Top 100 Graphic Novels: October 2011
The Flash found himself in a dark and twisted reality in Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert's Flashpoint mini-series for DC Comics, and the collected hardcover edition of this event that led into the relaunch of the entire DC Universe was the best-selling graphic novel for the month of October.
In total, DC Comics had five of the month's top ten graphic novels. In addition to Flashpoint, Batman: Arkham City, the graphic novel by Paul Dini based on the best-selling Ubisoft video game, was the month's #3 graphic novel, and Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's complete All-Star Superman trade paperback ranked #8 for the month. DC also had two books from their Vertigo imprint in the top ten — The Unwritten Volume 4: Leviathan ranked #4 and American Vampire Volume 1 ranked #6.
Image Comics had two books in the top ten, both related to Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead, the best-selling zombie comic book that has spawned a television adaptation on AMC that has just begun its second season. The Walking Dead Volume 7 hardcover ranked #2 for the month, and The Walking Dead Survivor's Guide, a companion to the series, ranked #7.
Three other publishers each had one title in October's top ten.
Dark Horse Comics' Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Strange Allies placed at #5. Avatar Press' Alan Moore's Neonomicon ranked #9.
Finally, Marvel Comics rounded out the top ten with Ultimate Comics Spider-Man: The Death of Spider-Man, the collected edition of the storyline that saw Peter Parker sacrifice his life to save his friends and family, at #10.
Finishing the Premier publishers, IDW Publishing's top book in October at #61 was Bloom County: The Complete Library Volume 5, the fifth and final volume of their complete chronological reprinting of Berkeley Breathed's acclaimed comic strip of the 1980s.
TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in October 2011
QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
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1 | 3 | 3.27 | AUG110244 | FLASHPOINT HC | $22.99 | DC |
2 | 1 | 2.71 | AUG110454 | WALKING DEAD HC VOL 07 (MR) | $34.99 | IMA |
3 | 5 | 2.50 | JUN110266 | BATMAN ARKHAM CITY HC | $22.99 | DC |
4 | 14 | 2.40 | JUL110296 | UNWRITTEN TP VOL 04 LEVIATHAN (MR) | $14.99 | DC |
5 | 59 | 2.04 | JUN118158 | STAR WARS THE CLONE WARS STRANGE ALLIES TP | $7.99 | DAR |
6 | 12 | 1.94 | JUL110284 | AMERICAN VAMPIRE TP VOL 01 (MR) | $19.99 | DC |
7 | 30 | 1.93 | AUG110455 | WALKING DEAD SURVIVORS GUIDE TP | $12.99 | IMA |
8 | 6 | 1.81 | JUL110247 | ALL STAR SUPERMAN TP | $29.99 | DC |
9 | 13 | 1.72 | JUL110881 | ALAN MOORE NEONOMICON TP (MR) | $19.99 | AVA |
10 | 10 | 1.65 | AUG110700-M | ULT COMICS SPIDER-MAN DOSM PREM HC | $24.99 | MAR |
11 | 11 | 1.64 | JUL111057 | DANIEL CLOWES DEATH-RAY HC (MR) | $19.95 | DRA |
12 | 40 | 1.60 | JUN110034 | AXE COP TP VOL 02 BAD GUY EARTH | $12.99 | DAR |
13 | 31 | 1.50 | AUG110713 | CAPTAIN AMERICA TRIAL OF CAPTAIN AMERICA TP | $19.99 | MAR |
14 | 45 | 1.49 | AUG110723 | INVINCIBLE IRON MAN TP VOL 07 MY MONSTERS | $15.99 | MAR |
15 | 43 | 1.43 | AUG110734 | X-23 TP VOL 01 KILLING DREAM | $16.99 | MAR |
16 | 38 | 1.35 | AUG110732 | ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS BLADE VS AVENGERS TP | $19.99 | MAR |
17 | 20 | 1.31 | JUL111296 | TWILIGHT MANGA GN VOL 02 | $19.99 | HAC |
