In Comic Stores vs. Book Channel
These charts of the top Kids graphic novels for Spring 2024, as reported by ComicHub for the comic store channel and by Circana BookScan for the book channel, show the differences between the fans shopping in comic stores vs. the book channel.
ComicHub Top 10 Kids GNs – Spring (Jan-Apr) 2024 [via ICv2] |
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Rank |
Title |
Publisher |
Price |
1 |
Dog Man Vol. 12: Scarlet Shedder HC |
Graphix |
$14.99 |
2 |
Amulet Vol. 9: Waverider |
Graphix |
$14.99 |
3 |
Avatar: The Last Airbender Omnibus Vol. 1 – The Promise |
Dark Horse Comics |
$24.99 |
4 |
Cat Kid Comic Club Vol. 5: Influencers HC |
Graphix |
$12.99 |
5 |
Teen Titans Go To The Library |
DC Comics |
$12.99 |
6 |
Avatar: The Last Airbender Vol. 22 – Azula in the Spirit Temple |
Dark Horse Comics |
$12.99 |
7 |
Wings of Fire Vol. 7: Winter Turning |
Graphix |
$12.99 |
8 |
Avatar: The Last Airbender Omnibus Vol. 6 – Imbalance |
Dark Horse Comics |
$24.99 |
9 |
Amulet Vol. 1: Stonekeeper New Printing |
Graphix |
$23.35 |
10 |
Avatar: The Last Airbender Omnibus Vol. 2 – The Search |
Dark Horse Comics |
$24.99 |
Source: ComicHub |
These are unit and dollar sales rankings based on sales tracked at point-of-sale by the ComicHub system at stores selling American comics around the world. During the period for which these reports were generated, there were over 125 stores using the ComicHub system. As this is a small, non-random sample of over 3,000 stores selling American comics worldwide, these rankings may not be typical for all stores, but do represent a variety of locations and store emphases.
Circana BookScan Top 10 Kids GNs – Spring (Jan-Apr) 2024 [via ICv2] |
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Rank |
Title |
Publisher |
Price |
1 |
DOG MAN VOL. 12: THE SCARLET SHEDDER HC |
GRAPHIX |
$14.99 |
2 |
CAT KID COMIC CLUB VOL. 5: INFLUENCERS HC |
GRAPHIX |
$12.99 |
3 |
BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOL. 15: CLAUDIA AND THE BAD JOKE |
GRAPHIX |
$12.99 |
4 |
DOG MAN VOL. 11: TWENTY THOUSAND FLEAS UNDER THE SEA HC |
GRAPHIX |
$14.99 |
5 |
AMULET VOL. 9: WAVERIDER |
GRAPHIX |
$14.99 |
6 |
HEARTSTOPPER VOL. 5 |
GRAPHIX |
$15.99 |
7 |
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S VOL. 4: FAZBEAR FRIGHTS GRAPHIC NOVEL COLLECTION |
GRAPHIX |
$14.99 |
8 |
BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOL. 14: STACEY’S MISTAKE |
GRAPHIX |
$12.99 |
9 |
DOG MAN VOL. 9: GRIME AND PUNISHMENT HC |
GRAPHIX |
$12.99 |
10 |
DOG MAN VOL. 10: MOTHERING HEIGHTS HC |
GRAPHIX |
$12.99 |
Source: Circana |
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 the Spring 2024 top graphic novels in other categories, see:
Top Spring 2024 Superhero Graphic Novels
Top Spring 2024 Manga Graphic Novels
Top Spring 2024 Author Graphic Novels
For more on Spring 2024 comic and graphic novel sales, see “Direct Market Comics and Graphic Novel Sales Mixed.”
These charts originally appeared in Internal Correspondence #105. For the complete issue on our Pro site (click here).
Source: ICv2