As we get further into the month, the folks at ICv2 have a more baseline look at what went down in the month of June 2021 when it came to graphic novels. For this month, there’s a good bit of variety thrown into the mix as DC and Batman books dominate – and I really do mean dominate. It’s no surprise to see the usual things here with what’s selling well, including the new The Batman Who Laughs hardcover. This month has DC dominating with fifteen titles, nine of which are Batman or Batman-related books in a big way.
The non-Batman titles this month have some familiar things to it such as Watchmen but we’re seeing a surge in Sandman books coming up after the brief teasers we had this spring for the upcoming Netflix series. Loki has a nice slot and we’ve got two Star Wars books charting as well. The DCeased property looks like it’s got some strength as well, as two of those have made the list.
Did your favorites chart?
| NPD BookScan Top 20 ‘Superheroes’ Graphic Novels – June 2021 (5/30/21 – 7/3/21) | |||
| Rank | Title | Author | Publisher |
| 1 | THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS HC | SCOTT SNYDER | DC COMICS |
| 2 | BATMAN: EARTH ONE VOL. 3 HC | GEOFF JOHNS | DC COMICS |
| 3 | WATCHMEN (2019 EDITION) | ALAN MOORE | DC COMICS |
| 4 | BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN | JEPH LOEB | DC COMICS |
| 5 | THE SANDMAN VOL. 1: PRELUDES & NOCTURNES 30TH ANN. ED. | NEIL GAIMAN | DC COMICS |
| 6 | DCEASED: HOPE AT WORLD’S END HC | TOM TAYLOR | DC COMICS |
| 7 | STAR WARS: DARTH VADER BY GREG PAK VOL. 2: INTO THE FIRE | GREG PAK | MARVEL COMICS |
| 8 | HARLEY QUINN BLACK + WHITE + RED | VARIOUS | DC COMICS |
| 9 | DARK NIGHTS: DEATH METAL: DLX. ED. HC | SCOTT SNYDER | DC COMICS |
| 10 | BATMAN: YEAR ONE | FRANK MILLER | DC COMICS |
| 11 | BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE DLX. ED. HC (NEW ED.) | ALAN MOORE | DC COMICS |
| 12 | BATMAN: THREE JOKERS HC | GEOFF JOHNS | DC COMICS |
| 13 | BATMAN: THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE SEASON ONE | PAUL DINI | DC COMICS |
| 14 | GVK GODZILLA DOMINION | GREG KEYES | TITAN COMICS |
| 15 | LOKI: AGENT OF ASGARD – THE COMPLETE COLLECTION | AL EWING | MARVEL COMICS |
| 16 | THE SANDMAN VOL. 2: THE DOLL’S HOUSE 30TH ANN. ED. | NEIL GAIMAN | DC COMICS |
| 17 | THE SANDMAN OMNIBUS VOL. 1 | NEIL GAIMAN | DC COMICS |
| 18 | MONSTERVERSE TITANTHOLOGY VOL 1, 1 | ARVID NELSON | TITAN COMICS |
| 19 | STAR WARS: BOUNTY HUNTERS VOL. 2: TARGET VALANCE | ETHAN SACKS | MARVEL COMICS |
| 20 | DCEASED: DEAD PLANET HC | TOM TAYLOR | DC COMICS |
| Source: The NPD Group/BookScan | |||
