January 2023 Graphic Novels Sales Charts Including Superhero Comic Books and Manga

It is that time of the month when we get to check out the latest graphic novels sales numbers. As always, ICv2 is the best source for these sales numbers. ICv2 released several sales charts for January 2023 including the ComicHub Top 100 Graphic Novels, the Top 20 Author Graphic Novels, Top 20 Superheroes Graphic Novels, the Top 20 Manga Graphic Novels, and the Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels.

These are unit and dollar sales rankings based on sales tracked at point-of-sale by the ComicHub system at stores selling American comics around the world. During the period for which these reports were generated, there were over 125 stores using the ComicHub system.

The Top 20 Author Graphic Novels, Top 20 Superhero Graphic Novels, Top 20 Manga Graphic Novels, and Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels sales charts are all based on NPD BookScan numbers. NPD BookScan collects weekly point-of-sale data on print books from over 16,000 locations through direct reporting from all major retailers, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Walmart, Target, independent bookstores, and many others. NPD BookScan covers approximately 85% of the U.S. trade print book market.

ComicHub January 2023 Top 10

Comic Hub January 2023 Top 25

ComicHub January 2023 Top 50

ComicHub January 2023 Top 75

ComicHub January 2023 Top 100

NPD BookScan January 2023 Top 20 Author Graphic Novels

NPD BookScan January 2023 Top 20 Superhero Graphic Novels

NPD BookScan January 2023 Top 20 Manga Graphic Novels

NPD BookScan January 2023 Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels

ComicHub January 2023 Top 100 Graphic Novels Sales Chart

Top 10

Based on historical numbers from the Comichron as well as projections through April 2022, the titles in the numbers 1-10 range typically sell in the 11,000-3,000 unit range.

1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Last Ronin HC (IDW Publishing)
2. Saga Vol. 10 (Image Comics)
3. Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1 (Boom! Studios)
4. Chainsaw Man Vol. 1 (Viz Media)
5. Nightwing Vol. 2 Get Grayson HC (2021) (DC Comics)
6. House of Slaughter Vol. 2 (Boom! Studios)
7. Department of Truth Vol. 4 (Image Comics)
8. Fantastic Four Full Circle HC (Abrams Comicarts)
9. Its Lonely At The Centre of The Earth (Image Comics)
10. Kaiju No 8 Vol. 5 (Viz Media)

Image Comics took first place with three titles in the Top 10. Viz Media and Boom! Studios tied for second place with two titles apiece. This is an impressive showing for Viz Media as manga continues to invade the American comic books fortress of the local comic shop.

To no surprise, Chainsaw Man was the best-selling manga title. It is interesting to see Kaiju No 8 as the second best-selling manga volume. This manga is absolutely set to have a breakout year once the Kaiju No 8 anime debuts.

IDW Publishing, Abrams Comicarts, and DC Comics tied for third place with one title apiece. Of course, the one DC Comics title in the Top 10 was from the Batman franchise.

What is shocking is that Viz Media beat DC Comics in the Top 10. What is even more surprising is that Marvel Comics placed nothing in the Top 10. To see manga come into local comic shops and beat both DC Comics and Marvel Comics should be a wake-up call to both superhero publishers.

Top 25

Based on historical numbers from the Comichron as well as projections through April 2022, the titles in the numbers 11-25 range typically sell in the 3,000 to 2,000 unit range.

