A new month of data has come in from NPD BookScan that breaks down what happened in the “superhero” market for the month of May 2019. This month sees Infinity Gauntlet holding out at the top again for Marvel as they have nine slots here, including some Star Wars books and some fun Black Panther related material.
DC Comics takes four slots with some familiar titles as Watchmen ranks highest but we get new Justice League in the mix along with The Killing Joke and White Knight.
Dark Horse Comics has a trio of titles that has Stranger Things stepping up along with popular mainstream Avatar/Korra books.
| NPD BookScan Top 20 ‘Superhero’ Graphic Novels – May 2019 (5/5/19 – 6/1/19) | |||
| Rank | Title | Author | Publisher |
| 1 | INFINITY GAUNTLET | JIM STARLIN | MARVEL COMICS |
| 2 | STRANGER THINGS VOL. 1: THE OTHER SIDE | JODY HOUSER | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 3 | GODZILLA AFTERSHOCK HC | NELSON, ARVID | LEGENDARY COMICS |
| 4 | THE LEGEND OF KORRA: RUINS OF THE EMPIRE PART ONE | MICHAEL DANTE DIMARTINO | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 5 | WATCHMEN | ALAN MOORE | DC COMICS |
| 6 | LIFE IS STRANGE VOL. 1: DUST | EMMA VIECELI | TITAN COMICS |
| 7 | AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER: IMBALANCE PART TWO | FAITH ERIN HICKS | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 8 | RICK AND MORTY VS. DUNGEONS & DRAGONS | PATRICK ROTHFUSS | IDW PUBLISHING |
| 9 | MARVEL’S AVENGERS: ENDGAME PRELUDE | VARIOUS | MARVEL COMICS |
| 10 | JUSTICE LEAGUE VOL. 2: GRAVEYARD OF GODS | SCOTT SNYDER | DC COMICS |
| 11 | SHURI: THE SEARCH FOR BLACK PANTHER | NNEDI OKORAFOR | MARVEL COMICS |
| 12 | INFINITY WAR | JIM STARLIN | MARVEL COMICS |
| 13 | STAR WARS: AGE OF THE REPUBLIC – VILLAINS | JODY HOUSER | MARVEL COMICS |
| 14 | BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE DLX. ED. HC | ALAN MOORE | DC COMICS |
| 15 | MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS VOL. 8 | KYLE HIGGINS | BOOM! STUDIOS |
| 16 | BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT | SEAN MURPHY | DC BLACK LABEL |
| 17 | IMMORTAL HULK VOL. 3: HULK IN HELL | AL EWING | MARVEL COMICS |
| 18 | LEAGUE OF LEGENDS: ASHE – WARMOTHER | ODIN AUSTIN SHAFER | MARVEL COMICS |
| 19 | STAR WARS: AGE OF THE REPUBLIC – HEROES | JODY HOUSER | MARVEL COMICS |
| 20 | CIVIL WAR | MARK MILLAR | MARVEL COMICS |
| Source: The NPD Group/BookScan | |||
[Source: ICv2]
