DC Comics titles were 16 of the Top 20 Superhero best-sellers, while some new releases brought a breath of fresh air to the Author chart. Here’s a look at the top 20 best-selling Author, Manga, and Superhero graphic novels according to Circana (formerly NPD) BookScan data for March 2026 (3/1/2026 – 4/4/2026) provided to ICv2.
DC continues to dominate the Superhero category, taking 16 of the top 20 slots with a combination of 9 Absolute titles, 6 Compact Comics, and one old stalwart, Frank Miller’s Batman: Year One. Vol. 1 of Absolute Batman actually outsold Vol. 2, perhaps because of reprints becoming or available or maybe just word getting around to new readers. This was the case with the ComicHub chart as well (see “Top 20 Graphic Novels – March 2026“). And as we have seen in the past, paperbacks outsell hardcovers.
The two Marvel Comics titles on the list are Premier Collections, the House of Ideas version of compact comics. IDW Publishing scoops up the other two with the old stalwart TMNT: The Last Ronin and Godzilla: Rulers of the Earth: IDW Classic Collection, a February release that is on the chart for the first time. The latter looks a lot like a compact edition, collecting a 25-issue series in a 592-page paperback with a 6″ x 9″ trim size and an MSRP of $13.99.
| Circana BookScan Top 20 “Superhero” Graphic Novels – March 2026 (3/1/26 – 4/4/26) | |||
| Rank | Title | Author | Publisher |
| 1 | ABSOLUTE BATMAN VOL. 1: THE ZOO | SCOTT SNYDER | DC COMICS |
| 2 | ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN VOL. 2: SON OF THE DEMON | JASON AARON | DC COMICS |
| 3 | ABSOLUTE BATMAN VOL. 2: ABOMINATION | SCOTT SNYDER | DC COMICS |
| 4 | NIGHTWING: LEAPING INTO THE LIGHT: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION | TOM TAYLOR | DC COMICS |
| 5 | SUPERGIRL: WOMAN OF TOMORROW: DC COMPACT COMICS | TOM KING | DC COMICS |
| 6 | THE FLASH: REBIRTH: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION | GEOFF JOHNS | DC COMICS |
| 7 | TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN HC | KEVIN EASTMAN | IDW PUBLISHING |
| 8 | BATMAN: THE COURT OF OWLS SAGA: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION | SCOTT SNYDER | DC COMICS |
| 9 | BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION | JEPH LOEB | DC COMICS |
| 10 | ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN VOL. 2: AS MY MOTHERS MADE ME | KELLY THOMPSON | DC COMICS |
| 11 | ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN VOL. 1: LAST DUST OF KRYPTON | JASON AARON | DC COMICS |
| 12 | PUNISHER: WELCOME BACK, FRANK [MARVEL PREMIER COLLECTION] | GARTH ENNIS | MARVEL COMICS |
| 13 | GODZILLA: RULERS OF EARTH–IDW CLASSIC COLLECTIONS | CHRIS MOWRY | IDW PUBLISHING |
| 14 | DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN [MARVEL PREMIER COLLECTION] | FRANK MILLER | MARVEL COMICS |
| 15 | ABSOLUTE BATMAN VOL. 1: THE ZOO HC | SCOTT SNYDER | DC COMICS |
| 16 | BATMAN: HUSH: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION | JEPH LOEB | DC COMICS |
| 17 | ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN VOL. 2: SON OF THE DEMON HC | JASON AARON | DC COMICS |
| 18 | ABSOLUTE BATMAN VOL. 2: ABOMINATION HC | SCOTT SNYDER | DC COMICS |
| 19 | BATMAN: YEAR ONE | FRANK MILLER | DC COMICS |
| 20 | ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN VOL. 1: THE LAST AMAZON HC | KELLY THOMPSON | DC COMICS |
| Source: Circana | |||
The newest volume of Solo Leveling tops the Author chart, with four more down below, and five volumes of Invincible also make the Top 20. Several other stalwarts are also on the chart, solid midlist titles such as They Called Us Enemy and The Hobbit, which have been appearing in the Top 20 for years now.