11. Mighty Marvel Masterworks Doctor Strange Vol. 2 Eternity War Romero (Marvel Comics)
12. Public Domain Vol. 1 (Image Comics)
13. Grim Vol. 1 (Boom! Studios)
14. Critical Role Mighty Nein Origins Fjord HC (Dark Horse Comics)
15. Saga Vol. 1 (Image Comics)
16. Something Is Killing The Children Vol. 5 (Boom! Studios)
17. Friday Book 2 (Image Comics)
18. Nice House On The Lake Vol. 1 (DC Comics)
19. Once & Future Vol. 5 (Boom! Studios)
20. Star Wars Darth Vader By Greg Pak Vol. 5 Shadows Shadow (Marvel Comics)
21. Chainsaw Man Vol. 2 (Viz Media)
22. Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection Vol. 17 Kravens Last Hunt (Marvel Comics)
23. Sandman Book One (2022) (DC Comics)
24. Department of Truth Vol. 1 (Image Comics)
25. Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man 17-21 (Viz Media)

Image Comics took first place with seven titles. Boom! Studios came in second place with five titles.

Viz Media snagged third place with four titles. Yup. Manga delivers another impressive showing in the Top 25. Manga beat both Marvel Comics and DC Comics in the Top 25 in local comic shops. This used to be the safe space for American superhero comics. That is no more.

DC Comics and Marvel Comics tied for fourth place with three titles apiece. What an embarrassing showing for both publishers. Both Marvel Comics and DC Comics continue to struggle to get much interest in their collections from titles over the past five years.

IDW Publishing, Abrams Comicarts, and Dark Horse Comics came in fifth place with one title apiece.

Top 50

Based on historical numbers from the Comichron as well as projections through April 2022, the titles in the numbers 26-50 range typically sell in the 1,900 to 1,000 unit range.

26. Afro Samurai Vol. 1 (Titan Comics)
27. Batman Spawn The Classic Collection HC (DC Comics)
28. Berserk Deluxe Edition Vol. 1 HC (Dark Horse Comics)
29. Watchmen (DC Comics)
30. Wings of Fire Soft Cover Vol. 6 Moon Rising (Graphix)
31. Middlewest Complete Tale (Image Comics)
32. Demon Slayer Kimetsu No Yaiba Vol. 1 (Viz Media)
33. Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection Vol. 24 Invasion of Spider Slayers (Marvel Comics)
34. Fantastic Four Life Story (Marvel Comics)
35. Something is Killing the Children Vol. 2 (Boom! Studios)
36. Catwoman Lonely City HC (DC Comics)
37. BRZRKR Vol. 1 (Boom! Studios)
38. Carmilla First Vampire (Dark Horse Comics)
39. EC Archives Weird Fantasy Vol. 1 (Dark Horse Comics)
40. Ghoul Next Door (Harper Alley)
41. Many Deaths of Laila Starr (Boom! Studios)
42. Nightwing Vol. 1 Leaping Into The Light HC (2021) (DC Comics)
43. Batman Vol. 1 the Court of Owls (New 52) (DC Comics)
44. Fortnite X Marvel Zero War Premiere HC (Marvel Comics)
45. Night Eaters Vol. 1 She Eats the Night (Abrams Comicarts)
46. Rorschach (DC Comics)
47. Something Is Killing The Children Vol. 4 (Boom! Studios)
48. Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection Vol. 23 Hero Killers (Marvel Comics)
49. Flashpoint Beyond (DC Comics)
50. Monstress Vol. 1 (Image Comics)

Well, look at that. DC Comics finally makes a big surge to take first place. This is a nice showing for the beleaguered publisher. To no surprise, DC Comics’ success is driven by collations of old stories and collections from the Batman franchise.

Image Comics and Boom! Studios tied for second place with nine titles apiece.

Marvel Comics took fourth place with seven titles in the Top 50. This is a terrible showing for Marvel Comics. Much of Marvel’s success comes on the back of Peter Parker which is no surprise.

Viz Media slotted in fifth place with five titles. This is a good showing for the manga publisher. Viz Media will be happy with this type of success in Local Comics Shops which have historically been resistant to manga in favor of American superhero comics.

Dark Horse Comics put four titles in the Top 50. Abrams Comicarts had two titles. IDW Publishing, Titans Comics, Graphix, and Harper Alley had one title apiece.

