Top 100 Graphic Novels: May 2017
Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld teamed with writers Chris Sims and Chad Bower for Deadpool: Bad Blood, the first original graphic novel starring the Merc with a Mouth from Marvel Comics and the best-selling graphic novel in May.
In total, Marvel Comics had three titles in the top ten, including Mark Waid and Humberto Ramos' Champions Volume 1: Change the World at #7 and The Unworthy Thor at #9.
Image Comics had three titles in the top ten: Kelly Sue DeConnick, Valentine De Landro, and Taki Soma's Bitch Planet Volume 2: President Bitch at #2; Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples' Saga Volume 7 at #3; and Moonshine Volume 1 at #5.
DC Entertainment had four titles in the top ten: Greg Rucka and Nicola Scott's Wonder Woman Volume 2: Year One at #4; The Flash Volume 2: The Speed of Darkness at #6; Batman: Detective Comics Volume 2: The Victim Syndicate at #8; and Gerard Way, Nick Derington, and Tom Fowler's Doom Patrol Volume 1: Brick by Brick at #10.
TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in April 2017
QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
1 | 2 | 7.28 | DEC161086-M | DEADPOOL BAD BLOOD OGN HC | $24.99 | MAR |
2 | 6 | 5.56 | MAY160684-M | BITCH PLANET TP VOL 02 PRESIDENT BITCH (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
3 | 9 | 4.86 | JAN170850 | SAGA TP VOL 07 (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
4 | 7 | 4.78 | FEB170298 | WONDER WOMAN TP VOL 02 YEAR ONE (REBIRTH) | $16.99 | DC |
5 | 24 | 4.49 | FEB170696-M | MOONSHINE TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | IMA |
6 | 11 | 4.45 | FEB170294 | FLASH TP VOL 02 SPEED OF DARKNESS (REBIRTH) | $14.99 | DC |
7 | 17 | 4.41 | FEB170982 | CHAMPIONS TP VOL 01 CHANGE WORLD | $15.99 | MAR |
8 | 10 | 4.16 | FEB170293 | BATMAN DETECTIVE TP VOL 02 VICTIM SYNDICATE (REBIRTH) | $16.99 | DC |
9 | 15 | 3.59 | FEB170983 | UNWORTHY THOR TP | $15.99 | MAR |
10 | 14 | 3.41 | FEB170287 | DOOM PATROL TP VOL 01 BRICK BY BRICK (MR) | $16.99 | DC |
11 | 22 | 3.02 | MAR171158 | WOLVERINE OLD MAN LOGAN TP VOL 04 OLD MONSTERS | $15.99 | MAR |
12 | 20 | 2.94 | FEB170296 | SUPERGIRL TP VOL 01 REIGN OT CYBORG SUPERMEN (REBIRTH) | $16.99 | DC |
13 | 18 | 2.90 | FEB170985 | JESSICA JONES TP VOL 01 UNCAGED | $17.99 | MAR |
14 | 27 | 2.86 | DEC160811 | LAZARUS TP VOL 05 (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
15 | 66 | 2.71 | MAR171149 | AVENGERS FOUR TP | $15.99 | MAR |
16 | 25 | 2.58 | FEB170295 | HAL JORDAN & THE GLC TP VOL 02 BOTTLED LIGHT (REBIRTH) | $16.99 | DC |
17 | 72 | 2.44 | AUG120491 | SAGA TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | IMA |
18 | 33 | 2.38 | FEB170297 | SUPERWOMAN TP VOL 01 WHO KILLED SUPERWOMAN (REBIRTH) | $16.99 | DC |
19 | 67 | 2.37 | MAR172201 | DRAGON BALL SUPER GN VOL 01 | $9.99 | VIZ |
20 | 1 | 2.36 | NOV160951-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN OMNIBUS HC VOL 03 | $100.00 | MAR |
21 | 31 | 2.35 | FEB170313 | HARLEY QUINN TP VOL 06 BLACK WHITE & RED ALL OVER | $16.99 | DC |
22 | 78 | 2.32 | MAR171383 | LADY MECHANIKA TP VOL 03 LOST BOYS OF WEST ABBEY | $7.99 | BEN |
23 | 30 | 2.30 | FEB170988 | SPIDER-MAN SPIDER-GWEN SITTING IN TREE TP | $17.99 | MAR |
24 | 137 | 2.23 | JAN140800 | GUARDIANS OF GALAXY TP VOL 01 COSMIC AVENGERS | $19.99 | MAR |
