Six of DC Comics’ Compact Comics titles and the hefty Scott Pilgrim box set were among the titles on the charts of the Top 20 best-selling Author, Manga, and Superhero graphic novels according to Circana (formerly NPD) BookScan data for August 2024 (8/4/24 – 8/31/24) provided to ICv2.
DC took nine slots on the Superhero chart, which is actually two fewer than in August 2023 (see “August 2023 Circana BookScan“). Six of the nine are from its new Compact Comics line, priced at a wallet-friendly $9.99 per volume. Watchmen, Batman: The Court of Owls Saga, and All-Star Superman appear on the chart for the third month in a row, and the other three, one July and two August releases, are debuting on the chart. Only one title appears twice: The Compact Comics edition of Watchmen at number 2 and the standard trade paperback at number 10, so it appears that the Compact Comics are outselling their counterparts.
At the other end of the price scale, the Artist’s Edition of David Mazzucchelli’s Batman: Year One, at number 18, has a hefty $150 price tag.
Other than these, no August releases appear on the chart, and TMNT: The Last Ronin remains at number 1, with two other Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles titles, a spinoff and a crossover, below it.
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Circana BookScan Top 20 “Superhero” Graphic Novels – August 2024 (8/4/24 – 8/31/24) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN HC |
KEVIN EASTMAN |
IDW PUBLISHING |
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2 |
WATCHMEN: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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3 |
DEADPOOL VS. WOLVERINE |
LARRY HAMA |
MARVEL COMICS |
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4 |
DISNEY MANGA: TIM BURTON’S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS – THE BATTLE FOR PUMPKIN KING |
DAN CONNER |
TOKYOPOP |
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5 |
BATMAN: THE COURT OF OWLS SAGA: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION |
SCOTT SNYDER |
DC COMICS |
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6 |
DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE |
CULLEN BUNN |
MARVEL COMICS |
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7 |
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN–LOST YEARS HC |
KEVIN EASTMAN |
IDW PUBLISHING |
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8 |
ALL-STAR SUPERMAN: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION |
GRANT MORRISON |
DC COMICS |
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9 |
BATMAN: HUSH: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION |
JEPH LOEB |
DC COMICS |
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10 |
WATCHMEN (2019 EDITION) |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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11 |
BATMAN: YEAR ONE |
FRANK MILLER |
DC COMICS |
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12 |
JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. GODZILLA VS. KONG HC |
BRIAN BUCCELLATO |
DC COMICS |
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13 |
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES X STRANGER THINGS |
CAMERON CHITTOCK |
IDW PUBLISHING |
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14 |
WONDER WOMAN: EARTH ONE: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION |
GRANT MORRISON |
DC COMICS |
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15 |
WOLVERINE: OLD MAN LOGAN |
MARK MILLAR |
MARVEL COMICS |
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16 |
PREDATOR VS. WOLVERINE |
BENJAMIN PERCY |
MARVEL COMICS |
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17 |
SECRET WARS |
JONATHAN HICKMAN |
MARVEL COMICS |
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18 |
DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI’S BATMAN YEAR ONE ARTIST’S EDITION HC |
FRANK MILLER |
IDW PUBLISHING |
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19 |
WOLVERINE: WEAPON X DELUXE EDITION |
BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH |
MARVEL COMICS |
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20 |
FAR SECTOR: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION |
N. K. JEMISIN |
DC COMICS |
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Source: Circana |
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The Manga chart has been pretty consistent of late, mostly anime-driven shonen except for the Berserk hardcovers, but there are a few titles worth noting. Delicious in Dungeon continues to get a push from the anime; Vol. 14, the final volume, was on the July 2024 chart, the first time the series had appeared in the Top 20, and Vol. 1 is on this month’s chart. The Summer Hikaru Died was one of Yen Press’s top new series of 2023 (see “Yen’s Best-Sellers of 2023”), and Vol. 3 made the April 2024 Manga chart (see “April 2024 Circana BookScan”), so the fact that Vol. 4 is back in August indicates that readers are sticking with it. There is currently no anime adaptation, although one is in the works.
