Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin has been knocked out of first place for the first time since September 2022, and the number one title on the Superhero chart is Disney Manga: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, with another Tokyopop Nightmare Before Christmas title, Zero’s Journey, at number 9. The first volume of the webtoon Batman: Wayne Family Adventures back on the chart for a second month, and the Power Rangers/TMNT crossover makes its debut.
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Circana BookScan Top 20 "Superhero" Graphic Novels – September 2023 (8/27/23 - 9/30/23) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
DISNEY MANGA: TIM BURTON'S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS - THE BATTLE FOR PUMPKIN KING |
DAN CONNER |
TOKYOPOP |
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2 |
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN HC |
KEVIN EASTMAN |
IDW PUBLISHING |
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3 |
WATCHMEN (2019 EDITION) |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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4 |
BLUE BEETLE: GRADUATION DAY |
JOSH TRUJILLO |
DC COMICS |
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5 |
DCEASED: WAR OF THE UNDEAD GODS HC |
TOM TAYLOR |
DC COMICS |
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6 |
BATMAN: WAYNE FAMILY ADVENTURES VOL. ONE GN |
CRC PAYNE |
DC COMICS |
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7 |
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II |
RYAN PARROTT |
BOOM! STUDIOS |
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8 |
BATMAN & THE JOKER: THE DEADLY DUO: THE DLX. ED. HC |
MARC SILVESTRI |
DC COMICS |
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9 |
DISNEY MANGA: TIM BURTON'S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS - ZERO'S JOURNEY (ULTIMATE MANGA EDITION) |
D. J. MILKY |
TOKYOPOP |
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10 |
BATMAN '89 HC |
SAM HAMM |
DC COMICS |
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11 |
BATMAN: YEAR ONE |
FRANK MILLER |
DC COMICS |
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12 |
SPIDER-PUNK: BATTLE OF THE BANNED |
CODY ZIGLAR |
MARVEL |
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13 |
THE SANDMAN BOOK ONE |
NEIL GAIMAN |
DC COMICS |
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14 |
V FOR VENDETTA |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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15 |
THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS |
SCOTT SNYDER |
DC COMICS |
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16 |
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION VOL. 1 |
KEVIN EASTMAN |
IDW PUBLISHING |
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17 |
BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE DLX. ED. HC (NEW EDITION) |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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18 |
SINS OF SINISTER |
KIERON GILLEN |
MARVEL |
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19 |
BATMAN: UNDER THE RED HOOD: THE DLX. ED. HC |
JUDD WINICK |
DC COMICS |
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20 |
STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC ADVENTURES--THE COMPLETE PHASE 1 |
DANIEL JOSÉ OLDER |
DARK HORSE |
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Source: Circana |
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The newest volume of My Hero Academia tops the Manga chart, showing this series still has legs; Volume 1 is at number 17, so it’s still bringing in new readers. As usual, it’s a good month for VIZ Media’s Shonen Jump titles, with not only the latest volume of One Piece but also two different volume 1s in the Top 20. There’s an actual Disney manga, Stitch and the Samurai, at number 7, and at number 19, Volume 4 of the Square Enix title My Happy Marriage, a rare instance of a shojo romance on the Manga chart. And the number 20 title is actually an 11-volume box set.
