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August 2024 Circana BookScan – Top 20 Author, Manga, Superhero Graphic Novels

Six of DC Comics’ Compact Comics titles and the hefty Scott Pilgrim box set were among the titles on the charts of the Top 20 best-selling Author, Manga, and Superhero graphic novels according to Circana (formerly NPD) BookScan data for August 2024 (8/4/24 – 8/31/24) provided to ICv2.

DC took nine slots on the Superhero chart, which is actually two fewer than in August 2023 (see “August 2023 Circana BookScan“).  Six of the nine are from its new Compact Comics line, priced at a wallet-friendly $9.99 per volume.  Watchmen, Batman: The Court of Owls Saga, and All-Star Superman appear on the chart for the third month in a row, and the other three, one July and two August releases, are debuting on the chart.  Only one title appears twice: The Compact Comics edition of Watchmen at number 2 and the standard trade paperback at number 10, so it appears that the Compact Comics are outselling their counterparts.

At the other end of the price scale, the Artist’s Edition of David Mazzucchelli’s Batman: Year One, at number 18, has a hefty $150 price tag.

Other than these, no August releases appear on the chart, and TMNT: The Last Ronin remains at number 1, with two other Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles titles, a spinoff and a crossover, below it.

Circana BookScan Top 20 “Superhero” Graphic Novels – August 2024 (8/4/24 – 8/31/24)

Rank

Title

Author

Publisher

1

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN HC

KEVIN EASTMAN

IDW PUBLISHING

2

WATCHMEN: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION

ALAN MOORE

DC COMICS

3

DEADPOOL VS. WOLVERINE

LARRY HAMA

MARVEL COMICS

4

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

DAN CONNER

TOKYOPOP

5

BATMAN: THE COURT OF OWLS SAGA: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION

SCOTT SNYDER

DC COMICS

6

DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE

CULLEN BUNN

MARVEL COMICS

7

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN–LOST YEARS HC

KEVIN EASTMAN

IDW PUBLISHING

8

ALL-STAR SUPERMAN: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION

GRANT MORRISON

DC COMICS

9

BATMAN: HUSH: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION

JEPH LOEB

DC COMICS

10

WATCHMEN (2019 EDITION)

ALAN MOORE

DC COMICS

11

BATMAN: YEAR ONE

FRANK MILLER

DC COMICS

12

JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. GODZILLA VS. KONG HC

BRIAN BUCCELLATO

DC COMICS

13

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES X STRANGER THINGS

CAMERON CHITTOCK

IDW PUBLISHING

14

WONDER WOMAN: EARTH ONE: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION

GRANT MORRISON

DC COMICS

15

WOLVERINE: OLD MAN LOGAN

MARK MILLAR

MARVEL COMICS

16

PREDATOR VS. WOLVERINE

BENJAMIN PERCY

MARVEL COMICS

17

SECRET WARS

JONATHAN HICKMAN

MARVEL COMICS

18

DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI’S BATMAN YEAR ONE ARTIST’S EDITION HC

FRANK MILLER

IDW PUBLISHING

19

WOLVERINE: WEAPON X DELUXE EDITION

BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH

MARVEL COMICS

20

FAR SECTOR: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION

N. K. JEMISIN

DC COMICS

Source: Circana

The Manga chart has been pretty consistent of late, mostly anime-driven shonen except for the Berserk hardcovers, but there are a few titles worth noting. Delicious in Dungeon continues to get a push from the anime; Vol. 14, the final volume, was on the July 2024 chart, the first time the series had appeared in the Top 20, and Vol. 1 is on this month’s chart.  The Summer Hikaru Died was one of Yen Press’s top new series of 2023 (see “Yen’s Best-Sellers of 2023”), and Vol. 3 made the April 2024 Manga chart (see “April 2024 Circana BookScan”), so the fact that Vol. 4 is back in August indicates that readers are sticking with it.  There is currently no anime adaptation, although one is in the works.

