Exclusive: September's Top 100 Graphic Novels
Oct 16, 2016
Rick Grimes prepares for battle against the Whisperers in Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard's The Walking Dead Volume 26: Call to Arms from Image Comics, the best-selling graphic novel of September.
Also in the top ten for Image was Nick Spencer and Steve Lieber's The Fix Volume 1 at #5.
DC Entertainment had six titles in the top ten, led by Jill Thompson's original graphic novel, Wonder Woman: The True Amazon, at #2. Also in the top ten were Batman Volume 8: Superheavy at #3, Batman Volume 9: Bloom at #4, Batman: The Killing Joke Special Edition at #8, Justice League Volume 7: The Darkseid War Part 1 at #9, and Harley Quinn Volume 4: A Call to Arms at #10.
Dark Horse Comics' Avatar: The Last Airbender Volume 13: North and South Part 1 ranked #6.
Finally, Marvel Comics' Secret Wars ranked #7.
TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in September 2016
RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
1 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 26 CALL TO ARMS (MR) | $14.99 | JUN160722 | IMA |
2 | WONDER WOMAN THE TRUE AMAZON HC | $22.99 | MAY160281 | DC |
3 | BATMAN TP VOL 08 SUPERHEAVY | $16.99 | JUN160332 | DC |
4 | BATMAN HC VOL 09 BLOOM | $24.99 | MAY160304 | DC |
5 | FIX TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | JUN160686-M | IMA |
6 | AVATAR LAST AIRBENDER TP VOL 13 NORTH SOUTH PART 1 | $10.99 | MAY160022 | DAR |
7 | SECRET WARS TP | $34.99 | JUN160958 | MAR |
8 | BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC | $17.99 | NOV070226 | DC |
9 | JUSTICE LEAGUE TP VOL 07 DARKSEID WAR PART 1 | $16.99 | JUN160346 | DC |
10 | HARLEY QUINN TP VOL 04 A CALL TO ARMS | $16.99 | JUN160344 | DC |
11 | SAGA TP VOL 06 (MR) | $14.99 | MAR160684 | IMA |
12 | SPIDER-MAN MILES MORALES TP VOL 01 | $15.99 | JUN160955 | MAR |
13 | JUSTICE LEAGUE HC VOL 08 DARKSEID WAR PART 2 | $24.99 | MAY160312 | DC |
14 | ONE PUNCH MAN GN VOL 08 | $9.99 | JUL162091 | VIZ |
15 | SAGA TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | AUG120491 | IMA |
16 | STAR WARS HC VOL 01 | $34.99 | MAR160910-M | MAR |
17 | POISON IVY CYCLE OF LIFE AND DEATH TP | $16.99 | JUN160347 | DC |
18 | HARLEY QUINN HC VOL 05 THE JOKERS LAST LAUGH | $24.99 | MAY160311 | DC |
19 | VELVET TP VOL 03 MAN WHO STOLE THE WORLD (MR) | $14.99 | APR160837 | IMA |
20 | PAPER GIRLS TP VOL 01 | $9.99 | JAN160645 | IMA |
21 | COLOR YOUR OWN WOMEN OF POWER TP | $9.99 | JUN160960 | MAR |
22 | MONSTRESS TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | APR160803 | IMA |
23 | DOCTOR STRANGE OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 | $75.00 | MAR160921-M | MAR |
24 | DAREDEVIL BACK IN BLACK TP VOL 02 SUPERSONIC | $15.99 | JUN160967 | MAR |
