The American Library Association released its Young Adult Library Services Association 2018 Great Graphic Novels for Teens list this week.

In the run-up to what looks like a blockbuster opening for Black Panther this weekend, three Black Panther volumes by Ta-Nehisi Coates were in the Top 20 Superhero Graphic Novels in the book channel for January, according to information provided by NPD BookScan.

The bestselling superhero graphic novel in the book channel in January, sold less that the top sellers in the manga, author, and kids graphic novel charts, according to information provided by NPD BookScan.

Brian K. Vaughan accounted for seven of the Top 20 Author Graphic Novels in the book channel for January, according to information provided by NPD BookScan.

The latest volume of Saga sold over four times as many copies as the second title in the Author category, according to information provided by NPD BookScan.

Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT) and David Rubin (Black Hammer) are revisiting the intersection of magic and science in a sequel to their acclaimed miniseries Ether.

These are estimate of the sales on comic books by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during January 2018.

These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during January 2018.

This week’s home entertainment releases include Takashi Miike’s blood-soaked adaptation of Hiroaki Samura’s innovative Blood of the Immortal manga, the most successful family drama of 2017, two animated features inspired by the 1960s Batman TV series, plus the Filmation Superman and Batman shows from the 1960s and 1970s, every episode of Doctor Who featuring the 12th Doctor, as well as the first season of the gritty HBO period drama The Deuce .

While the percentage change abated, the full picture was significantly worse, as January 2018 was a five-week month vs. a four-week month a year ago.