There are some interesting breaks with past patterns on the lists of the top 20 best-selling Author, Manga, and Superhero graphic novels according to Circana (formerly NPD) BookScan data for January 2026 (1/4/26 – 1/31/26) provided to ICv2.
The most remarkable thing about the Superhero chart is what is not there: Absolute Batman, which has been in the Top 20 for months and was the top selling graphic novel through ComicHub in 2025 (see “Top 20 Graphic Novels – Full Year 2025“), didn’t sell enough copies in January to make it into the Top 20. That may not have reflected demand, however, as retailers have indicated that there have been gaps in availability of the title. If true, do better, DC Comics.
Absolute Flash, a late December release, Absolute Superman, and Absolute Wonder Woman did make it onto the chart.
And DC hasn’t lost its mojo yet: 15 of the Top 20 titles were from DC, including eight Compact Comics.
| Circana BookScan Top 20 “Superhero” Graphic Novels – January 2026 (1/4/26 – 1/31/26) | |||
| Rank | Title | Author | Publisher |
| 1 | SUPERGIRL: WOMAN OF TOMORROW: DC COMPACT COMICS | TOM KING | DC COMICS |
| 2 | BATMAN: THE COURT OF OWLS SAGA: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION | SNYDER, SCOTT | DC COMICS |
| 3 | BATMAN: HUSH: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION | JEPH LOEB | DC COMICS |
| 4 | SUPERGIRL: WOMAN OF TOMORROW | TOM KING | DC COMICS |
| 5 | ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN VOL. 1: THE LAST AMAZON | KELLY THOMPSON | DC COMICS |
| 6 | BATMAN: YEAR ONE | FRANK MILLER | DC COMICS |
| 7 | ABSOLUTE FLASH VOL. 1: OF TWO WORLDS | JEFF LEMIRE | DC COMICS |
| 8 | BATMAN: GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION | BRIAN AUGUSTYN | DC COMICS |
| 9 | BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION | JEPH LOEB | DC COMICS |
| 10 | ALL-STAR SUPERMAN: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION | GRANT MORRISON | DC COMICS |
| 11 | TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN HC | KEVIN EASTMAN | IDW PUBLISHING |
| 12 | ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN VOL. 1: LAST DUST OF KRYPTON | JASON AARON | DC COMICS |
| 13 | DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN [MARVEL PREMIER COLLECTION] | FRANK MILLER | MARVEL COMICS |
| 14 | WATCHMEN: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION | ALAN MOORE | DC COMICS |
| 15 | WATCHMEN (2019 EDITION) | ALAN MOORE | DC COMICS |
| 16 | SUPERMAN/BATMAN: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION | JEPH LOEB | DC COMICS |
| 17 | ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOL. 1: MARRIED WITH CHILDREN | JONATHAN HICKMAN | MARVEL COMICS |
| 18 | SECRET WARS | JONATHAN HICKMAN | MARVEL COMICS |
| 19 | TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN II–RE-EVOLUTION HC | KEVIN EASTMAN | IDW PUBLISHING |
| 20 | BATMAN: A DEATH IN THE FAMILY | JIM STARLIN | DC COMICS |
| Source: Circana | |||
The Author chart is also different from what we’ve been seeing the past year. Okay, there are eight volumes of Solo Leveling and two of Invincible, along with a handful of older titles that frequently make the chart, but there are also three mature boys love manhwa: Vol. 1 of Low Tide in Twilight, which is definitely the first omegaverse title (see “New from Seven Seas and Yen Press“) to make the Top 20, Vol. 2 of Lost in the Cloud, and Vol. 2 of Dear. Door. All three are from Seven Seas Entertainment.
Also notable here is the manhua Heaven Official’s Blessing, which is on the chart for the second month in a row, and Vol. 9 of Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, which hasn’t been on the Author chart since March 2025 but may be getting a boost from the light novel, which is one of Yen Press’s top sellers (see “Yen Press Top Titles of 2025“).
