For the second month in a row, Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea tops the chart, and Dav Pilkey actually picks up another slot, with 14 books in the top 20, up from 13 in March (see "March 2023 Circana BookScan").
Debuting at number 8 is Jerry Craft’s School Trip, the third volume of his New Kid trilogy. Craft’s New Kid was one of the top sellers of 2020 (see "Full Year 2020 NPD BookScan") and 2021 (see "Full Year 2021 NPD BookScan"); both it and the sequel Class Act have appeared frequently in the Top 20.
Aside from that, it’s a very Graphix chart, with that publisher claiming 19 of the 20 slots.
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Circana BookScan Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels – April 2023 (4/2/23 - 4/29/23) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
DOG MAN VOL. 11: TWENTY THOUSAND FLEAS UNDER THE SEA HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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2 |
CAT KID COMIC CLUB VOL. 4: COLLABORATIONS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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3 |
DOG MAN VOL. 10: MOTHERING HEIGHTS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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4 |
DOG MAN VOL. 9: GRIME AND PUNISHMENT HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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5 |
BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOL. 13: MARY ANNE'S BAD LUCK MYSTERY |
CYNTHIA YUAN CHENG |
GRAPHIX |
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6 |
DOG MAN VOL. 7: FOR WHOM THE BALL ROLLS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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7 |
DOG MAN VOL. 8: FETCH-22 HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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8 |
SCHOOL TRIP |
JERRY CRAFT |
QUILL TREE BOOKS |
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9 |
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S VOL. 2: FAZBEAR FRIGHTS |
SCOTT CAWTHON |
GRAPHIX |
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10 |
DOG MAN VOL. 5: LORD OF THE FLEAS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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11 |
DOG MAN VOL. 4: DOG MAN AND CAT KID HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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12 |
CAT KID COMIC CLUB VOL. 3: ON PURPOSE HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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13 |
DOG MAN VOL. 3: A TALE OF TWO KITTIES HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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14 |
DOG MAN VOL. 1 HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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15 |
DOG MAN VOL. 6: BRAWL OF THE WILD HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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16 |
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S VOL. 1: FAZBEAR FRIGHTS |
SCOTT CAWTHON |
GRAPHIX |
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17 |
WINGS OF FIRE VOL. 1: THE DRAGONET PROPHECY |
TUI T. SUTHERLAND |
GRAPHIX |
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18 |
DOG MAN VOL. 2: UNLEASHED HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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19 |
BABY-SITTERS LITTLE SISTER VOL. 6: KAREN'S BIRTHDAY |
KATY FARINA |
GRAPHIX |
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20 |
CAT KID COMIC CLUB VOL. 1 HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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Source: Circana |
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For charts of March 2023 graphic novel sales from Circana:
April 2023 Circana – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels
April 2023 Circana – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels
For the charts with the actual sales numbers from Circana, see these articles on the ICv2 Pro site:
April 2023 Circana – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
April 2023 Circana – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
April 2023 Circana – Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Circana (formally NPD) collects weekly point-of-sale data on print books from over 16,000 locations including e-tailers, chains, mass merchandisers, independent bookstores, and more. Circana 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 Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the "Top 20 GN Index."