Top 100 Graphic Novels and TPs: November 2009
Image Comics had a surprise hit this summer with Chew, the story of a man who can see the past of anything he eats, and their collection of the first story arc in Chew Volume 1 was the best-selling Graphic Novel in November.
Dynamite Entertainment had the #2 best-selling graphic novel in November with The Boys Volume 5: Herogasm, Garth Ennis' skewering of massive comic book crossover events.
DC Comics had two books in the top 10 graphic novels for the month. Green Lantern: Agent Orange, a precursor storyline to the current Blackest Night crossover event, ranked #3, and Batman: Battle For The Cowl, collecting the mini-series event that put Dick Grayson, the former Robin and Nightwing in the cowl, ranked #4.
Marvel Comics had five titles in the top 10 graphic novels, with the gritty crime graphic novel Incognito at #5, Dark Avengers Volume 1: Assemble at #6, Astonishing X-Men Volume 5: Ghost Box, collecting Warren Ellis' first story arc, at #8, Deadpool Classic Volume 3 at #9, and Marvel Zombies 3 at #10.
Dark Horse Comics rounded out the top 10 with Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo: Yokai at #7.
TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in November 2009
| QUANTITY RANK | DOLLAR RANK | INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 9.18 | SEP090288 | CHEW TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | IMA |
| 2 | 2 | 8.75 | SEP090750 | BOYS TP VOL 05 HEROGASM (MR) | $19.99 | DE |
| 3 | 5 | 7.46 | JUL090231 | GREEN LANTERN AGENT ORANGE HC | $19.99 | DC |
| 4 | 7 | 7.16 | JUL090230 | BATMAN BATTLE FOR THE COWL HC | $19.99 | DC |
| 5 | 11 | 6.63 | SEP090494 | INCOGNITO TP (MR) | $18.99 | MAR |
| 6 | 15 | 5.71 | SEP090526 | DARK AVENGERS TP VOL 01 ASSEMBLE | $19.99 | MAR |
| 7 | 23 | 5.01 | JUL090054 | USAGI YOJIMBO HC YOKAI | $14.95 | DAR |
| 8 | 12 | 4.97 | SEP090530 | ASTONISHING X-MEN TP VOL 05 GHOST BOX | $24.99 | MAR |
| 9 | 6 | 4.96 | SEP090535 | DEADPOOL CLASSIC TP VOL 03 | $29.99 | MAR |
| 10 | 25 | 4.77 | SEP090541 | MARVEL ZOMBIES 3 TP | $15.99 | MAR |
| 11 | 14 | 4.68 | SEP090507 | STAND AMERICAN NIGHTMARES PREM HC | $24.99 | MAR |
| 12 | 29 | 4.52 | JUL090120 | BERSERK TP VOL 32 (MR) | $14.99 | DAR |
| 13 | 31 | 4.41 | AUG090168 | BATMAN BATTLE FOR THE COWL COMPANION TP | $14.99 | DC |
| 14 | 16 | 4.28 | JUL090232 | GREEN LANTERN CORPS EMERALD ECLIPSE HC | $24.99 | DC |
| 15 | 32 | 4.26 | SEP090532 | NEW AVENGERS TP VOL 11 SEARCH FOR SORCERER SUPREME | $14.99 | MAR |
| 16 | 47 | 4.10 | AUG090181 | SUPERMAN BATMAN SEARCH FOR KRYPTONITE TP | $12.99 | DC |
| 17 | 34 | 4.07 | AUG090230 | HELLBLAZER SCAB TP (MR) | $14.99 | DC |
| 18 | 3 | 3.93 | SEP090508 | AVENGERS X-MEN UTOPIA HC | $39.99 | MAR |
| 19 | 17 | 3.85 | JUL090294 | SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING HC BOOK 02 (MR) | $24.99 | DC |
| 20 | 41 | 3.80 | AUG090169 | BATMAN PRIVATE CASEBOOK TP | $14.99 | DC |
| 21 | 19 | 3.70 | JUL090240 | SUPERMAN RED SON DELUXE EDITION HC | $24.99 | DC |
| 22 | 26 | 3.70 | AUG090175 | JSA TP VOL 03 THY KINGDOM COME PART 2 | $19.99 | DC |
| 23 | 20 | 3.66 | SEP090538 | X-MEN MANIFEST DESTINY TP | $24.99 | MAR |
| 24 | 28 | 3.62 | SEP090540 | X-MEN LEGACY TP SALVAGE | $19.99 | MAR |
| 25 | 9 | 3.57 | SEP090506 | WAR OF KINGS HC | $39.99 | MAR |