Top 75

Based on historical numbers from the Comichron as well as projections through April 2022, the titles in the numbers 51-75 range typically sell in the 1,000 to 900 unit range.

51. Season of The Bruja Vol. 1 (Oni Press)
52. Spy X Family Vol. 1 (Viz Media)
53. Ghost In The Shell Fully Compiled Ed. HC (Kodansha Comics)
54. House of X / Powers of X (Marvel Comics)
55. Death Note Black Edition Vol. 1 (Viz Media)
56. Something is Killing the Children Vol. 3 (Boom! Studios)
57. Demon Slayer Kimetsu No Yaiba Vol. 2 (Viz Media)
58. Batman Catwoman HC (DM Exclusive Var.) (DC Comics)
59. House of Slaughter Vol. 1 (Boom! Studios)
60. Dandadan Vol. 2 (Viz Media)
61. Catwoman Lonely City HC (DM Exclusive Var.) (DC Comics)
62. Cat Kid Comic Club Vol. 4 Collaborations HC (Graphix)
63. Ant-Man Ant-Iversary (Marvel Comics)
64. House of M Omnibus HC (Marvel Comics)
65. Chainsaw Man Vol. 3 (Viz Media)
66. Spy X Family Vol. 2 (Viz Media)
67. Afro Samurai Vol.2 (Titan Comics)
68. Batman White Knight Vol. 1 (DC Comics)
69. Legend of Korra Vol. 7 Patterns In Time (Dark Horse Comics)
70. My Hero Academia Vol. 1 (Viz Media)
71. Batman Hush (New Edition) (DC Comics)
72. Deadpool Black White Blood (Marvel Comics)
73. New Fantastic Four Hell In A Handbasket (Marvel Comics)
74. Strange Adventures (DC Comics)
75. Berserk Deluxe Edition Vol. 2 HC (Dark Horse Comics)

DC Comics scored first place with fifteen titles in the Top 75. This success is still largely from older stories and stories from the Batman franchise.

Viz Media and Marvel Comics tied for second place with twelve titles apiece in the Top 75. Wow. This is amazing. Viz Media has to be psyched and Marvel Comics must be embarrassed. For the manga publisher to grab a second-place tie with Marvel Comics in local comic shops is amazing. The power of manga continues to grow and expand.

Boom! Studios took third place with eleven titles. Image Comics fell to fourth place with nine titles. Dark Horse Comics slotted into fifth place with six titles.

Abrams Comicarts, Titans Comics, Graphix, all had two titles apiece. IDW Publishing, Harper Alley, Oni Press, and Kodansha Comics all had one title apiece.

Top 100

Based on historical numbers from the Comichron as well as projections through April 2022, the titles in the numbers 76-100 range typically sell in the 900 to 700 unit range.

76. Chainsaw Man Vol. 7 (Viz Media)
77. Batman Catwoman HC (DC Comics)
78. Department of Truth Vol. 2 (Image Comics)
79. Kingdom Come (DC Comics)
80. Star Wars Obi-Wan A Jedis Purpose (Marvel Comics)
81. Black Paradox By Junji Ito HC (Viz Media)
82. Baby Sitters Club Vol. 13 Mary Annes Bad Luck Mystery (Graphix)
83. Demon Days (Marvel Comics)
84. Chainsaw Man Vol. 5 (Viz Media)
85. Batman Vol. 2 the City of Owls (New 52) (DC Comics)
86. Dark Nights Metal (DC Comics)
87. That Texas Blood Vol. 3 (Image Comics)
88. Uzumaki 3 In 1 Dlx. Ed. Junji Ito HC (Viz Media)
89. Batman The Killing Joke Dlx. Ed. HC (2021 Printing) (DC Comics)
90. Batman Who Laughs (DC Comics)
91. Miles Morales Vol. 8 Empire of The Spider (Marvel Comics)
92. Death of Superman 30th Ann. Dlx. Ed. HC (DC Comics)
93. Batman Vs Ras Al Ghul (DC Comics)
94. Maus Complete Collection (Pantheon Books)
95. Sandman Vol. 2 (2022) (DC Comics)
96. Akira Kodansha Ed. Vol. 1 (Kodansha Comics)
97. Dragon Ball Super Vol. 17 (Viz Media)
98. Naruto 3-In-1 Edition Vol. 1 (Viz Media)
99. Norse Mythology Vol. 3 HC (Dark Horse Comics)
100. Absolution (AWA Publishing)

