Top 100 Graphic Novels: March 2015
Apr 12, 2015
Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill's graphic novella trilogy based on The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen concluded in March with Nemo: River of Ghosts from IDW Publishing's Top Shelf Productions imprint, the month's best-selling graphic novel.
Marvel Comics had four titles in the top ten, led by G. Willow Wilson's Ms. Marvel Volume 2: Generation Why at #2.
Also with four titles in the top ten was Image Comics, with Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini's Low Volume 1: The Delirium of Hope as their top book at #3.
Also in the top ten was Dynamite Entertainment's Bob's Burgers Volume 1 at #10.
Among the premier publishers, DC Comics' Justice League Volume 5: Forever Heroes was their top book at #14. Finally, Dark Horse Comics' BPRD: Hell on Earth Volume 10: The Devil's Wings was their top book at #33.
TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in March 2015
RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
1 | NEMO RIVER OF GHOSTS HC (MR) | $14.95 | JAN151622 | IDW |
2 | MS MARVEL TP VOL 02 GENERATION WHY | $15.99 | DEC140970 | MAR |
3 | LOW TP VOL 01 THE DELIRIUM OF HOPE (MR) | $9.99 | DEC140670 | IMA |
4 | HAWKEYE VS DEADPOOL TP | $16.99 | DEC140975 | MAR |
5 | SAGA TP VOL 04 (MR) | $14.99 | OCT140644 | IMA |
6 | DEADPOOL TP VOL 07 AXIS | $17.99 | DEC140987 | MAR |
7 | DEADPOOLS ART OF WAR TP | $12.99 | DEC140974 | MAR |
8 | DEADLY CLASS TP VOL 02 KIDS OF THE BLACK HOLE (MR) | $14.99 | DEC140657 | IMA |
9 | BIRTHRIGHT TP VOL 01 HOMECOMING (MR) | $9.99 | JAN150622 | IMA |
10 | BOBS BURGERS TP VOL 01 | $17.99 | JAN151278-M | DE |
11 | SAGA TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | AUG120491 | IMA |
12 | LAZARUS TP VOL 03 CONCLAVE (MR) | $14.99 | JAN150631 | IMA |
13 | COPPERHEAD TP VOL 01 A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN | $9.99 | JAN150625 | IMA |
14 | JUSTICE LEAGUE TP VOL 05 FOREVER HEROES (N52) | $14.99 | DEC140382 | DC |
15 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE | $14.99 | NOV128157 | IMA |
16 | CIVIL WAR TP | $24.99 | JAN072436 | MAR |
17 | WAYWARD TP VOL 01 STRING THEORY (MR) | $9.99 | JAN150664 | IMA |
18 | NAILBITER TP VOL 02 BLOODY HANDS (MR) | $14.99 | JAN150641 | IMA |
19 | SUPERMAN WONDER WOMAN TP VOL 01 POWER COUPLE (N52) | $16.99 | DEC140383 | DC |
20 | WOLVERINE ORIGIN II TP | $19.99 | DEC140989 | MAR |
21 | SAGA TP VOL 02 (MR) | $14.99 | APR130443 | IMA |
22 | BIG HARD SEX CRIMINALS HC (MR) | $39.99 | NOV140582 | IMA |
23 | SEX CRIMINALS TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | JAN140558 | IMA |
24 | YU GI OH 5DS GN VOL 07 | $9.99 | JAN151695 | VIZ |
25 | ROCHE LIMIT TP VOL 01 | $9.99 | DEC140688 | IMA |