18 | 52 | 1.31 | AUG110725 | VENOM TP LETHAL PROTECTOR | $16.99 | MAR |
19 | 24 | 1.28 | JUL110887 | FREAKANGELS TP VOL 06 (MR) | $19.99 | AVA |
20 | 25 | 1.28 | JUN110040 | BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL TP VOL 24 MASSACRE | $19.99 | DAR |
21 | 32 | 1.28 | AUG110719 | FANTASTIC FOUR BY JONATHAN HICKMAN TP VOL 04 | $19.99 | MAR |
22 | 84 | 1.27 | JUL068351 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE | $9.99 | IMA |
23 | 21 | 1.27 | JUL110251-M | BATMAN THE LONG HALLOWEEN TP | $24.99 | DC |
24 | 44 | 1.26 | AUG110726 | RED HULK PLANET RED HULK TP | $19.99 | MAR |
25 | 53 | 1.23 | JUL110250 | BATMAN LIFE AFTER DEATH TP | $14.99 | DC |
26 | 105 | 1.17 | JUL110848 | SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ARCHIVES TP VOL 16 | $7.95 | ARC |
27 | 36 | 1.15 | AUG110727 | SHIELD TP ARCHITECTS OF FOREVER | $19.99 | MAR |
28 | 27 | 1.14 | JUN110269 | BATMAN EYE OF THE BEHOLDER HC | $22.99 | DC |
29 | 39 | 1.08 | AUG110906 | INCORRUPTIBLE TP VOL 05 | $16.99 | BOO |
30 | 42 | 1.06 | JUL110257 | GOTHAM CENTRAL TP BOOK 03 ON THE FREAK | $19.99 | DC |
31 | 90 | 1.05 | JUN110039 | GATE 7 TP VOL 01 | $10.99 | DAR |
32 | 68 | 1.04 | AUG111274 | YOTSUBA & ! GN VOL 10 | $11.99 | HAC |
33 | 7 | 1.03 | JUN110343 | 100 BULLETS HC BOOK 01 (MR) | $49.99 | DC |
34 | 33 | 1.01 | AUG110702-M | ULTIMATE COMICS X ORIGINS PREM HC | $24.99 | MAR |
35 | 64 | 0.97 | AUG110824 | SONIC THE HEDGEHOG LEGACY VOL 01 | $14.95 | ARC |
36 | 74 | 0.94 | AUG111264 | BLACK BUTLER TP VOL 07 | $11.99 | HAC |
37 | 54 | 0.92 | JUL110748 | DARK TOWER FALL OF GILEAD TP | $19.99 | MAR |
38 | 87 | 0.90 | JUN110041 | GANTZ TP VOL 19 | $12.99 | DAR |
39 | 51 | 0.89 | MAY110030 | SAVAGE SWORD OF KULL TP VOL 02 | $19.99 | DAR |
40 | 34 | 0.88 | JUL111007 | WARLORD OF MARS TP | $24.99 | DYN |
41 | 118 | 0.87 | JUL111277 | BATTLE ANGEL ALITA LAST ORDER TP VOL 15 | $9.99 | VIZ |
42 | 28 | 0.87 | AUG110721 | MARVEL FIRSTS 1960S TP | $29.99 | MAR |
43 | 17 | 0.86 | JUN110278 | JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST HC VOL 02 | $39.99 | DC |
44 | 97 | 0.86 | AUG110730 | THOR TRIALS OF LOKI TP | $16.99 | MAR |
45 | 119 | 0.86 | JUL111264 | VAMPIRE KNIGHT TP VOL 13 | $9.99 | VIZ |
46 | 60 | 0.83 | AUG110716 | DOCTOR STRANGE TP STRANGE TALES | $29.99 | MAR |
47 | 89 | 0.81 | APR110444 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 14 NO WAY OUT (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
48 | 66 | 0.80 | MAY110722-M | FANTASTIC FOUR 1234 PREM HC | $19.99 | MAR |
49 | 70 | 0.76 | JUL110727 | SPIDER-MAN RETURN OF ANTI-VENOM PREM HC | $19.99 | MAR |
50 | 49 | 0.76 | JUN110271 | BIRDS OF PREY HC VOL 02 DEATH OF ORACLE | $24.99 | DC |
51 | 50 | 0.75 | MAY110190 | NEW TEEN TITANS GAMES HC | $24.99 | DC |
52 | 9 | 0.75 | MAY110718-M | MMW INCREDIBLE HULK HC VOL 06 | $59.99 | MAR |
53 | 131 | 0.75 | JUL111278 | ROSARIO VAMPIRE SEASON II TP VOL 06 | $9.99 | VIZ |
54 | 55 | 0.74 | AUG110705 | PUNISHERMAX PREM HC FRANK | $24.99 | MAR |
55 | 78 | 0.73 | JUL110278 | MARZI TP | $17.99 | DC |
56 | 102 | 0.73 | AUG111271 | SOUL EATER TP VOL 07 | $11.99 | HAC |
57 | 98 | 0.72 | SEP088204 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 02 MILES BEHIND US (NEW PTG) | $14.99 | IMA |
58 | 63 | 0.71 | JUN110280 | SUPERMAN BATMAN SORCERER KINGS HC | $22.99 | DC |
59 | 8 | 0.71 | MAY110720-M | MMW ATLAS ERA STRANGE TALES HC VOL 05 | $64.99 | MAR |
