This chart of the Top 10 Author Graphic Novel Franchises reflects sales in both the comic store and book channels during Spring 2022, as measured in dollars, according to ICv2’s analysis of sales reported by NPD BookScan for the book channel, and of sales reported by ComicHub in the comic store channel. The “Author” category includes content owned by and associated with its creators.
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ICv2’s Top 10 Author Graphic Novel Franchises – Spring 2022 |
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Rank |
Franchise |
Publisher |
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1 |
Invincible |
Image Comics |
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2 |
Solo Leveling |
Yen Press |
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3 |
The Walking Dead |
Image Comics |
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4 |
Lore Olympus |
Del Rey |
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5 |
Saga |
Image Comics |
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6 |
Something Is Killing/House of Slaughter |
BOOM! Studios |
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7 |
Mignolaverse |
Dark Horse Comics |
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8 |
Critical Role |
Dark Horse Comics |
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9 |
March/Run |
IDW/Top Shelf Prod. |
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10 |
Ed Brubaker |
Image Comics |
These top franchise charts originally appeared in ICv2’s Internal Correspondence #102 (the “Superhero” category includes titles published by Marvel and DC, along with any other titles based on corporate-owned content, such as titles tied to movie, TV, and character licenses).
For our other Top Graphic Novel Franchise charts for Spring 2022, see:
Top 10 Manga Franchises – Spring 2022
Top 10 Kids Graphic Novel Franchises – Spring 2022
Top 10 Superhero Graphic Novel Franchises – Spring 2022
For more on comics and graphic novel sales in the Spring season, and info on how to get your copy of ICv2’s Internal Correspondence, with the full market reports, charts, Pick Hits, and reviews, see “Comics in 2022: Still Up (So Far).”
Source: ICv2
