Top 100 Graphic Novels: June 2011
The survivors of the zombie apocalypse have more to fear than the undead in The Walking Dead Volume 14: No Way Out, the latest collected volume of Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard's best-selling zombie series from Image Comics and the best-selling graphic novel sold to comics retailers in June. With the production of the second season of AMC's adaptation of The Walking Dead gearing up, sales on The Walking Dead backlist continued to be strong in June, with the first volume, Days Gone Bye, reaching the top ten graphic novels at #7 for the month as well.
The finale of Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 story arc from Dark Horse Comics, Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 Volume 2: Last Gleaming, was the number two best-selling graphic novel in June.
Viz Media's Naruto Volume 51 was the month's top selling manga sold to comics retailers and ranked #3 overall on the graphic novels sales chart for June.
DC Comics had three titles in the top ten best-selling graphic novels in June. Led by Green Lantern: Brightest Day at #4, DC Comics also had the trade paperback edition of the acclaimed Batwoman: Elegy at #5 and Sweet Tooth Volume 3: Animal Armies at #6.
Marvel Comics rounded out June's top ten with two volumes. X-Men: Second Coming, collecting the crossover story arc, ranked #9 for the month, and The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger: The Little Sisters of Eluria ranked #10.
Finally, rounding out the Premier Publishers, IDW Publishing's top-selling graphic novel in June was G.I. Joe: Cobra Volume 4, which ranked #130 for the month.
TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in June 2011
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QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 38.40 | APR110444 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 14 NO WAY OUT (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
| 2 | 2 | 12.81 | FEB110018 | BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 08 LAST GLEAMING | $16.99 | DAR |
| 3 | 24 | 7.93 | MAR111299 | NARUTO TP VOL 51 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 4 | 5 | 7.63 | FEB110200 | GREEN LANTERN BRIGHTEST DAY HC | $22.99 | DC |
| 5 | 11 | 7.24 | MAR110341 | BATWOMAN TP VOL 01 ELEGY | $17.99 | DC |
| 6 | 16 | 7.06 | MAR110392 | SWEET TOOTH TP VOL 03 ANIMAL ARMIES (MR) | $14.99 | DC |
| 7 | 74 | 5.89 | JUL068351 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE | $9.99 | IMA |
| 8 | 27 | 5.69 | MAR110344 | ARKHAM ASYLUM MADNESS TP | $14.99 | DC |
| 9 | 4 | 5.08 | APR110694 | X-MEN SECOND COMING TP | $34.99 | MAR |
| 10 | 13 | 5.08 | APR110707 | DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER LITTLE SISTERS OF ELURIA PREM HC | $24.99 | MAR |
| 11 | 35 | 4.74 | MAR110343 | BATMAN RED HOOD THE LOST DAYS TP | $14.99 | DC |
| 12 | 19 | 4.60 | MAR110353 | JUSTICE LEAGUE CRY FOR JUSTICE TP | $19.99 | DC |
| 13 | 10 | 4.53 | APR110693 | X-MEN AGE OF X HC | $29.99 | MAR |
| 14 | 84 | 4.31 | MAR111314 | BLEACH TP VOL 35 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 15 | 71 | 4.22 | APR110723 | MARVEL UNIVERSE VS PUNISHER TP | $14.99 | MAR |
| 16 | 18 | 4.20 | FEB110210 | PLANETARY BATMAN DELUXE HC | $22.99 | DC |
| 17 | 38 | 4.16 | APR110696 | UNCANNY X-MEN TP QUARANTINE | $16.99 | MAR |
| 18 | 82 | 4.06 | APR110698 | GENERATION HOPE TP FUTURES A FOUR LETTER WORD | $14.99 | MAR |
| 19 | 56 | 4.04 | APR110724 | X-FORCE TP SEX AND VIOLENCE | $14.99 | MAR |
| 20 | 14 | 4.03 | APR110736 | DEADPOOL CLASSIC TP VOL 05 | $29.99 | MAR |
