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Top 100 Graphic Novels: October 2019

DC Comics -- Doomsday Clock Part 1DC Comics' Doomsday Clock Part 1, a collection of Geoff Johns and Gary Frank's sequel to Watchmen involving the heroes of the DC Universe, was October's best-selling graphic novel.

Also in the top ten from DC Comics, DC Super Hero Girls at Metropolis High ranked #6.

Image Comics had four titles in the top ten: Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie's The Wicked + The Divine Volume 9 at #2; Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen's Ascender Volume 1 at #5; The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 4, compleing Robert Kirkman's zombie series, at #7; and Gideon Falls Volume 3: Stations of the Cross at #10.

Marvel Comics had two titles in the top ten: Chip Zdarsky and Mark Bagley's Spider-Man: Life Story at #3 and Jim Starlin and Alan Davis' Thanos: The Infinity Ending at #4.

Dark Horse Comics' Critical Role Volume 1: Vox Machina Origins ranked #8.

Finally, VIZ Media's My Hero Academia Volume 21 ranked #9 for the month overall and was October's best-selling manga title.

TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in October 2019

QTY
RANK
DOLLAR
RANK
INDEX ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 2 10.30 JUL190638 DOOMSDAY CLOCK HC PART 01 $24.99 DC COMICS
2 11 8.67 JUN190046 WICKED & DIVINE TP VOL 09 $17.99 IMAGE COMICS
3 5 7.67 JUL191106 SPIDER-MAN LIFE STORY TP $24.99 MARVEL COMICS
4 6 7.31 JUN191038 THANOS OGN HC INFINITY ENDING $24.99 MARVEL COMICS
5 42 7.11 AUG190065 ASCENDER TP VOL 01 (MR) $9.99 IMAGE COMICS
6 36 6.64 JUL190526 DC SUPER HERO GIRLS AT METROPOLIS HIGH TP $9.99 DC COMICS
7 1 6.40 JUL190111 WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM TP VOL 04 $59.99 IMAGE COMICS
8 16 5.70 JUN190303 CRITICAL ROLE TP VOL 01 VOX MACHINA ORIGINS $19.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
9 44 5.51 AUG192431 MY HERO ACADEMIA GN VOL 21 $9.99 VIZ MEDIA LLC
10 21 5.44 AUG190124 GIDEON FALLS TP VOL 03 STATIONS OF THE CROSS $16.99 IMAGE COMICS
11 45 5.24 MAY180351 AVATAR LAST AIRBENDER TP TEAM AVATAR TALES $10.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
12 47 5.19 MAY190259 AVATAR LAST AIRBENDER TP VOL 18 IMBALANCE PART 3 $10.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
13 8 5.12 APR190949 IMMORTAL HULK HC VOL 01 $34.99 MARVEL COMICS
14 62 5.03 JUN190463 BLACK CANARY IGNITE TP DC ZOOM $9.99 DC COMICS
15 9 4.97 DEC181256-M BOYS OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 (MR) $29.99 DYNAMITE
16 20 4.90 JUL190653 NAOMI SEASON ONE HC $19.99 DC COMICS
17 30 4.40 JUL190099 BLACK SCIENCE TP VOL 09 NO AUTHORITY BUT YOURSELF (MR) $16.99 IMAGE COMICS
18 82 4.01 JUN190464 SUPER SONS BOOK 02 THE FOXGLOVE MISSION TP DC ZOOM $9.99 DC COMICS
19 22 3.96 JUN191283 POWER RANGERS PSYCHO PATH ORIGINAL GN $19.99 BOOM! STUDIOS
20 35 3.88 JUL191102 COSMIC GHOST RIDER DESTROYS MARVEL HISTORY TP $17.99 MARVEL COMICS
21 29 3.86 JUL191100 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BY NICK SPENCER TP VOL 05 BEHIND SCENES $19.99 MARVEL COMICS
22 46 3.81 AUG191147 SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN TP $15.99 MARVEL COMICS
