Top 100 Graphic Novels: April 2010
Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr.'s collected edition of Kick-Ass was the best-selling graphic novel for the month of April as the Kick-Ass Premiere Hardcover topped the sales chart for the second month in a row, its sales fueled by the just-released film adaptation from X-Men: First Class director Matthew Vaughn.
Marvel Comics had, in total, three books in the top ten for the month. In addition to Kick-Ass, the Ultimate Comics Wolverine Vs. Hulk trade paperback, collecting the mini-series from Lost's Damon Lindelof and Secret Invasion's Leinil Francis Yu, ranked #5 and Marvel Zombies 4 ranked #10.
DC Comics had two books in the top ten graphic novels. Batman and Robin Deluxe Volume 1: Batman Reborn collects the first two story arcs of Grant Morrison's Batman and Robin and ranked #2. The Flash: Rebirth from Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver returns Barry Allen, the Silver Age Flash, to the DC Universe and placed #3 on the charts in April.
Dark Horse Comics had three graphic novels in the month's top ten. B.P.R.D. Volume 12: War on Frogs collects the latest story arc of Mike Mignola's series and ranked #4. Another Mignola creation, Witchfinder: In the Service of Angels, ranked #7. Finally, Star Wars: Invasion Volume 1: Refugees, a series set during the Yuuzhan Vong of the Star Wars galaxy, ranked #9.
Rounding out the top ten were Avatar Press with Crossed Volume 1 at #6 and Raw Junior with Benny & Penny in The Big No-No! at #8.
TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in April 2010
QTY RANK | $ RANK | INDEX | SKU | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
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1 | 1 | 16.77 | DEC090575 | KICK ASS PREM HC (MR) | $24.99 | MAR |
2 | 2 | 10.57 | DEC090201 | BATMAN AND ROBIN DELUXE HC VOL 01 BATMAN REBORN | $24.99 | DC |
3 | 6 | 7.23 | DEC090206 | FLASH REBIRTH HC | $19.99 | DC |
4 | 10 | 6.22 | JAN100191 | BPRD TP VOL 12 WAR ON FROGS | $17.99 | DAR |
5 | 12 | 5.36 | FEB100621 | ULTIMATE COMICS WOLVERINE VS HULK TP | $19.99 | MAR |
6 | 5 | 5.36 | FEB100697 | CROSSED TP VOL 01 (MR) | $24.99 | AVA |
7 | 13 | 5.26 | DEC090046 | WITCHFINDER IN THE SERVICE OF ANGELS TP VOL 01 | $17.99 | DAR |
8 | 29 | 4.88 | FEB094433 | BENNY AND PENNY BIG NO NO HC | $12.95 | RAW |
9 | 15 | 4.86 | JAN100192 | STAR WARS INVASION TP VOL 01 REFUGEES | $18.99 | DAR |
10 | 19 | 4.74 | FEB100619 | MARVEL ZOMBIES 04 TP | $16.99 | MAR |
11 | 17 | 4.56 | DEC090262 | AREA 10 HC (MR) | $19.99 | DC |
12 | 31 | 4.51 | FEB108442-M | SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 01 PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE | $11.99 | ONI |
13 | 8 | 4.28 | DEC090285 | Y THE LAST MAN DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 03 (MR) | $29.99 | DC |
14 | 9 | 4.19 | FEB100867 | WILSON HC (MR) | $21.95 | DRA |
15 | 38 | 4.17 | JAN098019 | JEFF SMITH LITTLE MOUSE GETS READY HC | $12.95 | RAW |
16 | 24 | 4.09 | JAN100299 | POWER GIRL A NEW BEGINNING TP | $17.99 | DC |
17 | 34 | 4.04 | FEB100185 | GREEN LANTERN REBIRTH TP NEW EDITION | $14.99 | DC |
18 | 26 | 4.01 | JAN100300 | RED ROBIN THE GRAIL TP | $17.99 | DC |
19 | 20 | 3.97 | JAN100301 | CRISIS ON MULTIPLE EARTHS TP VOL 05 | $19.99 | DC |
