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September 2024 Circana BookScan – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels

There are seven hardcover graphic novels on the list of the Top 20 best-selling Adult graphic novels according to Circana (formerly NPD) BookScan data for September 2024 (9/1/24 – 10/5/24) provided to ICv2.

That’s a lot, especially compared to a year ago, when there were only two in the top 20 (see “September 2023 Circana BookScan“).  What’s more, fans are opting for the higher-priced books over cheaper paperbacks.  Both MrBallen Presents and Vol. 7 of Lore Olympus are new releases available both in hardcover and paperback, but only the hardcover makes the Top 20.  And while the deluxe editions of Berserk and Trigun are fatter and nicer than the paperbacks, Dark Horse Comics does make them available in both formats.

This month’s chart features a number of interesting items.  MrBallen Presents is a hardcover based on a horror podcast (see “ICv2 Gifts Week“), which is an unusual but not unheard-of source for a graphic novel.

Vol. 1 of Under the Oak Tree kicks off a new manhwa that was serialized on Manta, the only webtoon platform that runs on a full subscription model (see “ICv2 Interview: Manta CEO Travis Kim“).  The series is one of the most popular on the platform, and the fact that this book is in the Top 20 indicates that free-to-read isn’t the only successful model for webtoons.

The Square Enix manga The Apothecary Diaries makes its Top 20 debut; this series has gotten a huge boost from the anime, which premiered earlier this year, and Circana Senior Executive Director Kristen McLean named it one of the fastest growing manga of 2024 in a recent ComicsPRO presentation (see “ComicsPRO: Book Channel Trends Offer Insights for Retailers“).  Vol. 11 of Kaiju No. 8, another series that has gotten a big boost from anime, debuts at number 10 on the chart.

Jonathan Hickman’s Ultimate Spider-Man is at number 19; this is the first time in four years that a Marvel Comics graphic novel has made the Adult Top 20, although Marvel-licensed titles such as Alex Ross’s Fantastic Four: Full Circle and the Marvel manga published by VIZ Media have charted from time to time.

There are no DC Compact Comics on the September chart, although six of them appeared in the ComicHub September Top 20 (see “Top 20 Graphic Novels—September 2024“).

Circana BookScan Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels – September 2024 (9/1/24 – 10/5/24)

Rank

Title

Author

Publisher

1

CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 16

TATSUKI FUJIMOTO

VIZ MEDIA

2

JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 23

GEGE AKUTAMI

VIZ MEDIA

3

TRIGUN DELUXE EDITION HC

YASUHIRO NIGHTOW

DARK HORSE COMICS

4

MRBALLEN PRESENTS: STRANGE, DARK & MYSTERIOUS: THE GRAPHIC STORIES HC

MRBALLEN

TEN SPEED GRAPHIC

5

BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 1 HC

KENTARO MIURA

DARK HORSE COMICS

6

LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. SEVEN HC

RACHEL SMYTHE

INKLORE

7

MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 39

KOHEI HORIKOSHI

VIZ MEDIA

8

SOLO LEVELING VOL. 9

CHUGONG

IZE PRESS

9

ONE PIECE OMNIBUS EDITION VOL. 1

EIICHIRO ODA

VIZ MEDIA

10

KAIJU NO. 8 VOL. 11

NAOYA MATSUMOTO

VIZ MEDIA

11

DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1

KOYOHARU GOTOUGE

VIZ MEDIA

12

SPY X FAMILY VOL. 12

TATSUYA ENDO

VIZ MEDIA

13

UNDER THE OAK TREE: VOL. 1 HC

SUJI KIM

INKLORE

14

DISNEY MANGA: TIM BURTON’S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS – THE BATTLE FOR PUMPKIN KING

DAN CONNER

TOKYOPOP

15

TOILET-BOUND HANAKO-KUN VOL. 20

AIDAIRO

YEN PRESS

16

THE APOTHECARY DIARIES VOL. 12

NATSU HYUUGA

SQUARE ENIX

17

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN HC

KEVIN EASTMAN

IDW PUBLISHING

18

BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 2 HC

KENTARO MIURA

DARK HORSE COMICS

19

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL. 1: MARRIED WITH CHILDREN

JONATHAN HICKMAN

MARVEL COMICS

20

UZUMAKI 3-IN-1 DELUXE EDITION HC

JUNJI ITO

VIZ MEDIA

Source: Circana

For charts of September 2024 graphic novel sales from Circana:
September 2024 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:
September 2024 Circana – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
September 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

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