
MORROW GIFT |
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2 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 11 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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3 |
ONE-PUNCH MAN VOL. 19 |
ONE |
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. 2 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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6 |
BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 4 HC |
KENTARO MIURA |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
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7 |
DRAGON BALL SUPER VOL. 8 |
AKIRA TORIYAMA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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8 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 23 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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9 |
SNUG: A COLLECTION OF COMICS ABOUT DATING YOUR BEST FRIEND HC |
CATANA CHETWYND |
ANDREWS MCMEEL |
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10 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 22 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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11 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 3 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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12 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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13 |
WATCHMEN (2019 EDITION) |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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14 |
UZUMAKI HC |
JUNJI ITO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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15 |
THE PROMISED NEVERLAND VOL. 14 |
KAIU SHIRAI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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16 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 4 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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17 |
BEASTARS VOL. 5 |
PARU ITAGAKI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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18 |
THEY CALLED US ENEMY |
GEORGE TAKEI |
TOP SHELF PROD. |
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19 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 5 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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20 |
LOCKE & KEY VOL. 1: WELCOME TO LOVECRAFT |
JOE HILL |
IDW PUBLISHING |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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For charts of March graphic novel sales from NPD BookScan:
March 2020 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels
March 2020 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:
March 2020 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
March 2020 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
March 2020 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Kids 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."