Changes in the comics world are making their way onto the Superhero chart: Marvel kicked off its new Ultimate Universe in January (see "New Marvel Ultimate Universe Titles Announced"), and Ultimate Spider-Man, the first trade in that best-selling series, is in third place; it also topped this month’s ComicHub charts (see "Top 20 Graphic Novels").
Five of DC’s Compact Comics paperbacks make the Top 20, down from six in August (see "August 2024 Circana BookScan"). These have really put DC back on the charts. And Deadpool vs. Wolverine, which was released in March but didn’t hit the Top 20 until June, makes the chart for the fourth month in a row on the continuing strength of the blockbuster movie (see "‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Passes $300 Million").
On the other hand, history repeats itself at the top of the chart, where TMNT: The Last Ronin has been knocked out of the number one spot by the Nightmare Before Christmas "manga," just as happened last year (see "September 2023 Circana BookScan").
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Circana BookScan Top 20 "Superhero" Graphic Novels – September 2024 (9/1/24 – 10/5/24 |
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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 |
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL. 1: MARRIED WITH CHILDREN |
JONATHAN HICKMAN |
MARVEL COMICS |
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4 |
WATCHMEN: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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5 |
BATMAN: HUSH: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION |
JEPH LOEB |
DC COMICS |
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6 |
BATMAN: THE COURT OF OWLS SAGA: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION |
SCOTT SNYDER |
DC COMICS |
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7 |
DEADPOOL VS. WOLVERINE |
LARRY HAMA |
MARVEL COMICS |
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8 |
ALL-STAR SUPERMAN: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION |
GRANT MORRISON |
DC COMICS |
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9 |
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN--LOST YEARS HC |
KEVIN EASTMAN |
IDW PUBLISHING |
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10 |
BATMAN: YEAR ONE |
FRANK MILLER |
DC COMICS |
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11 |
HARLEY QUINN & THE GOTHAM CITY SIRENS: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION |
PAUL DINI |
DC COMICS |
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12 |
WATCHMEN (2019 EDITION) |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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13 |
DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE |
CULLEN BUNN |
MARVEL COMICS |
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14 |
BATMAN/FORTNITE: ZERO POINT HC |
CHRISTOS GAGE |
DC COMICS |
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15 |
TRANSFORMERS VOL. 1: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE |
DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON |
IMAGE COMICS |
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16 |
JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. GODZILLA VS. KONG HC |
BRIAN BUCCELLATO |
DC COMICS |
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17 |
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES X STRANGER THINGS |
CAMERON CHITTOCK |
IDW PUBLISHING |
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18 |
BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN |
JEPH LOEB |
DC COMICS |
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19 |
NIGHTWING VOL. 5: TIME OF THE TITANS HC |
TOM TAYLOR |
DC COMICS |
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20 |
SECRET WARS |
JONATHAN HICKMAN |
MARVEL COMICS |
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Source: Circana |
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Almost every title in the Manga Top 20 is there because of anime, but there are some especially notable volumes this month. The new Trigun Stampede anime helped build an audience for the deluxe edition of the original manga, which debuted this month (see "Dark Horse to Publish Deluxe Editions of ‘Trigun’ and ‘Trigun Maximum’"). The Uzumaki anime, which premiered at the end of September, helped propel the complete edition, which is over a decade old, back onto the chart.
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End appears on the chart for the first time with Vol. 11, doubtless with a boost from the anime. The ALA Graphic Novels Roundtable named it one of the Top Ten Series for Adults (see "ALA Releases Top Graphic Novels for Adults List"), it has been nominated for a 2024 Harvey Award (see "Harvey Awards"), and Circana’s Kristen McLean named it as one of the fastest growing manga in the first half of 2024 (see "ComicsPRO").
