The Sandman returned to the ranks of bestselling graphic novels in August, along with two landmark manga volumes on the chart of the Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels in the book channel, based on NPD BookScan data for August 2022 (7/31/22-8/27/22) provided to ICv2.
To be ready for the adaptation that dropped on Netflix on August 5, DC Comics released new jumbo softcover collections of The Sandman in April and May (see “Jumbo Softcover Collections of ‘The Sandman’“), and were rewarded in August as the first volume came in at #9 in the book channel after making the Superhero chart last month (see “July 2022 BookScan“).
VIZ Media released two landmark manga volumes in August. One Piece has now reached the first-ever milestone of a 100th volume, a remarkable string of success; the volume placed at #2 in the book channel in August. Based on what we saw at the summer shows, the property is getting a big push this year.
The much younger, but still venerable Bleach property was also in the top 10; VIZ Media’s 20th anniversary edition of Volume 1 placed at #6.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels – August 2022 (7/31/22 – 8/27/22) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 17 |
AKUTAMI, GEGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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2 |
ONE PIECE VOL. 100 |
EIICHIRO ODA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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3 |
DRAGON BALL SUPER VOL. 16 |
AKIRA TORIYAMA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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4 |
SPY X FAMILY VOL. 2 |
TATSUYA ENDO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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5 |
TOILET-BOUND HANAKO-KUN VOL. 14 |
AIDAIRO |
YEN PRESS |
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6 |
BLEACH 20TH ANNIVERSARY ED. VOL. 1 |
TITE KUBO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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7 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 1 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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8 |
THE SANDMAN BOOK ONE |
NEIL GAIMAN |
DC COMICS |
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9 |
SPY X FAMILY VOL. 1 |
TATSUYA ENDO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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10 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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11 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 31 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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12 |
KOMI CAN’T COMMUNICATE VOL. 20 |
TOMOHITO ODA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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13 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 11 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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14 |
TOILET-BOUND HANAKO-KUN VOL. 15 |
AIDAIRO |
YEN PRESS |
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15 |
KAIJU NO. 8 VOL. 3 |
NAOYA MATSUMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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16 |
MY DRESS-UP DARLING VOL. 6 |
SHINICHI FUKUDA |
SQUARE ENIX MANGA |
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17 |
LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. TWO |
RACHEL SMYTHE |
DEL REY |
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18 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 2 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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19 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 1 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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20 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 16 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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For charts of August 2022 graphic novel sales from NPD BookScan:
August 2022 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
August 2022 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels
For the charts with the actual sales numbers from NPD BookScan, see these articles on the ICv2 Pro site:
August 2022 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
August 2022 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
August 2022 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
NPD BookScan collects weekly point-of-sale data on print books from over 16,000 locations including e-tailers, chains, mass merchandisers, independent bookstores, and more. NPD BookScan 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 BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the “BookScan Top 20 GN Index.”
Source: ICv2