| 21 | 50 | 4.01 | MAR110029 | AVATAR LAST AIRBENDER TP VOL 01 LOST ADVENTURES | $14.99 | DAR |
| 22 | 28 | 4.00 | APR110875 | INCORRUPTIBLE TP VOL 04 | $16.99 | BOO |
| 23 | 21 | 3.87 | FEB110205 | WONDER WOMAN HC VOL 01 ODYSSEY | $22.99 | DC |
| 24 | 99 | 3.82 | MAR111305 | FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST VOL 25 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 25 | 32 | 3.82 | APR110718 | UNCANNY X-FORCE PREM HC DEATHLOK NATION | $19.99 | MAR |
| 26 | 57 | 3.80 | APR110686 | CAPTAIN AMERICA NO ESCAPE TP | $15.99 | MAR |
| 27 | 76 | 3.77 | APR110732 | OSBORN TP EVIL INCARCERATED | $16.99 | MAR |
| 28 | 3 | 3.76 | MAR110034 | HELLBOY LIBRARY ED HC VOL 04 CROOKED MAN | $49.99 | DAR |
| 29 | 43 | 3.75 | MAR110814 | TERRY MOORES ECHO TP VOL 06 LAST DAY | $15.95 | ABS |
| 30 | 100 | 3.64 | APR110697 | X-MEN TO SERVE AND PROTECT TP | $14.99 | MAR |
| 31 | 110 | 3.62 | JAN118037 | FALLING SKIES GN | $9.99 | DAR |
| 32 | 7 | 3.62 | FEB110265 | PREACHER HC BOOK 04 (MR) | $39.99 | DC |
| 33 | 46 | 3.60 | MAR110350 | SUPERMAN CHRONICLES TP VOL 09 | $17.99 | DC |
| 34 | 47 | 3.58 | MAR110345 | RED ROBIN HIT LIST TP | $17.99 | DC |
| 35 | 62 | 3.57 | APR110733 | DEADPOOL DEAD HEAD REDEMPTION TP | $15.99 | MAR |
| 36 | 33 | 3.51 | FEB110023 | ALIENS VS PREDATOR THREE WORLD WAR | $19.99 | DAR |
| 37 | 9 | 3.46 | FEB110204 | LEGION LOST HC | $39.99 | DC |
| 38 | 22 | 3.38 | FEB110016 | BALTIMORE PLAGUE SHIPS HC VOL 01 | $24.99 | DAR |
| 39 | 54 | 3.37 | MAR110347 | SUPERMAN NEW KRYPTON TP VOL 04 | $17.99 | DC |
| 40 | 42 | 3.37 | APR110695 | X-MEN SECOND COMING REVELATIONS TP | $19.99 | MAR |
| 41 | 29 | 3.36 | APR110715-M | ULT COMICS SPIDER-MAN PREM HC DEATH PRELUDE | $24.99 | MAR |
| 42 | 104 | 3.27 | SEP088204-M | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 02 MILES BEHIND US (NEW PTG) | $14.99 | IMA |
| 43 | 83 | 3.22 | MAR110356 | POWER GIRL BOMB SQUAD TP | $14.99 | DC |
| 44 | 85 | 3.20 | MAR110340 | BATMAN KNIGHT AND SQUIRE TP | $14.99 | DC |
| 45 | 36 | 3.16 | MAR111216 | SIXTH GUN TP VOL 02 | $19.99 | ONI |
| 46 | 17 | 3.14 | FEB111040 | DISNEY MICKEY MOUSE HC VOL 01 DEATH VALLEY | $29.99 | FAN |
| 47 | 25 | 3.13 | APR110750 | GIRL GENIUS TP VOL 10 AGATHA H & GUARDIAN MUSE | $22.95 | STU |
| 48 | 53 | 3.12 | APR110687 | CAPTAIN AMERICA RED MENACE ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP | $19.99 | MAR |
| 49 | 20 | 3.07 | MAR110349 | AQUAMAN DEATH OF A PRINCE TP | $29.99 | DC |
| 50 | 63 | 3.07 | APR110699 | MYSTIQUE BY SEAN MCKEEVER ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP | $24.99 | MAR |
| 51 | 131 | 3.02 | MAR111295 | VAMPIRE KNIGHT TP VOL 12 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 52 | 101 | 2.88 | FEB100185 | GREEN LANTERN REBIRTH TP NEW EDITION | $14.99 | DC |
| 53 | 118 | 2.87 | SEP100413 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 13 TOO FAR GONE (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
| 54 | 61 | 2.86 | APR110735 | DEADPOOL TEAM-UP TP VOL 02 SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP | $19.99 | MAR |
| 55 | 162 | 2.86 | FEB094465 | LOEG III CENTURY #1 1910 (MR) | $7.95 | TOP |
| 56 | 141 | 2.82 | APR110725 | SHE-HULKS TP HUNT FOR INTELLIGENCIA | $14.99 | MAR |
| 57 | 67 | 2.78 | APR110711 | DEADPOOL PREM HC VOL 07 SPACE ODDITY | $19.99 | MAR |
| 58 | 66 | 2.76 | APR110738 | ESSENTIAL SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 10 | $19.99 | MAR |
| 59 | 8 | 2.66 | JAN110811-M | MMW IRON FIST HC VOL 01 | $54.99 | MAR |
| 60 | 6 | 2.64 | JAN110813-M | MMW GOLDEN AGE CAPTAIN AMERICA HC VOL 05 | $59.99 | MAR |