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Circana BookScan Top 20 Manga Graphic Novels – September 2024 (9/1/24 – 10/5/24 |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 16 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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2 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 23 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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3 |
TRIGUN DELUXE EDITION HC |
YASUHIRO NIGHTOW |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
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4 |
BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 1 HC |
KENTARO MIURA |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
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5 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 39 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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6 |
ONE PIECE OMNIBUS EDITION VOL. 1 |
EIICHIRO ODA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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7 |
KAIJU NO. 8 VOL. 11 |
NAOYA MATSUMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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8 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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9 |
SPY X FAMILY VOL. 12 |
TATSUYA ENDO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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10 |
TOILET-BOUND HANAKO-KUN VOL. 20 |
AIDAIRO |
YEN PRESS |
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11 |
THE APOTHECARY DIARIES VOL. 12 |
NATSU HYUUGA |
SQUARE ENIX |
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12 |
BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 2 HC |
KENTARO MIURA |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
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13 |
UZUMAKI (3-IN-1 DELUXE EDITION) HC |
JUNJI ITO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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14 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 0 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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15 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 1 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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16 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 22 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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17 |
FRIEREN: BEYOND JOURNEY'S END VOL. 11 |
KANEHITO YAMADA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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18 |
BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 3 HC |
KENTARO MIURA |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
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19 |
SPY X FAMILY VOL. 1 |
TATSUYA ENDO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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20 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 15 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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Source: Circana |
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The Author chart has more variety than the other two, so it’s a bit harder to tease out the trends, other than the continuing popularity of webtoons (Lore Olympus, Solo Leveling, Under the Oak Tree), but if we look at the rest of the chart, some interesting patterns emerge: MrBallen and The Adventure Zone are based on podcasts, The Road and The Hobbit are adaptations of popular novels, and Breaking the Chain picks up a storyline from the Mutts comic strip, so crossovers seem to be bringing in the readers.
One budding trend is mixing cozily familiar visuals with bloody horror, as Jay Stephens did in Dwellings. Patrick Horvath’s Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees, described by IDW Publishing as "Dexter meets Richard Scarry's Busy Town," fits into that category. The first trade was the number two title on the September ComicHub charts, so it’s doing well in the direct market as well as the book channel.
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Circana BookScan Top 20 Author Graphic Novels – September 2024 (9/1/24 – 10/5/24 |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
MRBALLEN PRESENTS: STRANGE, DARK & MYSTERIOUS: THE GRAPHIC STORIES HC |
MRBALLEN |
TEN SPEED GRAPHIC |
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2 |
LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. SEVEN HC |
RACHEL SMYTHE |
INKLORE |
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3 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 9 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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4 |
UNDER THE OAK TREE: VOL. 1 HC |
SUJI KIM |
INKLORE |
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5 |
THEY CALLED US ENEMY |
GEORGE TAKEI |
TOP SHELF PROD. |
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6 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 1 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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7 |
MRBALLEN PRESENTS: STRANGE, DARK & MYSTERIOUS: THE GRAPHIC STORIES |
MRBALLEN |
TEN SPEED GRAPHIC |
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8 |
BREAKING THE CHAIN: THE GUARD DOG STORY HC |
PATRICK MCDONNELL |
HARRY ABRAMS |
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9 |
THE ROAD: A GRAPHIC NOVEL ADAPTATION HC |
CORMAC MCCARTHY |
HARRY ABRAMS |
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10 |
THE HOBBIT: A GRAPHIC NOVEL |
J. R. R. TOLKIEN |
WILLIAM MORROW |
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11 |
LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. SEVEN |
RACHEL SMYTHE |
INKLORE |
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12 |
GRANDMASTER OF DEMONIC CULTIVATION: MO DAO ZU SHI, VOL. 7 |
MO XIANG TONG XIU |
SEVEN SEAS ENT. |
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13 |
SOLO LEVELING, VOL. 6 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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14 |
THE ADVENTURE ZONE: THE SUFFERING GAME |
GRIFFIN MCELROY |
FIRST SECOND |
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15 |
LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. ONE |
RACHEL SMYTHE |
INKLORE |
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16 |
BENEATH THE TREES WHERE NOBODY SEES |
PATRICK HORVATH |
IDW PUBLISHING |
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17 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 7 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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18 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 8 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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19 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 2 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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20 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 4 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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Source: Circana |
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For charts of September 2024 graphic novel sales from Circana:
September 2024 Circana – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels
For the charts with the actual sales numbers from Circana, see these articles on the ICv2 Pro site:
September 2024 Circana – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
September 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."