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.|
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Circana BookScan Top 20 “Superhero” Graphic Novels – July 2023 (7/2/23 – 7/29/23) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN HC |
KEVIN EASTMAN |
IDW PUBLISHING |
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2 |
SPIDER-PUNK: BATTLE OF THE BANNED |
CODY ZIGLAR |
MARVEL COMICS |
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3 |
BATMAN ’89 |
SAM HAMM |
DC COMICS |
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4 |
WATCHMEN (2019 EDITION) |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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5 |
BATMAN: YEAR ONE |
FRANK MILLER |
DC COMICS |
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6 |
THE SANDMAN BOOK ONE |
NEIL GAIMAN |
DC COMICS |
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7 |
BATMAN: BEYOND THE WHITE KNIGHT |
SEAN MURPHY |
DC COMICS |
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8 |
SPIDER-MAN VOL. 1: END OF THE SPIDER-VERSE |
DAN SLOTT |
MARVEL COMICS |
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9 |
THE HUMAN TARGET BOOK TWO |
TOM KING |
DC COMICS |
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10 |
STAR WARS: HIDDEN EMPIRE |
CHARLES SOULE |
MARVEL COMICS |
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11 |
THE FLASH: THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE |
KENNY PORTER |
DC COMICS |
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12 |
DC VS. VAMPIRES: ALL-OUT WAR PART 1 |
MATTHEW ROSENBERG |
DC COMICS |
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13 |
THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS |
SCOTT SNYDER |
DC COMICS |
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14 |
SPIDER-MAN: MILES MORALES VOL. 1 |
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS |
MARVEL COMICS |
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15 |
NIGHTWING VOL. 3: THE BATTLE FOR BLÜDHAVEN’S HEART |
TOM TAYLOR |
DC COMICS |
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16 |
V FOR VENDETTA |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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17 |
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE IDW COLLECTION VOL. 15 |
SOPHIE CAMPBELL |
IDW PUBLISHING |
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18 |
BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE DLX. ED. HC (NEW EDITION) |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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19 |
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN |
STAN LEE |
PENGUIN CLASSICS |
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20 |
STRANGER THINGS AND DUNGEONS & DRAGONS |
JODY HOUSER |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
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Source: Circana |
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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.
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Circana BookScan Top 20 Author Graphic Novels – July 2023 (7/2/23 – 7/29/23) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. FOUR HC |
RACHEL SMYTHE |
DEL REY |
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2 |
LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. FOUR |
RACHEL SMYTHE |
DEL REY |
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3 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 1 |
CHUGONG |
YEN PRESS |
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4 |
LOVE IS AN ILLUSION! VOL. 3 |
FARGO |
SEVEN SEAS ENT. |
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5 |
THEY CALLED US ENEMY |
GEORGE TAKEI |
TOP SHELF PROD. |
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6 |
LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. ONE |
RACHEL SMYTHE |
DEL REY |
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7 |
KILLING STALKING: DELUXE EDITION VOL. 3 |
KOOGI |
SEVEN SEAS ENT. |
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8 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 6 |
CHUGONG |
YEN PRESS |
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9 |
LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. THREE |
RACHEL SMYTHE |
DEL REY |
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10 |
INVINCIBLE COMPENDIUM VOL. 1 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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11 |
LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. TWO |
RACHEL SMYTHE |
DEL REY |
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12 |
GENDER QUEER: A MEMOIR |
MAIA KOBABE |
ONI PRESS |
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13 |
VILLAINS ARE DESTINED TO DIE VOL. 1 |
GWON GYEOEUL |
IZE PRESS |
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14 |
VILLAINS ARE DESTINED TO DIE VOL. 2 |
GWON GYEOEUL |
IZE PRESS |
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15 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 2 |
CHUGONG |
YEN PRESS |
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16 |
MY GENTLY RAISED BEAST VOL. 3 |
TEAVA |
IZE PRESS |
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17 |
LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. THREE HC |
RACHEL SMYTHE |
DEL REY |
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18 |
THE REMARRIED EMPRESS VOL. 3 |
ALPHATART |
IZE PRESS |
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19 |
THE HORIZON VOL. 1 |
JH |
IZE PRESS |
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20 |
LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. ONE |
RACHEL SMYTHE |
DEL REY |
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Source: Circana |
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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.
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Circana BookScan Top 20 Manga Graphic Novels – July 2023 (7/2/23 – 7/29/23) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
ONE PIECE VOL. 103 |
EIICHIRO ODA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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2 |
KAIJU NO. 8 VOL. 7 |
NAOYA MATSUMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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3 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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4 |
GOODBYE, ERI |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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5 |
SPIDER-MAN: FAKE RED |
YUSUKE OSAWA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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6 |
SPY X FAMILY VOL. 1 |
TATSUYA ENDO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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7 |
TOILET-BOUND HANAKO-KUN VOL. 18 |
AIDAIRO |
YEN PRESS |
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8 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 1 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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9 |
MY DRESS-UP DARLING VOL. 9 |
SHINICHI FUKUDA |
SQUARE ENIX |
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10 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 1 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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11 |
SOICHI: JUNJI ITO STORY COLLECTION HC |
JUNJI ITO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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12 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 0 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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13 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA–STORIES OF WATER AND FLAME |
RYOJI HIRANO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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14 |
[OSHI NO KO] VOL. 1 |
AKA AKASAKA |
YEN PRESS |
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15 |
BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 1 HC |
KENTARO MIURA |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
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16 |
SPY X FAMILY, VOL. 2 |
TATSUYA ENDO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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17 |
DANDADAN VOL. 4 |
YUKINOBU TATSU |
VIZ MEDIA |
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18 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 3 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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19 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 2 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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20 |
DISNEY TWISTED-WONDERLAND THE MANGA VOL. 1: BOOK OF HEARTSLABYUL |
YANA TOBOSO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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Source: Circana |
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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
