The new volume of Lore Olympus tops the Author chart, or rather both editions do, with the hardcover ahead of the paperback, as is usually the case with this title. All six books are in the Top 20, as are all five volumes of the other big webtoon-based graphic novel, Solo Leveling.
Volume 10 of Saga is in fourth place. This new volume is the first since 2018, as creators Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples had put the series on hiatus for a while (see "Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples Are Back on ‘Saga’").
In fifth place is Catana Chetwynd’s You Are Home, the latest in her series of cozy relationship comics (see also Snug and In Love & Pajamas). Like the others, You Are Home is an Instagram comic; Chetwynd’s books typically make the Author Top 20 for a month or two after their release, but they don’t have the staying power of the webtoon titles.
There’s another webtoon title in the Top 20: Hyperventilation, a boys love story by the Korean artist Bboungbbangkkyu (see "Manwha in America: Stu Levy of Tokyopop"). This webtoon does not appear to be currently available in English.
Maia Kobabe’s much-challenged Gender Queer is at number 18 on the chart; Kate Beaton’s Ducks is at number 19 after debuting in September at number 10; and BOOM! Studios gets three titles onto the chart, the first two volumes of BRZRKR and the latest collection of Something Is Killing the Children.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 Author Graphic Novels – October 2022 (10/2/22 – 10/29/22) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. THREE HC |
RACHEL SMYTHE |
DEL REY |
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2 |
LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. THREE |
RACHEL SMYTHE |
DEL REY |
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3 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 5 |
CHUGONG |
YEN PRESS |
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4 |
SAGA VOL. 10 |
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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5 |
YOU ARE HOME HC |
CATANA CHETWYND |
ANDREWS MCMEEL |
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6 |
LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. TWO HC |
RACHEL SMYTHE |
DEL REY |
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7 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 1 |
CHUGONG |
YEN PRESS |
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8 |
LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. ONE HC |
RACHEL SMYTHE |
DEL REY |
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9 |
LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. ONE |
RACHEL SMYTHE |
DEL REY |
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10 |
LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. TWO |
RACHEL SMYTHE |
DEL REY |
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11 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 2 |
CHUGONG |
YEN PRESS |
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12 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 4 |
CHUGONG |
YEN PRESS |
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13 |
BRZRKR VOL. 2 |
MATT KINDT |
BOOM! STUDIOS |
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14 |
TOILET-BOUND HANAKO-KUN VOL. 6 |
AIDAIRO |
YEN PRESS |
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15 |
HYPERVENTILATION |
BBOUNGBBANGKKYU |
TOKYOPOP |
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16 |
THEY CALLED US ENEMY |
GEORGE TAKEI |
TOP SHELF PROD. |
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17 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 3 (COMIC) |
CHUGONG |
YEN PRESS |
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18 |
BRZRKR VOL. 1 |
MATT KINDT |
BOOM! STUDIOS |
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19 |
GENDER QUEER: A MEMOIR |
MAIA KOBABE |
ONI PRESS |
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20 |
DUCKS: TWO YEARS IN THE OIL SANDS HC |
KATE BEATON |
DRAWN & QUARTERLY |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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It’s been a while since a title swept the Manga chart as thoroughly as Chainsaw Man. Ten of the 11 volumes in the series are on the chart (Volume 8 somehow didn’t make the cut), and the reason is pretty obvious: The anime debuted on October 11 (see "‘Chainsaw Man’ Voice Cast"). We saw the same effect with Spy x Family earlier this year (see "April 2022 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels"), with multiple volumes of that series staying on the chart for months. Chainsaw Man was already doing almost as well without an anime, so it will be interesting to see how long this bump lasts. As for Spy x Family, it had a good run, but now only Volume 8 is in the Top 20.
Most of the rest of the Manga Top 20 is familiar territory, but there is one new series, debuting at number 15: Volume 1 of Dandadan, a new supernatural-action series from VIZ Media (see "VIZ Announces New Manga").