| 26 | 21 | 3.56 | JUL090278 | LUNA PARK HC (MR) | $24.99 | DC |
| 27 | 1 | 3.36 | APR090204 | ABSOLUTE JUSTICE HC | $99.99 | DC |
| 28 | 48 | 3.30 | SEP090536 | WOLVERINE ORIGINS TP DARK REIGN | $15.99 | MAR |
| 29 | 38 | 3.24 | AUG090178 | SHOWCASE PRESENTS DC COMICS PRESENTS TP VOL 01 | $17.99 | DC |
| 30 | 83 | 3.03 | AUG090031 | CASPER FRIENDLY GHOST 60TH ANNIV HC | $9.95 | DAR |
| 31 | 60 | 3.00 | SEP090531 | MIGHTY AVENGERS TP EARTHS MIGHTIEST | $14.99 | MAR |
| 32 | 61 | 2.92 | SEP090543 | IMMORTAL IRON FIST TP VOL 05 ESCAPE FROM EIGHTH CITY | $14.99 | MAR |
| 33 | 50 | 2.85 | AUG090180 | SUPERGIRL WHO IS SUPERWOMAN TP | $17.99 | DC |
| 34 | 45 | 2.78 | MAY090584-M | X-MEN WOLVERINE GAMBIT PREM HC | $19.99 | MAR |
| 35 | 53 | 2.78 | SEP090537 | PUNISHER DARK REIGN TP | $16.99 | MAR |
| 36 | 66 | 2.77 | JUL090245 | WONDER WOMAN RISE OF THE OLYMPIAN TP | $14.99 | DC |
| 37 | 89 | 2.74 | AUG091104 | VAMPIRE KNIGHT TP VOL 08 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 38 | 57 | 2.72 | SEP090534 | NOVA TP VOL 05 WAR OF KINGS | $16.99 | MAR |
| 39 | 40 | 2.68 | MAY090070 | PICTURES THAT TICK TP | $19.95 | DAR |
| 40 | 49 | 2.60 | SEP090874 | ANGEL AFTER THE FALL TP VOL 02 FIRST NIGHT | $17.99 | IDW |
| 41 | 76 | 2.60 | SEP090787 | TSUBASA GN VOL 24 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 42 | 62 | 2.55 | SEP090527 | DARK REIGN ELEKTRA TP | $16.99 | MAR |
| 43 | 13 | 2.51 | JUN090605 | CRIMINAL DELUXE ED | $49.99 | MAR |
| 44 | 90 | 2.49 | SEP090971 | WARCRAFT DEATH KNIGHT A WOW ADVENTURE GN | $10.99 | TOK |
| 45 | 37 | 2.43 | SEP090511 | WOLVERINE WEAPON X ADAMANTIUM MEN PREM HC VOL 01 | $24.99 | MAR |
| 46 | 4 | 2.40 | JUN090606 | CAPTAIN AMERICA DEATH OF OMNIBUS HC | $64.99 | MAR |
| 47 | 52 | 2.38 | SEP090539 | X-FACTOR TP VOL 07 TIME AND A HALF | $19.99 | MAR |
| 48 | 8 | 2.35 | MAR092419 | WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM TP VOL 01 (MR) | $59.99 | IMA |
| 49 | 56 | 2.30 | SEP090550 | ESSENTIAL MOON KNIGHT TP VOL 03 | $19.99 | MAR |
| 50 | 54 | 2.29 | AUG090240 | SHADE THE CHANGING MAN TP VOL 02 EDGE OF VISION TP (MR) | $19.99 | DC |
| 51 | 59 | 2.29 | SEP090533 | AVENGERS INITIATIVE TP VOL 04 DISASSEMBLED | $19.99 | MAR |
| 52 | 39 | 2.29 | JUL090238 | SGT ROCK THE LOST BATTALION HC | $24.99 | DC |
| 53 | 44 | 2.26 | SEP090513-M | SPIDER-MAN DIED IN YOUR ARMS TONIGHT PREM HC | $24.99 | MAR |
| 54 | 79 | 2.24 | AUG090173 | FLASH VS THE ROGUES TP | $14.99 | DC |
| 55 | 10 | 2.17 | JUN090607-M | MMW DEATHLOK HC VOL 01 | $64.99 | MAR |
| 56 | 22 | 2.17 | JUN090618 | HULK GREEN HULK RED HULK HC | $39.99 | MAR |
| 57 | 85 | 2.14 | AUG090176 | OUTSIDERS THE DEEP TP | $14.99 | DC |
| 58 | 65 | 2.10 | AUG090174 | JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL TP VOL 03 | $19.99 | DC |
| 59 | 84 | 2.09 | JUN090332 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 10 WHAT WE BECOME | $14.99 | IMA |
| 60 | 67 | 2.08 | SEP090529 | EXILES POINT OF NO RETURN TP | $19.99 | MAR |
| 61 | 106 | 2.08 | JUN090753 | LUCKY STAR GN VOL 02 | $10.99 | BAN |
| 62 | 80 | 2.06 | AUG090025 | ESCAPISTS TP | $14.95 | DAR |
| 63 | 36 | 2.04 | SEP090497 | POWERS HC VOL 03 DEFINITIVE COLLECTION (MR) | $29.99 | MAR |
| 64 | 68 | 1.99 | SEP090509 | WOLVERINE ORIGINS ROMULUS PREM HC | $19.99 | MAR |
| 65 | 30 | 1.97 | AUG090551 | WOLVERINE HC OLD MAN LOGAN | $34.99 | MAR |
