For the first time in years, there’s a DC graphic novel on the chart of the Top 20 best-selling Adult graphic novels according to Circana (formerly NPD) BookScan data for June 2024 (6/2/24 – 7/6/24) provided to ICv2.

Watchmen: DC Compact Comics Edition, released on June 4, 2024, placed at number 18 on the chart.  Superhero titles (with the exception of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin) don’t typically have high sales in the book channel, but DC’s Compact Comics line was designed specifically for new readers (see "DC Launches New Line of Compact Comics"), and it seems to be doing the job.  Watchmen is typically one of the best-selling Superhero titles, so it makes sense that it would be the one to make the Top 20.

The top of the chart belongs to a different sort of superhero story: Vol. 38 of My Hero Academia, a manga set at a school for superheroes. With the exception of Watchmen, all the new releases on the chart are Shonen Jump manga, including Vol. 10 of Kaiju No. 8 in second place, and most of the rest of the chart is older Shonen Jump titles as well.

Although Vol. 6 of Lore Olympus was released in May 2024, only the hardcover edition makes the June chart; sales of this series have softened over the years.

Circana BookScan Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels – June 2024 (6/2/24 - 7/6/24)

Rank

Title

Author

Publisher

1

MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 38

KOHEI HORIKOSHI

VIZ MEDIA

2

KAIJU NO. 8 VOL. 10

NAOYA MATSUMOTO

VIZ MEDIA

3

BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 1 HC

KENTARO MIURA

DARK HORSE COMICS

4

JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 22

GEGE AKUTAMI

VIZ MEDIA

5

CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 15

TATSUKI FUJIMOTO

VIZ MEDIA

6

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN HC

KEVIN EASTMAN

IDW PUBLISHING

7

JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 1

GEGE AKUTAMI

VIZ MEDIA

8

ONE PIECE VOL. 106

EIICHIRO ODA

VIZ MEDIA

9

KAIJU NO. 8 VOL. 1

NAOYA MATSUMOTO

VIZ MEDIA

10

ONE PIECE: ACE'S STORY--THE MANGA VOL. 2

SHO HINATA

VIZ MEDIA

11

ONE PIECE OMNIBUS EDITION VOL. 1

EIICHIRO ODA

VIZ MEDIA

12

DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1

KOYOHARU GOTOUGE

VIZ MEDIA

13

JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 0

GEGE AKUTAMI

VIZ MEDIA

14

JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 2

GEGE AKUTAMI

VIZ MEDIA

15

SOLO LEVELING VOL. 1

CHUGONG

IZE PRESS

16

LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. SIX HC

RACHEL SMYTHE

INKLORE

17

SPY X FAMILY VOL. 1

TATSUYA ENDO

VIZ MEDIA

18

WATCHMEN: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION

ALAN MOORE

DC COMICS

19

JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 3

GEGE AKUTAMI

VIZ MEDIA

20

BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 2 HC

KENTARO MIURA

DARK HORSE COMICS

Source: Circana

For charts of June 2024 graphic novel sales from Circana:
June 2024 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:
June 2024 Circana – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
June 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."