The Author chart is even more manhwa-heavy than last month, when there were 11 Korean titles in the Top 20 (see "January 2024 Circana BookScan"). The February chart has 16 manhwa, one manhua (Chinese comic) and three non-Asian titles.
Solo Leveling is usually on the chart, but to have all eight volumes clustering at the top is unusual, or at least it was until last month. The anime is definitely giving this series a push. As for the rest of them, most are new volumes of ongoing series, indicating that readers are picking them up as they come out, much as they do with manga, pushing them onto the chart for a month or two. The same pattern holds true with Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi, with Vol. 5 debuting on the chart, just as the previous three volumes have.
Brandon Sanderson’s hefty 496-page hardcover White Sand Omnibus shows up at number 15 despite its equally hefty $70.00 price tag. Dynamite Entertainment had previously published the story as three volumes (see "Dynamite to Omnibize Brandon Sanderson’s ‘White Sand’"). Sanderson’s 2022 Kickstarter for four "Secret Project" books pulled in $41.7 million in pledges, breaking the record at the time, and he partnered with Brotherwise Games for a miniatures and figurines Kickstarter (see "Brandon Sanderson and Brotherwise Games") that topped $4 million.
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Circana BookScan Top 20 Author Graphic Novels – February 2024 (2/4/24 - 3/2/24) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 8 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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2 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 1 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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3 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 2 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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4 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 3 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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5 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 7 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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6 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 4 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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7 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 6 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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8 |
GRANDMASTER OF DEMONIC CULTIVATION: MO DAO ZU SHI VOL. 5 |
MO XIANG TONG XIU |
ENT. |
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9 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 5 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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10 |
VILLAINS ARE DESTINED TO DIE VOL. 6 |
GWON GYEOEUL |
IZE PRESS |
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11 |
THE DANGEROUS CONVENIENCE STORE VOL. 2 |
945 |
SEVEN SEAS ENT. |
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12 |
THE CALVIN AND HOBBES PORTABLE COMPENDIUM SET 1: VOL. 1 |
BILL WATTERSON |
ANDREWS MCMEEL |
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13 |
7FATES: CHAKHO, VOL. 2 (COMIC) |
HYBE |
IZE PRESS |
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14 |
BRANDON SANDERSON'S WHITE SAND OMNIBUS HC |
BRANDON SANDERSON |
DYNAMITE ENT. |
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15 |
DARK MOON: THE BLOOD ALTAR VOL. 1 |
HYBE |
IZE PRESS |
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16 |
MY GENTLY RAISED BEAST VOL. 5 |
YEOSEULKI |
IZE PRESS |
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17 |
LOVE IS AN ILLUSION! VOL. 5 |
FARGO |
SEVEN SEAS ENT. |
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18 |
SEE YOU IN MY 19TH LIFE VOL. 1 |
LEE HYE |
IZE PRESS |
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19 |
THEY CALLED US ENEMY |
GEORGE TAKEI |
TOP SHELF PROD. |
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20 |
OMNISCIENT READER'S VIEWPOINT VOL. 1 |
SLEEPY-C |
IZE PRESS |
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Source: Circana |
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Like the Adult Top 20, the Manga Top 20 has seven volumes of Jujutsu Kaisen (see "February 2024 Circana BookScan"), which is more evidence for the notion that the anime is strongly driving manga sales; six of the seven continue the story after the anime ends, and those, plus Vol. 1, are the only titles with strong enough sales to make the chart. Also in the Top 20 are four volumes of Chainsaw Man and three of Dark Horse Comics’ Deluxe Edition of Berserk.
Vol. 5 of [Oshi no Ko] debuts on the chart at number 7; Circana BookScan’s Kristen McLean recently mentioned it as one of the fastest growing manga series (see "Fastest Growing Manga Series").
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Circana BookScan Top 20 Manga Graphic Novels – February 2024 (2/4/24 - 3/2/24) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 14 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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2 |
DRAGON BALL SUPER VOL. 20 |
AKIRA TORIYAMA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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3 |
BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 1 |
KENTARO MIURA |
DARK HORSE |
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4 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 13 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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5 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 21 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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6 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 12 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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7 |
[OSHI NO KO] VOL. 5 |
AKA AKASAKA |
YEN PRESS |
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8 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 20 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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9 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 1 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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10 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 17 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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11 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 18 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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12 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 16 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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13 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 19 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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14 |
VAGABOND VOL. 1 (VIZBIG EDITION) |
TAKEHIKO INOUE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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15 |
BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 2 HC |
KENTARO MIURA |
DARK HORSE |
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16 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 1 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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17 |
BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 3 HC |
KENTARO MIURA |
DARK HORSE |
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18 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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19 |
KAIJU NO. 8 VOL. 9 |
NAOYA MATSUMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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20 |
ONE PIECE VOL. 104 |
EIICHIRO ODA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin continues to top the Superhero chart, followed by TMNT: The Last Ronin—Lost Years. An older TMNT collection appears at number 11, so perhaps the new books are bringing new readers. Jim Zub’s take on Conan the Barbarian is at number 19, and right behind it is the first collection of Void Rivals, which placed much higher on the ComicHub charts (see "Top 20 Graphic Novels – February 2024").
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Circana BookScan Top 20 "Superhero" Graphic Novels – February 2024 (2/4/23 - 3/2/24) |
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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 |
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN--LOST YEARS HC |
KEVIN EASTMAN |
IDW PUBLISHING |
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3 |
DISNEY MANGA: TIM BURTON'S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS - THE BATTLE FOR PUMPKIN KING |
DAN CONNER |
TOKYOPOP |
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4 |
WATCHMEN (2019 EDITION) |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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5 |
BATMAN: YEAR ONE |
FRANK MILLER |
DC COMICS |
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6 |
STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN AND CHILD |
JEFFREY BROWN |
CHRONICLE BOOKS |
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7 |
THE SANDMAN BOOK ONE |
NEIL GAIMAN |
DC COMICS |
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8 |
BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE DLX. ED. HC (NEW EDITION) |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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9 |
SUPERGIRL: WOMAN OF TOMORROW |
TOM KING |
DC COMICS |
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10 |
DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE |
CULLEN BUNN |
MARVEL COMICS |
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11 |
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION VOL. 1 |
KEVIN EASTMAN |
IDW PUBLISHING |
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12 |
SPIDER-MAN: MILES MORALES VOL. 1 |
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS |
MARVEL COMICS |
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13 |
KINGDOM COME |
MARK WAID |
DC COMICS |
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14 |
BATMAN: THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE SEASON THREE |
PAUL DINI |
DC COMICS |
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15 |
THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS |
SCOTT SNYDER |
DC COMICS |
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16 |
BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN |
JEPH LOEB |
DC COMICS |
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17 |
WATCHMEN: THE DELUXE EDITION |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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18 |
KNIGHT TERRORS |
JOSHUA WILLIAMSON |
DC COMICS |
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19 |
CONAN THE BARBARIAN: BOUND IN BLACK STONE VOL.1 |
JIM ZUB |
TITAN COMICS |
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20 |
VOID RIVALS VOLUME 1: MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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For charts of February 2024 graphic novel sales from Circana:
February 2024 Circana – Top 20 Adult and Kids Graphic Novels
For the charts with the actual sales numbers from Circana, see these articles on the ICv2 Pro site:
February 2024 Circana – Top 20 Adult and Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
February 2024 Circana – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero 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."