25 | 41 | 2.19 | FEB170984 | MOON KNIGHT TP VOL 02 REINCARNATIONS | $15.99 | MAR |
26 | 37 | 2.19 | FEB170314 | RAVEN TP | $16.99 | DC |
27 | 81 | 2.18 | APR160803 | MONSTRESS TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | IMA |
28 | 35 | 2.14 | MAR171147 | INFAMOUS IRON MAN TP VOL 01 INFAMOUS | $17.99 | MAR |
29 | 50 | 2.11 | MAR170873 | NAILBITER TP VOL 06 BLOODY TRUTH (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
30 | 48 | 2.07 | FEB170989 | DEADPOOL WORLDS GREATEST TP VOL 07 DEADPOOL DOES SHAKESPEARE | $15.99 | MAR |
31 | 40 | 2.03 | FEB170977 | ALL NEW WOLVERINE TP VOL 03 ENEMY OF STATE II | $17.99 | MAR |
32 | 43 | 1.94 | FEB170990 | HAWKEYE TP VOL 01 KATE BISHOP | $17.99 | MAR |
33 | 145 | 1.88 | JAN160939 | DEADPOOL WORLDS GREATEST TP VOL 01 MILLIONAIRE WITH MOUTH | $15.99 | MAR |
34 | 47 | 1.85 | OCT160292 | FLASH TP VOL 01 LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE (REBIRTH) | $17.99 | DC |
35 | 52 | 1.85 | OCT160291 | BATMAN TP VOL 01 I AM GOTHAM (REBIRTH) | $16.99 | DC |
36 | 106 | 1.81 | MAR170702 | DYING AND THE DEAD SPEC ED TP | $9.99 | IMA |
37 | 58 | 1.81 | FEB170292 | BLUE BEETLE TP VOL 01 THE MORE THINGS CHANGE (REBIRTH) | $16.99 | DC |
38 | 51 | 1.79 | FEB170991 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 05 WORLDWIDE | $17.99 | MAR |
39 | 112 | 1.74 | JAN160645 | PAPER GIRLS TP VOL 01 | $9.99 | IMA |
40 | 63 | 1.72 | MAR171156 | DEADPOOL THE DUCK TP | $15.99 | MAR |
41 | 28 | 1.71 | MAR171366 | PROVIDENCE LTD HC ACT 02 (MR) | $21.99 | AVA |
42 | 69 | 1.69 | MAR160684 | SAGA TP VOL 06 (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
43 | 21 | 1.65 | JUL100692 | WOLVERINE OLD MAN LOGAN TP | $29.99 | MAR |
44 | 62 | 1.64 | FEB170333 | EVERAFTER FROM THE PAGES OF FABLES TP VOL 01 PANDORA (MR) | $16.99 | DC |
45 | 90 | 1.57 | SEP160815 | PAPER GIRLS TP VOL 02 | $12.99 | IMA |
46 | 130 | 1.56 | DEC160767 | SEVEN TO ETERNITY TP VOL 01 | $9.99 | IMA |
47 | 71 | 1.56 | FEB170987 | DOCTOR STRANGE AND SORCERERS SUPREME TP VOL 01 OUT OF TIME | $15.99 | MAR |
48 | 44 | 1.55 | MAR171842 | CREEPSHOW GN | $18.00 | POC |
49 | 92 | 1.53 | FEB170320 | TEEN TITANS GO READY FOR ACTION TP | $12.99 | DC |
50 | 57 | 1.50 | FEB170317 | SUPERMAN THE FINAL DAYS OF SUPERMAN TP | $19.99 | DC |
51 | 19 | 1.49 | FEB170996 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN EPIC COLLECTION TP GOBLINS LAST STAND | $34.99 | MAR |
52 | 59 | 1.48 | FEB140265-M | WATCHMEN TP | $19.99 | DC |
53 | 75 | 1.46 | NOV160320 | WONDER WOMAN TP VOL 01 THE LIES (REBIRTH) | $16.99 | DC |
54 | 139 | 1.46 | DEC160774 | SNOTGIRL TP VOL 01 GREEN HAIR DONT CARE | $9.99 | IMA |
55 | 82 | 1.45 | APR130443 | SAGA TP VOL 02 (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
56 | 80 | 1.44 | JUL150565 | SAGA TP VOL 05 (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
57 | 143 | 1.40 | MAR170849 | VIOLENT LOVE TP VOL 01 STAY DANGEROUS (MR) | $9.99 | IMA |
58 | 49 | 1.38 | JUL151482 | RICK & MORTY TP VOL 01 | $19.99 | ONI |
59 | 85 | 1.38 | AUG168569 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 27 WHISPERER WAR | $14.99 | IMA |
60 | 60 | 1.37 | JAN170107 | RISE OF BLACK FLAME TP | $19.99 | DAR |
61 | 45 | 1.35 | FEB170336 | HELLBLAZER TP VOL 16 THE WILD CARD (MR) | $24.99 | DC |
62 | 4 | 1.33 | NOV160950 | MONSTERS HC VOL 01 MARVEL MONSTERBUS BY LEE LIEBER KIRBY | $100.00 | MAR |
