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Top 100 Graphic Novels: July 2015

Article ImageBill Willingham's long-running fantasy Fables came to its conclusion in Fables Volume 22 from DC Entertainment's VERTIGO imprint, the best-selling graphic novel for July and one of the publisher's four volumes in the top ten. Also in the top ten for DC Entertainment were Batman: Harley Quinn, a collection of stories starring the fan-favorite character, at #5; Sean Ryan and Jeremy P. Roberts' New Suicide Squad Volume 1: Pure Insanity at #8; and Batman Eternal Volume 2, collecting the best-selling weekly series, at #10.

Image Comics had two books in the top ten — Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie's The Wicked + The Divine Volume 2: Fandemonium at #2 and Kurt Busiek and Ben Dewey's Autumnlands Volume 1: Tooth & Claw at #6.

Marvel Comics also had two books in the top ten — Matt Fraction and David Aja's Hawkeye Volume 4: Rio Bravo ranked #3 and Mark Millar and Steve McNiven's Civil War ranked #9.

Also in the top were Dynamite Entertainment with Red Sonja 1973 at #5 and Valiant Entertainment with Divinity at #7.

TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in July 2015

QTY
RANK
DOLLAR
RANK
INDEX ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 1 12.07 APR150316 FABLES TP VOL 22 (MR) $17.99 DC
2 4 7.42 APR150619 WICKED & DIVINE TP VOL 02 FANDEMONIUM (MR) $14.99 IMA
3 6 5.34 OCT140937 HAWKEYE TP VOL 04 RIO BRAVO $17.99 MAR
4 27 4.99 MAY151220 RED SONJA #1973 $7.99 DE
5 10 4.31 APR150289 BATMAN HARLEY QUINN TP $19.99 DC
6 32 4.08 APR150573 AUTUMNLANDS TP VOL 01 TOOTH & CLAW (MR) $9.99 IMA
7 58 3.98 MAY151625 DIVINITY TP $9.99 VAL
8 15 3.93 APR150302 NEW SUICIDE SQUAD TP VOL 01 PURE INSANITY $16.99 DC
9 9 3.60 JAN072436 CIVIL WAR TP $24.99 MAR
10 2 3.60 APR150286 BATMAN ETERNAL TP VOL 02 $39.99 DC
11 8 3.58 APR150926 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 03 SPIDER-VERSE $24.99 MAR
12 51 3.12 MAY150507 THEYRE NOT LIKE US TP VOL 01 BLACK HOLES FOR THE YOUNG (MR) $9.99 IMA
13 55 3.03 AUG120491 SAGA TP VOL 01 (MR) $9.99 IMA
14 21 2.86 APR150921 GUARDIANS OF GALAXY TP VOL 03 GUARDIANS DISASSEMBLED $19.99 MAR
15 18 2.48 MAR150273 JUSTICE LEAGUE HC VOL 06 INJUSTICE LEAGUE (N52) $24.99 DC
16 86 2.48 SEP140684 WICKED & DIVINE TP VOL 01 THE FAUST ACT (MR) $9.99 IMA
17 28 2.43 NOV070226 BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC $17.99 DC
18 56 2.32 APR150260 BATMAN THE JIRO KUWATA BATMANGA TP VOL 02 $12.99 DC
19 14 2.28 APR150296 NEW 52 FUTURES END TP VOL 02 $29.99 DC
20 40 2.24 OCT140644 SAGA TP VOL 04 (MR) $14.99 IMA
21 25 2.18 APR150903 THOR PREM HC VOL 02 WHO HOLDS HAMMER $24.99 MAR
22 29 2.14 FEB150258 BATMAN ARKHAM KNIGHT HC VOL 01 $19.99 DC
23 167 2.14 SEP141510-M LIFE AFTER TP VOL 01 (MR) $9.99 ONI