| 66 | 70 | 1.91 | AUG090208 | WINTER MEN TP (MR) | $19.99 | DC |
| 67 | 124 | 1.90 | AUG091097 | D GRAY MAN GN VOL 15 (MR) | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 68 | 42 | 1.90 | SEP090545 | THE NAM TP VOL 01 | $29.99 | MAR |
| 69 | 93 | 1.89 | SEP090542 | X-MEN WORLDS APART TP | $15.99 | MAR |
| 70 | 126 | 1.89 | AUG091096 | CLAYMORE TP VOL 15 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 71 | 118 | 1.89 | SEP090979 | DNANGEL GN VOL 13 (OF 13) | $10.99 | TOK |
| 72 | 78 | 1.88 | AUG090239 | SHADE THE CHANGING MAN TP VOL 01 AMERICAN SCREAM NEW PTG (MR | $17.99 | DC |
| 73 | 33 | 1.87 | JUN090834 | BOYS HC VOL 01 LTD ED NAME OF THE GAME (MR) | $29.99 | DE |
| 74 | 72 | 1.81 | AUG090216 | X-FILES TP | $19.99 | DC |
| 75 | 132 | 1.78 | AUG091107 | OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB TP VOL 13 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 76 | 99 | 1.78 | SEP090524 | WOLVERINE TALES OF WEAPON X TP GN | $14.99 | MAR |
| 77 | 133 | 1.77 | AUG091089 | INU YASHA TP VOL 42 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 78 | 46 | 1.76 | AUG090720 | DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP HC VOL 01 (OF 6) | $24.99 | BOO |
| 79 | 105 | 1.75 | AUG091094 | PLUTO URASAWA X TEZUKA GN VOL 06 | $12.99 | VIZ |
| 80 | 35 | 1.75 | SEP090544 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BY JMS ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP BOOK 02 | $34.99 | MAR |
| 81 | 63 | 1.73 | SEP090502-M | MMW UNCANNY X-MEN TP VOL 01 | $24.99 | MAR |
| 82 | 64 | 1.72 | SEP090518 | OFF HB MARVEL UNIV A TO Z PREM HC VOL 11 | $24.99 | MAR |
| 83 | 114 | 1.72 | AUG090832 | NEGIMA GN VOL 24 (MR) | $10.99 | RAN |
| 84 | 51 | 1.70 | AUG090803 | SHERLOCK HOLMES HC VOL 01 TRIAL OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (MR) | $24.99 | DE |
| 85 | 136 | 1.63 | JUN090064 | OH MY GODDESS RTL TP VOL 13 | $10.95 | DAR |
| 86 | 27 | 1.63 | JUL090862 | STRANGE SUSPENSE STEVE DITKO ARCHIVES HC VOL 01 | $39.99 | FAN |
| 87 | 230 | 1.59 | SEP090570 | JESUS HATES ZOMBIES LINCOLN HATES WEREWOLVES GN VOL 03 (OF 4 | $6.99 | ALT |
| 88 | 88 | 1.56 | SEP090517 | RUNAWAYS HOMESCHOOLING PREM HC | $19.99 | MAR |
| 89 | 242 | 1.55 | FEB094465 | LOEG III CENTURY #1 1910 (MR) | $7.95 | TOP |
| 90 | 110 | 1.55 | SEP088204 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 02 MILES BEHIND US (NEW PTG) | $14.99 | IMA |
| 91 | 166 | 1.54 | JUL068351 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE | $9.99 | IMA |
| 92 | 94 | 1.53 | AUG090052 | STAR WARS LEGACY TP VOL 07 STORMS | $17.95 | DAR |
| 93 | 58 | 1.52 | SEP090546 | GHOST RIDER DANNY KETCH TP VOL 01 | $29.99 | MAR |
| 94 | 152 | 1.52 | AUG091103 | NANA TP VOL 19 (MR) | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 95 | 141 | 1.52 | JUN098429 | CODE GEASS LELOUCH OF THE REBELLION GN VOL 06 | $10.99 | BAN |
| 96 | 91 | 1.52 | SEP090549 | FANTASTIC FOUR VISIONARIES WALTER SIMONSON TP VOL 03 | $19.99 | MAR |
| 97 | 96 | 1.51 | SEP090908 | SHERLOCK HOLMES HC VOL 01 | $16.99 | IDW |
| 98 | 145 | 1.50 | SEP090968 | HACK ALCOR GN | $10.99 | TOK |
| 99 | 73 | 1.49 | SEP090512 | DESTROYER PREM HC | $24.99 | MAR |
| 100 | 69 | 1.47 | MAY090063 | ALIEN LEGION OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 | $24.95 | DAR |
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