26 | GUARDIANS GALAXY PREM HC VOL 04 ORIGINAL SIN | $24.99 | DEC140962 | MAR |
27 | BATMAN TP VOL 01 THE COURT OF OWLS (N52) | $16.99 | DEC120323 | DC |
28 | ADVENTURE TIME TP VOL 06 | $14.99 | JAN151168 | BOO |
29 | BATMAN 66 MEETS THE GREEN HORNET HC | $22.99 | NOV140308 | DC |
30 | TINY TITANS RETURN TO THE TREEHOUSE TP | $12.99 | DEC140398 | DC |
31 | MORNING GLORIES TP VOL 08 | $12.99 | JUL140503 | IMA |
32 | TEEN TITANS GO TP VOL 01 PARTY PARTY | $12.99 | DEC140400 | DC |
33 | BPRD HELL ON EARTH TP VOL 10 DEVILS WINGS | $19.99 | OCT140012 | DAR |
34 | SHE-HULK TP VOL 02 DISORDERLY CONDUCT | $15.99 | DEC140985 | MAR |
35 | MARVELS AVENGERS TP AGE OF ULTRON PRELUDE | $16.99 | DEC140951 | MAR |
36 | SAGA TP VOL 03 (MR) | $14.99 | JAN140556 | IMA |
37 | SHAOLIN COWBOY HC THE SHEMP BUFFET | $19.99 | NOV140056 | DAR |
38 | DEATH OF WOLVERINE TP WEAPON X PROGRAM | $19.99 | DEC140980 | MAR |
39 | Y THE LAST MAN TP BOOK 02 (MR) | $19.99 | DEC140421 | DC |
40 | ALL NEW X-MEN PREM HC VOL 06 ULTIMATE ADVENTURE | $24.99 | OCT140918 | MAR |
41 | PROPHET TP VOL 04 JOINING | $17.99 | DEC140684 | IMA |
42 | HUMANS TP VOL 01 HUMANS FOR LIFE (MR) | $9.99 | JAN150630 | IMA |
43 | ALEX + ADA TP VOL 02 | $12.99 | AUG148160 | IMA |
44 | SUPERMAN DOOMED HC (N52) | $49.99 | NOV140304 | DC |
45 | WICKED & DIVINE TP VOL 01 THE FAUST ACT (MR) | $9.99 | SEP140684 | IMA |
46 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 22 A NEW BEGINNING (MR) | $14.99 | SEP140657 | IMA |
47 | JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA TP VOL 02 SURVIVORS OF EVIL (N52) | $16.99 | DEC140381 | DC |
48 | INHUMAN TP VOL 02 AXIS | $15.99 | DEC140984 | MAR |
49 | AVENGERS TP VOL 05 ADAPT OR DIE | $19.99 | DEC140957 | MAR |
50 | MS MARVEL TP VOL 01 NO NORMAL | $15.99 | JUN140725 | MAR |
51 | SEX CRIMINALS TP VOL 02 TWO WORLDS ONE COP (MR) | $14.99 | OCT140654 | IMA |
52 | SUPERMAN WONDER WOMAN HC VOL 02 WAR AND PEACE (N52) | $24.99 | NOV140305 | DC |
53 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 02 MILES BEHIND US (NEW PTG) | $14.99 | SEP088204 | IMA |
54 | SEX TP VOL 03 BROKEN TOYS (MR) | $14.99 | JAN150655 | IMA |
55 | BATMAN BEYOND JUSTICE LORDS BEYOND TP | $16.99 | DEC140388 | DC |
56 | BATMAN TP VOL 02 THE CITY OF OWLS (N52) | $16.99 | JUL130235 | DC |
57 | UNITY TP VOL 01 TO KILL A KING | $14.99 | JAN141356 | VAL |
58 | SHADOW TP VOL 01 FIRE OF CREATION (MR) | $19.99 | SEP120990 | DE |
59 | COLDEST CITY HC | $19.99 | JAN121214 | ONI |
60 | DOCTOR WHO 10TH HC VOL 01 REVOLUTIONS TERROR | $19.99 | SEP141636 | TTN |
61 | NEW LONE WOLF AND CUB TP VOL 04 (MR) | $13.99 | NOV140113 | DAR |
62 | BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC | $17.99 | NOV070226 | DC |
63 | NARUTO GN VOL 69 | $9.99 | JAN151694 | VIZ |
