These are unit and dollar sales rankings based on sales tracked at point-of-sale by the ComicHub system at stores selling American comics around the world.

There's more strength at the top than at the bottom of the chart of the top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero graphic novels in the book channel.

For the first time in 2021, a superhero title cracked the chart of the Top 20 Adult graphic novels in the book channel.

September 2021 was a huge month for adult graphic novel sales, breaking typical month-over-month trends for the transition to fall.

There are interesting comparisons to be made at the top and bottom of the charts of the top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero graphic novels in the book channel.

Manga continues to dominate the top 20 Adult graphic novels in the book channel, based on NPD BookScan data for August 2021.

These are unit and dollar sales rankings based on sales tracked at point-of-sale by the ComicHub system at stores selling American comics around the world.

Manga readers are still doing deep dives into older series, but new Superhero and Author titles popped up in July.

Superheroes were the weakest category, and manga the strongest, according to the charts with actual sales.

For the first time in four months, there's something other than manga in the top 20 Adult Graphic Novels in the book channel.