20 | 21 | 3.93 | JAN100298 | JSA TP VOL 04 THY KINGDOM COME PART 3 | $19.99 | DC |
21 | 109 | 3.92 | FEB100351 | RANDOM ACTS OF VIOLENCE GN (MR) | $6.99 | IMA |
22 | 23 | 3.87 | FEB100624 | WOLVERINE WEAPON X TP VOL 01 ADAMANTIUM MEN | $19.99 | MAR |
23 | 30 | 3.81 | FEB100787 | RASL TP VOL 02 FIRE OF ST GEORGE | $15.00 | CAR |
24 | 41 | 3.81 | JAN100302 | SECRET SIX DEPTHS TP | $14.99 | DC |
25 | 25 | 3.68 | DEC090207 | GOTHAM CITY SIRENS UNION HC | $19.99 | DC |
26 | 18 | 3.56 | DEC090263 | OTHER LIVES HC (MR) | $24.99 | DC |
27 | 83 | 3.48 | JAN100303 | SHOWCASE PRESENTS DIAL H FOR HERO TP | $9.99 | DC |
28 | 35 | 3.47 | FEB100646 | TERRY MOORES ECHO TP VOL 04 COLLIDER | $15.95 | ABS |
29 | 50 | 3.23 | JAN100306 | SUPERMAN CHRONICLES TP VOL 08 | $14.99 | DC |
30 | 52 | 3.16 | JAN100296 | JONAH HEX SIX GUN WAR TP | $14.99 | DC |
31 | 36 | 3.08 | FEB100635 | ESSENTIAL IRON MAN TP VOL 04 | $19.99 | MAR |
32 | 65 | 3.06 | FEB101154 | YOTSUBA & ! GN VOL 08 | $10.99 | HAC |
33 | 3 | 2.94 | SEP090163 | ABSOLUTE GREEN LANTERN REBIRTH HC | $75.00 | DC |
34 | 58 | 2.93 | JAN100305 | TEEN TITANS CHILDS PLAY TP | $14.99 | DC |
35 | 64 | 2.93 | FEB108443-M | SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 02 VS THE WORLD | $11.99 | ONI |
36 | 146 | 2.89 | FEB100656 | SHREK FOREVER AFTER THE PREQUEL | $6.95 | APE |
37 | 40 | 2.87 | FEB100614 | SPIDER-MAN DIED IN YOUR ARMS TONIGHT TP | $19.99 | MAR |
38 | 37 | 2.84 | DEC090029 | SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN TP VOL 07 | $19.99 | DAR |
39 | 14 | 2.81 | NOV090350 | INVINCIBLE HC VOL 05 ULTIMATE COLL | $34.99 | IMA |
40 | 63 | 2.78 | JAN100679 | NEW MUTANTS TP VOL 01 RETURN OF LEGION | $14.99 | MAR |
41 | 120 | 2.71 | FEB100611 | RUNAWAYS TP VOL 10 ROCK ZOMBIES DIGEST | $9.99 | MAR |
42 | 67 | 2.68 | JAN100308 | SUPERMAN THE COMING OF ATLAS TP | $14.99 | DC |
43 | 78 | 2.66 | OCT090109 | GUNSMITH CATS BURST TP VOL 05 (MR) | $12.99 | DAR |
44 | 22 | 2.63 | DEC090211 | JLA DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 03 | $29.99 | DC |
45 | 11 | 2.61 | FEB101005 | BLOOM COUNTY COMPLETE LIBRARY HC VOL 02 | $39.99 | IDW |
46 | 57 | 2.61 | FEB100620 | PUNISHER DEAD END TP | $16.99 | MAR |
47 | 126 | 2.55 | JUL068351 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE | $9.99 | IMA |
48 | 73 | 2.52 | FEB100616 | IRON MAN VS WHIPLASH TP | $14.99 | MAR |
49 | 33 | 2.51 | FEB100589-M | MMW SILVER SURFER TP VOL 01 | $24.99 | MAR |
50 | 121 | 2.51 | NOV090065 | NGE SHINJI IKARI RAISING PROJECT TP VOL 04 | $9.99 | DAR |
51 | 49 | 2.49 | FEB100618 | WHAT IF SECRET INVASION TP | $19.99 | MAR |
52 | 48 | 2.49 | JAN100362 | SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE TP VOL 08 | $19.99 | DC |
53 | 7 | 2.46 | NOV090529-M | MMW INHUMANS HC VOL 02 | $54.99 | MAR |
54 | 51 | 2.46 | FEB100597 | SPIDER-MAN GAUNTLET PREM HC VOL 02 RHINO & MYSTERIO | $19.99 | MAR |
55 | 66 | 2.43 | FEB100630 | DARK REIGN HAWKEYE TP | $16.99 | MAR |
56 | 80 | 2.42 | JAN100297 | BOOSTER GOLD DAY OF DEATH TP | $14.99 | DC |
57 | 53 | 2.38 | FEB100631 | X-FACTOR TP VOL 08 OVERTIME | $19.99 | MAR |
58 | 135 | 2.38 | FEB100608 | MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN TP PARKER VS X-MEN DIGEST | $9.99 | MAR |
59 | 124 | 2.38 | JAN101144 | ROSARIO VAMPIRE SEASON II TP VOL 01 | $9.99 | VIZ |
