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Top 100 Graphic Novels: October 2017

Image Comics' The Walking Dead: Here's Negan The Walking Dead: Here's Negan, a hardcover collection of the comic strip by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, and Cliff Rathburn originally published in Image Comics' IMAGE+ magazine, was October's best-selling graphic novel and one of Image Comics' six titles in the top ten.

Also charting for Image Comics were Seven to Eternity Volume 2 at #3, Rat Queens Volume 4: High Fantasies at #4, I Hate Fairyland Volume 3: Good Girl at #6, Redneck Volume 1: Deep in the Heart at #7, and Low Volume 4: Outer Aspects of Inner Attitudes at #10.

DC Entertainment had three titles in the top ten, led by Batman/The Flash: The Button Deluxe Edition at #2, followed by Super Sons Volume 1: When I Grow Up at #5 and Batman: Detective Comics Volume 3: League at #9.

Marvel Comics' Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel ranked #8 for the month.

TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in October 2017

QTY
RANK
DOLLAR
RANK
INDEX ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 1 17.75 JUL170766-M WALKING DEAD HERES NEGAN HC (MR) $19.99 IMAGE COMICS
2 2 11.50 JUN170380-M BATMAN FLASH THE BUTTON DELUXE ED HC $19.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
3 12 5.12 AUG170728 SEVEN TO ETERNITY TP VOL 02 (MR) $16.99 IMAGE COMICS
4 16 4.69 AUG170704 RAT QUEENS TP VOL 04 HIGH FANTASIES (MR) $14.99 IMAGE COMICS
5 31 4.10 JUL170465 SUPER SONS TP VOL 01 WHEN I GROW UP $12.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
6 18 3.94 AUG170669 I HATE FAIRYLAND TP VOL 03 GOOD GIRL (MR) $16.99 IMAGE COMICS
7 21 3.88 AUG170579-M REDNECK TP VOL 01 DEEP IN THE HEART (MR) $16.99 IMAGE COMICS
8 19 3.77 JUL171215 STAR WARS SCREAMING CITADEL TP $17.99 MARVEL COMICS
9 14 3.76 JUL170458 BATMAN DETECTIVE TP VOL 03 LEAGUE $19.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
10 22 3.44 JUN170763 LOW TP VOL 04 OUTER ASPECTS OF INNER ATTITUDES (MR) $16.99 IMAGE COMICS
11 26 3.16 JUL170853 OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA TP VOL 05 (MR) $16.99 IMAGE COMICS
12 28 3.14 JUL170456 BATMAN NIGHT OF THE MONSTER MEN TP $16.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
13 11 2.78 AUG171021 CIVIL WAR II TP $34.99 MARVEL COMICS
14 33 2.73 AUG171029 WEAPONS OF MUTANT DESTRUCTION TP $17.99 MARVEL COMICS
15 35 2.71 JUN170024 MR HIGGINS COMES HOME HC $14.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
16 37 2.67 JUL170462 RED HOOD & THE OUTLAWS TP VOL 02 WHO IS ARTEMIS $14.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
17 34 2.62 JUL170486 WILD STORM TP VOL 01 $16.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
18 13 2.38 AUG170745 WALKING DEAD HC VOL 14 (MR) $34.99 IMAGE COMICS
19 75 2.31 AUG170383 STAR WARS ADVENTURES TP VOL 01 $9.99 IDW PUBLISHING
20 39 2.27 JUL170457 DEATHSTROKE TP VOL 03 TWILIGHT $16.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
21 20 2.24 MAY170352 WILDSTORM A CELEBRATION OF 25 YEARS HC $29.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
22 41 2.16 JUL170475 FLINTSTONES TP VOL 02 $16.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
23 7 2.09 AUG171008 SECRET EMPIRE HC $60.00 MARVEL COMICS
24 10 1.95 JUN170017 HELLBOY IN HELL LIBRARY EDITION HC $49.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
25 48 1.93 JUL170464 SUPERGIRL TP VOL 02 ESCAPE FROM THE PHANTOM ZONE $16.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
26 51 1.90 JUL170479 INJUSTICE GODS AMONG US YEAR FIVE TP VOL 03 $16.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
27 49 1.88 AUG170576 PLASTIC TP (MR) $16.99 IMAGE COMICS
28 54 1.86 JUL170471 DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS TP VOL 05 DEATH OF ILLUSION $16.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
