Marvel Comics increased its numbers on the Superhero chart, while recent volumes brought some new energy to the Author category, according to the lists of the Top 20 best-selling Author and Superhero graphic novels according to Circana BookScan data for July 2026 (7/5/2026 – 8/1/2026) provided to ICv2. Manga sales will be reported next week during ICv2’s Manga Week.
Marvel Comics rebounds a bit on the Superhero chart, with four titles in the Top 20, including Spider-Man: Brand New Day in the top slot. In June (see “June 2026 Circana BookScan“), Spider-Man: Brand New Day was the only Marvel title in the Top 20. The other three Marvel titles on the July chart are Ultimate Spider-Man and the Marvel Premier Edition of Spider-Men: Worlds Collide, both July releases, and the somewhat older Secret Wars. DC has 15 titles on the chart, and IDW Publishing returns with the perennial TMNT: The Last Ronin.
| Circana BookScan Top 20 “Superhero” Graphic Novels – July 2026 (7/5/26 – 8/1/26) | |||
| Rank | Title | Author | Publisher |
| 1 | SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY | ZEB WELLS | MARVEL COMICS |
| 2 | ABSOLUTE BATMAN VOL. 1: THE ZOO | SCOTT SNYDER | DC COMICS |
| 3 | ABSOLUTE BATMAN VOL. 2: ABOMINATION | SNYDER, SCOTT | DC COMICS |
| 4 | BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION | JEPH LOEB | DC COMICS |
| 5 | BATMAN: THE COURT OF OWLS SAGA: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION | SCOTT SNYDER | DC COMICS |
| 6 | SUPERGIRL: WOMAN OF TOMORROW: DC COMPACT COMICS | TOM KING | DC COMICS |
| 7 | BATMAN: UNDER THE RED HOOD: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION | JUDD WINICK | DC COMICS |
| 8 | ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL. 4: ONE LAST DAY | JONATHAN HICKMAN | MARVEL COMICS |
| 9 | SPIDER-MEN: WORLDS COLLIDE [MARVEL PREMIER COLLECTION] | BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS | MARVEL COMICS |
| 10 | BATMAN: YEAR ONE | FRANK MILLER | DC COMICS |
| 11 | BATMAN: HUSH: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION | JEPH LOEB | DC COMICS |
| 12 | ABSOLUTE MARTIAN MANHUNTER VOL. 1: MARTIAN VISION | DENIZ CAMP | DC COMICS |
| 13 | ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN VOL. 1: THE LAST AMAZON | KELLY THOMPSON | DC COMICS |
| 14 | SECRET WARS | JONATHAN HICKMAN | MARVEL COMICS |
| 15 | ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN VOL. 1: LAST DUST OF KRYPTON | JASON AARON | DC COMICS |
| 16 | WATCHMEN: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION | ALAN MOORE | DC COMICS |
| 17 | ABSOLUTE BATMAN VOL. 1: THE ZOO | SCOTT SNYDER | DC COMICS |
| 18 | SUPERGIRL: WOMAN OF TOMORROW | TOM KING | DC COMICS |
| 19 | TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN | KEVIN EASTMAN | IDW PUBLISHING |
| 20 | THE FLASH: REBIRTH: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION | GEOFF JOHNS | DC COMICS |
| Source: Circana | |||
The Author chart is also looking pretty fresh, at least at the top, with Dungeon Crawler Carl in the top spot followed by a quartet of new releases, including the first volume of Solo Leveling: Ragnarok, the sequel to Ize Press’s best-selling Solo Leveling (see “Ize Press Licenses Solo Leveling: Ragnarok“). This new series has a different creative team from the original but a similar premise: A guy of middling abilities increases his power as he goes through a series of challenges. There are four volumes of Solo Leveling on the chart, and the Invincible volume count drops from six in June to four in July, but the rest of the chart is very diverse, with a healthy sprinkling of new titles.
| Circana BookScan Top 20 Author Graphic Novels – July 2026 (7/5/26 – 8/1/26) | |||
| Rank | Title | Author | Publisher |
| 1 | DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL VOL. 1 | MATT DINNIMAN | VAULT COMICS |
| 2 | THE ADVENTURE ZONE: STORY AND SONG | GRIFFIN MCELROY | 23RD ST. BOOKS |
| 3 | HEAVEN OFFICIAL’S BLESSING VOL. 2: TIAN GUAN CI FU | MO XIANG TONG XIU | SEVEN SEAS ENT. |
| 4 | SOLO LEVELING: RAGNAROK VOL. 1 | JIN (REDICE) | IZE PRESS |
| 5 | UNDER THE OAK TREE: VOL. 3 | SUJI KIM | INKLORE |
| 6 | SOLO LEVELING VOL. 1 | CHUGONG | IZE PRESS |
| 7 | THEY CALLED US ENEMY | GEORGE TAKEI | TOP SHELF PROD. |
| 8 | INVINCIBLE COMPENDIUM VOL. 1 | ROBERT KIRKMAN | IMAGE COMICS |
| 9 | INVINCIBLE COMPENDIUM VOL. 2 | ROBERT KIRKMAN | IMAGE COMICS |
| 10 | INVINCIBLE COMPENDIUM VOL. 3 | ROBERT KIRKMAN | IMAGE COMICS |
| 11 | SOLO LEVELING, VOL. 15: SIDE STORIES 2 | CHUGONG | IZE PRESS |
| 12 | MONSTERS WE MAKE VOL. 1 | CORYXKENSHIN | IDW PUBLISHING |
| 13 | HEAVEN OFFICIAL’S BLESSING, VOL. 1: TIAN GUAN CI FU | MO XIANG TONG XIU | SEVEN SEAS ENT. |
| 14 | BENEATH THE TREES WHERE NOBODY SEES: RITE OF SPRING | PATRICK HORVATH | IDW PUBLISHING |
| 15 | MARCH: BOOK ONE | JOHN LEWIS | TOP SHELF PROD. |
| 16 | SOLO LEVELING, VOL. 14: SIDE STORIES 1 | CHUGONG | IZE PRESS |
| 17 | LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. TEN | RACHEL SMYTHE | INKLORE |
| 18 | MONSTERS WE MAKE, VOL. 2 | CORYXKENSHIN | IDW PUBLISHING |
| 19 | THE HOBBIT: A GRAPHIC NOVEL | J. R. R. TOLKIEN | WILLIAM MORROW |
| 20 | INVINCIBLE VOL. 2 (NEW EDITION) | ROBERT KIRKMAN | IMAGE COMICS |
| Source: Circana | |||
For charts of July 2026 graphic novel sales from Circana:
July 2026 Circana – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels
July 2026 Circana – Top 20 Author and Superhero Graphic Novels
For the charts with the actual sales numbers from Circana, see these articles on the ICv2 Pro site:
July 2026 Circana – Top 20 Adult 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