| Circana BookScan Top 20 Author Graphic Novels – January 2026 (1/4/26 – 1/31/26) | |||
| Rank | Title | Author | Publisher |
| 1 | SOLO LEVELING VOL. 14: SIDE STORIES 1 | CHUGONG | IZE PRESS |
| 2 | SOLO LEVELING VOL. 1 | CHUGONG | IZE PRESS |
| 3 | HEAVEN OFFICIAL’S BLESSING VOL. 1: TIAN GUAN CI FU | MO XIANG TONG XIU | INKLORE |
| 4 | MONSTERS WE MAKE VOL. 1 | CORYXKENSHIN | IDW PUBLISHING |
| 5 | SOLO LEVELING VOL. 13 | CHUGONG | IZE PRESS |
| 6 | THEY CALLED US ENEMY | GEORGE TAKEI | TOP SHELF PROD. |
| 7 | LOW TIDE IN TWILIGHT VOL. 1 | EUJA | SEVEN SEAS ENT. |
| 8 | LOST IN THE CLOUD VOL. 2 | PASKIM | SEVEN SEAS ENT. |
| 9 | SOLO LEVELING VOL. 12 | CHUGONG | IZE PRESS |
| 10 | DEAR. DOOR VOL. 2 | PLUTO | SEVEN SEAS ENT. |
| 11 | INVINCIBLE COMPENDIUM VOL. 2 | ROBERT KIRKMAN | IMAGE COMICS |
| 12 | SOLO LEVELING VOL. 2 | CHUGONG | IZE PRESS |
| 13 | SOLO LEVELING VOL. 8 | CHUGONG | IZE PRESS |
| 14 | FUN HOME: A FAMILY TRAGICOMIC | ALISON BECHDEL | MARINER BOOKS |
| 15 | THE HOBBIT: A GRAPHIC NOVEL | J. R. R. TOLKIEN | WILLIAM MORROW |
| 16 | OMNISCIENT READER’S VIEWPOINT VOL. 9 | SINGNSONG | IZE PRESS |
| 17 | INVINCIBLE VOL. 1 (NEW EDITION) | ROBERT KIRKMAN | IMAGE COMICS |
| 18 | SOLO LEVELING VOL. 9 | CHUGONG | IZE PRESS |
| 19 | RAY BRADBURY’S FAHRENHEIT 451: THE AUTHORIZED ADAPTATION | RAY BRADBURY | HILL & WANG |
| 20 | SOLO LEVELING VOL. 10 | CHUGONG | IZE PRESS |
| Source: Circana | |||
The Manga chart is very close to the Adult Top 20 (see “January 2026 Circana BookScan“), as 18 of the Top 20 Adult titles were manga.
| Circana BookScan Top 20 Manga Graphic Novels – January 2026 (1/4/26 – 1/31/26) | |||
| Rank | Title | Author | Publisher |
| 1 | GACHIAKUTA VOL. 1 | KEI URANA | KODANSHA COMICS |
| 2 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 28 | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 3 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 1 | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 4 | JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: PART 7–STEEL BALL RUN VOL. 5 | HIROHIKO ARAKI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 5 | THE SUMMER HIKARU DIED VOL. 1 | MOKUMOKUREN | YEN PRESS |
| 6 | DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1 | KOYOHARU GOTOUGE | VIZ MEDIA |
| 7 | GACHIAKUTA VOL. 2 | KEI URANA | KODANSHA COMICS |
| 8 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 2 | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 9 | GACHIAKUTA VOL. 9 | KEI URANA | KODANSHA COMICS |
| 10 | ONE PIECE OMNIBUS EDITION VOL. 1 | EIICHIRO ODA | VIZ MEDIA |
| 11 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 26 | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 12 | PHANTOM BUSTERS, VOL. 2 | NEOSHOCO | VIZ MEDIA |
| 13 | JUJUTSU KAISEN 0: BLINDING DARKNESS | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 14 | THE GUY SHE WAS INTERESTED IN WASN’T A GUY AT ALL, VOL. 3 | SUMIKO ARAI | YEN PRESS |
| 15 | DESTROY ALL HUMANS. THEY CAN’T BE REGENERATED. A MAGIC: THE GATHERING MANGA VOL. 6 | KATSURA ISE | VIZ MEDIA |
| 16 | JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: PART 7–STEEL BALL RUN VOL. 1 | HIROHIKO ARAKI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 17 | MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 42 | KOHEI HORIKOSHI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 18 | BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 1 HC | KENTARO MIURA | DARK HORSE MANGA |
| 19 | CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 19 | TATSUKI FUJIMOTO | VIZ MEDIA |
| 20 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 27 | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| Source: Circana | |||
For charts of January 2025 graphic novel sales from Circana:
January 2025 Circana – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels
For the charts with the actual sales numbers from Circana, see these articles on the ICv2 Pro site:
January 2025 Circana – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
January 2025 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