29 57 1.83 JUL170459 HELLBLAZER TP VOL 02 THE SMOKELESS FIRE $16.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
30 53 1.79 JUL171208-M AMERICA TP VOL 01 LIFE & TIMES  OF AMERICA CHAVEZ $17.99 MARVEL COMICS
31 64 1.77 AUG171024 VENOM TP VOL 02 LAND BEFORE CRIME $16.99 MARVEL COMICS
32 69 1.72 JUL171213 SPIDER-GWEN TP VOL 04 PREDATORS $15.99 MARVEL COMICS
33 209 1.67 MAY140936 LOKI AGENT OF ASGARD TP VOL 01 TRUST ME $19.99 MARVEL COMICS
34 65 1.66 JUL171210 JEAN GREY TP VOL 01 NIGHTMARE FUEL $17.99 MARVEL COMICS
35 32 1.65 JUL170472 DEMON BY JACK KIRBY TP $29.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
36 23 1.62 JUL170473 FLASH BY MARK WAID TP BOOK 03 $34.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
37 3 1.61 APR171133-M SHANG-CHI MASTER OF KUNG FU OMNIBUS HC VOL 04 $125.00 MARVEL COMICS
38 123 1.61 JUL170732 BLACK CLOUD TP VOL 01 NO EXIT (MR) $9.99 IMAGE COMICS
39 56 1.58 AUG171034 DOCTOR STRANGE TP VOL 03 BLOOD IN THE AETHER $19.99 MARVEL COMICS
40 38 1.57 JUL170474 INJUSTICE 2 HC VOL 01 $24.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
41 27 1.55 JUL170466 WONDER WOMAN REBIRTH DLX COLL HC BOOK 01 $34.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
42 73 1.55 JUN171340 STEVEN UNIVERSE ONGOING TP VOL 01 WARP TOUR $14.99 BOOM! STUDIOS
43 132 1.54 JUL170482 JUSTICE LEAGUE THEIR GREATEST TRIUMPHS TP $9.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
43 128 1.54 AUG120491 SAGA TP VOL 01 (MR) $9.99 IMAGE COMICS
43 82 1.54 AUG171022 BEN REILLY SCARLET SPIDER TP VOL 01 BACK IN THE HOOD $15.99 MARVEL COMICS
46 70 1.50 JUL171212 BLACK PANTHER CREW TP WE ARE THE STREETS $17.99 MARVEL COMICS
47 45 1.49 JUL151482 RICK & MORTY TP VOL 01 $19.99 ONI PRESS INC.
48 4 1.48 APR171130 HULK WORLD WAR HULK OMNIBUS HC $125.00 MARVEL COMICS
49 66 1.47 JUN170030 VISITOR HOW AND WHY HE STAYED TP $19.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
50 71 1.46 AUG171130 ANIMOSITY TP VOL 02 $14.99 AFTERSHOCK COMICS
51 68 1.44 APR178674 PREDATOR VS JUDGE DREDD VS ALIENS SPLICE & DICE TP $17.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
52 63 1.43 JUN170045 SHAOLIN COWBOY HC WHOLL STOP THE REIGN $19.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
53 94 1.41 JUN170359 SUPERMAN & MISERABLE ROTTEN NO FUN REALLY BAD DAY HC $14.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
54 84 1.40 JUL170460 NEW SUPER MAN TP VOL 02 COMING TO AMERICA $16.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
55 126 1.37 FEB170063 LEGEND OF KORRA TP VOL 01 TURF WARS PT 1 $10.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
56 6 1.36 MAY170351 SWAMP THING THE BRONZE AGE OMNIBUS HC $99.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
57 98 1.36 JAN170850 SAGA TP VOL 07 (MR) $14.99 IMAGE COMICS
58 5 1.31 APR171129 THOR BY WALTER SIMONSON OMNIBUS HC NEW PTG $125.00 MARVEL COMICS
59 79 1.31 JUN170036 HARROW COUNTY TP VOL 06 HEDGE MAGIC $17.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
60 30 1.30 JUL171231 TOMB OF DRACULA COMPLETE COLLECTION TP VOL 01 $39.99 MARVEL COMICS
61 141 1.29 JUL171883 NOW #1 $9.99 FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
62 155 1.28 JAN160645 PAPER GIRLS TP VOL 01 $9.99 IMAGE COMICS
63 103 1.26 NOV160051 BLACK HAMMER TP VOL 01 SECRET ORIGINS $14.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
64 159 1.24 APR160803 MONSTRESS TP VOL 01 (MR) $9.99 IMAGE COMICS
65 81 1.22 FEB140265-M WATCHMEN TP $19.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
66 43 1.21 JUL170476 GREEN LANTERN KYLE RAYNER TP VOL 01 $29.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
67 101 1.19 JUL170491 LUCIFER TP VOL 03 BLOOD IN THE STREETS (MR) $16.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
68 83 1.19 AUG171225 RIVERDALE TP VOL 01 $17.99 ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