25 | RICK & MORTY TP VOL 03 (MR) | $19.99 | MAY161680 | ONI |
26 | TITANS HUNT TP | $19.99 | JUN160361 | DC |
27 | POWER MAN AND IRON FIST TP VOL 01 BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN | $15.99 | JUN160961 | MAR |
28 | CRIMINAL TP VOL 07 WRONG TIME WRONG PLACE (MR) | $14.99 | JUN160706 | IMA |
29 | MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS TP VOL 01 | $19.99 | JUN161226 | BOO |
30 | ALL NEW ALL DIFFERENT AVENGERS TP VOL 02 FAMILY BUSINESS | $19.99 | JUL161083 | MAR |
31 | SAGA TP VOL 05 (MR) | $14.99 | JUL150565 | IMA |
32 | WONDER WOMAN TP VOL 08 TWIST OF FATE | $16.99 | JUN160363 | DC |
33 | SAGA TP VOL 02 (MR) | $14.99 | APR130443 | IMA |
34 | BATMAN ARKHAM POISON IVY TP | $19.99 | JUN160331 | DC |
35 | ANGEL CATBIRD HC VOL 01 | $14.99 | MAY160020 | DAR |
36 | BLOOM COUNTY EPISODE XI A NEW HOPE TP | $17.99 | JUL160568 | IDW |
37 | ADVENTURES OF SUPERGIRL TP | $16.99 | JUN160349 | DC |
38 | CAPTAIN AMERICA SERPENTS UNITE TP | $7.99 | JUL160964 | MAR |
39 | ROBIN SON OF BATMAN TP VOL 01 YEAR OF BLOOD | $16.99 | JUN160348 | DC |
40 | BATMAN TP VOL 01 THE COURT OF OWLS (N52) | $16.99 | DEC120323 | DC |
41 | BLACK PANTHER EPIC COLLECTION TP PANTHERS RAGE | $34.99 | JUL161089 | MAR |
42 | COLORING DC SUPERGIRL TP | $15.99 | JUN160350 | DC |
43 | REVIVAL TP VOL 07 FORWARD (MR) | $14.99 | MAY160702 | IMA |
44 | CONSTANTINE THE HELLBLAZER TP VOL 02 THE ART OF THE DEAL | $16.99 | JUN160335 | DC |
45 | RAINA TELGEMEIER GHOSTS GN | $10.99 | JUN161552 | SCH |
46 | GRIZZLYSHARK TP VOL 01 (MR) | $12.99 | JUL160801 | IMA |
47 | BATMAN HUSH COMPLETE TP | $24.99 | MAY090178 | DC |
48 | POKEMON OMEGA RUBY ALPHA SAPPHIRE GN VOL 01 | $4.99 | JUL162122 | VIZ |
49 | HARROW COUNTY TP VOL 03 SNAKE DOCTOR | $14.99 | MAY160108 | DAR |
50 | SAGA TP VOL 04 (MR) | $14.99 | OCT140644 | IMA |
51 | BATMAN BY SCOTT SNYDER & GREG CAPULLO BOX SET | $49.99 | APR160382 | DC |
52 | SUPERMAN TP VOL 01 BEFORE TRUTH | $16.99 | JUN160356 | DC |
53 | UNCANNY AVENGERS UNITY TP VOL 02 MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH | $17.99 | JUN160966 | MAR |
54 | BATMAN TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES HC | $24.99 | APR160380 | DC |
55 | VIOLENT TP VOL 01 BLOOD LIKE TAR (MR) | $9.99 | MAR160652 | IMA |
56 | LUMBERJANES TP VOL 04 | $14.99 | APR169047 | BOO |
57 | OVER THE GARDEN WALL TP MINISERIES | $19.99 | APR161375 | BOO |
58 | BATMAN ARKHAM KNIGHT GENESIS TP | $14.99 | JUN160334 | DC |
59 | SILVER SURFER TP VOL 04 CITIZEN OF EARTH | $19.99 | MAY160927 | MAR |
60 | BATMAN DARK KNIGHT RETURNS TP | $19.99 | NOV150279-M | DC |
61 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN AND SILK TP SPIDERFLY EFFECT | $15.99 | JUN160963 | MAR |
62 | STAR WARS LEGENDS EPIC COLLECTION TP VOL 01 LEGACY | $39.99 | JUL161074 | MAR |