24 242 2.13 AUG100350 JAMES PATTERSONS WITCH & WIZARD HC VOL 01 BATTLE SHADOWLAND $17.99 IDW
25 43 2.11 APR150928 DAREDEVIL TP VOL 03 DAREDEVIL YOU KNOW $15.99 MAR
26 34 2.09 APR150907 SHIELD TP VOL 01 PERFECT BULLETS $17.99 MAR
27 13 2.04 APR150937 DEADPOOL CLASSIC TP VOL 12 DEADPOOL CORPS $34.99 MAR
28 5 2.03 APR150902 GUARDIANS OF GALAXY AND X-MEN HC BLACK VORTEX $49.99 MAR
29 33 1.98 APR150922 THOR GOD OF THUNDER TP VOL 04 LAST DAYS OF MIDGARD $19.99 MAR
30 60 1.97 MAY150478 SUPREME BLUE ROSE TP (MR) $14.99 IMA
31 44 1.96 DEC120323 BATMAN TP VOL 01 THE COURT OF OWLS (N52) $16.99 DC
32 104 1.95 JUN100656 SECRET INVASION HC $34.99 MAR
33 46 1.94 APR150283 AQUAMAN TP VOL 05 SEA OF STORMS $16.99 DC
34 65 1.94 APR150285 ARKHAM MANOR TP VOL 01 $14.99 DC
35 24 1.82 JUL100692 WOLVERINE OLD MAN LOGAN TP $29.99 MAR
36 291 1.79 AUG110725 VENOM TP LETHAL PROTECTOR $16.99 MAR
37 68 1.78 MAR150065 PREDATOR FIRE & STONE TP $14.99 DAR
38 39 1.78 APR150920 LEGENDARY STAR-LORD TP VOL 02 RISE OF BLACK VORTEX $19.99 MAR
39 134 1.78 MAR150524 WYTCHES TP VOL 01 (MR) $9.99 IMA
40 76 1.76 FEB150545 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 23 WHISPERS INTO SCREAMS $14.99 IMA
41 75 1.73 JUN140725 MS MARVEL TP VOL 01 NO NORMAL $15.99 MAR
42 82 1.72 APR150288 BATMAN ARKHAM ORIGINS TP $14.99 DC
43 66 1.71 MAY150499 RED ONE HC WELCOME TO AMERICA (MR) $16.99 IMA
44 84 1.70 SEP140647 RAT QUEENS TP VOL 02 FAR REACHING TENTACLES OF N'RYGOTH (MR) $14.99 IMA
45 45 1.67 APR150933 AVENGERS TP VOL 06 INFINITE AVENGERS $19.99 MAR
46 47 1.65 APR150935 SPIDER-MAN 2099 TP VOL 02 SPIDER-VERSE $19.99 MAR
47 88 1.62 APR130443 SAGA TP VOL 02 (MR) $14.99 IMA
48 11 1.61 MAY150491 EAST OF WEST THE APOCALYPSE YEAR ONE HC $49.99 IMA
49 74 1.60 JUL130235 BATMAN TP VOL 02 THE CITY OF OWLS (N52) $16.99 DC
50 22 1.60 MAY150837 MILES MORALES ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN ULTIMATE COLL TP BOOK 01 $34.99 MAR
50 148 1.60 MAY150607-M NOWHERE MEN TP VOL 01 FATES WORSE THAN DEATH $9.99 IMA
52 50 1.59 APR150290 BATMAN SECOND CHANCES TP $19.99 DC
53 53 1.58 APR150934 NEW AVENGERS TP VOL 04 PERFECT WORLD $19.99 MAR
54 23 1.57 APR150897 STAR WARS LEGENDS EPIC COLLECTION TP VOL 01 OLD REPUBLIC $34.99 MAR
55 78 1.56 APR150300 SINESTRO TP VOL 02 SACRIFICE $16.99 DC
56 83 1.53 APR150299 CATWOMAN TP VOL 06 KEEPER OF THE CASTLE $16.99 DC
57 96 1.53 NOV128157 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE $14.99 IMA
58 101 1.50 MAY150504 SHUTTER TP VOL 02 WAY OF THE WORLD (MR) $14.99 IMA
59 105 1.49 AUG120709 DEADPOOL KILLS MARVEL UNIVERSE TP $14.99 MAR
60 61 1.48 APR150325 SWAMP THING THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL TP (MR) $19.99 DC
61 63 1.48 NOV118095 BATMAN DARK KNIGHT RETURNS TP $19.99 DC
