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

There are new properties 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 September (8/27/23 – 9/30/23) provided to ICv2.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin has been knocked out of first place for the first time since September 2022, and the number one title on the Superhero chart is Disney Manga: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, with another Tokyopop Nightmare Before Christmas title, Zero’s Journey, at number 9.  The first volume of the webtoon Batman: Wayne Family Adventures back on the chart for a second month, and the Power Rangers/TMNT crossover makes its debut.

Circana BookScan Top 20 “Superhero” Graphic Novels – September 2023 (8/27/23 – 9/30/23)

Rank

Title

Author

Publisher

1

DISNEY MANGA: TIM BURTON’S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS – THE BATTLE FOR PUMPKIN KING

DAN CONNER

TOKYOPOP

2

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN HC

KEVIN EASTMAN

IDW PUBLISHING

3

WATCHMEN (2019 EDITION)

ALAN MOORE

DC COMICS

4

BLUE BEETLE: GRADUATION DAY

JOSH TRUJILLO

DC COMICS

5

DCEASED: WAR OF THE UNDEAD GODS HC

TOM TAYLOR

DC COMICS

6

BATMAN: WAYNE FAMILY ADVENTURES VOL. ONE GN

CRC PAYNE

DC COMICS

7

MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II

RYAN PARROTT

BOOM! STUDIOS

8

BATMAN & THE JOKER: THE DEADLY DUO: THE DLX. ED. HC

MARC SILVESTRI

DC COMICS

9

DISNEY MANGA: TIM BURTON’S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS – ZERO’S JOURNEY (ULTIMATE MANGA EDITION)

D. J. MILKY

TOKYOPOP

10

BATMAN ’89 HC

SAM HAMM

DC COMICS

11

BATMAN: YEAR ONE

FRANK MILLER

DC COMICS

12

SPIDER-PUNK: BATTLE OF THE BANNED

CODY ZIGLAR

MARVEL

13

THE SANDMAN BOOK ONE

NEIL GAIMAN

DC COMICS

14

V FOR VENDETTA

ALAN MOORE

DC COMICS

15

THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS

SCOTT SNYDER

DC COMICS

16

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION VOL. 1

KEVIN EASTMAN

IDW PUBLISHING

17

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

ALAN MOORE

DC COMICS

18

SINS OF SINISTER

KIERON GILLEN

MARVEL

19

BATMAN: UNDER THE RED HOOD: THE DLX. ED. HC

JUDD WINICK

DC COMICS

20

STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC ADVENTURES–THE COMPLETE PHASE 1

DANIEL JOSÉ OLDER

DARK HORSE

Source: Circana

The newest volume of My Hero Academia tops the Manga chart, showing this series still has legs; Volume 1 is at number 17, so it’s still bringing in new readers.  As usual, it’s a good month for VIZ Media’s Shonen Jump titles, with not only the latest volume of One Piece but also two different volume 1s in the Top 20.  There’s an actual Disney manga, Stitch and the Samurai, at number 7, and at number 19, Volume 4 of the Square Enix title My Happy Marriage, a rare instance of a shojo romance on the Manga chart.  And the number 20 title is actually an 11-volume box set.

Circana BookScan Top 20 Manga Graphic Novels – September 2023 (8/27/23 – 9/30/23)

Rank

Title

Author

Publisher

1

MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 35

KOHEI HORIKOSHI

VIZ MEDIA

2

JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 20

GEGE AKUTAMI

VIZ MEDIA

3

DRAGON BALL SUPER VOL. 19

AKIRA TORIYAMA

VIZ MEDIA

4

JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 1

GEGE AKUTAMI

VIZ MEDIA

5

JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 0

GEGE AKUTAMI

VIZ MEDIA

6

BLUE LOCK VOL. 8

MUNEYUKI KANESHIRO

KODANSHA COMICS

7

DISNEY MANGA: STITCH AND THE SAMURAI: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION HC

