Premier Editions, Manga by ‘#DRCL Midnight Children’ Creator, New BL Manhwa Liven Up the Charts
There are interesting new titles, including a new top Superhero title, in the top 20 best-selling Author, Manga, and Superhero graphic novels according to Circana (formerly NPD) BookScan data for April 2025 (4/6/25 – 5/3/25) provided to ICv2.
In the Superhero category, the perennial #1 graphic novel TMNT: The Last Ronin is bumped aside by one of the new Marvel Premier titles, Frank Miller’s and David Mazzucchelli’s Daredevil: Born Again. This is the first time since October 2024 that TMNT: The Last Ronin has not been the lead title, and it will be back! But for April 2024, Daredevil reigned supreme.
Another Marvel Premier title, Ed Brubaker’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier, is at number 3. Four volumes of DC’s Compact Comics also make the Top 20.
April releases include Vol. 1 of Uncanny X-Men, Predator vs. Black Panther, and Vol. 2 of Ultimate Black Panther. Vol. 2 of Ultimate Spider-Man, a March release, is back for a second month at number 4, and Vol. 1 of that series returns at number 7.
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Circana BookScan Top 20 “Superhero” Graphic Novels – April 2025 (4/6/25 – 5/3/25) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN [MARVEL PREMIER COLLECTION] |
FRANK MILLER |
MARVEL COMICS |
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2 |
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN HC |
KEVIN EASTMAN |
IDW PUBLISHING |
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3 |
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER [MARVEL PREMIER COLLECTION] |
ED BRUBAKER |
MARVEL COMICS |
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4 |
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL. 2: THE PAPER |
JONATHAN HICKMAN |
MARVEL COMICS |
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5 |
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: 40TH ANNIVERSARY COMICS CELEBRATION–THE DELUXE EDITION HC |
JIM LAWSON |
IDW PUBLISHING |
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6 |
ALL-STAR SUPERMAN: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION |
GRANT MORRISON |
DC COMICS |
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7 |
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL. 1: MARRIED WITH CHILDREN |
JONATHAN HICKMAN |
MARVEL COMICS |
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8 |
BATMAN: HUSH: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION |
JEPH LOEB |
DC COMICS |
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9 |
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN–LOST YEARS HC |
KEVIN EASTMAN |
IDW PUBLISHING |
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10 |
SECRET WARS |
JONATHAN HICKMAN |
MARVEL COMICS |
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11 |
WATCHMEN: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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12 |
UNCANNY X-MEN BY GAIL SIMONE VOL. 1: RED WAVE |
GAIL SIMONE |
MARVEL COMICS |
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13 |
PREDATOR VS. BLACK PANTHER |
BENJAMIN PERCY |
MARVEL COMICS |
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14 |
WATCHMEN (2019 EDITION) |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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15 |
AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER–ASHES OF THE ACADEMY |
FAITH ERIN HICKS |
DARK HORSE |
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16 |
BATMAN: THE COURT OF OWLS SAGA: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION |
SCOTT SNYDER |
DC COMICS |
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17 |
BATMAN: YEAR ONE |
FRANK MILLER |
DC COMICS |
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18 |
ULTIMATE BLACK PANTHER BY BRYAN HILL VOL. 2: GODS AND KINGS |
BRYAN HILL |
MARVEL COMICS |
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19 |
BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE DELUXE EDITION HC (NEW EDITION) |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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20 |
DISNEY MANGA: TIM BURTON’S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS – THE BATTLE FOR PUMPKIN KING |
DAN CONNER |
TOKYOPOP |
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Source: Circana |
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The Manga chart is mostly first and most recent volumes of long-running series, but there is one totally new title on the list: Vol. 1 of The Climber, at number 15, is a story about a teenager who discovers the joys and dangers of solo climbing. The artist for the series is Shin’ichi Sakamoto, the creator of #DRCL Midnight Children, which won the Best New Manga award at the American Manga Awards (see “American Manga Awards“), as well as the French Revolution saga Innocent (see “Dark Horse Licenses Sequel to Shin’ichi Sakamoto’s ‘Innocent’“).
