In September 2022 there were four non-Graphix titles in the Top 20 for the first time in over a year on the chart of the Top 20 Kids graphic novels in the book channel, based on NPD BookScan data for September 2022 (8/28/22-10/1/22) provided to ICv2.
– Volume 2 of Hooky, a collected edition of the webtoon, published by Clarion. The first volume was on the chart in July 2022, ten months after its release (see “July 2022 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels“).
– Investigators: Heist and Seek, the sixth volume of John Patrick Green’s funny-animal secret-agent series, published by First Second Books. New volumes of this series typically chart the month they are released, as is the case with this one.
– Crunch, by Kayla Miller, the fifth volume in the Click series. For some reason this series took off with Volume 3; that was the first to make the top 20 and it stayed there for five months.
– FGTeeV: The Switcheroo Rescue!, the third volume in a series of goofy graphic novels based on the YouTube videos of a family of gamers. This book came out in April and has been in the top 20 every month since, debuting in third place and staying there for three months.
None of these series are new, and two of them, Hooky and Crunch, didn’t even show up on the chart until long after the first volume was released. “Usual” for this chart is 18 Graphix titles, 13 of which are by Dav Pilkey. Lately we’ve been seeing Dog Man and Cat Kid drop off the chart, and this month both that title and Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild are missing. That frees up space in the Top 20, and what’s replacing it is a bit different.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels – September 2022 (8/28/22 – 10/1/22) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOL. 12: JESSI’S SECRET LANGUAGE |
CHAN CHAU |
GRAPHIX |
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2 |
CAT KID COMIC CLUB: ON PURPOSE HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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3 |
DOG MAN: MOTHERING HEIGHTS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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4 |
DOG MAN: FOR WHOM THE BALL ROLLS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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5 |
HOOKY VOL. 2 |
MIRIAM BONASTRE TUR |
CLARION |
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6 |
DOG MAN: GRIME AND PUNISHMENT HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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7 |
INVESTIGATORS: HEIST AND SEEK |
JOHN PATRICK GREEN |
FIRST SECOND |
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8 |
CRUNCH |
KAYLA MILLER |
CLARION |
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9 |
CAT KID COMIC CLUB HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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10 |
DOG MAN HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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11 |
CAT KID COMIC CLUB: PERSPECTIVES HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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12 |
FGTEEV: THE SWITCHEROO RESCUE! HC |
FGTEEV |
HARPERALLEY |
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13 |
DOG MAN: FETCH-22 HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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14 |
BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOL. 11: GOOD-BYE STACEY, GOOD-BYE |
GABRIELA EPSTEIN |
GRAPHIX |
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15 |
WINGS OF FIRE VOL. 5: THE BRIGHTEST NIGHT |
TUI T. SUTHERLAND |
GRAPHIX |
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16 |
DOG MAN UNLEASHED HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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17 |
SMILE |
RAINA TELGEMEIER |
GRAPHIX |
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18 |
GUTS |
RAINA TELGEMEIER |
GRAPHIX |
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19 |
DOG MAN: LORD OF THE FLEAS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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20 |
DOG MAN: A TALE OF TWO KITTIES HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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For charts of September 2022 graphic novel sales from NPD BookScan:
September 2022 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels
September 2022 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels
For the charts with the actual sales numbers from NPD BookScan, see these articles on the ICv2 Pro site:
September 2022 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
September 2022 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
September 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