60 | 57 | 0.71 | JUL110715-M | MMW AMAZING SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 06 | $24.99 | MAR |
61 | 22 | 0.70 | AUG110382 | BLOOM COUNTY COMPLETE LIBRARY HC VOL 05 | $39.99 | IDW |
62 | 142 | 0.69 | JUL111267 | BAKUMAN TP VOL 07 | $9.99 | VIZ |
63 | 61 | 0.68 | AUG111018 | HARK A VAGRANT HC (MR) | $19.95 | DRA |
64 | 85 | 0.68 | AUG110967 | WARLORD OF MARS DEJAH THORIS TP VOL 01 COLOSSUS OF MARS (MR) | $16.99 | DYN |
65 | 108 | 0.67 | DEC058055 | BATMAN DARK KNIGHT RETURNS TP | $14.99 | DC |
66 | 144 | 0.67 | AUG110731 | WARRIORS THREE TP DOG DAY AFTERNOON | $15.99 | MAR |
67 | 19 | 0.67 | APR110207 | LEGION OF SUPER HEROES THE CURSE DELUXE ED | $49.99 | DC |
68 | 37 | 0.67 | APR111034 | PRINCE VALIANT HC VOL 04 1943-1944 | $29.99 | FAN |
69 | 4 | 0.66 | MAR110352 | ABSOLUTE IDENTITY CRISIS HC | $99.99 | DC |
70 | 92 | 0.66 | JUL110260 | SUPERMAN MON EL TP VOL 02 MAN OF VALOR | $17.99 | DC |
71 | 220 | 0.65 | JUL111183 | SMURFS GN VOL 08 SMURF APPRENTICE | $5.99 | NBM |
72 | 69 | 0.65 | MAY110280 | WORLD OF WARCRAFT CURSE OF THE WORGEN HC | $22.99 | DC |
73 | 113 | 0.64 | JUL110263 | VICTORIAN UNDEAD II TP SHERLOCK HOLMES VS DRACULA | $14.99 | DC |
74 | 65 | 0.64 | AUG110709 | WOLVERINE WOLVERINES REVENGE PREM HC | $24.99 | MAR |
75 | 2 | 0.64 | MAY110714-M | X-MEN CLAREMONT AND LEE OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 | $125.00 | MAR |
76 | 35 | 0.61 | JUL111154 | HOLY TERROR HC (MR) | $29.99 | LEG |
77 | 126 | 0.61 | JUL111290 | NAOKI URASAWA 20TH CENTURY BOYS GN VOL 17 | $12.99 | VIZ |
78 | 88 | 0.61 | MAY110484 | WITCHBLADE REDEMPTION TP VOL 03 | $19.99 | IMA |
79 | 122 | 0.60 | JUL110253 | GREEN LANTERN THE MOVIE PREQUELS TP | $14.99 | DC |
80 | 46 | 0.60 | AUG110385 | DANGER GIRL DLX ED TP | $29.99 | IDW |
81 | 47 | 0.59 | JUL111081 | DISNEY MICKEY MOUSE HC VOL 02 TREASURE ISLAND | $29.99 | FAN |
82 | 71 | 0.59 | AUG110690-M | MMW FANTASTIC FOUR TP VOL 07 | $24.99 | MAR |
83 | 58 | 0.59 | MAY110724-M | CAPTAIN AMERICA RED GLARE PREM HC | $29.99 | MAR |
84 | 109 | 0.59 | AUG111268 | HIGH SCHOOL OF DEAD GN VOL 04 (MR) | $13.99 | HAC |
85 | 23 | 0.59 | MAY110730 | X-MEN X-CUTIONERS SONG HC | $49.99 | MAR |
86 | 94 | 0.58 | AUG110722 | INVADERS NOW TP | $19.99 | MAR |
87 | 205 | 0.57 | JUL111288 | POKEMON ADVENTURES PLATINUM GN VOL 03 | $7.99 | VIZ |
88 | 135 | 0.56 | OCT060163 | BATMAN YEAR ONE DELUXE SC | $14.99 | DC |
89 | 41 | 0.56 | AUG110729 | SPIDER-MAN COMPLETE BEN REILLY EPIC TP BOOK 02 | $39.99 | MAR |
90 | 15 | 0.55 | JUN118167 | MANARA LIBRARY HC VOL 01 | $59.99 | DAR |
91 | 101 | 0.54 | AUG110707 | X-MEN LEGACY LOST LEGIONS PREM HC | $19.99 | MAR |
92 | 99 | 0.54 | AUG110338 | GI JOE V2 ONGOING TP VOL 01 COBRA CIVIL WAR | $17.99 | IDW |
93 | 111 | 0.54 | JUL110291 | GREEN WOMAN TP (MR) | $17.99 | DC |
94 | 115 | 0.53 | JUN110965 | DARKWING DUCK TP VOL 03 FOWL DISPOSITION | $14.99 | BOO |
95 | 136 | 0.53 | AUG110711 | NEW X-MEN BY GRANT MORRISON GN TP BOOK 06 | $14.99 | MAR |
96 | 93 | 0.52 | AUG110374 | ANGEL AFTER THE FALL TP VOL 03 | $19.99 | IDW |
97 | 180 | 0.51 | JUL111281 | BLUE EXORCIST GN VOL 04 | $9.99 | VIZ |
98 | 134 | 0.51 | AUG111273 | SPICE AND WOLF GN VOL 05 (MR) | $12.99 | HAC |
99 | 121 | 0.51 | JUL110259 | SUPERMAN NIGHTWING AND FLAMEBIRD TP VOL 02 | $17.99 | DC |
100 | 156 | 0.50 | MAY110447 | CHEW TP VOL 04 FLAMBE (MR) | $12.99 | IMA |
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