Prepared exclusively for our Pro subscribers, this chart of the ICv2 Top 10 Graphic Novel Franchises in four categories reflects sales in all trade channels for Summer 2021.

This month’s picks include a one-shot by celebrated manga-ka Rumiko Takahashi, the first volume of the Deadpool manga, and a new series about a cold-blooded sleuth who just happens to be an expert jewelry appraiser.

This month's charts highlight Jeffrey Brown’s Star Wars: A Vader Family Sithmas, as well as Hawkeye, two different editions of Dune, and the Demon Slayer box set.

This month's numbers show that sales of Superhero graphic novels are down from previous years, while Author sales are up and Manga sales are up by a lot.

The manga first ran on the Shonen Jump+ webcomics platform in Japan and is being adapted into an anime that will stream both there and in North America.

A book based on a webtoon knocks manga out of the top two spots.

A webtoon collection at the top of the chart raises the question of whether manga sales dropped or this new title simply sold better.

Seven Seas Entertainment will not remove the manji symbol, a left-facing swastika that has been used since ancient times and has no association with the Nazis.

New releases by Keanu Reeves, N.K. Jemisin, and Ed Brubaker made the lists of the top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero graphic novels in the book channel.

There's plenty of food for thought on the lists of the top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero graphic novels.