Manga, Superheroes, and Superhero Manga

NPD BookScan Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels – April 2018 (4/2/18 - 4/29/18) Rank Title Author Publisher 1 MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 12 KOHEI HORIKOSHI VIZ MEDIA 2 AM I THERE YET?: THE LOOP-DE-LOOP, ZIGZAGGING JOURNEY TO ADULTHOOD HC MARI ANDREW CLARKSON POTTER 3 ACTION COMICS: 80 YEARS OF SUPERMAN HC VARIOUS DC COMICS 4 TOKYO GHOUL: RE VOL. 4 SUI ISHIDA VIZ MEDIA 5 INFINITY GAUNTLET JIM STARLIN MARVEL COMICS 6 ATTACK ON TITAN VOL. 24 HAJIME ISAYAMA KODANSHA COMICS 7 THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 29 ROBERT KIRKMAN IMAGE COMICS 8 THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS VOL. 3 AKIRA HIMEKAWA VIZ MEDIA 9 PAPER GIRLS VOL. 4 BRIAN K. VAUGHAN IMAGE COMICS 10 BLACK PANTHER BOOK 1: A NATION UNDER OUR FEET TA-NEHISI COATES MARVEL COMICS 11 MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 1 KOHEI HORIKOSHI VIZ MEDIA 12 MARVEL'S AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR PRELUDE WILL CORONA PILGRIM MARVEL COMICS 13 MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 11 KOHEI HORIKOSHI VIZ MEDIA 14 SAGA VOL. 8 BRIAN K. VAUGHAN IMAGE COMICS 15 TOKYO GHOUL: RE VOL. 3 SUI ISHIDA VIZ MEDIA 16 CARDCAPTOR SAKURA: CLEAR CARD VOL. 3 CLAMP KODANSHA COMICS 17 HOMESTUCK: BOOK 1: ACT 1 & ACT 2 ANDREW HUSSIE VIZ MEDIA 18 ONE-PUNCH MAN VOL. 13 ONE VIZ MEDIA 19 TOKYO GHOUL: RE VOL. 1 SUI ISHIDA VIZ MEDIA 20 TOKYO GHOUL VOL. 1 SUI ISHIDA VIZ MEDIA Source: The NPD Group/BookScan

Manga dominates the graphic novel chart this month, as it did last month as well, comprising 11 of the top 20 Adult Graphic Novels chart based on NPD BookScan data for April (4/2/18 – 4/30/18) provided to ICv2. The most recent volume of My Hero Academia is the #1 title, as has been the case for the past four volumes: Since last August, every month that a new volume of this title comes out, it goes directly to #1. Two earlier volumes made this month’s chart as well.There’s another way to look at this chart, though: eight out of the top 20 are superhero properties of one sort or another, showing that the genre continues to be popular whether it’s coming from America or Japan.The superhero properties include the three volumes of My Hero Academia, a spoof set in a school for superheroes, as well as the most recent volume of One-Punch Man, another superhero satire. Both rely on over-the-top heroes and villains, but they also pack in plenty of the ingredients fans love in DC Comics and Marvel stories: lots of action, plenty of wisecracks, memorable characters with flaws as well as powers, and a bit of human drama.DC Comics' anthology of Superman comics, celebrating the 80th anniversary of Action Comics #1, takes the number 3 spot, and three Marvel titles, only one of which is new, make the chart as well.For the second month in a row, Instagram star Mari Andrew’s Am I There Yet? The Loop-de-Loop, Zigzagging Journey to Adulthood HC held the number two spot.Image Comics had three books on the top 20: Vol. 29 of The Walking Dead appears for the second month in a row, moving from # 1 in March to #6; vol. 8 of Saga, charting for its fourth month, is at #14; and vol. 4 of Paper Girls, a new release, is at #9.

For charts of April graphic novel sales from NPD BookScan:

April 2018 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels

April 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:

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

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

April 2018 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Superhero, Manga, Author Graphic Novels with Actual Numbers



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."