Topping the Superhero chart is that hoary favorite Watchmen, followed by the one June release in the top 20, Doomsday Clock Part 2. Only two other books, Batman: Last Knight on Earth and Harleen, are 2020 releases; everything else is older. It’s also very Batman-heavy, with Alan Moore properties and their derivatives coming in second. DC Comics dominates the chart, with 16 titles; Marvel Comics has two and Oni Press and Dark Horse Comics have one each.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 'Superhero' Graphic Novels – June 2020 (5/31/20 - 7/4/20) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
WATCHMEN (2019 EDITION) |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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2 |
DOOMSDAY CLOCK PART 2 HC |
GEOFF JOHNS |
DC COMICS |
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3 |
V FOR VENDETTA |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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4 |
BATMAN: LAST KNIGHT ON EARTH HC |
SCOTT SNYDER |
DC COMICS |
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5 |
HARLEEN HC |
STJEPAN SEJIC |
DC COMICS |
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6 |
THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS HC |
SCOTT SNYDER |
DC COMICS |
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7 |
DCEASED HC |
TOM TAYLOR |
DC COMICS |
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8 |
BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE DLX. ED. HC (NEW EDITION) |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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9 |
DOOMSDAY CLOCK PART 1 HC |
GEOFF JOHNS |
DC COMICS |
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10 |
BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT |
SEAN MURPHY |
DC COMICS |
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11 |
BATMAN: YEAR ONE |
FRANK MILLER |
DC COMICS |
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12 |
BATMAN: DAMNED HC |
BRIAN AZZARELLO |
DC COMICS |
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13 |
THE SANDMAN VOL. 1: PRELUDES & NOCTURNES 30TH ANN. ED. |
NEIL GAIMAN |
DC COMICS |
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14 |
BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN |
JEPH LOEB |
DC COMICS |
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15 |
RICK AND MORTY VS. DUNGEONS & DRAGONS |
PATRICK ROTHFUSS |
ONI PRESS |
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16 |
THE WITCHER OMNIBUS |
PAUL TOBIN |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
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17 |
INFINITY GAUNTLET |
JIM STARLIN |
MARVEL COMICS |
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18 |
JOKER HC (DC BLACK LABEL EDITION) |
BRIAN AZZARELLO |
DC COMICS |
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19 |
DARK NIGHTS: METAL HC |
SCOTT SNYDER |
DC COMICS |
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20 |
MS. MARVEL VOL 1: NO NORMAL |
G. WILLOW WILSON |
MARVEL COMICS |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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The Manga chart is usually a VIZ Media shop, but this month a Yen Press title makes the top 20 for the first time since November 2019. That book is the first volume of Toilet-Bound Hanako-Kun, which is a shonen comedy series about a girl who bonds with a male ghost who lives in the girls bathroom of her school and joins him in fighting evil spirits. The first volume came out in January and the anime has been running since the beginning of the year as well, so it’s not obvious why this series is suddenly picking up speed, but maybe it’s time to check it out.
Only half the chart was volumes of My Hero Academia in June, and one of those was the spinoff My Hero Academia: Vigilantes. The next runner-up is Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, with four volumes. Most of the others are new volumes of long-running series, but one new series pops up, the shonen comedy Spy x Family.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 Manga Graphic Novels – June 2020 (5/31/20 - 7/4/20) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 24 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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2 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 1 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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3 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 2 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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4 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 13 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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5 |
DRAGON BALL SUPER VOL. 9 |
AKIRA TORIYAMA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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6 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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7 |
UZUMAKI HC |
JUNJI ITO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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8 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 23 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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9 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 3 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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10 |
SPY X FAMILY VOL. 1 |
ENDO, TATSUYA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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11 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 2 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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12 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA: VIGILANTES VOL. 7 |
HIDEYUKI FURUHASHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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13 |
KOMI CAN'T COMMUNICATE VOL. 7 |
TOMOHITO ODA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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14 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 4 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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15 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 22 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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16 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 5 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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17 |
THE PROMISED NEVERLAND VOL. 15 |
KAIU SHIRAI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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18 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 21 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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19 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 12 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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20 |
TOILET-BOUND HANAKO-KUN VOL. 1 |
AIDAIRO |
YEN PRESS |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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Everything’s coming up threes in the Author category. Book One of March is always on the list, but in June, all three volumes were in the top 20 as was the slipcased trilogy. It may be that the Black Lives Matter protests have renewed interest in the series, which is Rep. John Lewis’s unvarnished memoir of the Civil Rights movement.
Three sets of triplets also make the list: All three volumes of The Umbrella Academy; three collections of cute slice-of-life comics that debuted on Instagram: Stranger Planet, Strange Planet, and Snug: A Collection of Comics About Dating Your Best Friend; and three graphic novels based on game podcasts, Critical Role: Vox Machina and both volumes of The Adventure Zone.
And finally, the third volume of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Snotgirl makes the chart for the second month in a row, and the third volume of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods debuts at number 20.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 Author Graphic Novels – June 2020 (5/31/20 - 7/4/20) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
STRANGER PLANET HC |
NATHAN W. PYLE |
MORROW GIFT |
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2 |
STRANGE PLANET HC |
NATHAN W. PYLE |
MORROW GIFT |
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3 |
MARCH: BOOK ONE |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PROD |
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4 |
THEY CALLED US ENEMY |
GEORGE TAKEI |
TOP SHELF PROD |
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5 |
MARCH (TRILOGY SLIPCASE SET) |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PROD |
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6 |
THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY VOL. 1: APOCALYPSE SUITE |
GERARD WAY |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
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7 |
SNUG: A COLLECTION OF COMICS ABOUT DATING YOUR BEST FRIEND |
CATANA CHETWYND |
ANDREWS & MCMEEL |
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8 |
THE ADVENTURE ZONE: MURDER ON THE ROCKPORT LIMITED! |
CLINT MCELROY |
FIRST SECOND |
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9 |
THE ADVENTURE ZONE: HERE THERE BE GERBLINS |
CLINT MCELROY |
FIRST SECOND |
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10 |
THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY VOL. 3: HOTEL OBLIVION |
GERARD WAY |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
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11 |
CRITICAL ROLE VOX MACHINA: ORIGINS VOL. 1 |
CRITICAL ROLE |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
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12 |
MARCH: BOOK THREE |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PROD |
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13 |
SNOTGIRL VOL. 3: IS THIS REAL LIFE? |
BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY |
IMAGE COMICS |
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14 |
MARCH: BOOK TWO |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PROD |
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15 |
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD: A GRAPHIC NOVEL |
HARPER LEE |
HARPER |
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16 |
THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY VOL. 2: DALLAS |
GERARD WAY |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
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17 |
THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM VOL. 4 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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18 |
FUN HOME: A FAMILY TRAGICOMIC |
ALISON BECHDEL |
MARINER BOOKS |
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19 |
NOISE: A GRAPHIC NOVEL BASED ON A TRUE STORY |
KATHLEEN RAYMUNDO |
LIGHTNING SOURCE |
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20 |
AMERICAN GODS VOL. 3: THE MOMENT OF THE STORM HC |
NEIL GAIMAN |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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For charts of June graphic novel sales from NPD BookScan:
June 2020 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels
June 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:
June 2020 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
June 2020 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
June 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."