Top 100 Graphic Novels: January 2017
Feb 20, 2017
Tom King and Jason Fabok's Batman Volume 1: I Am Gotham from DC Entertainment, a collection of the first Batman story arc of DC Rebirth, was January's best-selling graphic novel.
DC Entertainment had five titles among the top ten, all from DC Rebirth — The Flash Volume 1: Lightning Strikes Twice ranked #3, Superman Volume 1: Son of Superman ranked #4, Justice League Volume 1: The Extinction Machine ranked #6, and Green Arrow Volume 1: The Life and Death of Oliver Queen ranked #9.
Image Comics had four titles in the top ten — Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips' Kill or Be Killed Volume 1 ranked #2, Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples' Saga Volume 1 ranked #5, Vaughan and Cliff Chiang's Paper Girls Volume 1 ranked #7, and Jonathan Hickman and Tomm Coker's The Black Monday Murders Volume 1: All Hail God Mammon ranked #10.
Finally, Marjorie M. Liu and Mark Brooks' Star Wars: Han Solo from Marvel Comics ranked #8.
TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in January 2017
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 1 | 8.54 | OCT160291-M | BATMAN TP VOL 01 I AM GOTHAM (REBIRTH) | $16.99 | DC |
| 2 | 18 | 6.76 | NOV160670-M | KILL OR BE KILLED TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | IMA |
| 3 | 5 | 5.51 | OCT160292 | FLASH TP VOL 01 LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE (REBIRTH) | $17.99 | DC |
| 4 | 10 | 5.23 | OCT160297 | SUPERMAN TP VOL 01 SON OF SUPERMAN (REBIRTH) | $16.99 | DC |
| 5 | 42 | 4.83 | AUG120491 | SAGA TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | IMA |
| 6 | 13 | 4.77 | OCT160295 | JUSTICE LEAGUE TP VOL 01 THE EXTINCTION MACHINE (REBIRTH) | $16.99 | DC |
| 7 | 45 | 4.40 | JAN160645 | PAPER GIRLS TP VOL 01 | $9.99 | IMA |
| 8 | 15 | 4.36 | SEP161136 | STAR WARS HAN SOLO TP | $16.99 | MAR |
| 9 | 17 | 4.19 | OCT160293 | GREEN ARROW TP VOL 01 LIFE & DEATH OF OLIVER QUEEN (REBIRTH) | $16.99 | DC |
| 10 | 9 | 4.18 | NOV160656-M | BLACK MONDAY MURDERS TP VOL 01 ALL HAIL GOD MAMMON (MR) | $19.99 | IMA |
| 11 | 36 | 4.13 | FEB160628-M | GODDAMNED TP VOL 01 THE FLOOD (MR) | $9.99 | IMA |
| 12 | 29 | 4.08 | NOV128157 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE | $14.99 | IMA |
| 13 | 11 | 4.07 | OCT161018 | STAR WARS TP VOL 04 LAST FLIGHT OF THE HARBINGER | $19.99 | MAR |
| 14 | 4 | 3.99 | OCT160296 | NIGHTWING TP VOL 01 BETTER THAN BATMAN (REBIRTH) | $16.99 | DC |
| 15 | 6 | 3.69 | OCT160290 | AQUAMAN TP VOL 01 THE DROWNING (REBIRTH) | $16.99 | DC |
| 16 | 20 | 3.66 | OCT161008 | BLACK PANTHER TP BOOK 02 NATION UNDER OUR FEET | $15.99 | MAR |
| 17 | 22 | 3.54 | MAY160731 | SUNSTONE OGN VOL 05 (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
| 18 | 40 | 3.47 | SEP160064 | AVATAR LAST AIRBENDER TP VOL 14 NORTH SOUTH PART 2 | $10.99 | DAR |
| 19 | 19 | 3.42 | NOV160709-M | CHEW TP VOL 12 (MR) | $16.99 | IMA |
| 20 | 8 | 3.40 | OCT160294 | GREEN LANTERNS TP VOL 01 RAGE PLANET (REBIRTH) | $16.99 | DC |