DC Comics took first place with twenty-four titles in the Top 100. This is a nice finish for DC Comics. Most of DC Comics’ success continues to be from older stories and stories from the Batman franchise.

Viz Media scored second place with eighteen titles. Incredible. The manga publisher easily beat Marvel Comics and took second place in the Top 100 in local comic shops. If ten years ago you had told me this would happen I would have never believed you. How the mighty have fallen.

Marvel Comics came in third place with fifteen titles. This is nothing but a disappointing finish for the number-one superhero comic publisher in America. Manga is presenting a formidable foe for the House of the Mouse.

Boom! Studios and Image Comics tied for fourth place with eleven titles apiece. Dark Horse Comics had seven titles. Graphix had three titles. Abrams Comicarts, Titans Comics, and Kodansha Comics all had two titles apiece.

IDW Publishing, Harper Alley, Oni Press, AWA Publishing, and Pantheon Books all had one title apiece. What an awful month for IDW Publishing. They would be dead without Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

NPD BookScan January 2023 Top 20 Author Graphic Novels

Top 10

1. LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. THREE HC (Del Rey) 5,574 units
2. SOLO LEVELING, VOL. 1 (Yen Press) 5,208 units
3. LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. TWO HC (Del Rey) 4,718 units
4. CRITICAL ROLE: THE MIGHTY NEIN ORIGINS – FJORD STONE HC (Dark Horse Comics) 4,434 units
5. LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. ONE HC (Del Rey) 3,896 units
6. GENDER QUEER: A MEMOIR (Oni Press) 3,775 units
7. SOLO LEVELING, VOL. 2 (Yen Press) 3,688 units
8. SOLO LEVELING, VOL. 5 (Yen Press) 3,688 units
9. LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. ONE (Del Rey) 3,550 units
10. SOLO LEVELING, VOL. 4 (Yen Press) 3,239 units

Del Rey and Yen Press tied for first place with four volumes apiece. Oni Press and Dark Horse Comics tied for third place with one title apiece.

Solo Leveling and Lore Olympus had four volumes apiece. These two franchises continue to dominate the Top 20 Author Graphic Novels chart every single month.

What is interesting is how many foreign graphic novels are dominating the Top 20 Author Graphic Novels sales list. Eight volumes in the Top 10 are Eastern webcomics. American offerings continue to get bullied by international stories.

Sales were down massively compared to last month. In December 2022, the volume in the number 1 spot sold 22,044 units. The volume in the number 10 spot sold 7,255 units. The number 10 volume in December 2022 far outsold the volume in the number 1 spot in January 2023.

Year-over-year numbers were down at the number 1 spot but up at the bottom half of the Top 10. In January 2022, the volume in the number 1 spot sold 8,196 units. Sales dropped below 3,000 units by the number 7 spot and the volume in the number 10 spot sold 2,193 units.

Top 20

11. KILLING STALKING: DELUXE EDITION VOL. 2 (Seven Seas Ent.) 3,175 units
12. THE ILLUSTRATED AL: THE SONGS OF WEIRD AL YANKOVIC HC (Z2 Comics) 3,120 units
13. THEY CALLED US ENEMY (Top Shelf Prod.) 3,053 units
14. THE REMARRIED EMPRESS VOL. 1 (Ize Press) 2,768 units
15. VILLAINS ARE DESTINED TO DIE VOL. 1 (Ize Press) 2,667 units
16. SOLO LEVELING, VOL. 3 (Yen Press) 2,612 units
17. FUN HOME: A FAMILY TRAGICOMIC (Mariner Books) 2,495 units
18. LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. THREE (Del Rey) 2,476 units
19. SAGA VOL. 10 (Image Comics) 2,407 units
20. MY GENTLY RAISED BEAST VOL. 1 (Ize Press) 2,341 units

Del Rey and Yen Press tied for first place with five volumes apiece. Oni Press and Dark Horse Comics tied for third place with one title apiece.

