Top 100 Graphic Novels: August 2020
Deadpool’s earliest appearances, including his first appearance in New Mutants #98, are reprinted in Marvel Comics’ Deadpool Classics Volume 1, the best-selling graphic novel of August.
Other Marvel titles among the top ten include Spider-Man/Deadpool Volume 0: Don’t Call It a Team-Up, a collection of the duo’s early team-ups, ranked #2; Inhumans by Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee ranked #4; and Jonathan Hickman, Pepe Larraz, and R.B. Silva’s House of X/Powers of X, which launched a new era of X-Men adventure, ranked #5.
Also among the top ten graphic novels for August were two titles from Image Comics. The fourth collected volume of Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, and Dave Stewart’s Eisner Award-winning series Gideon Falls ranked #4, and Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, and Jacob Phillips’ original graphic novel Pulp ranked #7.
The best-selling graphic novel titles from the other premier publishers in August were:
- IDW Publishing (#38): Star Trek: Picard – Countdown by Kirsten Beyer, Mike Johnson, and Angel Hernandez, collecting the prequel comic to the CBS All-Access television series.
- Dark Horse Comics (#49): The Umbrella Academy Volume 2: Dallas by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá, the second story arc of the series adapted into the hit Netflix series.
- Dynamite Entertainment (#148): The Boys Omnibus Volume 1 (DEC181256) by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, collecting the first two story arcs of the edgy super-hero series adapted to television by Amazon Studios.
- BOOM! Studios (#154): Lumberjanes Volume 15 (APR201383) by Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh, and AnneMarie Rogers, in which Jo's birthday approaches and her fellow campers are planning a surprise.
Also of note, August's best-selling non-premier graphic novel, VIZ Media's Venus in the Blind Spot, a collection of Junji Ito's short mange stories, ranked #31 for the month.
TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in August 2020
QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
1 | 69 | FEB082311 | DEADPOOL CLASSIC TP VOL 01 | $29.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
2 | 53 | FEB160956 | SPIDER-MAN DEADPOOL TP VOL 00 DONT CALL IT TEAM UP | $34.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
3 | 82 | JUN150836 | INHUMANS BY PAUL JENKINS AND JAE LEE TP | $34.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
4 | 137 | FEB200126 | GIDEON FALLS TP VOL 04 (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
5 | 1 | JUN200667 | HOUSE OF X POWERS OF X TP | $44.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
6 | 216 | MAY140932 | DEADPOOL VS CARNAGE TP | $16.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
7 | 9 | MAR200016 | PULP HC (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
8 | 245 | MAY150827 | RETURN OF LIVING DEADPOOL TP | $16.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
9 | 236 | AUG140912 | MILES MORALES ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 01 REVIVAL | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
10 | 107 | NOV150949 | DEADPOOL FIRSTS TP | $34.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
10 | 258 | OCT150977 | DEADPOOLS SECRET SECRET WARS TP | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
12 | 138 | FEB092641 | DEADPOOL CLASSIC TP VOL 02 | $29.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
13 | 25 | JUN170687 | OLD GUARD TP BOOK 01 OPENING FIRE (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
14 | 29 | FEB200019 | FIRE POWER BY KIRKMAN & SAMNEE TP VOL 01 PRELUDE | $9.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
15 | 115 | APR150918 | HOWARD THE DUCK TP VOL 01 COMPLETE COLLECTION | $34.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
16 | 172 | JUL090629 | SECRET WAR TP | $24.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
17 | 105 | JUL150845 | MONSTER OF FRANKENSTEIN TP | $39.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
18 | 228 | AUG120710 | ULT COMICS SPIDER-MAN BY BENDIS TP VOL 02 | $19.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
19 | 4 | JUN200096 | CRUEL SUMMER HC (MR) | $34.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
20 | 268 | MAR130727 | DEADPOOL TP VOL 01 DEAD PRESIDENTS NOW | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
21 | 194 | FEB082310 | DEADPOOL VS MARVEL UNIVERSE TP | $24.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