Circana BookScan Top 20 Manga Graphic Novels – August 2024 (8/4/24 – 8/31/24)

Rank

Title

Author

Publisher

1

JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 23

GEGE AKUTAMI

VIZ MEDIA

2

SPY X FAMILY VOL. 12

TATSUYA ENDO

VIZ MEDIA

3

BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 1 HC

KENTARO MIURA

DARK HORSE

4

JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 1

GEGE AKUTAMI

VIZ MEDIA

5

ONE PIECE VOL. 106

EIICHIRO ODA

VIZ MEDIA

6

JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 22

GEGE AKUTAMI

VIZ MEDIA

7

ONE PIECE OMNIBUS EDITION VOL. 1

EIICHIRO ODA

VIZ MEDIA

8

DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1

KOYOHARU GOTOUGE

VIZ MEDIA

9

DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU ACADEMY VOL. 3

NATSUKI HOKAMI

VIZ MEDIA

10

BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 2 HC

KENTARO MIURA

DARK HORSE

11

DELICIOUS IN DUNGEON VOL. 1

RYOKO KUI

YEN PRESS

12

CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 15

TATSUKI FUJIMOTO

VIZ MEDIA

13

ALLEY: JUNJI ITO STORY COLLECTION HC

JUNJI ITO

VIZ MEDIA

14

SPY X FAMILY VOL. 1

TATSUYA ENDO

VIZ MEDIA

15

KAIJU NO. 8 VOL. 1

NAOYA MATSUMOTO

VIZ MEDIA

16

JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 2

GEGE AKUTAMI

VIZ MEDIA

17

THE SUMMER HIKARU DIED VOL. 4

MOKUMOKUREN

YEN PRESS

18

MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 38

KOHEI HORIKOSHI

VIZ MEDIA

19

JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 19

GEGE AKUTAMI

VIZ MEDIA

20

BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 3 HC

KENTARO MIURA

DARK HORSE

Source: Circana

Vol. 9 of Solo Leveling, an August release, tops the Author chart, with the eight other volumes in the series all in the Top 20.  The trade paperback of The Adventure Zone: The Suffering Game drops from number 1 last month to number 3, and the hardcover slides off the chart altogether.

The Scott Pilgrim 20th Anniversary boxed set is at number 8, which is impressive both because it was released at the end of the month and it has an MSRP of $249.99.

Adam Ellis’s Bad Dreams in the Night, which topped the April 2024 Author chart, is back at number 16.  And there’s one brand-new title on the chart, Vol. 1 of No Love Zone, a boys-love manhwa.

Circana BookScan Top 20 Author Graphic Novels – August 2024 (8/4/24 – 8/31/24)

Rank

Title

Author

Publisher

1

SOLO LEVELING VOL. 9

CHUGONG

IZE PRESS

2

SOLO LEVELING VOL. 1

CHUGONG

IZE PRESS

3

THE ADVENTURE ZONE: THE SUFFERING GAME

GRIFFIN MCELROY

FIRST SECOND

4

THE HOBBIT: A GRAPHIC NOVEL

J. R. R. TOLKIEN

WILLIAM MORROW

5

THEY CALLED US ENEMY

GEORGE TAKEI

TOP SHELF PROD.

6

MARCH: BOOK ONE

JOHN LEWIS

TOP SHELF PROD.

7

SOLO LEVELING VOL. 6

CHUGONG

IZE PRESS

8

SCOTT PILGRIM 20TH ANNIVERSARY COLOR HC BOX SET

BRYAN LEE O’MALLEY

ONI PRESS

9

SOLO LEVELING VOL. 7

CHUGONG

IZE PRESS

10

SOLO LEVELING VOL. 8

CHUGONG

IZE PRESS

11

LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. ONE

RACHEL SMYTHE

INKLORE

12

SOLO LEVELING VOL. 4

CHUGONG

IZE PRESS

13

LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. SIX HC

RACHEL SMYTHE

INKLORE

14

SOLO LEVELING VOL. 2

CHUGONG

IZE PRESS

15

FUN HOME: A FAMILY TRAGICOMIC

ALISON BECHDEL

MARINER

16

BAD DREAMS IN THE NIGHT HC

ADAM ELLIS

ANDREWS MCMEEL

17

SOLO LEVELING, VOL. 5

CHUGONG

IZE PRESS

18

NO LOVE ZONE VOL. 1

DANBI

SEVEN SEAS ENT.

19

KILLING STALKING: DELUXE EDITION VOL. 7

KOOGI

SEVEN SEAS ENT.

20

SOLO LEVELING VOL. 3

CHUGONG

IZE PRESS

Source: Circana

For charts of August 2024 graphic novel sales from Circana:
August 2024 Circana – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels

For the charts with the actual sales numbers from Circana, see these articles on the ICv2 Pro site:
August 2024 Circana – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
August 2024 Circana – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero 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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