Ize Press had three volumes. Ize Press is a new imprint of Yen Press that focuses on South Korean content. This was an impressive showing for this new imprint.

Seven Seas, Z2 Comics, Top Shelf Prod., and Mariner Books all had one volume apiece.

Solo Leveling and Lore Olympus had five volumes apiece as these two franchises comprised half of the Top 20. It will be interesting to see how long these two franchises continue to monopolize the Author Graphic Novels category.

Fourteen volumes in the Top 20 are Eastern webcomics. Only six volumes are American. The Remarried Empress is a South Korean webcomic. Villains are Destined to Die is a South Korean was originally a web novel that has become a manhwa. My Gently Raised Beast is a South Korean webcomic. Killing Stalking is a South Korean webcomic.

It is impressive how much success South Korean manwha and webcomics are having in the Author Graphic Novels category. This shows no signs of slowing down.

Sales in the bottom half of the Top 20 were also down sharply. In December 2022, the volume at the number 11 spot sold 7,182 units. The volume in the number 20 spot sold 4,550 units which was more than the volume in the number 4 spot in January 2023.

Year-over-year numbers for the bottom half of the Top 20 were up slightly. In January 2022, the volume in the number 11 spot sold 2,138 units. Sales dropped below the 2,000 unit mark by the number 14 spot. The volume in the number 20 spot sold 1,289 units.

NPD BookScan January 2023 Top 20 Superhero Graphic Novels

Top 10

1. TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN HC (IDW Publishing) 8,042 units
2. THE SANDMAN BOOK ONE (DC Comics) 2,336 units
3. WATCHMEN (2019 EDITION) (DC Comics) 2,319 units
4. STAR WARS: DARTH VADER VOL. 5: THE SHADOW’S SHADOW (Marvel Comics) 1,332 units
5. BATMAN: YEAR ONE (DC Comics) 1,302 units
6. THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS (DC Comics) 1,149 units
7. THE WITCHER: RONIN (Dark Horse Comics) 1,148 units
8. AVATAR: THE HIGH GROUND VOL. 2 (Dark Horse Comics) 1,079 units
9. SECRET WARS OMNIBUS (Marvel Comics) 1,016 units
10. BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE DLX. ED. (NEW EDITION) (DC Comics) 1,016 units

DC Comics had five volumes. Three of the five volumes were from the Batman franchise. Four of the five volumes were from incredibly old comic books.

Dark Horse Comics and Marvel Comics tied for second place with two volumes apiece. Marvel Comics had no sales success with their current superhero offerings. Instead, one of the Marvel Comics volumes was Darth Vader. The other volume was an old superhero story from the 1980s.

IDW Publishing had one volume. The power of the Turtles continues for another month.

Month-over-month sales were down by a massive margin. In January 2023, the title in the number 1 spot sold 8,042 units. Sales dropped below the 3,000 unit mark by the number 2 spot. The volume in the number 10 spot sold 1,016 units.

In December 2022, the volume in the number 1 spot sold 22,693 units. Sales did not drop below the 3,000 unit mark until the number 8 spot. The volume in the number 10 spot sold 2,900 units.

Year-over-year numbers were up at the number 1 spot and largely flat for the rest of the Top 10. In January 2023, sales dropped below the 2,000 unit mark by the number 2 spot. In January 2022, the volume in the number 1 spot sold 2,565 units. Sales dropped below the 2,000 unit mark by the number 4 spot. The volume in the number 10 spot sold 1,192 units.

