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Top 100 Graphic Novels: March 2018

Image Comics' The Walking Dead Volume 29

Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead Volume 29: Lines We Cross from Image Comics was March's best-selling graphic novel, and one of Image Comics' six titles in the top ten.

Also charting for Image Comics: Realm Volume 1 ranked #5, Black Science Volume 7: Extinction is the Rule ranked #6, Kirkman's Invincible Volume 25: The End of All Things Part 2 ranked #7, Port of Earth Volume 1 ranked #9, and Saga Volume 8 ranked #10.

DC Entertainment had four titles in the top ten, led by Gabriel Hardman and Corinna Bechko's Green Lantern: Earth One Volume 1 at #2, followed by The Flash Volume 5: Negative at #3, Super Sons Volume 2: Planet of the Capes at #4, and Ty Templeton and Rick Burchett's Batman & Harley Quinn at #8.

TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in March 2018

QTY
RANK
DOLLAR
RANK
INDEX ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 1 16.25 JAN180844 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 29 LINES WE CROSS $16.99 IMAGE COMICS
2 3 9.86 DEC170239 GREEN LANTERN EARTH ONE HC VOL 01 $24.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
3 18 3.71 DEC170377 FLASH TP VOL 05 NEGATIVE REBIRTH $14.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
4 22 3.45 DEC170381 SUPER SONS TP VOL 02 PLANET OF THE CAPES REBIRTH $14.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
5 45 3.39 JAN180692-M REALM TP VOL 01 (MR) $9.99 IMAGE COMICS
6 16 3.28 DEC170675 BLACK SCIENCE TP VOL 07 EXTINCTION IS THE RULE (MR) $16.99 IMAGE COMICS
7 21 3.07 JAN180762 INVINCIBLE TP VOL 25 END OF ALL THINGS PART 2 (MR) $16.99 IMAGE COMICS
8 10 2.79 DEC170385 BATMAN & HARLEY QUINN HC $24.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
9 63 2.73 JAN180689 PORT OF EARTH TP VOL 01 $9.99 IMAGE COMICS
10 30 2.73 OCT170715 SAGA TP VOL 08 (MR) $14.99 IMAGE COMICS
11 23 2.69 JUL170125 ALIENS DEAD ORBIT TP $17.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
12 29 2.64 JAN181776 PUERTO RICO STRONG SC $12.99 LION FORGE
13 35 2.60 DEC170373 ALL STAR BATMAN TP VOL 02 ENDS OF THE EARTH REBIRTH $14.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
14 28 2.51 JUN160956 BLACK PANTHER TP BOOK 01 NATION UNDER OUR FEET $16.99 MARVEL COMICS
15 19 2.42 NOV171803 RICK & MORTY POCKET LIKE YOU STOLE IT TP $19.99 ONI PRESS INC.
16 31 2.29 DEC170948 SPIDER-MEN II TP $17.99 MARVEL COMICS
17 17 2.29 JUL110745 INFINITY GAUNTLET TP $24.99 MARVEL COMICS
18 12 2.25 NOV170353 SUPERMAN ACTION COMICS DLX ED MR OZ HC REBIRTH $29.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
19 36 2.21 DEC170378 GREEN LANTERNS TP VOL 05 OUT OF TIME REBIRTH $16.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
20 47 2.14 DEC170950 X-MEN BLUE TP VOL 03 CROSS TIME CAPERS $15.99 MARVEL COMICS
21 49 2.11 JAN181046 X-MEN GOLD TP VOL 04 NEGATIVE WAR ZONE $15.99 MARVEL COMICS
22 32 2.04 JAN181043 MIGHTY THOR TP VOL 03 ASGARD SHIAR WAR $19.99 MARVEL COMICS
23 43 2.04 DEC170375 BATGIRL TP VOL 03 SUMMER OF LIES REBIRTH $16.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
24 4 2.02 SEP170986-M AVENGERS OMNIBUS HC VOL 03 $100.00 MARVEL COMICS
25 52 1.96 DEC170939 MARVELS AVENGERS INFINITY WAR PRELUDE TP $15.99 MARVEL COMICS
26 91 1.95 OCT170655 MOONSTRUCK TP VOL 01 $9.99 IMAGE COMICS