62 20 1.46 APR150942 IRON FIST EPIC COLLECTION TP FURY OF IRON FIST $39.99 MAR
63 126 1.46 MAY150823 INHUMAN TP VOL 03 LINEAGE $12.99 MAR
64 100 1.46 MAY150829 MAGNETO TP VOL 03 SHADOW GAMES $15.99 MAR
65 103 1.46 JAN140556 SAGA TP VOL 03 (MR) $14.99 IMA
66 89 1.45 APR150291 BATWOMAN TP VOL 06 THE UNKNOWNS $16.99 DC
67 164 1.45 APR150919 MARVEL UNIVERSE GUARDIANS OF GALAXY DIGEST TP $9.99 MAR
68 85 1.44 JAN150369 HARLEY QUINN TP VOL 01 HOT IN THE CITY (N52) $16.99 DC
69 38 1.44 MAR150801 ALL NEW X-MEN PREM HC VOL 07 UTOPIANS $24.99 MAR
70 37 1.43 APR150905 ROCKET RACCOON PREM HC VOL 02 STORYTAILER $24.99 MAR
71 92 1.43 APR150301 SUPERGIRL TP VOL 06 CRUCIBLE $16.99 DC
72 234 1.41 OCT110731 SPIDER-MAN BY MARK MILLAR ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP $34.99 MAR
73 108 1.41 APR150287 AMERICA VS THE JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA TP $14.99 DC
74 70 1.40 APR150925 SPIDER-MAN AND X-MEN TP $19.99 MAR
75 31 1.39 APR150322 GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS NEST HC (MR) $29.99 DC
75 132 1.39 APR150931 X-MEN TP VOL 05 BURNING WORLD $12.99 MAR
77 72 1.39 MAY150825 UNCANNY AVENGERS TP VOL 05 AXIS PRELUDE $19.99 MAR
78 110 1.39 APR150297 RED LANTERNS TP VOL 06 FORGED IN BLOOD $14.99 DC
79 97 1.38 FEB140248 BATMAN TP VOL 03 DEATH OF THE FAMILY (N52) $16.99 DC
80 42 1.38 JUL110745 INFINITY GAUNTLET TP $24.99 MAR
80 753 1.38 SEP110673 ULTIMATE COMICS CAPTAIN AMERICA TP $14.99 MAR
82 41 1.36 MAR150264 AQUAMAN HC VOL 06 MAELSTROM (N52) $24.99 DC
83 175 1.33 JAN140555 RAT QUEENS TP VOL 01 SASS & SORCERY (MR) $9.99 IMA
84 49 1.30 MAR150277 BATMAN GOTHIC DELUXE EDITION HC $24.99 DC
85 112 1.29 MAR150813 MS MARVEL TP VOL 03 CRUSHED $15.99 MAR
86 120 1.29 MAY150468 CRIMINAL TP VOL 06 LAST OF THE INNOCENT (MR) $14.99 IMA
87 117 1.27 DEC140970 MS MARVEL TP VOL 02 GENERATION WHY $15.99 MAR
88 116 1.26 APR150936 WOLVERINES TP VOL 03 LIVING AND THE DEAD $15.99 MAR
89 87 1.25 APR150927 HULK TP VOL 03 OMEGA HULK BOOK 02 $19.99 MAR
90 30 1.24 FEB150854 THOR GOD OF THUNDER HC VOL 02 $34.99 MAR
91 79 1.24 MAR150083 ABE SAPIEN TP VOL 06 DARKNESS SO GREAT $19.99 DAR
92 80 1.24 MAR150091 CREEPY PRESENTS ALEX TOTH HC $19.99 DAR
93 128 1.24 APR150295 GREEN LANTERN CORPS TP VOL 06 RECKONING $14.99 DC
94 57 1.22 MAY090178 BATMAN HUSH COMPLETE TP $24.99 DC
95 135 1.20 APR120250 SUICIDE SQUAD TP VOL 01 KICKED IN THE TEETH (N52) $14.99 DC
96 94 1.20 FEB140265 WATCHMEN TP NEW ED $19.99 DC
97 179 1.20 MAY151640 BLEACH GN VOL 64 $9.99 VIZ
98 427 1.19 JUN110756 THUNDERBOLTS BY ELLIS AND DEODATO ULT COLL TP $29.99 MAR
99 95 1.16 MAR150020 MIND MGMT HC VOL 05 THE ERASER $19.99 DAR
100 924 1.15 MAR100628 SPIDER-WOMAN HC AGENT OF SWORD GN W/ MOTION DVD $29.99 MAR

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