This chart of the Top 10 Author Graphic Novel Franchises reflects sales in both the comic store and book channels during Fall 2022 (September-December), as measured in dollars, according to ICv2’s analysis of sales reported by NPD BookScan for the book channel, and of sales reported by ComicHub in the comic store channel.  The "Author" category includes content owned by and associated with its creators.

 

ICv2's Top Author Franchises - Fall 2022
Rank	Franchise	Publisher
1	Lore Olympus	Random House
2	The Walking Dead	Image Comics
3	Solo Leveling	Yen Press
4	Invincible	Image Comics
5	Saga	Image Comics
6	Ed Brubaker	Image Comics
7	Hellboy/Mignolaverse	Dark Horse Comics
8	Locke & Key	IDW Publishing
9	Maus	Pantheon
10	Persepolis	Pantheon

These top franchise charts originally appeared in ICv2's Internal Correspondence #103.

For our other Top Graphic Novel Franchise charts for Fall 2022, see:
Top 10 Kids Graphic Novel Franchises – Fall 2022
Top 10 Manga Graphic Novel Franchises – Fall 2022
Top 10 Superhero Graphic Novel Franchises – Fall 2022

For more on comics and graphic novel sales in the Fall season, and info on how to get your copy of ICv2’s Internal Correspondence, with the full market reports, charts, Pick Hits, and reviews, see "2022 Comic Store Sales: Boom Cycle Goes Bust."