The new collection of webtoon Lore Olympus was the top title on the October chart of the Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels in the book channel, based on NPD BookScan data for October 2022 (10/2/22-10/29/22) provided to ICv2. It topped the latest volume of My Hero Academia, also released in October.
Lore Olympus Vol. Three appears twice in the Top 20, as it was released in both hardcover and trade paperback formats; the hardcover sold better. The #1 slot has become a regular appearance for new volumes of Lore Olympus; the first two volumes topped the chart in November 2021 (see “November 2021 NPD BookScan“) and July 2022 (see “July 2022 NPD BookScan“). Surprisingly, the earlier volumes did not make the Top 20, as was the case when Volume Two was released.
One other webtoon collection, Solo Leveling Vol. 5, made the Top 20; otherwise, it was all manga, and mostly VIZ Media, down to #20, where the new Saga collection from Image Comics appeared.
NPD BookScan Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels – October 2022 (10/2/22 – 10/29/22) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
1 |
LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. THREE HC |
RACHEL SMYTHE |
DEL REY |
2 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 32 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
3 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 1 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
4 |
KAIJU NO. 8 VOL. 4 |
MATSUMOTO, NAOYA |
VIZ MEDIA |
5 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 2 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
6 |
SPY X FAMILY VOL. 8 |
TATSUYA ENDO |
VIZ MEDIA |
7 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 3 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
8 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 4 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
9 |
LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. THREE |
RACHEL SMYTHE |
DEL REY |
10 |
TOILET-BOUND HANAKO-KUN VOL. 16 |
AIDAIRO |
YEN PRESS |
11 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 10 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
12 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 11 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
13 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
14 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 7 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
15 |
KOMI CAN’T COMMUNICATE VOL. 21 |
TOMOHITO ODA |
VIZ MEDIA |
16 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 9 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
17 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 5 |
CHUGONG |
YEN PRESS |
18 |
DANDADAN VOL. 1 |
YUKINOBU TATSU |
VIZ MEDIA |
19 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 5 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
20 |
SAGA VOL. 10 |
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
For charts of October 2022 graphic novel sales from NPD BookScan:
October 2022 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels
October 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:
October 2022 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
October 2022 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
October 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