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

The top sellers in the Superhero and Manga charts stayed at the top for the second month in a row, but the manga chart was less predictable.

Sales were up from 2020 in the Author and Manga categories, but down in Superheroes.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.