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Circana BookScan Top 20 Manga Graphic Novels – September 2023 (8/27/23 - 9/30/23) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 35 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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2 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 20 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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3 |
DRAGON BALL SUPER VOL. 19 |
AKIRA TORIYAMA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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4 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 1 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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5 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 0 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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6 |
BLUE LOCK VOL. 8 |
MUNEYUKI KANESHIRO |
KODANSHA COMICS |
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7 |
DISNEY MANGA: STITCH AND THE SAMURAI: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION HC |
HIROTO WADA |
TOKYOPOP |
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8 |
SPY X FAMILY VOL. 1 |
TATSUYA ENDO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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9 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 1 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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10 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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11 |
BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 1 |
KENTARO MIURA |
DARK HORSE |
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12 |
ONE-PUNCH MAN VOL. 26 |
ONE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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13 |
ONE PIECE VOL. 103 |
EIICHIRO ODA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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14 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 2 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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15 |
ONE PIECE OMNIBUS EDITION VOL. 1 |
EIICHIRO ODA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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16 |
SPY X FAMILY VOL. 2 |
TATSUYA ENDO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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17 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 1 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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18 |
ONE PIECE VOL. 1 |
EIICHIRO ODA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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19 |
MY HAPPY MARRIAGE VOL. 4 |
AKUMI AGITOGI |
SQUARE ENIX |
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20 |
CHAINSAW MAN BOX SET (INCLUDES VOLUMES 1-11) |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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Source: Circana |
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The Author chart is even more diverse than usual, with action, humor, memoir, same-sex romance, and a classic newspaper comic just in the top five titles. The latest volume of Solo Leveling tops the chart, with Oddballs, a comic spinoff from creator James Rallison’s animated cartoon, at number 2. The third volume of Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi, is at number 4; the second volume charted in June (see "June 2023 Circana BookScan"). And the first volume of the new Calvin and Hobbes Compendium is at number 5 (see "‘Calvin and Hobbes’ to Be Released in New Format").
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Circana BookScan Top 20 Author Graphic Novels – September 2023 (8/27/23 - 9/30/23) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 7 |
CHUGONG |
YEN PRESS |
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2 |
ODDBALLS: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL |
JAMES RALLISON |
TARCHERPERIGEE |
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3 |
THEY CALLED US ENEMY |
GEORGE TAKEI |
TOP SHELF |
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4 |
GRANDMASTER OF DEMONIC CULTIVATION: MO DAO ZU SHI VOL. 3 |
MO XIANG TONG XIU |
SEVEN SEAS ENT. |
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5 |
THE CALVIN AND HOBBES PORTABLE COMPENDIUM SET VOL. 1 |
BILL WATTERSON |
ANDREWS & MCMEEL |
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6 |
LORE OLYMPUS VOL. FOUR HC |
RACHEL SMYTHE |
INKLORE |
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7 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 1 |
CHUGONG |
YEN PRESS |
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8 |
VILLAINS ARE DESTINED TO DIE, VOL. 4 |
GWON GYEOEUL |
IZE PRESS |
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9 |
GENDER QUEER: A MEMOIR |
MAIA KOBABE |
ONI PRESS |
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10 |
MARCH: BOOK ONE |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF |
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11 |
LORE OLYMPUS VOL. ONE |
RACHEL SMYTHE |
INKLORE |
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12 |
WHO MADE ME A PRINCESS VOL. 2 |
PLUTUS |
SEVEN SEAS ENT. |
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13 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 6 |
CHUGONG |
YEN PRESS |
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14 |
DOOM BREAKER VOL. 1: A WEBTOON UNSCROLLED GRAPHIC NOVEL |
BLUE-DEEP |
WEBTOON UNSCROLLED |
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15 |
FUN HOME: A FAMILY TRAGICOMIC |
ALISON BECHDEL |
MARINER BOOKS |
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16 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 2 |
CHUGONG |
YEN PRESS |
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17 |
KILLING STALKING: DELUXE EDITION VOL. 4 |
KOOGI |
SEVEN SEAS ENT. |
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18 |
VILLAINS ARE DESTINED TO DIE VOL. 3 |
GWON GYEOEUL |
YEN PRESS |
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19 |
ANNE FRANK'S DIARY: THE GRAPHIC ADAPTATION HC |
ANNE FRANK |
PANTHEON |
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20 |
ADVICE FROM A BLOB: HOW TO FIND PEACE IN THIS MESSY, BEAUTIFUL, CHAOTIC EXISTENCE |
LENNNIE |
HARPERCOLLINS PUB. |
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Source: Circana |
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For charts of September 2023 graphic novel sales from Circana:
September 2023 Circana – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels
September 2023 Circana – Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels
For the charts with the actual sales numbers from Circana, see these articles on the ICv2 Pro site:
September 2023 Circana – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
September 2023 Circana – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
September 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."