For the first time in years, there’s a DC graphic novel on the chart of the Top 20 best-selling Adult graphic novels according to Circana (formerly NPD) BookScan data for June 2024 (6/2/24 – 7/6/24) provided to ICv2.
Watchmen: DC Compact Comics Edition, released on June 4, 2024, placed at number 18 on the chart. Superhero titles (with the exception of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin) don’t typically have high sales in the book channel, but DC’s Compact Comics line was designed specifically for new readers (see “DC Launches New Line of Compact Comics“), and it seems to be doing the job. Watchmen is typically one of the best-selling Superhero titles, so it makes sense that it would be the one to make the Top 20.
The top of the chart belongs to a different sort of superhero story: Vol. 38 of My Hero Academia, a manga set at a school for superheroes. With the exception of Watchmen, all the new releases on the chart are Shonen Jump manga, including Vol. 10 of Kaiju No. 8 in second place, and most of the rest of the chart is older Shonen Jump titles as well.
Although Vol. 6 of Lore Olympus was released in May 2024, only the hardcover edition makes the June chart; sales of this series have softened over the years.
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Circana BookScan Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels – June 2024 (6/2/24 – 7/6/24) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 38 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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2 |
KAIJU NO. 8 VOL. 10 |
NAOYA MATSUMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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3 |
BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 1 HC |
KENTARO MIURA |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
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4 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 22 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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5 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 15 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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6 |
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN HC |
KEVIN EASTMAN |
IDW PUBLISHING |
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7 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 1 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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8 |
ONE PIECE VOL. 106 |
EIICHIRO ODA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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9 |
KAIJU NO. 8 VOL. 1 |
NAOYA MATSUMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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10 |
ONE PIECE: ACE’S STORY–THE MANGA VOL. 2 |
SHO HINATA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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11 |
ONE PIECE OMNIBUS EDITION VOL. 1 |
EIICHIRO ODA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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12 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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13 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 0 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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14 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 2 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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15 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 1 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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16 |
LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. SIX HC |
RACHEL SMYTHE |
INKLORE |
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17 |
SPY X FAMILY VOL. 1 |
TATSUYA ENDO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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18 |
WATCHMEN: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION |
ALAN MOORE |
DC COMICS |
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19 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 3 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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20 |
BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 2 HC |
KENTARO MIURA |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
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Source: Circana |
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For charts of June 2024 graphic novel sales from Circana:
June 2024 Circana – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels
For the charts with the actual sales numbers from Circana, see these articles on the ICv2 Pro site:
June 2024 Circana – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
June 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
