While we’ve taken a look at the manga by itself as well as the superhero side of things, ICv2 has put out the BookScan numbers looking at the adult graphic novel side overall to see where things land comparatively. While My Hero Academia dominates the manga chart it only holds three positions here, though it’s the fifth through seventh slots so it’s definitely doing well. And while DC Comics has a lot of slots on the superhero side when looked at separately, they don’t even chart here amid all the other books. Image Comics gets a few slots with The Walking Dead taking the top with its 30th volume and we see the third Monstress book doing some good numbers as well.
Check out the full breakdown:
NPD BookScan Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels – September 2018 (9/2/18 – 9/29/18) | |||
Rank | Title | Author | Publisher |
1 | THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 30 | ROBERT KIRKMAN | IMAGE COMICS |
2 | THE ADVENTURE ZONE: HERE THERE BE GERBLINS | CLINT MCELROY | FIRST SECOND BOOKS |
3 | THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS VOL. 4 | AKIRA HIMEKAWA | VIZ MEDIA |
4 | MONSTRESS VOL. 3 | MARJORIE LIU | IMAGE COMICS |
5 | MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 14 | KOHEI HORIKOSHI | VIZ MEDIA |
6 | MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 1 | KOHEI HORIKOSHI | VIZ MEDIA |
7 | MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 2 | KOHEI HORIKOSHI | VIZ MEDIA |
8 | BORUTO VOL. 4 | UKYO KODACHI | VIZ MEDIA |
9 | SPLATOON VOL. 4 | SANKICHI HINODEYA | VIZ MEDIA |
10 | STAR WARS: DARTH VADER – DARK LORD OF THE SITH VOL. 3 | CHARLES SOULE | MARVEL COMICS |
11 | SAILOR MOON ETERNAL EDITION VOL. 1 | NAOKO TAKEUCHI | KODANSHA COMICS |
12 | MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 3 | KOHEI HORIKOSHI | VIZ MEDIA |
13 | SABRINA HC | NICK DRNASO | DRAWN & QUARTERLY |
14 | MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL 13 | KOHEI HORIKOSHI | VIZ MEDIA |
15 | INFINITY GAUNTLET | JIM STARLIN | MARVEL COMICS |
16 | SHEETS | BRENNA THUMMLER | LION FORGE |
17 | STAR WARS: THRAWN | JODY HOUSER | MARVEL COMICS |
18 | MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL 4 | KOHEI HORIKOSHI | VIZ MEDIA |
19 | RWBY: OFFICIAL MANGA ANTHOLOGY VOL. 2 | VARIOUS | VIZ MEDIA |
20 | MARCH BOOK 1 | JOHN LEWIS | TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS |
Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |