The 2019 edition of Watchmen is the top superhero seller in March. Two Harley Quinn titles make the chart for the second month in a row, probably getting a sustained boost from the Birds of Prey movie. In the number three spot is a Rick and Morty/Dungeons & Dragons crossover, one of several March titles to debut on the chart. The others: Tales from the DC Dark Multiverse, Volume 13 of Star Wars, and Marvel Comics #1000. DC Comics dominates the chart with 14 titles; Marvel Comics has three, Dark Horse Comics has two, and Oni Press has one.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 'Superhero' Graphic Novels – March 2020 (3/1/20 - 4/4/20) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
WATCHMEN (2019 ED.) |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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2 |
HARLEEN HC |
STJEPAN SEJIC |
DC COMICS |
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3 |
RICK AND MORTY VS. DUNGEONS & DRAGONS II: PAINSCAPE |
JIM ZUB |
ONI PRESS |
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4 |
BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE DLX ED HC (NEW ED.) |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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5 |
V FOR VENDETTA |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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6 |
BIRDS OF PREY: HARLEY QUINN |
AMANDA CONNER |
DC COMICS |
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7 |
TALES FROM THE DC DARK MULTIVERSE |
VARIOUS |
DC COMICS |
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8 |
DCEASED HC |
TOM TAYLOR |
DC COMICS |
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9 |
HOUSE OF X/POWERS OF X HC |
JONATHAN HICKMAN |
MARVEL COMICS |
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10 |
THE LEGEND OF KORRA: RUINS OF THE EMPIRE PART THREE |
MICHAEL DANTE DIMARTINO |
DARK HORSE |
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11 |
THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS HC |
SCOTT SNYDER |
DC COMICS |
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12 |
STAR WARS VOL. 13: ROGUES AND REBELS |
GREG PAK |
MARVEL COMICS |
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13 |
BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN |
JEPH LOEB |
DC COMICS |
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14 |
MARVEL COMICS #1000 |
AL EWING |
MARVEL COMICS |
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15 |
THE WITCHER OMNIBUS HC |
PAUL TOBIN |
DARK HORSE |
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16 |
SUPERMAN: RED SON (NEW ED.) |
MARK MILLAR |
DC COMICS |
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17 |
BATMAN: YEAR ONE |
FRANK MILLER |
DC COMICS |
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18 |
DOOMSDAY CLOCK PART 1 HC |
GEOFF JOHNS |
DC COMICS |
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19 |
THE SANDMAN VOL. 1: PRELUDES & NOCTURNES 30TH ANN. ED. |
NEIL GAIMAN |
DC COMICS |
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20 |
BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT |
SEAN MURPHY |
DC COMICS |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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The manga chart leads off with the newest volume of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, which has been steadily gaining an audience; the first volume also makes its regular monthly appearance on the chart. The My Hero Academia count drops to 10 volumes, from 11 last month, and the only other manga to appear more than once is Beastars. Junji Ito’s Uzumaki and the fourth volume of the deluxe edition of Berserk are on the chart, as usual.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 Manga Graphic Novels – March 2020 (3/1/20 - 4/4/20) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 11 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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2 |
ONE-PUNCH MAN VOL. 19 |
ONE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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3 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 1 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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4 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 2 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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5 |
BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 4 HC |
KENTARO MIURA |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
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6 |
DRAGON BALL SUPER VOL. 8 |
TORIYAMA, AKIRA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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7 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 23 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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8 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 22 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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9 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 3 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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10 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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11 |
UZUMAKI HC |
JUNJI ITO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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12 |
THE PROMISED NEVERLAND VOL. 14 |
KAIU SHIRAI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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13 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 4 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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14 |
BEASTARS VOL. 5 |
PARU ITAGAKI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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15 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 5 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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16 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 21 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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17 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 20 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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18 |
DR. STONE VOL. 10 |
RIICHIRO INAGAKI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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19 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 6 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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20 |
BEASTARS VOL. 1 |
PARU ITAGAKI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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The Author category is always a bit of a catchall. March was no different, with readers reaching for memoir, humor, horror, gamer podcast tie-ins, and adaptations of familiar prose work. Strange Planet is back in the number 1 spot, Locke & Key is still getting a nudge from the Netflix adaptation, and people are still buying the latest hefty The Walking Dead Compendium. There are just two March releases on the chart: Pearls Goes Hollywood, a collection of Pearls Before Swine comics by Stephan Pastis, and Blossoms and Bones, a memoir of recovery from an eating disorder and infertility.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 Author 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 |
SNUG: A COLLECTION OF COMICS ABOUT DATING YOUR BEST FRIEND HC |
CATANA CHETWYND |
ANDREWS & MCMEEL |
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3 |
THEY CALLED US ENEMY |
GEORGE TAKEI |
TOP SHELF PROD. |
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4 |
LOCKE & KEY VOL. 1: WELCOME TO LOVECRAFT |
JOE HILL |
IDW PUBLISHING |
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5 |
NOISE: A GRAPHIC NOVEL BASED ON A TRUE STORY |
KATHLEEN RAYMUNDO |
LIGHTNING SOURCE |
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6 |
THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM VOL. 4 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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7 |
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD: A GRAPHIC NOVEL |
HARPER LEE |
HARPER |
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8 |
LOCKE & KEY VOL. 2: HEAD GAMES |
JOE HILL |
IDW PUBLISHING |
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9 |
PEARLS GOES HOLLYWOOD |
STEPHAN PASTIS |
ANDREWS MCMEEL |
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10 |
THE ADVENTURE ZONE: MURDER ON THE ROCKPORT LIMITED! |
CLINT MCELROY |
FIRST SECOND BOOKS |
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11 |
CRITICAL ROLE VOX MACHINA: ORIGINS VOL. 1 |
CRITICAL ROLE |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
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12 |
THE ADVENTURE ZONE: HERE THERE BE GERBLINS |
CLINT MCELROY |
FIRST SECOND BOOKS |
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13 |
GO TO SLEEP (I MISS YOU): CARTOONS FROM THE FOG OF NEW PARENTHOOD |
LUCY KNISLEY |
FIRST SECOND BOOKS |
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14 |
LOCKE & KEY VOL. 3: CROWN OF SHADOWS |
JOE HILL |
IDW PUBLISHING |
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15 |
MARCH: BOOK ONE |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PROD. |
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16 |
MAKING COMICS |
LYNDA BARRY |
DRAWN & QUARTERLY |
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17 |
BLOSSOMS AND BONES: DRAWING A LIFE BACK TOGETHER HC |
KIM KRANS |
HARPERONE |
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18 |
FUN HOME: A FAMILY TRAGICOMIC |
ALISON BECHDEL |
MARINER BOOKS |
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19 |
ANNE FRANK'S DIARY: THE GRAPHIC ADAPTATION |
ANNE FRANK |
PANTHEON BOOKS |
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20 |
I AM NOT OKAY WITH THIS: (NETFLIX SERIES TIE-IN ED.) |
CHARLES FORSMAN |
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS |
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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 Adult 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."