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Circana BookScan Top 20 Manga Graphic Novels – August 2024 (8/4/24 – 8/31/24) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 23 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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2 |
SPY X FAMILY VOL. 12 |
TATSUYA ENDO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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3 |
BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 1 HC |
KENTARO MIURA |
DARK HORSE |
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4 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 1 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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5 |
ONE PIECE VOL. 106 |
EIICHIRO ODA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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6 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 22 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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7 |
ONE PIECE OMNIBUS EDITION VOL. 1 |
EIICHIRO ODA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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8 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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9 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU ACADEMY VOL. 3 |
NATSUKI HOKAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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10 |
BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 2 HC |
KENTARO MIURA |
DARK HORSE |
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11 |
DELICIOUS IN DUNGEON VOL. 1 |
RYOKO KUI |
YEN PRESS |
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12 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 15 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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13 |
ALLEY: JUNJI ITO STORY COLLECTION HC |
JUNJI ITO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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14 |
SPY X FAMILY VOL. 1 |
TATSUYA ENDO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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15 |
KAIJU NO. 8 VOL. 1 |
NAOYA MATSUMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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16 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 2 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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17 |
THE SUMMER HIKARU DIED VOL. 4 |
MOKUMOKUREN |
YEN PRESS |
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18 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 38 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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19 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 19 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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20 |
BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 3 HC |
KENTARO MIURA |
DARK HORSE |
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Source: Circana |
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Vol. 9 of Solo Leveling, an August release, tops the Author chart, with the eight other volumes in the series all in the Top 20. The trade paperback of The Adventure Zone: The Suffering Game drops from number 1 last month to number 3, and the hardcover slides off the chart altogether.
The Scott Pilgrim 20th Anniversary boxed set is at number 8, which is impressive both because it was released at the end of the month and it has an MSRP of $249.99.
Adam Ellis’s Bad Dreams in the Night, which topped the April 2024 Author chart, is back at number 16. And there’s one brand-new title on the chart, Vol. 1 of No Love Zone, a boys-love manhwa.
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Circana BookScan Top 20 Author Graphic Novels – August 2024 (8/4/24 – 8/31/24) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 9 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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2 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 1 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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3 |
THE ADVENTURE ZONE: THE SUFFERING GAME |
GRIFFIN MCELROY |
FIRST SECOND |
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4 |
THE HOBBIT: A GRAPHIC NOVEL |
J. R. R. TOLKIEN |
WILLIAM MORROW |
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5 |
THEY CALLED US ENEMY |
GEORGE TAKEI |
TOP SHELF PROD. |
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6 |
MARCH: BOOK ONE |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PROD. |
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7 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 6 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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8 |
SCOTT PILGRIM 20TH ANNIVERSARY COLOR HC BOX SET |
BRYAN LEE O’MALLEY |
ONI PRESS |
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9 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 7 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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10 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 8 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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11 |
LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. ONE |
RACHEL SMYTHE |
INKLORE |
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12 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 4 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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13 |
LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. SIX HC |
RACHEL SMYTHE |
INKLORE |
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14 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 2 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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15 |
FUN HOME: A FAMILY TRAGICOMIC |
ALISON BECHDEL |
MARINER |
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16 |
BAD DREAMS IN THE NIGHT HC |
ADAM ELLIS |
ANDREWS MCMEEL |
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17 |
SOLO LEVELING, VOL. 5 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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18 |
NO LOVE ZONE VOL. 1 |
DANBI |
SEVEN SEAS ENT. |
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19 |
KILLING STALKING: DELUXE EDITION VOL. 7 |
KOOGI |
SEVEN SEAS ENT. |
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20 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 3 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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Source: Circana |
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For charts of August 2024 graphic novel sales from Circana:
August 2024 Circana – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels
For the charts with the actual sales numbers from Circana, see these articles on the ICv2 Pro site:
August 2024 Circana – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
August 2024 Circana – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Circana collects weekly point-of-sale data on print books from over 16,000 locations including e-tailers, chains, mass merchandisers, independent bookstores, and more. Circana 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 Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the “Top 20 GN Index.”
Source: ICV2