| 61 | 64 | 2.62 | MAR110038 | CREEPY COMICS TP VOL 01 | $19.99 | DAR |
| 62 | 93 | 2.62 | FEB111041 | ISLE OF 100000 GRAVES GN | $14.99 | FAN |
| 63 | 73 | 2.56 | APR110722 | HULK TP GRAY | $19.99 | MAR |
| 64 | 135 | 2.51 | NOV082245 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 03 SAFETY BEHIND BARS | $14.99 | IMA |
| 65 | 130 | 2.51 | APR111079 | GHOST IN SHELL STAND ALONE COMPLEX GN VOL 01 (MR) | $10.99 | RAN |
| 66 | 79 | 2.49 | APR110721 | DAREDEVIL YELLOW TP | $19.99 | MAR |
| 67 | 55 | 2.47 | APR110713 | SECRET AVENGERS PREM HC VOL 02 EYES OF DRAGON | $24.99 | MAR |
| 68 | 34 | 2.43 | FEB110199 | FIRST WAVE HC | $29.99 | DC |
| 69 | 121 | 2.43 | APR110731 | X-FACTOR TP VOL 11 HAPPENINGS IN VEGAS | $14.99 | MAR |
| 70 | 182 | 2.42 | APR110726 | ANT-MAN AND WASP TP SMALL WORLD | $14.99 | MAR |
| 71 | 163 | 2.42 | MAR111302 | BAKUMAN TP VOL 05 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 72 | 72 | 2.41 | MAR110042 | DETHKLOK HC | $19.99 | DAR |
| 73 | 123 | 2.37 | JAN110337-M | GREEN LANTERN SECRET ORIGIN TP | $14.99 | DC |
| 74 | 90 | 2.36 | APR110714 | DAREDEVIL REBORN PREM HC | $19.99 | MAR |
| 75 | 168 | 2.35 | MAR111325 | ONE PIECE TP VOL 57 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 76 | 78 | 2.34 | FEB110024 | TERMINATOR TP 2029 TO 1984 | $19.99 | DAR |
| 77 | 52 | 2.33 | MAR110037 | ANGEL OMNIBUS (DH ED) TP VOL 01 | $24.99 | DAR |
| 78 | 197 | 2.32 | APR110424 | LIL DEPRESSED BOY TP VOL 01 SHE IS STAGGERING | $9.99 | IMA |
| 79 | 236 | 2.25 | SEP090288 | CHEW TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | IMA |
| 80 | 179 | 2.23 | MAR111294 | OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB VOL 16 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 81 | 23 | 2.23 | JAN110820 | DEADPOOL HC VOL 01 | $39.99 | MAR |
| 82 | 169 | 2.22 | FEB110040 | NGE CAMPUS APOCALYSE TP VOL 04 | $10.99 | DAR |
| 83 | 12 | 2.20 | DEC100638-M | MMW ATLAS ERA JUNGLE ADVENTURE HC VOL 02 | $59.99 | MAR |
| 84 | 59 | 2.18 | MAR110041 | SCARY GODMOTHER COMIC BOOK STORIES TP | $24.99 | DAR |
| 85 | 97 | 2.18 | APR110712 | SECRET WARRIORS PREM HC VOL 05 NIGHT | $19.99 | MAR |
| 86 | 68 | 2.17 | APR110679-M | MMW MIGHTY THOR TP VOL 03 | $24.99 | MAR |
| 87 | 69 | 2.13 | APR110692 | X-MEN GREAT POWER PREM HC | $24.99 | MAR |
| 88 | 160 | 2.13 | APR100438 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 12 LIFE AMONG THEM | $14.99 | IMA |
| 89 | 164 | 2.11 | SEP088205-M | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 04 HEARTS DESIRE (NEW PTG) | $14.99 | IMA |
| 90 | 89 | 2.10 | FEB111042 | CONGRESS O/T ANIMALS HC | $19.99 | FAN |
| 91 | 227 | 2.10 | APR110729 | ONE MONTH TO LIVE TP | $14.99 | MAR |
| 92 | 137 | 2.10 | APR111245 | SOUL EATER TP VOL 06 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 93 | 92 | 2.07 | AUG100788 | EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT IRIS TP VOL 01 | $18.99 | ASP |
| 94 | 195 | 2.07 | MAR111317 | CLAYMORE VOL 18 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 95 | 30 | 2.07 | APR110737 | SPIDER-MAN ORIGINAL CLONE SAGA TP | $39.99 | MAR |
| 96 | 171 | 2.06 | NOV082242 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 09 HERE WE REMAIN (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
| 97 | 199 | 2.05 | APR110788 | ARCHIE BABIES OGN | $9.95 | ARC |
| 98 | 96 | 2.04 | APR110709 | IMPOSSIBLE MAN TP | $34.99 | MAR |
| 99 | 174 | 2.03 | SEP088206-M | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 05 BEST DEFENSE (NEW PTG) | $14.99 | IMA |
| 100 | 58 | 2.00 | DEC100644 | NEW AVENGERS HC VOL 06 | $29.99 | MAR |
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