Top 100 Graphic Novels: October 2018
Sean Murphy's Batman: White Knight, a collection of the best-selling DC Entertainment mini-series in which The Joker, reformed, is Gotham City's hero, was October's best-selling graphic novel
DC Entertainment had four titles in the top ten including Grant Morrison and Yanick Paquette's Wonder Woman: Earth One Volume 2 at #2, Batman Volume 7: The Wedding Album at #4, and Batman and the Justice League Manga Volume 1 at #10.
Image Comics had five books in the top ten, led by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips' original graphic novel My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies at #3. Also in the top ten, Gideon Falls Volume 1: Black Born ranked #5, Isola Volume 1 ranked #6, The Wicked and the Divine Volume 7: Mothering Invention ranked #7, and Death or Glory Volume 1 ranked #8.
Rounding out the ten ten, Marvel Comics' Avengers By Jason Aaron Volume 1: Final Host, a collection of the first story arc of Aaron's Marvel Legacy run on the title, ranked #9.
TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in October 2018
QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
1 | 2 | 11.22 | JUL180733 | BATMAN WHITE KNIGHT TP | $19.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
2 | 1 | 9.21 | JUL180591 | WONDER WOMAN EARTH ONE HC VOL 02 | $24.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
3 | 3 | 8.93 | JUL180133 | MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN JUNKIES HC (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
4 | 6 | 5.60 | JUL180717 | BATMAN TP VOL 07 THE WEDDING REBIRTH | $16.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
5 | 20 | 5.59 | AUG180153-M | GIDEON FALLS TP VOL 01 BLACK BARN (MR) | $9.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
6 | 24 | 5.15 | JUL180153-M | ISOLA TP VOL 01 | $9.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
7 | 7 | 4.67 | AUG180194 | WICKED & DIVINE TP VOL 07 MOTHERING INVENTION (MR) | $17.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
8 | 23 | 3.13 | AUG180126-M | DEATH OR GLORY TP VOL 01 (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
9 | 21 | 3.11 | JUL181176-M | AVENGERS BY JASON AARON TP VOL 01 FINAL HOST | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
10 | 40 | 2.81 | JUN180436 | BATMAN & THE JUSTICE LEAGUE MANGA TP VOL 01 | $12.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
11 | 16 | 2.66 | JUL180765 | MAN OF STEEL BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS HC | $24.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
12 | 32 | 2.62 | AUG180113 | BLACK SCIENCE TP VOL 08 LATER THAN YOU THINK (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
13 | 8 | 2.58 | JUL181178 | X-MEN GRAND DESIGN SECOND GENESIS TP | $29.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
14 | 67 | 2.38 | AUG182426 | MY HERO ACADEMIA GN VOL 15 | $9.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
15 | 43 | 2.35 | JUL180297 | SAGA TP VOL 09 (MR) | $14.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
16 | 29 | 2.28 | JUL180774-M | SANDMAN TP VOL 01 PRELUDES & NOCTURNES 30TH ANNIV ED | $19.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
17 | 35 | 2.23 | APR180018 | LIKELY STORIES HC (MR) | $17.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
18 | 45 | 2.09 | JUL180800 | TERRIFICS TP VOL 01 MEET THE TERRIFICS | $16.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
19 | 12 | 2.09 | JUL180732 | BATMAN THE DARK PRINCE CHARMING HC | $34.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
20 | 48 | 2.08 | JUN181213 | LUMBERJANES ORIGINAL GN VOL 01 INFERNAL COMPASS | $14.99 | BOOM! STUDIOS |
21 | 46 | 2.07 | JUL180265 | MOONSHINE TP VOL 02 (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
22 | 100 | 1.99 | JUL180142 | ANALOG CYBER DYSTOPIAN NOIR TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
23 | 13 | 1.97 | AUG180049 | WALKING DEAD HC VOL 15 (MR) | $34.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
24 | 47 | 1.95 | JUL181189 | DEADPOOL ASSASSIN TP | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
25 | 50 | 1.94 | AUG180164 | MAESTROS TP VOL 01 (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
26 | 53 | 1.92 | JUL180797 | TEEN TITANS TP VOL 03 THE RETURN OF KID FLASH REBIRTH | $16.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
27 | 28 | 1.86 | APR171143 | BLACK EYED PEAS PRESENTS MASTERS SUN ZOMBIES CHRONICLES TP | $24.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