63 | 91 | 1.26 | JAN170115 | HARROW COUNTY TP VOL 05 ABANDONED | $14.99 | DAR |
64 | 26 | 1.26 | FEB171000 | SILVER SURFER EPIC COLLECTION INFINITY GAUNTLET TP | $34.99 | MAR |
65 | 73 | 1.24 | FEB170315 | SUICIDE SQUAD TP VOL 06 THE PHOENIX GAMBIT | $19.99 | DC |
66 | 65 | 1.23 | JAN170546 | LENNON THE NEW YORK YEARS HC | $19.99 | IDW |
67 | 89 | 1.22 | JAN170376 | BATMAN TP VOL 02 I AM SUICIDE (REBIRTH) | $16.99 | DC |
68 | 39 | 1.22 | FEB170301 | BATMAN NEW GOTHAM TP | $29.99 | DC |
69 | 12 | 1.19 | DEC160604 | STAR WARS CLASSIC NEWSPAPER COMICS HC VOL 01 | $49.99 | IDW |
70 | 23 | 1.18 | FEB170306 | DC UNIVERSE BY MIKE MIGNOLA HC | $39.99 | DC |
71 | 110 | 1.18 | JAN140556 | SAGA TP VOL 03 (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
71 | 192 | 1.18 | APR150918 | HOWARD THE DUCK TP VOL 01 COMPLETE COLLECTION | $34.99 | MAR |
73 | 61 | 1.17 | JUL110745 | INFINITY GAUNTLET TP | $24.99 | MAR |
74 | 68 | 1.16 | JAN170477 | TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES UNIVERSE TP VOL 01 | $19.99 | IDW |
75 | 79 | 1.12 | FEB170300 | BATMAN ARKHAM MISTER FREEZE TP | $19.99 | DC |
76 | 94 | 1.10 | MAY160926 | SPIDER-MAN DEADPOOL TP VOL 01 ISNT IT BROMANTIC | $17.99 | MAR |
77 | 122 | 1.10 | OCT140644 | SAGA TP VOL 04 (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
78 | 8 | 1.08 | NOV160953-M | MMW DOCTOR STRANGE HC VOL 08 | $75.00 | MAR |
79 | 107 | 1.08 | OCT138324 | FLASHPOINT TP | $16.99 | DC |
80 | 86 | 1.06 | JUL150827 | STAR WARS DARTH VADER TP VOL 01 VADER | $19.99 | MAR |
81 | 292 | 1.06 | JAN130766 | WOLVERINE BY CLAREMONT AND MILLER HC | $24.99 | MAR |
82 | 83 | 1.05 | NOV161867 | TANK GIRL GOLD TP (MR) | $16.99 | TTN |
83 | 29 | 1.04 | FEB170997 | STAR WARS LEGENDS EPIC COLLECTION TP VOL 02 REBELLION | $39.99 | MAR |
84 | 54 | 1.03 | FEB170309 | LAST DAYS OF THE JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA TP | $29.99 | DC |
85 | 117 | 1.03 | OCT160297 | SUPERMAN TP VOL 01 SON OF SUPERMAN (REBIRTH) | $16.99 | DC |
86 | 64 | 1.03 | JAN171418 | STRANGE FRUIT HC (MR) | $24.99 | BOO |
87 | 115 | 1.02 | FEB170307 | DEADMAN DARK MANSION OF FORBIDDEN LOVE TP | $16.99 | DC |
88 | 36 | 1.02 | FEB171675 | ROUGHNECK GN | $29.99 | POC |
89 | 204 | 1.01 | SEP140684 | WICKED & DIVINE TP VOL 01 THE FAUST ACT (MR) | $9.99 | IMA |
90 | 120 | 1.01 | MAR172186 | DIVINITY III STALINVERSE TP | $14.99 | VAL |
91 | 111 | 0.99 | NOV070226 | BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC | $17.99 | DC |
92 | 93 | 0.99 | MAR171335 | JOSIE & THE PUSSYCATS TP VOL 01 | $17.99 | ARC |
93 | 136 | 0.98 | NOV128157 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE | $14.99 | IMA |
94 | 208 | 0.98 | JUL150554 | DESCENDER TP VOL 01 TIN STARS (MR) | $9.99 | IMA |
95 | 165 | 0.96 | FEB170310 | FLINTSTONES AND JETSONS TP VOL 01 | $12.99 | DC |
96 | 201 | 0.95 | MAR172206 | ONE PIECE GN VOL 82 | $9.99 | VIZ |
97 | 104 | 0.93 | MAR171919 | RISE OF DUNGEON MASTER GARY GYGAX & CREATION OF D&D | $16.99 | HAC |
98 | 38 | 0.92 | FEB170321 | WONDER WOMAN BY JOHN BYRNE HC VOL 01 | $39.99 | DC |
99 | 105 | 0.92 | FEB170311 | GREEN ARROW TP VOL 08 THE HUNT FOR THE RED DRAGON | $19.99 | DC |
100 | 109 | 0.90 | FEB170319 | SUPERMAN ADVENTURES TP VOL 03 | $19.99 | DC |
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