The first collections of DC Comics’ hit Absolute comics hit the BookScan charts with force in August, taking two of the top ten slots on the chart of the Top 20 best-selling Adult graphic novels according to Circana (formerly NPD) BookScan data for August 2025 (August 3 – August 30, 2025) provided to ICv2.
Absolute Batman Vol. 1 placed twice on the chart, once each for the two formats: hardcover and softcover. They’re not performing as well in the book channel as they did in comic stores, where Absolute Batman Vol. 1 and Absolute Wonder Woman Vol. 1 took the top two slots (see “Top 20 Graphic Novels – August 2025“), but still an impressive performance given the dominance of manga on the BookScan charts.
New volumes of webtoons (Solo Leveling) and manga made up the rest of the new volumes on the chart for August.
| Circana BookScan Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels – August 2025 (8/3/25 – 8/30/25) | |||
| Rank | Title | Author | Publisher |
| 1 | SOLO LEVELING VOL. 13 | CHUGONG | YEN PRESS |
| 2 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 27 | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 3 | SPY X FAMILY, VOL. 14 | TATSUYA ENDO | VIZ MEDIA |
| 4 | DANDADAN VOL. 14 | YUKINOBU TATSU | VIZ MEDIA |
| 5 | ABSOLUTE BATMAN VOL. 1: THE ZOO | SCOTT SNYDER | DC COMICS |
| 6 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 26 | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 7 | KAGURABACHI VOL. 4 | TAKERU HOKAZONO | VIZ MEDIA |
| 8 | THE SUMMER HIKARU DIED VOL. 1 | MOKUMOKUREN | YEN PRESS |
| 9 | ABSOLUTE BATMAN VOL. 1: THE ZOO HC | SCOTT SNYDER | DC COMICS |
| 10 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 1 | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 11 | DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1 | KOYOHARU GOTOUGE | VIZ MEDIA |
| 12 | ONE PIECE OMNIBUS EDITION VOL. 1 | EIICHIRO ODA | VIZ MEDIA |
| 13 | BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 1 | KENTARO MIURA | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 14 | JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: PART 7–STEEL BALL RUN VOL. 2 | HIROHIKO ARAKI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 15 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 25 | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 16 | DANDADAN VOL. 1 | YUKINOBU TATSU | VIZ MEDIA |
| 17 | ALL-STAR SUPERMAN: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION | GRANT MORRISON | DC COMICS |
| 18 | GACHIAKUTA VOL. 1 | KEI URANAI | KODANSHA COMICS |
| 19 | BLUE LOCK VOL. 1 | MUNEYUKI KANESHIRO | KODANSHA COMICS |
| 20 | JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: PART 7–STEEL BALL RUN VOL. 1 | HIROHIKO ARAKI | VIZ MEDIA |
| Source: Circana | |||
For charts of August 2025 graphic novel sales from Circana:
August 2025 Circana – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels
For the charts with the actual sales numbers from Circana, see these articles on the ICv2 Pro site:
August 2025 Circana – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
August 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