28 | 44 | 1.82 | AUG181021 | JESSICA JONES MPGN TP BLIND SPOT | $19.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
29 | 26 | 1.82 | JUN180751 | FRANKENSTEIN ALIVE ALIVE HC THE COMPLETE COLLECTION | $24.99 | IDW PUBLISHING |
30 | 30 | 1.77 | AUG182424 | FRANKENSTEIN HC JUNJI ITO STORY COLLECTION | $22.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
31 | 104 | 1.75 | AUG182427 | MY HERO ACADEMIA VIGILANTES GN VOL 02 | $9.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
32 | 132 | 1.64 | APR160803 | MONSTRESS TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
32 | 61 | 1.64 | AUG180188 | ROYAL CITY TP VOL 03 WE ALL FLOAT ON (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
34 | 69 | 1.61 | JUL180261 | MONSTRESS TP VOL 03 (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
35 | 55 | 1.60 | JUL180768 | RED HOOD & THE OUTLAWS TP VOL 04 GOOD NIGHT GOTHAM | $19.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
36 | 131 | 1.59 | AUG120491 | SAGA TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
37 | 149 | 1.59 | JAN120300 | BATMAN HC VOL 01 THE COURT OF OWLS (N52) | $24.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
38 | 66 | 1.57 | MAY180199 | MANIFEST DESTINY TP VOL 06 (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
39 | 80 | 1.56 | AUG180158 | HIT-GIRL TP VOL 02 (MR) | $14.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
40 | 106 | 1.56 | JUL181963 | IRON MAIDEN LEGACY OF THE BEAST TP | $9.99 | HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE |
41 | 78 | 1.55 | JUL181187 | DOCTOR STRANGE BY DONNY CATES TP VOL 02 CITY OF SIN | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
41 | 136 | 1.55 | JUL181168 | MARVEL SUPERHERO ADVENTURES GN TP TO WAKANDA AND BEYOND | $9.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
43 | 83 | 1.52 | JUL180757 | GREEN LANTERNS TP VOL 07 SUPERHUMAN TRAFFICKING | $14.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
44 | 73 | 1.51 | JUL180743 | DEATHSTROKE TP VOL 05 THE FALL OF SLADE REBIRTH | $16.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
45 | 74 | 1.49 | JUL180766 | RAVEN DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS TP VOL 01 | $16.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
46 | 113 | 1.46 | JUN180383 | MOB PSYCHO 100 TP VOL 01 | $11.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
47 | 41 | 1.46 | JUL180795 | SWAMP THING THE BRONZE AGE OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 | $24.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
48 | 82 | 1.44 | JUL181185 | DOCTOR STRANGE TP DAMNATION | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
49 | 75 | 1.41 | JUL181180 | RUNAWAYS BY RAINBOW ROWELL TP VOL 02 BEST FRIENDS FOREVER | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
50 | 88 | 1.41 | JUN180440 | DONT LET THE PENGUIN DRIVE THE BATMOBILE HC | $14.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
51 | 15 | 1.41 | JUL181169 | HUNT FOR WOLVERINE HC | $50.00 | MARVEL COMICS |
52 | 62 | 1.38 | AUG181088 | X-MEN BLUE TP VOL 05 SURVIVING EXPERIENCE | $19.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
53 | 79 | 1.36 | AUG181087 | WEAPON H TP VOL 01 AWOL | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
54 | 65 | 1.35 | JUL180778 | SUICIDE SQUAD TP VOL 07 DRAIN THE SWAMP REBIRTH | $19.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
55 | 96 | 1.34 | OCT170715 | SAGA TP VOL 08 (MR) | $14.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
56 | 51 | 1.33 | JUL110745 | INFINITY GAUNTLET TP | $24.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
57 | 39 | 1.33 | JUL180763 | JUSTICE LEAGUE THE DARKSEID WAR ESSENTIAL EDITION TP | $29.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
58 | 70 | 1.31 | FEB140265-M | WATCHMEN TP | $19.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
59 | 31 | 1.30 | JUL180749 | FLASH BY MARK WAID TP BOOK 05 | $34.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
60 | 77 | 1.30 | JUN180373 | HARROW COUNTY TP VOL 08 DONE COME BACK | $17.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
61 | 92 | 1.29 | JUL181181 | WAKANDA FOREVER TP | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
62 | 33 | 1.28 | MAY180961 | STAR WARS DARTH VADER DARK LORD SITH HC VOL 01 | $34.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
62 | 86 | 1.28 | JUL180791 | SUPERGIRL TP VOL 04 PLAIN SIGHT REBIRTH | $16.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