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NPD BookScan Top 20 Manga Graphic Novels – October 2022 (10/2/22 – 10/29/22) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 32 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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2 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 1 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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3 |
KAIJU NO. 8 VOL. 4 |
NAOYA MATSUMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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4 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 2 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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5 |
SPY X FAMILY VOL. 8 |
TATSUYA ENDO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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6 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 3 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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7 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 4 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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8 |
TOILET-BOUND HANAKO-KUN, VOL. 16 |
AIDAIRO |
YEN PRESS |
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9 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 10 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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10 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 11 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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11 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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12 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 7 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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13 |
KOMI CAN'T COMMUNICATE VOL. 21 |
TOMOHITO ODA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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14 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 9 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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15 |
DANDADAN VOL. 1 |
YUKINOBU TATSU |
VIZ MEDIA |
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16 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 5 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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17 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 0 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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18 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 6 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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19 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 17 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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20 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 1 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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There are a couple of notable debuts on the Superhero chart, including The Miracleman Omnibus, by an officially uncredited Alan Moore (see "Marvel Omnibizes ‘Miracleman’"). That means Moore actually has three titles on the chart, one fewer than Neil Gaiman, four of whose Sandman books remain in the top 20. Also worth noting is G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, a deluxe collection that marks the 40th anniversary of G.I. Joe comics but also closes out the IDW Publishing era (see "IDW’s G.I. Joe and Transformers Licenses to Conclude at End of Year"), and the 20th anniversary edition of Batman: Hush.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin, which topped the list in July, is back in the number one spot, and Alex Ross’s homage Fantastic Four: Full Circle, which was the top seller in September (see "September 2022 NPD BookScan"), has moved down to number three, with the first of those chunky Sandman volumes in between.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 'Superheroes' Graphic Novels – – October 2022 (10/2/22 – 10/29/22) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN HC |
KEVIN EASTMAN |
IDW PUBLISHING |
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2 |
THE SANDMAN BOOK ONE |
NEIL GAIMAN |
DC COMICS |
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3 |
FANTASTIC FOUR: FULL CIRCLE HC |
ALEX ROSS |
ABRAMS |
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4 |
WATCHMEN (2019 EDITION) |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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5 |
THE SANDMAN BOOK TWO |
NEIL GAIMAN |
DC COMICS |
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6 |
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER BY GREG PAK VOL. 4: CRIMSON REIGN |
GREG PAK |
MARVEL COMICS |
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7 |
BATMAN: YEAR ONE |
FRANK MILLER |
DC COMICS |
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8 |
BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN |
JEPH LOEB |
DC COMICS |
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9 |
MIRACLEMAN OMNIBUS HC |
MIKE ANGLO |
MARVEL COMICS |
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10 |
SHE-HULK BY RAINBOW ROWELL VOL. 1 |
RAINBOW ROWELL |
MARVEL COMICS |
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11 |
THE SANDMAN BOOK THREE |
NEIL GAIMAN |
DC COMICS |
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12 |
THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS |
SCOTT SNYDER |
DC COMICS |
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13 |
BATMAN '89 HC |
SAM HAMM |
DC COMICS |
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14 |
DARK AGES |
TOM TAYLOR |
MARVEL COMICS |
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15 |
BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE DLX. ED. HC (NEW EDITION) |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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16 |
THE SANDMAN VOL. 1: PRELUDES & NOCTURNES 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION |
NEIL GAIMAN |
DC COMICS |
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17 |
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN HC |
STAN LEE |
PENGUIN GROUP |
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18 |
G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO: 40TH ANN. SPECIAL DLX. ED. HC |
LARRY HAMA |
IDW PUBLISHING |
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19 |
STRANGER THINGS: THE TOMB OF YBWEN |
GREG PAK |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
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20 |
BATMAN: HUSH 20TH ANN. ED. HC |
JEPH LOEB |
DC COMICS |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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For charts of October 2022 graphic novel sales from NPD BookScan:
October 2022 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels
October 2022 2022 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:
October 2022 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
October 2022 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
October 2022 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."