69 46 1.17 JUL171196 THOR VS HULK TP $29.99 MARVEL COMICS
70 99 1.16 JUL171211 ROYALS TP VOL 01 BEYOND INHUMAN $17.99 MARVEL COMICS
71 86 1.14 APR172049 TANK GIRL WORLD WAR TANK GIRL TP $16.99 TITAN COMICS
72 47 1.13 JUN170390 BATMAN DARK KNIGHT MASTER RACE HC $29.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
73 25 1.13 MAY170634-M LOW DLX HC VOL 01 (MR) $49.99 IMAGE COMICS
74 113 1.12 AUG171020 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN TP VOL 03 CIVIL WAR II $15.99 MARVEL COMICS
75 9 1.11 APR170428 JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 $99.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
76 291 1.11 JUL150832 MAGNETO TP VOL 04 LAST DAYS $15.99 MARVEL COMICS
77 96 1.11 JUN171327 MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS TP VOL 04 $16.99 BOOM! STUDIOS
78 142 1.09 JUN170777 PAPER GIRLS TP VOL 03 $12.99 IMAGE COMICS
79 93 1.09 JUN171831 TEA DRAGON SOCIETY HC $17.99 ONI PRESS INC.
80 42 1.07 JUL171233 MARVEL HORROR MAGAZINE COLLECTION TP $34.99 MARVEL COMICS
81 36 1.06 JUL171232 WEREWOLF BY NIGHT COMPLETE COLLECTION TP VOL 01 $39.99 MARVEL COMICS
82 111 1.05 JUL170919 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 28 (MR) $16.99 IMAGE COMICS
83 8 1.04 APR171132 THOR HEROES RETURN OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 $125.00 MARVEL COMICS
84 74 1.04 JUL171220 SECRET EMPIRE UNITED WE STAND TP SE $24.99 MARVEL COMICS
85 115 1.04 MAY170345 JUSTICE LEAGUE AN ADULT COLORING BOOK TP $15.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
86 15 1.03 APR171139-M MMW MIGHTY THOR HC VOL 16 $75.00 MARVEL COMICS
87 77 1.02 JUN170400 DEATHSTROKE THE TERMINATOR TP VOL 03 NUCLEAR WINTER $24.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
88 88 1.02 JUL171198-M THOR BY WALTER SIMONSON TP VOL 01 $24.99 MARVEL COMICS
89 91 1.02 AUG170401 MY LITTLE PONY LEGENDS OF MAGIC TP VOL 01 $19.99 IDW PUBLISHING
90 62 1.01 JUN170660 GREEN VALLEY HC $29.99 IMAGE COMICS
91 116 0.99 JUN171336 GIANT DAYS TP VOL 06 $14.99 BOOM! STUDIOS
92 106 0.99 JUL171221 GUARDIANS OF GALAXY NEW GUARD TP VOL 04 GROUNDED $19.99 MARVEL COMICS
93 114 0.98 APR170834 MONSTRESS TP VOL 02 (MR) $16.99 IMAGE COMICS
94 131 0.98 JUL171219 SECRET WARRIORS TP VOL 01 SECRET EMPIRE SE $15.99 MARVEL COMICS
95 40 0.97 JUL171230 DOCTOR STRANGE EPIC COLLECTION AFTERLIFE TP $39.99 MARVEL COMICS
96 160 0.95 SEP160815 PAPER GIRLS TP VOL 02 $12.99 IMAGE COMICS
97 120 0.95 AUG170552 GOLGOTHA TP $16.99 IMAGE COMICS
98 17 0.95 MAY170344 JUSTICE LEAGUE DARKSEID WAR SAGA OMNIBUS HC $75.00 DC ENTERTAINMENT
99 137 0.94 JUN171061 MARVELS THOR RAGNAROK PRELUDE TP $15.99 MARVEL COMICS
100 50 0.93 JUL170463 SUICIDE SQUAD REBIRTH DLX COLL HC BOOK 01 $34.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT

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Data for Diamond’s sales charts — which includes the monthly market shares and all top product charts — are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from sales made to thousands of comic book specialty shops located in North America and around the world.  Additional sales made to online merchants and other specialty stores may be included as well.

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About the Diamond Sales Index: The Sales Index of selected monthly Best Seller Charts is presented as a comparative tool for retailers and publishers. It presents Diamond’s monthly sales for individual titles in relation to Diamond’s total sales for the issue of DC Comics' monthly Batman comic book. (Batman is used as the control title – with a value of 100 – because sales of Batman usually remain relatively stable.) This allows for easy comparison to other titles and helps retailers gauge their orders for all other titles. This formula is only a guide, other factors may impact a titles’ ability to sell in certain locations and clientele.