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Circana BookScan Top 20 Manga Graphic Novels – April 2025 (4/6/25 – 5/3/25) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 25 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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2 |
ONE PIECE OMNIBUS EDITION VOL. 1 |
EIICHIRO ODA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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3 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 1 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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4 |
BLUE LOCK VOL. 1 |
MUNEYUKI KANESHIRO |
KODANSHA COMICS |
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5 |
DRAGON BALL SUPER VOL. 23 |
AKIRA TORIYAMA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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6 |
DESTROY ALL HUMANS. THEY CAN’T BE REGENERATED. A MAGIC: THE GATHERING MANGA VOL. 3 |
KATSURA ISE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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7 |
MY DRESS-UP DARLING VOL. 13 |
SHINICHI FUKUDA |
SQUARE ENIX |
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8 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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9 |
BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 1 HC |
KENTARO MIURA |
DARK HORSE |
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10 |
ONE PIECE VOL. 108 |
EIICHIRO ODA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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11 |
DANDADAN VOL. 12 |
YUKINOBU TATSU |
VIZ MEDIA |
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12 |
DANDADAN VOL. 1 |
YUKINOBU TATSU |
VIZ MEDIA |
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13 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 40 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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14 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 17 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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15 |
THE CLIMBER VOL. 1 |
YOSHIO NABETA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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16 |
UZUMAKI (3-IN-1 DELUXE EDITION) HC |
JUNJI ITO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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17 |
BLUE LOCK VOL. 18 |
MUNEYUKI KANESHIRO |
KODANSHA COMICS |
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18 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 24 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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19 |
BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 2 HC |
KENTARO MIURA |
DARK HORSE |
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20 |
SPY X FAMILY VOL. 1 |
TATSUYA ENDO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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Source: Circana |
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There’s not much variety on the Author chart, with 11 volumes of Solo Leveling and 4 volumes of Invincible taking up a good portion of the real estate. Two April releases, both BL manhwa, show up toward the bottom: Vol. 5 of The Dangerous Convenience Store and Vol. 2 of Cherry Blossoms After Winter. Cherry Blossoms After Winter was one of Inklore’s launch titles (see “PRH Announces ‘Global Comics’ Imprint, Inklore“). Every volume of The Dangerous Convenience Store has made the Author chart in its release month, with Vol. 2 sticking around for two months.
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Circana BookScan Top 20 Author Graphic Novels – April 2025 (4/6/25 – 5/3/25) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 1 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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2 |
INVINCIBLE COMPENDIUM VOL. 3 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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3 |
INVINCIBLE COMPENDIUM VOL. 2 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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4 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 11 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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5 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 9 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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6 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 10 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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7 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 8 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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8 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 7 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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9 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 5 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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10 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 3 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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11 |
THE HOBBIT: A GRAPHIC NOVEL |
J. R. R. TOLKIEN |
WILLIAM MORROW |
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12 |
INVINCIBLE COMPENDIUM VOL. 1 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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13 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 6 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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14 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 2 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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15 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 4 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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16 |
THEY CALLED US ENEMY |
GEORGE TAKEI |
TOP SHELF PROD. |
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17 |
THE DANGEROUS CONVENIENCE STORE VOL. 5 |
945 |
SEVEN SEAS ENT. |
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18 |
INVINCIBLE VOL. 1 (NEW EDITION) |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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19 |
CHERRY BLOSSOMS AFTER WINTER: VOL. 2 |
BAMWOO |
INKLORE |
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20 |
BENEATH THE TREES WHERE NOBODY SEES |
PATRICK HORVATH |
IDW PUBLISHING |
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Source: Circana |
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For charts of April 2025 graphic novel sales from Circana:
April 2025 Circana – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels
For the charts with the actual sales numbers from Circana, see these articles on the ICv2 Pro site:
April 2025 Circana – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
April 2025 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
