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July 2023 Circana BookScan – Top 20 Author, Manga, Superhero Graphic Novels

Spider-Man, Batman, webtoons, and the new manga Disney Twisted – Wonderland are the highlights 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 July (7/2/23-7/29/23) provided to ICv2.

For the second month in a row, there are four Spider-Man graphic novels on the Superhero chart plus one on the Manga chart.  Of course, there are five Batman titles; it will be interesting to see if DC’s Batman manga makes the Manga Top 20 when it debuts in September (see “DC to Publish Superhero Manga“).

The top title on the Superhero chart is, as usual, TMNT: The Last Ronin.  Spider-Punk: Battle of the Banned returns for a second month in the number two spot, while Batman: Beyond the White Night stays on the chart but slips from third place to seventh.  Other returning titles are Spider-Man Volume 1: End of the Spider-Verse, The Flash: Fastest Man Alive, and Nightwing Volume 3: The Battle for Bludhaven’s Heart.

A handful of July releases debut on the chart: The Human Target: Book Two, Star Wars: Hidden Empire, and Volume 15 of TMNT: The IDW Collection.|

Circana BookScan Top 20 “Superhero” Graphic Novels – July 2023 (7/2/23 – 7/29/23)

Rank

Title

Author

Publisher

1

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN HC

KEVIN EASTMAN

IDW PUBLISHING

2

SPIDER-PUNK: BATTLE OF THE BANNED

CODY ZIGLAR

MARVEL COMICS

3

BATMAN ’89

SAM HAMM

DC COMICS

4

WATCHMEN (2019 EDITION)

ALAN MOORE

DC COMICS

5

BATMAN: YEAR ONE

FRANK MILLER

DC COMICS

6

THE SANDMAN BOOK ONE

NEIL GAIMAN

DC COMICS

7

BATMAN: BEYOND THE WHITE KNIGHT

SEAN MURPHY

DC COMICS

8

SPIDER-MAN VOL. 1: END OF THE SPIDER-VERSE

DAN SLOTT

MARVEL COMICS

9

THE HUMAN TARGET BOOK TWO

TOM KING

DC COMICS

10

STAR WARS: HIDDEN EMPIRE

CHARLES SOULE

MARVEL COMICS

11

THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE

KENNY PORTER

DC COMICS

12

DC VS. VAMPIRES: ALL-OUT WAR PART 1

MATTHEW ROSENBERG

DC COMICS

13

THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS

SCOTT SNYDER

DC COMICS

14

SPIDER-MAN: MILES MORALES VOL. 1

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS

MARVEL COMICS

15

NIGHTWING VOL. 3: THE BATTLE FOR BLÜDHAVEN’S HEART

TOM TAYLOR

DC COMICS

16

V FOR VENDETTA

ALAN MOORE

DC COMICS

17

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE IDW COLLECTION VOL. 15

SOPHIE CAMPBELL

IDW PUBLISHING

18

BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE DLX. ED. HC (NEW EDITION)

ALAN MOORE

DC COMICS

19

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN

STAN LEE

PENGUIN CLASSICS

20

STRANGER THINGS AND DUNGEONS & DRAGONS

JODY HOUSER

DARK HORSE COMICS

Source: Circana

Aside from a few perennials (They Called Us Enemy, Invincible, Gender Queer), the Author chart is dominated by webtoons and manhwa (most of which started out as webtoons).  The fourth volume of Lore Olympus stays at the top of the chart, with the hardcover selling better than the paperback, which is generally the pattern for a new volume.  For the older volumes on the chart, the reverse is true, with the paperbacks of all three making it into the Top 20 ahead of the hardcovers of Volumes One and Three.

Five July or late-June releases are on the chart, and all are manhwa: Volume 3 of Love Is an Illusion, Volume 3 of Killing Stalking, Volume 3 of My Gently Raised Beast, Volume 3 of The Remarried Empress, and Volume 1 of The Horizon.  We’re starting to see the same pattern with manhwa as with manga, where certain series hit the chart when a new volume comes out and then disappear.  Looked at that way, Villains are Destined to Die is a series to watch, as both the first two volumes are still on the chart months after release.