23 49 3.76 JUL191114 STAR WARS GALAXYS EDGE TP $15.99 MARVEL COMICS
24 38 3.65 JUL190656 SUPERMAN TP VOL 01 THE UNITY SAGA PHANTOM EARTH $17.99 DC COMICS
25 122 3.39 DEC120323 BATMAN TP VOL 01 THE COURT OF OWLS (N52) $16.99 DC COMICS
26 43 3.38 JUN190284 BLACK HAMMER 45 WORLD OF BLACK HAMMER TP VOL 01 $17.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
27 56 3.36 JUL191113 STAR WARS TIE FIGHTER TP $15.99 MARVEL COMICS
28 48 3.36 JUL191105 MS MARVEL BY SALADIN AHMED TP VOL 01 $17.99 MARVEL COMICS
29 66 3.24 APR190556 JOKER TP BLACK LABEL $14.99 DC COMICS
30 63 3.24 AUG191152 THOR TP VOL 03 WARS END $15.99 MARVEL COMICS
31 80 3.21 AUG191170 SPIDER-GWEN GN TP GWEN STACY $12.99 MARVEL COMICS
32 28 3.13 JUL191103 MAJOR X TP $24.99 MARVEL COMICS
33 39 3.09 JUN190283 BLACK HAMMER STREETS OF SPIRAL TP $19.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
34 59 3.02 JUL190651 JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK TP VOL 02 LORDS OF ORDER $16.99 DC COMICS
35 31 3.02 AUG191157 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN TP RED GOBLIN $24.99 MARVEL COMICS
35 23 3.02 JUN190568 BATMAN WHO LAUGHS HC $29.99 DC COMICS
37 69 2.82 JUL190637 VERY DC HALLOWEEN TP $16.99 DC COMICS
38 114 2.77 AUG192433 MY HERO ACADEMIA VIGILANTES GN VOL 06 $9.99 VIZ MEDIA LLC
39 161 2.76 MAR190080 DIE TP VOL 01 FANTASY HEARTBREAKER (MR) $9.99 IMAGE COMICS
40 26 2.68 MAR190571 BATMAN DAMNED HC (MR) $29.99 DC COMICS
41 165 2.63 OCT160291 BATMAN TP VOL 01 I AM GOTHAM (REBIRTH) $16.99 DC COMICS
42 121 2.60 JUN171847 STUMPTOWN TP VOL 01 (SQ1) (MR) $10.00 ONI PRESS INC.
43 57 2.58 JUL191101 SPIDER-MAN CITY AT WAR TP $19.99 MARVEL COMICS
44 73 2.56 JUN190574 BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE HC $17.99 DC COMICS
45 65 2.47 JUL190643 HARLEY QUINN TP VOL 03 THE TRIALS OF HARLEY QUINN $19.99 DC COMICS
46 88 2.45 AUG191150 DEADPOOL BY SKOTTIE YOUNG TP VOL 03 WEASEL GOES TO HELL $15.99 MARVEL COMICS
47 64 2.40 JUN190306 INVISIBLE KINGDOM TP VOL 01 (MR) $19.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
48 83 2.38 JUL190666 WILD STORM TP VOL 04 (RES) $16.99 DC COMICS
49 34 2.36 JUN190599 HEROES IN CRISIS THE PRICE AND OTHER STORIES HC $29.99 DC COMICS
50 51 2.35 JUN190614-M WATCHMEN TP $24.99 DC COMICS
51 72 2.34 JUL190655 SANDMAN OVERTURE 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION TP (MR) $19.99 DC COMICS
52 68 2.28 MAR190279 UMBRELLA ACADEMY TP VOL 03 HOTEL OBLIVION $19.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
53 94 2.27 JUN190318 MINECRAFT STORIES FROM THE OVERWORLD HC $14.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
54 128 2.27 JAN140340 JOKER DEATH OF THE FAMILY TP (N52) $24.99 DC COMICS
55 18 2.26 JUN190381 BERSERK DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 03 (MR) $49.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
56 166 2.25 JUL191127 MARVEL-VERSE GN TP THANOS $9.99 MARVEL COMICS
57 183 2.25 FEB140248 BATMAN TP VOL 03 DEATH OF THE FAMILY (N52) $16.99 DC COMICS
58 10 2.24 APR190942-M MMW GHOST RIDER HC VOL 01 $75.00 MARVEL COMICS
59 123 2.23 JUL191125 IRONHEART GN TP RIRI WILLIAMS $12.99 MARVEL COMICS
60 107 2.20 JUL191119 WRITE YOUR OWN MARVEL TP $14.99 MARVEL COMICS