There are a couple of interesting new titles, however: The Lost Daughter of Sparta, a new graphic novel based on Greek mythology; Vol. 1 of Our Sunny Days, a boys love manhwa that was first published as a webtoon; and the omnibus edition of Pierce Brown’s Red Rising: Sons of Ares, a prequel to the prose novel series; Dynamite Entertainment published the prequel as three graphic novels starting in 2018 (see “Dynamite to Publish ‘Sons of Ares’“).
| Circana BookScan Top 20 Author Graphic Novels – March 2026 (3/1/26 – 4/4/26) | |||
| Rank | Title | Author | Publisher |
| 1 | SOLO LEVELING VOL. 15: SIDE STORIES 2 | CHUGONG | IZE PRESS |
| 2 | INVINCIBLE COMPENDIUM VOL. 1 | ROBERT KIRKMAN | IMAGE COMICS |
| 3 | INVINCIBLE COMPENDIUM VOL. 2 | ROBERT KIRKMAN | IMAGE COMICS |
| 4 | SOLO LEVELING VOL. 1 | CHUGONG | IZE PRESS |
| 5 | INVINCIBLE COMPENDIUM VOL. 3 | ROBERT KIRKMAN | IMAGE COMICS |
| 6 | SOLO LEVELING VOL. 14: SIDE STORIES 1 | CHUGONG | IZE PRESS |
| 7 | INVINCIBLE VOL. 1 (NEW EDITION) | ROBERT KIRKMAN | IMAGE COMICS |
| 8 | THE LOST DAUGHTER OF SPARTA HC | FELICIA DAY | GALLERY |
| 9 | THEY CALLED US ENEMY | GEORGE TAKEI | TOP SHELF PROD. |
| 10 | MONSTERS WE MAKE VOL. 1 | CORYXKENSHIN | IDW PUBLISHING |
| 11 | OUR SUNNY DAYS VOL. 1 | JEONG SEOKCHAN | SEVEN SEAS |
| 12 | SOLO LEVELING VOL. 13 | CHUGONG | IZE PRESS |
| 13 | THE HOBBIT: A GRAPHIC NOVEL | J. R. R. TOLKIEN | WILLIAM MORROW |
| 14 | GRANDMASTER OF DEMONIC CULTIVATION: MO DAO ZU SHI VOL. 13 | MO XIANG TONG XIU | SEVEN SEAS ENT. |
| 15 | INVINCIBLE VOL. 2 (NEW EDITION) | ROBERT KIRKMAN | IMAGE COMICS |
| 16 | SOLO LEVELING VOL. 2 | CHUGONG | IZE PRESS |
| 17 | PIERCE BROWN’S RED RISING: SONS OF ARES OMNIBUS HC | PIERCE BROWN | DYNAMITE ENT. |
| 18 | THE CALVIN AND HOBBES PORTABLE COMPENDIUM SET 6 | BILL WATTERSON | ANDREWS MCMEEL |
| 19 | THE HEDGE KNIGHT: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL | GEORGE R. R. MARTIN | JET CITY COMICS |
| 20 | HEAVEN OFFICIAL’S BLESSING VOL. 1: TIAN GUAN CI FU HC | MO XIANG TONG XIU | SEVEN SEAS ENT. |
| Source: Circana | |||
The Manga Top 20 is almost identical to the Adult Top 20 (see “March 2026 Circana BookScan“), with one addition, Vol. 1 of The Apothecary Diaries. This puts Square Enix on the chart with the start of a series that has done very well since the anime was released.
| Circana BookScan Top 20 Manga Graphic Novels – March 2026 (3/1/26 – 4/4/26) | |||
| Rank | Title | Author | Publisher |
| 1 | CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 20 | TATSUKI FUJIMOTO | VIZ MEDIA |
| 2 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 29 | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 3 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 1 | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 4 | GACHIAKUTA VOL. 1 | KEI URANA | KODANSHA COMICS |
| 5 | ONE PIECE VOL. 111 | EIICHIRO ODA | VIZ MEDIA |
| 6 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 28 | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 7 | DRAGON BALL SUPER VOL. 24 | AKIRA TORIYAMA | VIZ MEDIA |
| 8 | ONE PIECE OMNIBUS EDITION VOL. 1 | EIICHIRO ODA | VIZ MEDIA |
| 9 | DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1 | KOYOHARU GOTOUGE | VIZ MEDIA |
| 10 | JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: PART 7–STEEL BALL RUN VOL. 6 HC | HIROHIKO ARAKI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 11 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 2 | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 12 | THE SUMMER HIKARU DIED VOL. 1 | MOKUMOKUREN | YEN PRESS |
| 13 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 0: BLINDING DARKNESS | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 14 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 26 | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 15 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 25 | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 16 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 3 | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 17 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 27 | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 18 | JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: PART 7–STEEL BALL RUN VOL. 1 | HIROHIKO ARAKI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 19 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 4: I’M GONNA KILL YOU! | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 20 | THE APOTHECARY DIARIES VOL. 1 | NATSU HYUUGA | SQUARE ENIX |
| Source: Circana | |||
For charts of March 2025 graphic novel sales from Circana:
March 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:
March 2025 Circana – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
March 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
