Much of this has to do with other media: As we pointed out last month (see "July 2023 Circana BookScan"), Nimona launched on Netflix on July 30, a new season of Heartstopper dropped on August 3, and a Five Nights at Freddy’s movie is slated for October. That seems to have given all three of these YA properties a bump. In July there were three volumes of Heartstopper in the Top 20, and in August all four were on the chart and had moved up to the top half. This series is likely to get even stronger with the release of Volume 5 in December (see "‘Heartstopper’ Update"). Meanwhile, the two volumes of Five Nights at Freddy’s stories move up the chart and Nimona drops to 19th place.
Dav Pilkey, of course, continues to dominate, with the number one title, Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea, as well as four other Dog Man books and one Cat Kid Comic Club.
While there are no August releases on the chart, one late-July title, Big Nate: No Worries! is at number 20. This volume is not a tie-in to the TV series, but a two-in-one bind-up of the older graphic novels; Big Nate is a perennial favorite.
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Circana BookScan Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels – August 2023 (7/30/23 - 8/26/23) |
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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 |
HEARTSTOPPER VOL. 1 |
ALICE OSEMAN |
GRAPHIX |
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3 |
HEARTSTOPPER VOL. 2 |
ALICE OSEMAN |
GRAPHIX |
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4 |
BABY-SITTERS LITTLE SISTER VOL. 7: KAREN'S HAIRCUT |
KATY FARINA |
GRAPHIX |
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5 |
HEARTSTOPPER VOL. 3 |
ALICE OSEMAN |
GRAPHIX |
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6 |
HEARTSTOPPER VOL. 4 |
ALICE OSEMAN |
GRAPHIX |
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7 |
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S VOL. 4: FAZBEAR FRIGHTS GRAPHIC NOVEL COLLECTION VOL. 1 |
SCOTT CAWTHON |
GRAPHIX |
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8 |
CAT KID COMIC CLUB VOL.4: COLLABORATIONS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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9 |
FGTEEV: OUT OF TIME! |
FGTEEV |
HARPERCOLLINS |
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10 |
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S VOL. 5: FAZBEAR FRIGHTS GRAPHIC NOVEL COLLECTION VOL. 2 |
SCOTT CAWTHON |
GRAPHIX |
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11 |
DOG MAN VOL. 7: FOR WHOM THE BALL ROLLS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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12 |
DOG MAN VOL. 9: GRIME AND PUNISHMENT HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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13 |
SWEET VALLEY TWINS: TEACHER'S PET |
FRANCINE PASCAL |
RH GRAPHIC |
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14 |
DOG MAN VOL. 10: MOTHERING HEIGHTS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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15 |
THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB, VOL. 13: MARY ANNE'S BAD LUCK MYSTERY |
CYNTHIA YUAN CHENG |
GRAPHIX |
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16 |
DOG MAN VOL. 1 HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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17 |
NEW KID |
JERRY CRAFT |
HARPERCOLLINS |
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18 |
SWEET VALLEY TWINS: BEST FRIENDS |
FRANCINE PASCAL |
RH GRAPHIC |
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19 |
NIMONA |
ND STEVENSON |
HARPERCOLLINS |
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20 |
BIG NATE: NO WORRIES! |
LINCOLN PEIRCE |
ANDREWS MCMEEL |
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Source: Circana |
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For charts of August 2023 graphic novel sales from Circana:
August 2023 Circana – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
August 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:
August 2023 Circana – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
August 2023 Circana – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
August 2023 Circana – Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Circana 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."