22 | 238 | FEB138451 | DOCTOR STRANGE TP OATH NEW PTG | $19.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
23 | 325 | JAN160939 | DEADPOOL WORLDS GREATEST TP VOL 01 MILLIONAIRE WITH MOUTH | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
24 | 140 | FEB150862 | ORIGINAL SIN TP | $34.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
25 | 42 | FEB209011 | TEEN TITANS GO TO CAMP TP | $9.99 | DC COMICS |
26 | 152 | JUL120656 | SPIDER-MAN SPIDER-ISLAND TP | $34.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
27 | 361 | JAN160938 | DEADPOOL AND CABLE TP SPLIT SECOND | $16.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
28 | 163 | AUG150911 | THANOS TP COSMIC POWERS | $34.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
29 | 18 | MAR201103 | PUNISHER SOVIET TP (MR) | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
30 | 312 | FEB130637 | ULT COMICS SPIDER-MAN BY BENDIS TP VOL 03 | $19.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
31 | 11 | JUN201567 | VENUS IN BLIND SPOT HC JUNJI ITO (MR) | $22.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
32 | 372 | SEP150871 | SPIDER-VERSE WARZONES TP | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
33 | 301 | JUN082429 | SPIDER-MAN TP ONE MORE DAY | $19.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
34 | 146 | JUL150847 | INFINITY WAR AFTERMATH TP | $39.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
35 | 165 | MAY140942 | DEADPOOL BY DANIEL WAY COMPLETE COLL TP VOL 04 | $34.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
36 | 432 | JAN110849 | DEADPOOL TP VOL 05 WHAT HAPPENED IN VEGAS | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
37 | 23 | APR200193 | MIDDLEWEST TP BOOK 03 (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
38 | 21 | FEB200636 | STAR TREK PICARD COUNTDOWN TP | $15.99 | IDW PUBLISHING |
39 | 183 | FEB160976 | X-MEN TP RISE OF APOCALYPSE | $34.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
40 | 358 | MAY150835 | DEADPOOL FLASHBACKS TP | $19.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
41 | 229 | SEP130798 | DEADPOOL CLASSIC TP VOL 09 | $29.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
42 | 442 | SEP100716 | DEADPOOL TP VOL 04 MONKEY BUSINESS | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
43 | 197 | DEC150900 | HOWARD THE DUCK TP VOL 02 COMPLETE COLLECTION | $34.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
44 | 474 | NOV140877 | DEADPOOL TP ONES WITH DEADPOOL | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
45 | 473 | MAY120763 | DAREDEVIL BY MARK WAID TP VOL 01 | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
46 | 460 | FEB100626 | DEADPOOL TP VOL 03 X MARKS SPOT | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
46 | 66 | FEB209145 | LOIS LANE AND THE FRIENDSHIP CHALLENGE TP | $9.99 | DC COMICS |
48 | 123 | AUG120491 | SAGA TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
49 | 35 | DEC098005 | UMBRELLA ACADEMY TP VOL 02 DALLAS | $17.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
50 | 211 | JUN100680 | ULTIMATES 2 TP ULTIMATE COLLECTION | $34.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
51 | 242 | JAN100682 | DAREDEVIL GUARDIAN DEVIL TP | $19.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
52 | 534 | OCT090622 | DEADPOOL TP VOL 02 DARK REIGN | $14.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
53 | 193 | MAY150832 | DAREDEVIL TYPHOIDS KISS TP | $34.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
54 | 27 | FEB201052 | FALLEN ANGELS BY BRYAN HILL TP VOL 01 | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
55 | 326 | MAR150799 | ANT-MAN TP SCOTT LANG | $24.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
56 | 31 | MAR190279 | UMBRELLA ACADEMY TP VOL 03 HOTEL OBLIVION | $19.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
57 | 406 | JAN150895 | VISION YESTERDAY AND TOMORROW TP | $19.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
58 | 468 | MAR160950 | DAREDEVIL VS PUNISHER MEANS AND ENDS TP | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
59 | 7 | APR201110 | X-MEN EPIC COLLECTION TP PROTEUS | $39.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
60 | 338 | JUL130714 | YOUNG MARVEL TP LITTLE X-MEN LITTLE AVENGERS BIG TROUBLE | $24.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
61 | 518 | FEB160959 | ALL NEW X-MEN INEVITABLE TP VOL 01 GHOSTS OF CYCLOPS | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