27 50 1.95 DEC170380 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA TP VOL 03 PANIC MICROVERSE REBIRTH $16.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
28 93 1.95 AUG120491 SAGA TP VOL 01 (MR) $9.99 IMAGE COMICS
29 26 1.89 DEC170374 ALL STAR BATMAN HC VOL 03 FIRST ALLY REBIRTH $24.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
30 87 1.81 JAN182047 LEGEND OF ZELDA TWILIGHT PRINCESS GN VOL 03 $9.99 VIZ MEDIA LLC
31 90 1.78 JAN182044 ONE PUNCH MAN GN VOL 13 $9.99 VIZ MEDIA LLC
32 68 1.74 JAN180494 STAR WARS ADVENTURES FORCES OF DESTINY TP $12.99 IDW PUBLISHING
33 62 1.73 DEC170937 AVENGERS & THE INFINITY GAUNTLET TP $15.99 MARVEL COMICS
34 56 1.71 DEC170379 HELLBLAZER TP VOL 03 THE INSPIRATION GAME REBIRTH $16.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
35 108 1.67 JAN160645 PAPER GIRLS TP VOL 01 $9.99 IMAGE COMICS
36 15 1.65 JAN181076 ANNIHILATION TP VOL 01 COMPLETE COLLECTION $34.99 MARVEL COMICS
37 61 1.64 DEC170392 DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS TP VOL 06 WAR STORIES $16.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
38 310 1.64 APR141162 TWILIGHT ZONE TP VOL 01 WAY OUT $15.99 DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
38 310 1.64 SEP141350 TWILIGHT ZONE TP VOL 02 WAY IN $15.99 DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
40 64 1.57 DEC170384 BATMAN 66 MEETS WONDER WOMAN 77 TP $16.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
41 73 1.52 DEC170951 ALL NEW GUARDIANS OF GALAXY TP VOL 03 INFINITY QUEST $15.99 MARVEL COMICS
42 83 1.44 JAN181037 THOR VS HULK TP CHAMPIONS OF UNIVERSE $14.99 MARVEL COMICS
43 66 1.40 NOV170021 HARROW COUNTY TP VOL 07 DARK TIMES A COMING $17.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
44 44 1.38 DEC170387 BATMAN BY NEAL ADAMS TP BOOK 01 $24.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
45 81 1.35 NOV171352 LUMBERJANES BONUS TRACKS TP $14.99 BOOM! STUDIOS
46 20 1.35 DEC170411 SHERIFF OF BABYLON DELUXE ED HC (MR) $39.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
47 133 1.33 APR160803 MONSTRESS TP VOL 01 (MR) $9.99 IMAGE COMICS
48 65 1.28 NOV170020 LOBSTER JOHNSON TP VOL 06 CHAIN FORGED IN LIFE $19.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
49 82 1.27 JAN180716 COPPERHEAD TP VOL 04 $16.99 IMAGE COMICS
50 69 1.26 FEB140265-M WATCHMEN TP $19.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
50 70 1.26 JAN181063 NEW MUTANTS TP DEMON BEAR $19.99 MARVEL COMICS
52 38 1.24 DEC170393 DC COMICS THE ART OF DARWYN COOKE TP $29.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
53 54 1.24 DEC170383 BATGIRL STEPHANIE BROWN TP VOL 02 $24.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
54 25 1.23 DEC170954 STAR WARS LEGENDS EPIC COLLECTION CLONE WARS TP VOL 02 $39.99 MARVEL COMICS
55 84 1.20 JAN180678 GASOLINA TP VOL 01 (MR) $16.99 IMAGE COMICS
56 85 1.17 DEC170949 IRON FIST TP VOL 02 SABRETOOTH ROUND TWO $17.99 MARVEL COMICS
57 89 1.16 DEC170655 FIREBUG TP $16.99 IMAGE COMICS
58 116 1.15 JUN170777 PAPER GIRLS TP VOL 03 $12.99 IMAGE COMICS
59 27 1.15 DEC170956 MASTER OF KUNG FU EPIC COLLECTION TP WEAPON OF THE SOUL $39.99 MARVEL COMICS
60 58 1.14 DEC170398 PLANETARY TP BOOK 02 $24.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
61 97 1.13 NOV171356 GIANT DAYS TP VOL 07 $14.99 BOOM! STUDIOS
62 34 1.11 SEP170412 DC SUPER HERO GIRLS BOXED SET $34.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
63 142 1.10 JAN182033 BLOODSHOT SALVATION TP VOL 01 THE BOOK OF REVENGE $9.99 VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC
64 37 1.09 DEC170953 X-MEN BLUE TP VOL 00 REUNION $34.99 MARVEL COMICS
65 39 1.08 SEP170992 SPIDER-MAN DEADPOOL BY KELLY & MCGUINNESS HC $34.99 MARVEL COMICS
66 9 1.08 AUG171012-M MMW MARVEL TWO IN ONE HC VOL 03 $75.00 MARVEL COMICS
67 94 1.07 SEP171910 WAY OF TANK GIRL HC $14.99 TITAN COMICS
68 102 1.06 DEC170400 WONDER WOMAN FORGOTTEN LEGENDS TP $16.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
68 41 1.06 SEP170991 MOON KNIGHT BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & ALEX MALEEV HC $34.99 MARVEL COMICS
70 112 1.06 JAN170850 SAGA TP VOL 07 (MR) $14.99 IMAGE COMICS
70 110 1.06 OCT161008 BLACK PANTHER TP BOOK 02 NATION UNDER OUR FEET $15.99 MARVEL COMICS
72 105 1.05 NOV171371 STEVEN UNIVERSE ONGOING TP VOL 02 PUNCHING UP $14.99 BOOM! STUDIOS
73 92 1.04 JAN181310 BART SIMPSON BUST UP GN $16.99 BONGO COMICS
74 33 1.04 DEC170957 AVENGERS EPIC COLLECTION TP COLLECTION OBSESSION $39.99 MARVEL COMICS
75 163 1.04 DEC170938 COLOR YOUR OWN AVENGERS TP $9.99 MARVEL COMICS
76 5 1.03 SEP170419 KAMANDI BY JACK KIRBY OMNIBUS HC $125.00 DC ENTERTAINMENT
77 7 0.99 SEP170983 DAREDEVIL BY WAID & SAMNEE OMNIBUS HC VOL 02 $100.00 MARVEL COMICS
78 135 0.99 SEP160815 PAPER GIRLS TP VOL 02 $12.99 IMAGE COMICS
79 46 0.99 JAN181062 X-MEN GOLD TP VOL 00 HOMECOMING $34.99 MARVEL COMICS
80 119 0.98 APR130443 SAGA TP VOL 02 (MR) $14.99 IMAGE COMICS
81 72 0.98 DEC170390 BATMAN NEW GOTHAM TP VOL 02 $24.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
82 95 0.97 DEC170395 JUSTICE LEAGUE POWER & GLORY TP $19.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
83 6 0.97 SEP170417 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA BRONZE AGE OMNIBUS HC VOL 02 $125.00 DC ENTERTAINMENT
84 96 0.97 DEC170952 GENERATION X TP VOL 02 SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST $19.99 MARVEL COMICS
85 51 0.97 JAN180806-M NAILBITER HC VOL 02 THE MURDER ED (MR) $34.99 IMAGE COMICS
86 80 0.97 JUL151482 RICK & MORTY TP VOL 01 $19.99 ONI PRESS INC.
87 75 0.95 DEC170394 HAWK AND DOVE THE SILVER AGE TP $24.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
88 11 0.95 SEP170988-M MMW KA-ZAR HC VOL 02 $75.00 MARVEL COMICS
89 156 0.95 JAN182050 BORUTO GN VOL 03 NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS $9.99 VIZ MEDIA LLC
90 177 0.94 JAN180696 RETCON TP VOL 01 REVERSE ENGINEERED (MR) $9.99 IMAGE COMICS
91 79 0.93 DEC170386 BATMAN & SUPERMAN IN WORLDS FINEST THE SILVER AGE VOL 02 $24.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
91 167 0.93 DEC171929 WAR MOTHER TP VOL 01 $9.99 VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC
93 113 0.93 DEC170389 BATMAN GOTHIC TP $16.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
94 100 0.92 DEC170382 AQUAMAN THE LEGEND OF AQUAMAN TP $19.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
95 101 0.92 JAN181219 RIVERDALE TP VOL 02 $17.99 ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
96 40 0.92 OCT170381 TALES OF THE BATMAN GENE COLAN HC VOL 02 $39.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
97 109 0.91 JAN181151 UNHOLY GRAIL TP VOL 01 $14.99 AFTERSHOCK COMICS
98 42 0.90 JAN181073 WOLVERINE EPIC COLLECTION TP BLOOD DEBT $39.99 MARVEL COMICS
99 53 0.89 JAN181067 CAPTAIN MARVEL CAROL DANVERS TP VOL 01 MS MARVEL YEARS $34.99 MARVEL COMICS
100 194 0.88 DEC160774 SNOTGIRL TP VOL 01 GREEN HAIR DONT CARE $9.99 IMAGE COMICS

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