64 | SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN HC VOL 03 | $34.99 | OCT140919 | MAR |
64 | DOCTOR WHO 11TH HC VOL 01 AFTER LIFE | $19.99 | SEP141640 | TTN |
66 | RAT QUEENS TP VOL 01 SASS & SORCERY (MR) | $9.99 | JAN140555 | IMA |
67 | AVENGERS OMNIBUS HC VOL 02 | $99.99 | OCT140912-M | MAR |
68 | BATMAN TP VOL 03 DEATH OF THE FAMILY (N52) | $16.99 | FEB140248 | DC |
69 | HULK TP VOL 02 OMEGA HULK BOOK 01 | $19.99 | DEC140978 | MAR |
70 | SUPERMAN RED SON TP NEW EDITION | $17.99 | JAN140353 | DC |
71 | FLASHPOINT TP | $16.99 | OCT138324 | DC |
72 | JUSTICE LEAGUE UNITED HC VOL 1 JUSTICE LEAGUE CANADA (N52) | $24.99 | NOV140300 | DC |
73 | UNCANNY X-MEN PREM HC VOL 05 OMEGA MUTANT | $24.99 | DEC140961 | MAR |
74 | CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS TP | $29.99 | AUG058162 | DC |
75 | ASTRO CITY VICTORY TP | $16.99 | DEC140407 | DC |
76 | DEADPOOL KILLS MARVEL UNIVERSE TP | $14.99 | AUG120709 | MAR |
77 | CRIMINAL TP VOL 03 THE DEAD AND THE DYING (MR) | $14.99 | JAN150628 | IMA |
78 | USAGI YOJIMBO SAGA TP VOL 02 | $24.99 | OCT140088 | DAR |
79 | ALL NEW X-FACTOR TP VOL 03 AXIS | $24.99 | DEC140986 | MAR |
80 | SECRET AVENGERS TP VOL 02 LABYRINTH | $12.99 | DEC140953 | MAR |
81 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 21 ALL OUT WAR PT 2 (MR) | $14.99 | MAY140652 | IMA |
82 | RUNAWAYS COMPLETE COLLECTION TP VOL 03 | $39.99 | DEC140990 | MAR |
83 | SOUTHERN BASTARDS TP VOL 01 HERE WAS A MAN (MR) | $9.99 | JUL140517 | IMA |
84 | SUPERMAN EARTH ONE HC VOL 03 | $22.99 | OCT140340 | DC |
85 | MMW INVINCIBLE IRON MAN HC VOL 09 | $75 | OCT140920-M | MAR |
86 | DEAD BOY DETECTIVES TP VOL 02 GHOST SNOW | $14.99 | OCT140396 | DC |
87 | UNITED STATES OF MURDER INC PREM HC VOL 01 TRUTH (MR) | $24.99 | SEP140912 | MAR |
88 | ROCKETEER THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES TP | $19.99 | DEC140476 | IDW |
89 | BATMAN TP VOL 04 ZERO YEAR SECRET CITY (N52) | $16.99 | JUL140237 | DC |
90 | SUPER VILLAINS UNITE TP COMPLETE SUPER VILLAIN TEAM UP | $34.99 | DEC140982 | MAR |
91 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 03 SAFETY BEHIND BARS | $14.99 | NOV082245 | IMA |
92 | ALL STAR WESTERN TP VOL 06 END OF THE TRAIL (N52) | $14.99 | DEC140377 | DC |
92 | KINGDOM COME TP NEW PTG | $19.99 | SEP138294 | DC |
92 | SEXCASTLE OGN (MR) | $15.99 | JAN150621 | IMA |
95 | ASTRO CITY PRIVATE LIVES HC | $24.99 | NOV140331 | DC |
96 | TREES TP VOL 01 (MR) | $14.99 | DEC140696 | IMA |
97 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN EPIC COLLECTION TP ROUND ROBIN | $34.99 | DEC140973 | MAR |
98 | GODZILLA CATACLYSM TP | $19.99 | JAN150520 | IDW |
99 | HAWKEYE TP AVENGING ARCHER | $34.99 | DEC140950 | MAR |
100 | DEADPOOL TP VOL 01 DEAD PRESIDENTS NOW | $15.99 | MAR130727 | MAR |
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