62 | 206 | DEC150885 | GUARDIANS OF GALAXY AND X-MEN TP BLACK VORTEX | $39.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
63 | 41 | FEB201051 | MORBIUS TP VOL 01 | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
64 | 541 | MAR120686 | DEADPOOL TP VOL 09 INSTITUTIONALIZED | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
65 | 514 | AUG150883 | SPIDER-ISLAND TP WARZONES | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
66 | 356 | FEB150850 | AVENGERS WEST COAST VISION QUEST TP | $24.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
67 | 915 | NOV150950 | COLOR YOUR OWN DEADPOOL TP | $9.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
68 | 288 | OCT082537 | DAREDEVIL BY MILLER JANSON TP VOL 02 | $29.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
69 | 241 | FEB130644 | SQUADRON SUPREME TP | $34.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
70 | 307 | NOV110636 | MARVEL FIRSTS 1970S TP VOL 01 | $29.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
71 | 408 | DEC150886 | THOR TP VOL 02 WHO HOLDS HAMMER | $19.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
72 | 355 | MAY150830 | DOCTOR STRANGE TP DONT PAY FERRYMAN | $24.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
73 | 746 | STAR16479 | ULTIMATES TP VOL 01 | $12.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
74 | 47 | MAR201102 | REVENGE OF COSMIC GHOST RIDER TP | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
75 | 478 | FEB110683 | SPIDER-MAN ONE MOMENT IN TIME TP | $19.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
76 | 558 | AUG150882 | AGE OF APOCALYPSE TP WARZONES | $16.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
77 | 381 | DEC150893 | CIVIL WAR WOLVERINE TP | $24.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
78 | 30 | MAR201100 | SAVAGE AVENGERS TP VOL 02 TO DINE WITH DOOM | $19.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
79 | 83 | JUN201586 | LEGEND OF ZELDA TWILIGHT PRINCESS GN VOL 07 | $9.99 | VIZ LLC |
80 | 52 | SEP108136 | UMBRELLA ACADEMY TP VOL 01 APOCALYPSE SUITE | $17.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
81 | 55 | MAR201093 | SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN TP ALIEN REALITY | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
82 | 530 | SEP120704 | AVENGERS X-SANCTION TP | $19.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
83 | 15 | MAR201113 | CONAN BARBARIAN ORIG MARVEL YRS EPIC COLL TP COMING OF CONAN | $34.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
84 | 260 | JUN130693 | INHUMANS TP ORIGIN OF INHUMANS | $39.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
84 | 10 | DEC190236 | WORLD OF CYBERPUNK 2077 HC | $39.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
86 | 171 | APR160803 | MONSTRESS TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
87 | 418 | JUL150829 | BLACK WIDOW TP VOL 03 LAST DAYS | $24.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
88 | 94 | FEB209301 | ONE PUNCH MAN GN VOL 20 | $9.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
89 | 50 | APR201093 | DAWN OF X TP VOL 07 | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
90 | 605 | JAN160942 | CIVIL WAR HOUSE OF M TP | $16.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
91 | 544 | AUG110727 | SHIELD TP ARCHITECTS OF FOREVER | $19.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
92 | 299 | NOV150952 | PUNISHER VS MARVEL UNIVERSE TP | $34.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
93 | 659 | JUL150828 | HOWARD THE DUCK TP VOL 00 WHAT THE DUCK | $16.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
94 | 568 | DEC130776 | UNCANNY AVENGERS TP VOL 01 RED SHADOW | $19.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
95 | 665 | AUG150881 | MARVEL ZOMBIES TP BATTLEWORLD | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
96 | 544 | JUN150826 | AVENGERS TIME RUNS OUT TP VOL 01 | $19.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
97 | 577 | JAN160931 | ALL NEW ALL DIFFERENT AVENGERS TP VOL 01 MAGNIFICENT SEVEN | $19.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
97 | 54 | MAR201097 | CAPTAIN MARVEL TP VOL 03 LAST AVENGER | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
99 | 12 | JUN200672 | IRON MAN EPIC COLLECTION TP FURY OF FIREBRAND | $39.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
100 | 86 | MAR201120 | SPIDER-GWEN GN TP AMAZING POWERS | $12.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
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