Top 20

11. AVATAR: THE HIGH GROUND VOL. 3 (Dark Horse Comics) 1,001 units
12. AVATAR: THE HIGH GROUND VOL. 1 (Dark Horse Comics) 947 units
13. HOUSE OF M OMNIBUS HC (Marvel Comics) 931 units
14. DARK NIGHTS: METAL OMNIBUS HC (DC Comics) 913 units
15. NIGHTWING VOL. 2: GET GRAYSON HC (DC Comics) 898 units
16. THE SANDMAN BOOK TWO (DC Comics) 890 units
17. FANTASTIC FOUR: FULL CIRCLE HC (Harry Abrams) 845 units
18. ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN OMNIBUS VOL. 2 (Marvel Comics) 777 units
19. THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (Penguin Classics) 776 units
20. BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS (DC Comics) 755 units

DC Comics dominated all publishers by placing nine volumes in the Top 20. As usual, seven of the nine volumes are from the Batman franchise and the Sandman franchise.

Dark Horse and Marvel Comics tied for second place with four volumes apiece. This is another disappointing finish for Marvel Comics. On the other hand, this was a nice showing by Dark Horse Comics owed much of its success to Avatar. Three of Dark Horse Comics’s four volumes came from the Avatar franchise. I am sure Marvel Comics is really psyched that Mama Disney licensed Avatar over to Dark Horse Comics rather than giving that gift to Marvel Comics.

IDW Publishing, Harry Abrams, and Penguin Classics all had one volume apiece.

Month-over-month for the bottom half of the Top 20 was also down. In January 2023, the volume in the number 11 spot sold 1,001 units. Sales dropped below the 1,000 unit mark by the number 12 spot. The volume in the number 20 spot sold 755 units.

In December 2022, the volume in the number 11 spot sold 3,783 units. The volume in the number 20 spot sold 1,982 units.

Year-over-year numbers for the bottom half of the Top 20 were flat. In January 2022, the volume in the number 11 spot sold 1,136 units. Sales did not drop below the 1,000 unit mark until the number 15 spot. The volume in the number 20 spot sold 734 units.

NPD BookScan January 2023 Top 20 Manga Graphic Novels

Top 10

1. CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 1 (Viz Media) 25,052 units
2. KAIJU NO. 8 VOL. 5 (Viz Media) 20,202 units
3. CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 2 (Viz Media) 16,128 units
4. SPY X FAMILY VOL. 1 (Viz Media) 15,367 units
5. JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 18 (Viz Media) 14,916 units
6. CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 3 (Viz Media) 13,844 units
7. CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 5 (Viz Media) 12,492 units
8. CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 7 (Viz Media) 12,253 units
9. CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 4 (Viz Media) 11,901
10. DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1 (Viz Media) 11,388 units

Viz Media swept the Top 10. Seriously, we need more competition in the manga market. At some point, Kodansha, Kadokawa, and Shogakukan need to begin challenging Shueisha via Viz Media for the North American market.

Chainsaw Man dominated all other franchises by placing a whopping six volumes in the Top 10. Kaiju No. 8, Spy x Family, Jujutsu Kaisen, and Demon Slayer had one volume apiece.

Personally, I prefer seeing more diversity in the number of franchises in the Top 10. Having one franchise dominate all of the others is not necessarily the best thing for the manga market over the long term.

Month-over-month sales were down by a wide margin. In January 2023, the volume in the number 1 spot sold 25,052 units. Sales dropped below the 20,000 unit mark by the number 3 spot. The volume in the number 10 spot sold 11,388 units.

In December 2022, the volume in the number 1 spot sold 53,600 units. The volume in the number 10 spot does 22,357 units.