63 | PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL BY CARL POTTS AND JIM LEE TP | $39.99 | JUN160979 | MAR |
64 | BPRD HELL ON EARTH TP VOL 14 THE EXORCIST | $19.99 | MAY160104 | DAR |
65 | SAGA TP VOL 03 (MR) | $14.99 | JAN140556 | IMA |
66 | GREEN LANTERN TP VOL 07 RENEGADE | $17.99 | JUN160341 | DC |
67 | MARCH GN BOOK 03 | $19.99 | JUN160408 | IDW |
68 | DC SUPER HERO GIRLS TP VOL 01 FINALS CRISIS | $9.99 | APR160322 | DC |
69 | ASTONISHING ANT-MAN TP VOL 02 SMALL TIME CRIMINAL | $15.99 | JUN160965 | MAR |
70 | THOR BY JASON AARON AND RUSSELL DAUTERMAN HC VOL 01 | $34.99 | MAR160920 | MAR |
71 | HAUNTED MANSION HC | $24.99 | JUN160950 | MAR |
72 | DOCTOR STRANGE AND SECRET DEFENDERS TP | $29.99 | JUN160972 | MAR |
73 | KILL 6 BILLION DEMONS TP VOL 01 (MR) | $14.99 | JUL160811 | IMA |
74 | X-MEN ORIGINS TP GAMBIT | $19.99 | JUN160984 | MAR |
75 | WATCHMEN TP | $19.99 | FEB140265-M | DC |
76 | BATMAN BEYOND TP VOL 02 CITY OF YESTERDAY | $14.99 | JUN160330 | DC |
77 | CAPTAIN AMERICA SAM WILSON TP VOL 02 STANDOFF | $19.99 | JUL161082 | MAR |
78 | ROCKET RACCOON AND GROOT TP VOL 00 BITE AND BARK | $34.99 | JUN160962 | MAR |
79 | FABLES DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 13 (MR) | $29.99 | MAY160342 | DC |
80 | GREEN ARROW TP VOL 06 LAST ACTION HERO | $19.99 | JUN160340 | DC |
81 | MIRROR THE MOUNTAIN TP | $14.99 | MAY160680 | IMA |
82 | SUICIDE SQUAD MOST WANTED KATANA TP | $16.99 | JUN160358 | DC |
83 | WONDER WOMAN A CELEBRATION OF 75 YEARS HC | $39.99 | MAY160330 | DC |
84 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE | $14.99 | NOV128157 | IMA |
85 | HUMANOIDS PRESENTS JODOVERSE | $4.99 | JUL161679 | HUM |
86 | MMW FANTASTIC FOUR HC VOL 18 | $75.00 | MAR160925-M | MAR |
87 | FLASHPOINT TP | $16.99 | OCT138324 | DC |
88 | CAPTAIN AMERICA EPIC COLLECTION TP COMING OF FALCON | $39.99 | JUN160977 | MAR |
89 | WONDER WOMAN HC VOL 09 RESURRECTION | $24.99 | MAY160327 | DC |
90 | STAR WARS EPISODE II ATTACK OF CLONES HC | $24.99 | MAY160920 | MAR |
91 | BATMAN 66 MEETS THE MAN FROM UNCLE HC | $19.99 | MAY160303 | DC |
92 | MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDS FOREVER TP VOL 07 | $17.99 | JUL160638 | IDW |
93 | NEW LONE WOLF AND CUB TP VOL 10 (MR) | $13.99 | MAY160124 | DAR |
94 | OMEGA MEN THE END IS HERE TP | $24.99 | MAY160316 | DC |
95 | SURVIVORS CLUB TP (MR) | $19.99 | JUN160377 | DC |
96 | DIVINITY II TP | $14.99 | JUL162084 | VAL |
97 | BLACK PANTHER TP BOOK 01 NATION UNDER OUR FEET | $16.99 | JUN160956 | MAR |
98 | MARVEL UNIVERSE DOCTOR STRANGE DIGEST TP | $9.99 | JUL161072 | MAR |
99 | PREACHER TP BOOK 01 (MR) | $19.99 | MAR130303 | DC |
100 | ADVENTURE TIME ORIGINAL GN VOL 08 PRESIDENT BUBBLEGUM | $14.99 | JUN161258 | BOO |
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