61 353 2.19 JUN170398 BATMAN HIS GREATEST ADVENTURES TP $9.99 DC COMICS
62 126 2.19 JUL190632 BATMAN & THE JUSTICE LEAGUE MANGA TP VOL 03 $12.99 DC COMICS
63 100 2.17 AUG191151 TONY STARK IRON MAN TP VOL 03 WAR OF REALMS $15.99 MARVEL COMICS
64 54 2.16 JUL190633 BATWOMAN HAUNTED TIDES TP $24.99 DC COMICS
65 155 2.15 JUN190636 MARVEL ACTION SPIDER-MAN TP BOOK 02 SPIDER-CHASE $9.99 IDW PUBLISHING
66 195 2.14 JUL130235 BATMAN TP VOL 02 THE CITY OF OWLS (N52) $16.99 DC COMICS
67 58 2.10 AUG192353 YUNGBLUD PRESENTS TWISTED TALES O/T RITALIN CLUB TP $21.99 Z2 COMICS
68 96 2.10 AUG192060 MOONCAKES GN $14.99 ONI PRESS INC.
69 95 2.10 JUL190660 TEEN TITANS TP VOL 02 TURN IT UP $16.99 DC COMICS
70 81 2.09 JUL180733 BATMAN WHITE KNIGHT TP $19.99 DC COMICS
71 86 2.07 SEP108136 UMBRELLA ACADEMY TP VOL 01 APOCALYPSE SUITE $17.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
72 137 1.98 JUN170390 BATMAN DARK KNIGHT MASTER RACE HC $29.99 DC COMICS
73 13 1.97 APR190940-M MMW DOCTOR STRANGE HC VOL 09 $75.00 MARVEL COMICS
74 136 1.95 JUN190045 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 32 $16.99 IMAGE COMICS
75 97 1.95 JUL191104 RUNAWAYS BY RAINBOW ROWELL TP VOL 04 BUT YOU CANT HIDE $17.99 MARVEL COMICS
76 60 1.93 JUN190330 ALIENS VS PREDATOR ESSENTIAL COMICS TP VOL 01 (MR) $24.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
77 71 1.90 JUL190668 YOUNG JUSTICE THE ANIMATED SER TP BOOK 01 THE EARLY MISSIONS $24.99 DC COMICS
78 243 1.86 JAN160645 PAPER GIRLS TP VOL 01 $9.99 IMAGE COMICS
79 32 1.84 JUL191117 DAREDEVIL EPIC COLLECTION TP WOMAN CALLED WIDOW $39.99 MARVEL COMICS
80 33 1.82 AUG191167 WHAT IF CLASSIC COMPLETE COLLECTION TP VOL 02 $39.99 MARVEL COMICS
81 84 1.80 AUG191507 WALK THROUGH HELL TP VOL 02 $19.99 AFTERSHOCK COMICS
82 92 1.80 AUG192342 THESE SAVAGE SHORES TP VOL 01 (MR) (NOTE PRICE) $16.99 VAULT COMICS
83 115 1.80 JUL190646 HEX WIVES TP (MR) $16.99 DC COMICS
83 130 1.80 JUL191099 WAR OF REALMS TP PUNISHER $15.99 MARVEL COMICS
85 4 1.78 APR190937-M NAMOR SUB-MARINER BY BYRNE AND JAE LEE OMNIBUS HC $125.00 MARVEL COMICS
86 250 1.78 APR160803 MONSTRESS TP VOL 01 (MR) $9.99 IMAGE COMICS
87 251 1.76 JUL158202 BATMAN EARTH ONE TP VOL 01 $14.99 DC COMICS
88 102 1.76 JUL192387-M DISNEY MANGA NIGHTMARE CHRISTMAS ZEROS JOURNEY TP VOL 03 $15.99 TOKYOPOP
89 24 1.75 MAY190474 ALL STAR COMICS ONLY LEGENDS LIVE FOREVER HC $49.99 DC COMICS
90 143 1.74 AUG190127 HIT-GIRL TP VOL 05 (MR) $14.99 IMAGE COMICS
91 209 1.74 JUL191128 MARVEL-VERSE GN TP IRON MAN $9.99 MARVEL COMICS
92 103 1.71 JUL190626 AMERICAN CARNAGE TP (MR) $19.99 DC COMICS
93 37 1.69 JUL191123 MAN-WOLF COMPLETE COLLECTION TP $39.99 MARVEL COMICS
94 50 1.69 MAR191177-M BOYS OMNIBUS TP VOL 02 (MR) $29.99 DYNAMITE
94 142 1.69 AUG191154 WAR OF REALMS TP UNCANNY X-MEN $15.99 MARVEL COMICS
96 76 1.68 JUN198404 BATMAN THE LONG HALLOWEEN TP $29.99 DC COMICS
97 40 1.67 JUL191118 DOCTOR STRANGE EPIC COLLECTION TP TRIUMPH AND TORMENT $39.99 MARVEL COMICS
98 79 1.67 JUL190667 WONDER WOMAN HC VOL 01 THE JUST WAR $24.99 DC COMICS
99 41 1.65 AUG192430 DRIFTING CLASSROOM HC VOL 01 PERFECT ED UMEZZ $34.99 VIZ MEDIA LLC
100 17 1.62 DEC180616 ABSOLUTE BATMAN ARKHAM ASYLUM HC 30TH ANNIV ED $75.00 DC COMICS

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