These are estimates of graphic novels sales by Diamond Comic Distributors U.S. to comic specialty stores during February 2022.

Seven volumes of Chainsaw Man make that series the most prominent on the first Top 20 of the new year.

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

Sales are up sharply from this month last year – as has been the case for all of 2021.

The first observation to be made about the Superhero Top 20 is how many of the titles are new releases.

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.

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

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.

Superheroes were on a roller coaster, manga was on a roll, and it was a good month for Author graphic novels in the book channel.