64 | 27 | 1.24 | JUL181205 | DOCTOR STRANGE EPIC COLLECTION TP MASTER OF THE MYSTIC ARTS | $39.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
65 | 72 | 1.24 | APR181810 | BLOODBORNE TP VOL 01 (MR) | $16.99 | TITAN COMICS |
66 | 89 | 1.23 | JUL180787 | SIDEWAYS TP VOL 01 STEPPIN OUT | $16.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
67 | 4 | 1.19 | APR180851 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BY MICHELINIE & MCFARLANE OMNIBUS HC | $100.00 | MARVEL COMICS |
68 | 95 | 1.18 | JUL180144 | DEAD HAND TP VOL 01 COLD WAR RELICS (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
69 | 99 | 1.18 | JUL180740 | BOMBSHELLS UNITED TP VOL 02 WAR BONDS | $16.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
70 | 10 | 1.17 | JUL182072 | MARVELOCITY MARVEL COMIC ART ALEX ROSS HC | $50.00 | PANTHEON BOOKS |
71 | 121 | 1.16 | JUL180782 | SCARLET TP BOOK 01 (MR) | $14.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
72 | 22 | 1.12 | JUL180204-m | DEADLY CLASS DLX HC VOL 02 (MR) | $49.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
73 | 101 | 1.11 | JUL181188 | NEW MUTANTS TP DEAD SOULS | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
74 | 135 | 1.07 | JUN181896 | AQUICORN COVE HC | $12.99 | ONI PRESS INC. |
75 | 138 | 1.06 | AUG182431 | TOKYO GHOUL RE GN VOL 07 | $12.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
75 | 81 | 1.06 | JUN181228 | WWE UNDERTAKER ORIGINAL GN | $19.99 | BOOM! STUDIOS |
77 | 52 | 1.05 | AUG182367-m | APOCRYPHA THE LEGEND OF BABYMETAL SC | $24.99 | Z2 COMICS |
78 | 120 | 1.05 | APR170834 | MONSTRESS TP VOL 02 (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
79 | 94 | 1.04 | JUL181173 | MARVEL KNIGHTS BLACK WIDOW BY GRAYSON & RUCKA TP (MR) | $19.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
80 | 37 | 1.03 | JUL181170 | STAR WARS LEGENDS EPIC COLLECTION NEW REPUBLIC TP VOL 04 | $39.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
81 | 63 | 1.02 | JUN180361 | ALIENS ESSENTIAL COMICS TP VOL 01 | $24.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
82 | 97 | 1.01 | JUL180727 | BATMAN HAUNTED KNIGHT TP | $19.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
83 | 192 | 1.00 | JAN160645 | PAPER GIRLS TP VOL 01 | $9.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
84 | 188 | 0.99 | AUG140340 | IDENTITY CRISIS 10TH ANNIVERSARY HC | $29.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
85 | 103 | 0.98 | AUG180167 | MAGE TP VOL 05 HERO DENIED BOOK THREE | $19.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
86 | 128 | 0.98 | JUL180736 | BLACK LIGHTNING COLD DEAD HANDS TP | $16.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
86 | 58 | 0.98 | JAN180379 | DARK NIGHTS METAL DELUXE ED HC | $29.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
88 | 71 | 0.98 | JAN180104 | HELLBOY OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 SEED OF DESTRUCTION | $24.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
89 | 49 | 0.97 | JUN180365 | BPRD HELL ON EARTH HC VOL 03 | $34.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
90 | 60 | 0.96 | JUL180734 | BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT DETECTIVE TP VOL 02 | $29.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
91 | 123 | 0.94 | NOV070226 | BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC | $17.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
92 | 110 | 0.94 | AUG181581 | ARCHIE TP VOL 06 | $17.99 | ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS |
93 | 42 | 0.93 | AUG181099 | INCREDIBLE HULK EPIC COLLECTION TP LEADER LIVES | $39.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
94 | 146 | 0.93 | JUL180131 | ME THE PEOPLE HC | $14.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
95 | 145 | 0.92 | AUG181089 | WEAPON X TP VOL 04 RUSSIAN REVOLUTION | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
96 | 115 | 0.91 | JUN181244 | ABBOTT TP | $17.99 | BOOM! STUDIOS |
97 | 18 | 0.90 | APR180847-M | MMW INVINCIBLE IRON MAN HC VOL 11 | $75.00 | MARVEL COMICS |
98 | 87 | 0.87 | JUL180755 | FLASH STARTING LINE ESSENTIAL EDITION TP | $24.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
99 | 154 | 0.85 | APR130443 | SAGA TP VOL 02 (MR) | $14.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
100 | 129 | 0.85 | SEP108136 | UMBRELLA ACADEMY TP VOL 01 APOCALYPSE SUITE | $17.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
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