HIROTO WADA

TOKYOPOP

8

SPY X FAMILY VOL. 1

TATSUYA ENDO

VIZ MEDIA

9

CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 1

TATSUKI FUJIMOTO

VIZ MEDIA

10

DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1

KOYOHARU GOTOUGE

VIZ MEDIA

11

BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 1

KENTARO MIURA

DARK HORSE

12

ONE-PUNCH MAN VOL. 26

ONE

VIZ MEDIA

13

ONE PIECE VOL. 103

EIICHIRO ODA

VIZ MEDIA

14

JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 2

GEGE AKUTAMI

VIZ MEDIA

15

ONE PIECE OMNIBUS EDITION VOL. 1

EIICHIRO ODA

VIZ MEDIA

16

SPY X FAMILY VOL. 2

TATSUYA ENDO

VIZ MEDIA

17

MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 1

KOHEI HORIKOSHI

VIZ MEDIA

18

ONE PIECE VOL. 1

EIICHIRO ODA

VIZ MEDIA

19

MY HAPPY MARRIAGE VOL. 4

AKUMI AGITOGI

SQUARE ENIX

20

CHAINSAW MAN BOX SET (INCLUDES VOLUMES 1-11)

TATSUKI FUJIMOTO

VIZ MEDIA

Source: Circana

The Author chart is even more diverse than usual, with action, humor, memoir, same-sex romance, and a classic newspaper comic just in the top five titles.  The latest volume of Solo Leveling tops the chart, with Oddballs, a comic spinoff from creator James Rallison’s animated cartoon, at number 2.  The third volume of Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi, is at number 4; the second volume charted in June (see “June 2023 Circana BookScan“).  And the first volume of the new Calvin and Hobbes Compendium is at number 5 (see “‘Calvin and Hobbes’ to Be Released in New Format“).

Circana BookScan Top 20 Author Graphic Novels – September 2023 (8/27/23 – 9/30/23)

Rank

Title

Author

Publisher

1

SOLO LEVELING VOL. 7

CHUGONG

YEN PRESS

2

ODDBALLS: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL

JAMES RALLISON

TARCHERPERIGEE

3

THEY CALLED US ENEMY

GEORGE TAKEI

TOP SHELF

4

GRANDMASTER OF DEMONIC CULTIVATION: MO DAO ZU SHI VOL. 3

MO XIANG TONG XIU

SEVEN SEAS ENT.

5

THE CALVIN AND HOBBES PORTABLE COMPENDIUM SET VOL. 1

BILL WATTERSON

ANDREWS & MCMEEL

6

LORE OLYMPUS VOL. FOUR HC

RACHEL SMYTHE

INKLORE

7

SOLO LEVELING VOL. 1

CHUGONG

YEN PRESS

8

VILLAINS ARE DESTINED TO DIE, VOL. 4

GWON GYEOEUL

IZE PRESS

9

GENDER QUEER: A MEMOIR

MAIA KOBABE

ONI PRESS

10

MARCH: BOOK ONE

JOHN LEWIS

TOP SHELF

11

LORE OLYMPUS VOL. ONE

RACHEL SMYTHE

INKLORE

12

WHO MADE ME A PRINCESS VOL. 2

PLUTUS

SEVEN SEAS ENT.

13

SOLO LEVELING VOL. 6

CHUGONG

YEN PRESS

14

DOOM BREAKER VOL. 1: A WEBTOON UNSCROLLED GRAPHIC NOVEL

BLUE-DEEP

WEBTOON UNSCROLLED

15

FUN HOME: A FAMILY TRAGICOMIC

ALISON BECHDEL

MARINER BOOKS

16

SOLO LEVELING VOL. 2

CHUGONG

YEN PRESS

17

KILLING STALKING: DELUXE EDITION VOL. 4

KOOGI

SEVEN SEAS ENT.

18

VILLAINS ARE DESTINED TO DIE VOL. 3

GWON GYEOEUL

YEN PRESS

19

ANNE FRANK’S DIARY: THE GRAPHIC ADAPTATION HC

ANNE FRANK

PANTHEON

20

ADVICE FROM A BLOB: HOW TO FIND PEACE IN THIS MESSY, BEAUTIFUL, CHAOTIC EXISTENCE

LENNNIE

HARPERCOLLINS PUB.

Source: Circana

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