Staying in 'The Adventure Zone'

NPD BookScan Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels – August 2018 (7/30/18 - 9/2/18) Rank Title Author Publisher 1 THE ADVENTURE ZONE: HERE THERE BE GERBLINS CLINT MCELROY FIRST SECOND 2 MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 14 KOHEI HORIKOSHI VIZ MEDIA 3 MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 1 KOHEI HORIKOSHI VIZ MEDIA 4 MARCH: BOOK ONE JOHN LEWIS TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS 5 MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 2 KOHEI HORIKOSHI VIZ MEDIA 6 MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 13 KOHEI HORIKOSHI VIZ MEDIA 7 INFINITY GAUNTLET JIM STARLIN MARVEL COMICS 8 MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 3 KOHEI HORIKOSHI VIZ MEDIA 9 MY HERO ACADEMIA: VIGILANTES VOL. 1 HIDEYUKI FURUHASHI VIZ MEDIA 10 DRAGON BALL SUPER VOL. 3 AKIRA TORIYAMA VIZ MEDIA 11 TOKYO GHOUL: RE VOL. 6 SUI ISHIDA VIZ MEDIA 12 RWBY: OFFICIAL MANGA ANTHOLOGY VOL. 2 VARIOUS VIZ MEDIA 13 ONE PIECE VOL. 87 EIICHIRO ODA VIZ MEDIA 14 WATCHMEN ALAN MOORE DC COMICS 15 ONE-PUNCH MAN VOL. 14 ONE VIZ MEDIA 16 MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 4 KOHEI HORIKOSHI VIZ MEDIA 17 MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 12 KOHEI HORIKOSHI VIZ MEDIA 18 MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 5 KOHEI HORIKOSHI VIZ MEDIA 19 FUN HOME: A FAMILY TRAGICOMIC ALISON BECHDEL MARINER BOOKS 20 BATMAN VOL. 6 (REBIRTH) TOM KING DC COMICS Source: The NPD Group/BookScan

For the second month in a row, The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins topped the chart of the top 20 bestselling graphic novels in the book channel, based on NPD BookScan data for August (7/30/18-9/2/18) provided to ICv2.This is despite the fact that August was an even-numbered month, which means the release of a new volume of My Hero Academia. That book, volume 14, took second place, and eight volumes of that series, plus the first volume of the spinoff My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, made the top 20.Altogether, 14 of the graphic novels in the top 20 were manga, all from VIZ Media. There were three superhero titles: Infinity Gauntlet from Marvel and Watchmen and Batman Vol. 6 (Rebirth) from DC Comics.In addition to The Adventure Zone, there were two Author graphic novels on the list, both of which have been around for a while: Book One of March and Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic.It’s interesting to look at what’s not there as well as what’s there: Instagram star Mari Andrews’ Are We There Yet? slipped off the chart last month, after four months in the top 20.Also missing is the Barnes and Noble exclusive edition of The Adventure Zone, which debuted in third place last month but has fallen off the top 20.

For charts of August graphic novel sales from NPD BookScan:

August 2018 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels

August 2018 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Superhero, Manga, Author Graphic Novels



For the charts with the actual sales numbers from NPD BookScan, see these articles on the ICv2 Pro site:

August 2018 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales

August 2018 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales

August 2018 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Superhero, Manga, Author Graphic Novels with Actual Sales





NPD BookScan collects weekly point-of-sale data on print books from over 16,000 locations including e-tailers, chains, mass merchandisers, independent bookstores, and more. NPD BookScan 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 BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the "BookScan Top 20 GN Index."