The latest InvestiGators volume, InvestiGators: Agents of S.U.I.T., cracked the top ten in its first month of release, according to the chart of the Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels in the book channel, based on NPD BookScan data for February 2023 (January 29 – February 25) provided to ICv2.
We continue to report Young Adult titles on the Kids chart, which began in January; Heartstoppers Vol. 1 and a Five Nights at Freddy’s volume both made the chart for the second consecutive month.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels – February 2023 (1/29/23 – 2/26/23) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
CAT KID COMIC CLUB VOL. 4: COLLABORATIONS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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2 |
BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOL. 13: MARY ANNE’S BAD LUCK MYSTERY |
CYNTHIA YUAN CHENG |
GRAPHIX |
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3 |
BABY-SITTERS LITTLE SISTER VOL. 6: KAREN’S BIRTHDAY |
KATY FARINA |
GRAPHIX |
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4 |
DOG MAN VOL. 4: GRIME AND PUNISHMENT HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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5 |
DOG MAN VOL. 10: MOTHERING HEIGHTS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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6 |
DOG MAN VOL. 7: FOR WHOM THE BALL ROLLS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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7 |
DOG MAN VOL. 3: A TALE OF TWO KITTIES HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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8 |
INVESTIGATORS: AGENTS OF S.U.I.T. HC |
JOHN PATRICK GREEN |
MACMILLAN |
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9 |
DOG MAN VOL. 8: FETCH-22 HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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10 |
BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOL. 12: JESSI’S SECRET LANGUAGE |
CHAN CHAU |
GRAPHIX |
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11 |
WINGS OF FIRE VOL. 1: THE DRAGONET PROPHECY |
TUI T. SUTHERLAND |
GRAPHIX |
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12 |
CAT KID COMIC CLUB VOL. 3: ON PURPOSE HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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13 |
DOG MAN AND CAT KID VOL. 4 HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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14 |
HEARTSTOPPER VOL. 1 |
ALICE OSEMAN |
GRAPHIX |
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15 |
DOG MAN VOL. 5: LORD OF THE FLEAS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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16 |
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S VOL. 1: FAZBEAR FRIGHTS |
SCOTT CAWTHON |
GRAPHIX |
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17 |
DOG MAN VOL. 1 HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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18 |
DOG MAN VOL. 6: BRAWL OF THE WILD HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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19 |
DOG MAN VOL. 2: UNLEASHED HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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20 |
SWEET VALLEY TWINS: BEST FRIENDS |
FRANCINE PASCAL |
RH GRAPHIC |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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For charts of February 2023 graphic novel sales from NPD BookScan:
February 2023 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels
February 2023 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels
For the charts with the actual sales numbers from NPD BookScan, see these articles on the ICv2 Pro site:
February 2023 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
February 2023 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
February 2023 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
NPD BookScan collects weekly point-of-sale data on print books from over 16,000 locations including e-tailers, chains, mass merchandisers, independent bookstores, and more. NPD BookScan covers approximately 85% of the U.S. trade print book market. The ranks on this chart are based on piece sales. Some publishers classify titles that are primarily text, or art books, as graphic novels; we’ve removed those titles from the ranking above.
For past BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the “BookScan Top 20 GN Index.”
Source: ICV2