60 | 87 | 2.38 | DEC084184 | SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 05 SP VS THE UNIVERSE | $11.95 | ONI |
61 | 82 | 2.38 | FEB100622 | THUNDERBOLTS TP WIDOWMAKER | $14.99 | MAR |
62 | 39 | 2.37 | DEC098276 | TWILIGHT MANGA GN VOL 01 | $19.99 | HAC |
63 | 16 | 2.34 | DEC090205 | DC LIBRARY JLA BY GEORGE PEREZ HC VOL 02 | $39.99 | DC |
64 | 85 | 2.29 | FEB100625 | STRANGE TP DOCTOR IS OUT | $14.99 | MAR |
65 | 127 | 2.28 | JAN101143 | YU GI OH R GN VOL 04 | $9.99 | VIZ |
66 | 130 | 2.21 | JAN101142 | ONE PIECE TP VOL 43 | $9.99 | VIZ |
67 | 132 | 2.18 | JAN101139 | ONE PIECE TP VOL 40 | $9.99 | VIZ |
68 | 133 | 2.18 | JAN101138 | ONE PIECE TP VOL 39 | $9.99 | VIZ |
69 | 134 | 2.18 | JAN101140 | ONE PIECE TP VOL 41 | $9.99 | VIZ |
70 | 136 | 2.17 | JAN101141 | ONE PIECE TP VOL 42 | $9.99 | VIZ |
71 | 77 | 2.17 | JAN100132 | PREDATOR PREY TO HEAVENS TP | $15.99 | DAR |
72 | 60 | 2.13 | JAN100682 | DAREDEVIL GUARDIAN DEVIL TP | $19.99 | MAR |
73 | 90 | 2.12 | OCT090390 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 11 FEAR THE HUNTERS (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
74 | 137 | 2.10 | JAN101153 | INU YASHA TP VOL 47 | $9.99 | VIZ |
75 | 100 | 2.09 | JUN073779 | SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 04 SP GETS IT TOGETHER | $11.95 | ONI |
76 | 46 | 2.09 | JAN100664 | OFF HB MARVEL UNIV A TO Z PREM HC VOL 13 | $24.99 | MAR |
77 | 93 | 2.07 | OCT090388 | SPAWN ENDGAME TP VOL 02 | $14.99 | IMA |
78 | 28 | 2.02 | NOV090536 | NEW AVENGERS HC VOL 04 | $34.99 | MAR |
79 | 68 | 2.00 | JAN100304 | SOLOMON GRUNDY TP | $19.99 | DC |
80 | 70 | 1.94 | NOV090232 | LOSERS TP BOOK 01 (MR) | $19.99 | DC |
81 | 112 | 1.94 | FEB101085 | BATTLE VIXENS GN VOL 15 (MR) | $12.99 | TOK |
82 | 139 | 1.93 | DEC098085 | LUCKY STAR GN VOL 05 | $10.99 | BAN |
83 | 104 | 1.93 | FEB100610 | UNCANNY X-MEN FIRST CLASS TP KNIGHTS OF HYKON GN | $14.99 | MAR |
84 | 75 | 1.91 | FEB100633 | EXCALIBUR VISIONARIES WARREN ELLIS TP VOL 01 | $19.99 | MAR |
85 | 110 | 1.88 | FEB100623 | INCREDIBLE HERCULES TP MIGHTY THORCULES | $14.99 | MAR |
86 | 32 | 1.88 | OCT090710 | FATHOM TP VOL 03 WORLDS AT WAR | $29.99 | ASP |
87 | 107 | 1.88 | JAN100672 | DAREDEVIL NOIR GN TP | $14.99 | MAR |
88 | 108 | 1.87 | FEB100628 | RUNAWAYS TP TRUE BELIEVERS | $14.99 | MAR |
89 | 42 | 1.87 | JAN100348 | 100 PERCENT TP (MR) | $29.99 | DC |
90 | 43 | 1.85 | JAN100429 | VIKING HC VOL 01 LONG COLD FIRE | $29.99 | IMA |
91 | 79 | 1.85 | JAN100659 | WOLVERINE ORIGINS PREM HC SEVEN HARD WAY | $19.99 | MAR |
92 | 113 | 1.84 | FEB100629 | MS MARVEL TP VOL 08 WAR OF MARVELS | $14.99 | MAR |
93 | 101 | 1.80 | FEB101080 | FRUITS BASKET BANQUET GN | $14.99 | TOK |
94 | 81 | 1.78 | FEB100617 | MARVEL 1602 NEW WORLD FANTASTICK FOUR TP | $19.99 | MAR |
95 | 122 | 1.77 | FEB100612 | WOLVERINE NOIR GN TP | $14.99 | MAR |
96 | 44 | 1.77 | OCT098126 | LENORE WEDGIES PX HC COLOR ED | $24.95 | TIT |
97 | 59 | 1.75 | NOV090549-M | IRON MAN DEADLY SOLUTIONS PREM HC | $24.99 | MAR |
98 | 76 | 1.73 | DEC090034 | TALE OF ONE BAD RAT HC (MR) | $19.99 | DAR |
99 | 45 | 1.71 | JAN100831 | LIFE & TIMES OF SCROOGE MCDUCK HC VOL 02 | $24.99 | BOO |
100 | 86 | 1.71 | FEB100599 | NEW MUTANTS PREM HC NECROSHA | $19.99 | MAR |
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