Circana BookScan Top 20 Author Graphic Novels – July 2023 (7/2/23 – 7/29/23)

Rank

Title

Author

Publisher

1

LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. FOUR HC

RACHEL SMYTHE

DEL REY

2

LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. FOUR

RACHEL SMYTHE

DEL REY

3

SOLO LEVELING VOL. 1

CHUGONG

YEN PRESS

4

LOVE IS AN ILLUSION! VOL. 3

FARGO

SEVEN SEAS ENT.

5

THEY CALLED US ENEMY

GEORGE TAKEI

TOP SHELF PROD.

6

LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. ONE

RACHEL SMYTHE

DEL REY

7

KILLING STALKING: DELUXE EDITION VOL. 3

KOOGI

SEVEN SEAS ENT.

8

SOLO LEVELING VOL. 6

CHUGONG

YEN PRESS

9

LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. THREE

RACHEL SMYTHE

DEL REY

10

INVINCIBLE COMPENDIUM VOL. 1

ROBERT KIRKMAN

IMAGE COMICS

11

LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. TWO

RACHEL SMYTHE

DEL REY

12

GENDER QUEER: A MEMOIR

MAIA KOBABE

ONI PRESS

13

VILLAINS ARE DESTINED TO DIE VOL. 1

GWON GYEOEUL

IZE PRESS

14

VILLAINS ARE DESTINED TO DIE VOL. 2

GWON GYEOEUL

IZE PRESS

15

SOLO LEVELING VOL. 2

CHUGONG

YEN PRESS

16

MY GENTLY RAISED BEAST VOL. 3

TEAVA

IZE PRESS

17

LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. THREE HC

RACHEL SMYTHE

DEL REY

18

THE REMARRIED EMPRESS VOL. 3

ALPHATART

IZE PRESS

19

THE HORIZON VOL. 1

JH

IZE PRESS

20

LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. ONE

RACHEL SMYTHE

DEL REY

Source: Circana

The Manga chart exhibits that new-volume pattern as well, as noted earlier (see “July 2023 Circana BookScan“).  The manga-only chart also contains an interesting new title: Disney Twisted-Wonderland, Volume 1: The Manga: Book of Heartslabyul, a video-game adaptation by Yana Toboso, better known as the creator of the Yen Press series Black Butler.

Circana BookScan Top 20 Manga Graphic Novels – July 2023 (7/2/23 – 7/29/23)

Rank

Title

Author

Publisher

1

ONE PIECE VOL. 103

EIICHIRO ODA

VIZ MEDIA

2

KAIJU NO. 8 VOL. 7

NAOYA MATSUMOTO

VIZ MEDIA

3

DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1

KOYOHARU GOTOUGE

VIZ MEDIA

4

GOODBYE, ERI

TATSUKI FUJIMOTO

VIZ MEDIA

5

SPIDER-MAN: FAKE RED

YUSUKE OSAWA

VIZ MEDIA

6

SPY X FAMILY VOL. 1

TATSUYA ENDO

VIZ MEDIA

7

TOILET-BOUND HANAKO-KUN VOL. 18

AIDAIRO

YEN PRESS

8

JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 1

GEGE AKUTAMI

VIZ MEDIA

9

MY DRESS-UP DARLING VOL. 9

SHINICHI FUKUDA

SQUARE ENIX

10

CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 1

TATSUKI FUJIMOTO

VIZ MEDIA

11

SOICHI: JUNJI ITO STORY COLLECTION HC

JUNJI ITO

VIZ MEDIA

12

JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 0

GEGE AKUTAMI

VIZ MEDIA

13

DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA–STORIES OF WATER AND FLAME

RYOJI HIRANO

VIZ MEDIA

14

[OSHI NO KO] VOL. 1

AKA AKASAKA

YEN PRESS

15

BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 1 HC

KENTARO MIURA

DARK HORSE COMICS

16

SPY X FAMILY, VOL. 2

TATSUYA ENDO

VIZ MEDIA

17

DANDADAN VOL. 4

YUKINOBU TATSU

VIZ MEDIA

18

DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 3

KOYOHARU GOTOUGE

VIZ MEDIA

19

DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 2

KOYOHARU GOTOUGE

VIZ MEDIA

20

DISNEY TWISTED-WONDERLAND THE MANGA VOL. 1: BOOK OF HEARTSLABYUL

YANA TOBOSO

VIZ MEDIA

Source: Circana

For charts of July 2023 graphic novel sales from Circana:
July 2023 Circana – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels
July 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:
July 2023 Circana – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
July 2023 Circana – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
July 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

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