Year-over-year numbers were also down across the board. In January 2022, the volume in the number 1 spot sold 56,339 units. Sales dropped below the 20,000 unit mark by the number 9 spot. The volume in the number 10 spot sold 16,241 units.

Top 20

11. ONE PIECE VOL. 101 (Viz Media) 11,381 units
12. CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 9 (Viz Media) 11,206 units
13. CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 6 (Viz Media) 11,177 units
14. CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 10 (Viz Media) 11,049 units
15. SPY X FAMILY VOL. 2 (Viz Media) 10,487 units
16. BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 1 (Dark Horse Comics) 10,098 units
17. CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 11 (Viz Media) 9,962 units
18. CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 8 (Viz Media) 9,930 units
19. TATSUKI FUJIMOTO BEFORE CHAINSAW MAN: 17-21 (Viz Media) 9,807 units
20. SPY X FAMILY VOL. 3 (Viz Media) 9,714 units

Viz Media easily beat all other publishers by placing 19 volumes in the Top 20. Dark Horse Comics managed to place one volume in the Top 20.

Chainsaw Man crushed all of the other franchises en route to placing eleven volumes in the Top 20. Spy x Family came in second place with three volumes.

Kaiju No. 8, Jujutsu Kaisen, Demon Slayer, One Piece, Berserk, and Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man had one volume apiece.

Month-over-month sales of the bottom half of the Top 20 were also down. In January 2023, the volume at the number 11 spot sold 11,381 units. Sales dropped below the 10,000 unit mark by the number 17 spot. The volume in the number 20 spot sold 9,714 units.

In December 2023, the volume at the number 11 spot sold 22,191 units. The volume at the number 20 spot sold 18,013 units.

Year-over-year sales of the bottom half of the Top 20 were down as well. In January 2022, the volume at the number 11 spot sold 16,170 units. The volume at the number 20 spot sold 10,356 units.

NPD BookScan January 2023 Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels

Top 10

1. CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 1 (Viz Media) 25,052 units
2. KAIJU NO. 8 VOL. 5 (Viz Media) 20,202 units
3. CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 2 (Viz Media) 16,128 units
4. SPY X FAMILY VOL. 1 (Viz Media) 15,367 units
5. JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 18 (Viz Media) 14,916 units
6. CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 3 (Viz Media) 13,844 units
7. CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 5 (Viz Media) 12,492 units
8. CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 7 (Viz Media) 12,253 units
9. CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 4 (Viz Media) 11,901
10. DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1 (Viz Media) 11,388 units

It is all manga all of the time as manga pulls off a clean sweep of the Top 10. And it isn’t even close. Nothing from the Author category or the Superhero category even comes close.

Top 20

11. ONE PIECE VOL. 101 (Viz Media) 11,381 units
12. CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 9 (Viz Media) 11,206 units
13. CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 6 (Viz Media) 11,177 units
14. CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 10 (Viz Media) 11,049 units
15. SPY X FAMILY VOL. 2 (Viz Media) 10,487 units
16. BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 1 (Dark Horse Comics) 10,098 units
17. CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 11 (Viz Media) 9,962 units
18. CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 8 (Viz Media) 9,930 units
19. TATSUKI FUJIMOTO BEFORE CHAINSAW MAN: 17-21 (Viz Media) 9,807 units
20. SPY X FAMILY VOL. 3 (Viz Media) 9,714 units

Once again manga pulls off the perfect game by sweeping the entire Top 20. Flawless victory! It is impressive how dominant manga has become in the North American market.

How far do Marvel Comics and DC Comics have to go in order to compete with manga? The best-selling volume from either Marvel Comics or DC Comics was The Sandman Book One which moved a paltry 2,336 units. That is nowhere even remotely close to the manga volume in the number 20 spot. America’s Big Two have a very long way to go in order to recover their lost ground to manga.

All right, that is it for January 2023. Will manga continue its utter dominance in the Top 20 in February 2023? We will find out! Until then, stay safe and be good!

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