With both Spider-Man and Jody Houser popping up on two charts, it’s crossover time on the charts of the top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero graphic novels in the book channel, based on Circana (formerly NPD) BookScan data for June (5/28/23-7/1/23) provided to ICv2.
There are four Spider-Man comics on the Superhero chart: two 2023 titles (Cody Ziglar’s Spider-Punk: Battle of the Banned and Dan Slott’s End of the Spider-Verse, a June release that debuted at number 7); the first volume of Spider-Man: Miles Morales, by Sara Pichelli, back on the chart thanks to the monster success of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (see “Massive Opening for ‘Across the Spider-Verse’“); and the very first Spider-Man comics as collected in the Penguin Classics edition (see “Penguin Classics to Publish Collected Editions of Marvel Comics“). That’s quite a range. And with Spider-Man: Fake Red on the Manga chart, the webslinger is showing up in two of our three categories.
Similarly, Jody Houser’s 2021 Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons crossover returns to this month’s Superhero chart, and her Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins – Mollymauk Tealeaf, a June release, is number 6 on the Author chart.
For the 11th month in a row, TMNT: The Last Ronin tops the Superhero chart, but there’s a lot of change after that. The Star Wars titles and the DC Pride anthology that were on the Superhero chart in May have vanished in June, but G. Willow Wilson’s Poison Ivy: The Virtuous Cycle, is back for a second month.
June releases in the Top 20 include Batman: Beyond the White Knight, debuting at number 3, Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons at number 13, two Nightwing titles, and an X-Men omnibus.
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Circana BookScan Top 20 “Superhero” Graphic Novels – June 2023 (5/28/23 – 7/1/23) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN HC |
KEVIN EASTMAN |
IDW PUBLISHING |
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2 |
SPIDER-PUNK: BATTLE OF THE BANNED |
CODY ZIGLAR |
MARVEL COMICS |
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3 |
BATMAN: BEYOND THE WHITE KNIGHT |
SEAN MURPHY |
DC COMICS |
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4 |
BATMAN ’89 HC |
SAM HAMM |
DC COMICS |
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5 |
THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE |
KENNY PORTER |
DC COMICS |
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6 |
WATCHMEN (2019 EDITION) |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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7 |
SPIDER-MAN VOL. 1: END OF THE SPIDER-VERSE |
DAN SLOTT |
MARVEL COMICS |
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8 |
SPIDER-MAN: MILES MORALES VOL. 1 |
SARA PICHELLI |
MARVEL COMICS |
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9 |
THE SANDMAN BOOK ONE |
NEIL GAIMAN |
DC COMICS |
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10 |
BATMAN: YEAR ONE |
FRANK MILLER |
DC COMICS |
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11 |
POISON IVY VOL. 1: THE VIRTUOUS CYCLE |
G. WILLOW WILSON |
DC COMICS |
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12 |
FLASHPOINT |
GEOFF JOHNS |
DC COMICS |
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13 |
WONDER WOMAN HISTORIA: THE AMAZONS HC |
KELLY SUE DECONNICK |
DC COMICS |
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14 |
NIGHTWING VOL. 3: THE BATTLE FOR BLÜDHAVEN’S HEART |
TOM TAYLOR |
DC COMICS |
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15 |
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN |
STAN LEE |
PENGUIN CLASSICS |
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16 |
STRANGER THINGS AND DUNGEONS & DRAGONS |
JODY HOUSER |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
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17 |
THE UNCANNY X-MEN OMNIBUS VOL. 5 HC |
CHRIS CLAREMONT |
MARVEL COMICS |
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18 |
THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS |
SCOTT SNYDER |
DC COMICS |
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19 |
BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE DLX. ED. HC (NEW EDITION) |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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20 |
NIGHTWING VOL. 1: LEAPING INTO THE LIGHT |
TOM TAYLOR |
DC COMICS |
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Source: Circana |
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The manga chart is similar to the Adult Top 20 chart (see “June 2023 Circana BookScan“), with just three new titles at the bottom. All three are Shonen Jump manga that have been adapted into anime; it’s particularly notable that Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba remains so popular two years after the manga series ended.
