Powered by the Netflix series, Dark Horse Comics' first Umbrella Academy volume took the #1 adult graphic novel spot in the book channel in March.

One big takeaway from the actual March numbers was that the effect of the Netflix series on Umbrella Academy sales took a while to kick in.

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There was more variety than usual in the genre charts for February, with The Umbrealla Academy the top Author titles.

Sales were lower in all three categories of the Top 20 Manga, Author, and Superhero Graphic Novels in the book channel.

These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during February 2019.

Sales of comics and graphic novels to comic stores slipped in February, as Marvel's title output continued to exceed DC's by over 40%.

A new Netflix series gave Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba's The Umbrella Academy a boost, putting two volumes into the Top 20.

The actual numbers give us more insight into the Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels in the book channel.