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Circana BookScan Top 20 Manga Graphic Novels – June 2023 (5/28/23 – 7/1/23) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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2 |
DRAGON BALL SUPER VOL. 18 |
AKIRA TORIYAMA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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3 |
GOODBYE, ERI |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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4 |
SPY X FAMILY VOL. 1 |
TATSUYA ENDO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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5 |
SPIDER-MAN: FAKE RED |
YUSUKE OSAWA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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6 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 34 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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7 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 1 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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8 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 2 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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9 |
[OSHI NO KO] VOL. 1 |
AKA AKASAKA |
YEN PRESS |
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10 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 1 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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11 |
KOMI CAN’T COMMUNICATE VOL. 25 |
TOMOHITO ODA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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12 |
[OSHI NO KO] VOL. 2 |
AKA AKASAKA |
YEN PRESS |
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13 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA–STORIES OF WATER AND FLAME |
RYOJI HIRANO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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14 |
BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 1 HC |
KENTARO MIURA |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
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15 |
SPY X FAMILY VOL. 2 |
TATSUYA ENDO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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16 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA, VOL. 1 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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17 |
CHAINSAW MAN, VOL. 2 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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18 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 0 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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19 |
SPY X FAMILY VOL. 9 |
TATSUYA ENDO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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20 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 3 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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Source: Circana |
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The latest volume of Lore Olympus, in hardcover and paperback, tops the Author chart, as expected, but the number 3 title is something new: It’s manhua, a graphic novel from China. The manhua is based on a fantasy/romance novel from China, one of several that Seven Seas began publishing in 2021; they announced the graphic novels earlier this year (see “Seven Seas to Publish ‘Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dau Zu Shi’“).
As usual these days, the Author chart is heavy on webtoons and manhwa (Korean comics), but Joel Christian Gill’s graphic adaptation of Ibram X. Kendi’s Stamped from the Beginning, a history of racism in America, debuts in the eighth slot. Advice from a Blob slides from fourth place in May (see “May 2023 Circana BookScan“) to 17th in June, but it’s still on the chart.
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Circana BookScan Top 20 Author Graphic Novels – June 2023 (5/28/23 – 7/1/23) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. FOUR HC |
RACHEL SMYTHE |
DEL REY |
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2 |
LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. FOUR |
RACHEL SMYTHE |
DEL REY |
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3 |
GRANDMASTER OF DEMONIC CULTIVATION: MO DAO ZU SHI VOL. 2 |
MO XIANG TONG XIU |
SEVEN SEAS ENT. |
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4 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 1 |
CHUGONG |
YEN PRESS |
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5 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 6 |
CHUGONG |
YEN PRESS |
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6 |
CRITICAL ROLE: THE MIGHTY NEIN ORIGINS–MOLLYMAUK TEALEAF |
JODY HOUSER |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
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7 |
THEY CALLED US ENEMY |
GEORGE TAKEI |
TOP SHELF PROD. |
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8 |
STAMPED FROM THE BEGINNING: A GRAPHIC HISTORY OF RACIST IDEAS IN AMERICA |
IBRAM X. KENDI |
TEN SPEED PRESS |
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9 |
A BUSINESS PROPOSAL VOL. 1 |
HAEHWA |
IZE PRESS |
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10 |
VILLAINS ARE DESTINED TO DIE VOL. 3 |
GWON GYEOEUL |
IZE PRESS |
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11 |
LORE OLYMPUS: VOLUME ONE |
RACHEL SMYTHE |
DEL REY |
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12 |
VILLAINS ARE DESTINED TO DIE VOL. 1 |
GWON GYEOEUL |
IZE PRESS |
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13 |
GENDER QUEER: A MEMOIR |
MAIA KOBABE |
ONI PRESS |
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14 |
VILLAINS ARE DESTINED TO DIE VOL. 2 |
GWON GYEOEUL |
IZE PRESS |
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15 |
THE REMARRIED EMPRESS VOL. 3 |
ALPHATART |
IZE PRESS |
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16 |
LORE OLYMPUS: VOLUME THREE |
RACHEL SMYTHE |
DEL REY |
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17 |
ADVICE FROM A BLOB: HOW TO FIND PEACE IN THIS MESSY, BEAUTIFUL, CHAOTIC EXISTENCE |
LENNNIE |
HARPERCOLLINS PUB. |
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18 |
KILLING STALKING: DLX. ED. VOL. 3 |
KOOGI |
SEVEN SEAS ENT. |
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19 |
SOLO LEVELING, VOL. 2 |
CHUGONG |
YEN PRESS |
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20 |
LORE OLYMPUS: VOLUME ONE |
RACHEL SMYTHE |
DEL REY |
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Source: Circana |
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For charts of June 2023 graphic novel sales from Circana:
June 2023 Circana – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels
June 2023 Circana – Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels
For the charts with the actual sales numbers from Circana, see these articles on the ICv2 Pro site:
June 2023 Circana – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
June 2023 Circana – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
June 2023 Circana – Top 20 Kids 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