| 21 | 65 | 3.27 | APR160803-M | MONSTRESS TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | IMA |
| 22 | 25 | 2.92 | OCT160305 | HARLEY QUINN TP VOL 05 THE JOKERS LAST LAUGH | $16.99 | DC |
| 23 | 30 | 2.83 | OCT161016 | WOLVERINE OLD MAN LOGAN TP VOL 03 LAST RONIN | $15.99 | MAR |
| 24 | 23 | 2.73 | SEP160035 | NEIL GAIMANS FORBIDDEN BRIDES SLAVES DREAD DESIRE HC | $17.99 | DAR |
| 25 | 52 | 2.57 | NOV161974 | ONE PUNCH MAN GN VOL 10 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 26 | 32 | 2.23 | OCT161022 | MIGHTY THOR TP VOL 01 THUNDER IN HER VEINS | $19.99 | MAR |
| 27 | 46 | 2.07 | OCT161009 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN WORLDWIDE TP VOL 04 | $15.99 | MAR |
| 28 | 78 | 2.05 | NOV160697 | RENATO JONES ONE PERCENT TP SEASON 01 (MR) | $9.99 | IMA |
| 29 | 24 | 2.00 | SEP160346 | HARLEY QUINN HC VOL 06 BLACK WHITE & RED ALL OVER | $24.99 | DC |
| 30 | 115 | 1.90 | JUL150554 | DESCENDER TP VOL 01 TIN STARS (MR) | $9.99 | IMA |
| 31 | 28 | 1.85 | OCT160308 | INJUSTICE GODS AMONG US YEAR TWO COMPLETE COLL TP | $24.99 | DC |
| 32 | 71 | 1.70 | SEP160815 | PAPER GIRLS TP VOL 02 | $12.99 | IMA |
| 33 | 97 | 1.67 | NOV160668-M | HORIZON TP VOL 01 | $9.99 | IMA |
| 34 | 74 | 1.67 | OCT160313 | TEEN TITANS GO TP VOL 03 MUMBO JUMBLE | $12.99 | DC |
| 35 | 88 | 1.63 | OCT160480 | LOVE IS LOVE GN | $9.99 | IDW |
| 36 | 47 | 1.62 | JUL150827 | STAR WARS DARTH VADER TP VOL 01 VADER | $19.99 | MAR |
| 37 | 57 | 1.60 | OCT160307 | GRAYSON TP VOL 05 SPYRALS END | $16.99 | DC |
| 38 | 39 | 1.57 | OCT160323 | HELLBLAZER TP VOL 15 HIGHWATER (MR) | $24.99 | DC |
| 39 | 142 | 1.56 | SEP140684 | WICKED & DIVINE TP VOL 01 THE FAUST ACT (MR) | $9.99 | IMA |
| 40 | 56 | 1.52 | MAY160697 | PROPHET TP VOL 05 EARTH WAR (MR) | $17.99 | IMA |
| 41 | 33 | 1.49 | JUL100692 | WOLVERINE OLD MAN LOGAN TP | $29.99 | MAR |
| 42 | 72 | 1.46 | MAR160684 | SAGA TP VOL 06 (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
| 43 | 153 | 1.45 | JAN140558 | SEX CRIMINALS TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | IMA |
| 44 | 154 | 1.44 | JUN130466 | EAST OF WEST TP VOL 01 THE PROMISE | $9.99 | IMA |
| 45 | 156 | 1.44 | JAN160644 | I HATE FAIRYLAND TP VOL 01 MADLY EVER AFTER (MR) | $9.99 | IMA |
| 46 | 31 | 1.43 | OCT160654 | BEOWULF HC (MR) | $29.99 | IMA |
| 47 | 35 | 1.42 | OCT160306 | GREEN LANTERN HAL JORDAN TP VOL 01 | $29.99 | DC |
| 48 | 73 | 1.39 | SEP160100 | HARROW COUNTY TP VOL 04 FAMILY TREE | $14.99 | DAR |
| 49 | 50 | 1.37 | JUN160408 | MARCH GN BOOK 03 | $19.99 | IDW |
| 50 | 164 | 1.34 | MAY150482 | BITCH PLANET TP VOL 01 EXTRAORDINARY MACHINE (MR) | $9.99 | IMA |
| 51 | 80 | 1.31 | NOV160965 | UNCANNY X-MEN SUPERIOR TP VOL 03 WAKING FROM DREAM | $15.99 | MAR |
| 52 | 81 | 1.30 | OCT161015 | SCARLET WITCH TP VOL 02 WORLD OF WITCHCRAFT | $15.99 | MAR |
| 53 | 84 | 1.29 | JAN160676 | MORNING GLORIES TP VOL 10 | $14.99 | IMA |
| 54 | 69 | 1.29 | NOV070226 | BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC | $17.99 | DC |
| 55 | 62 | 1.28 | OCT160298 | BATGIRL TP VOL 03 POINT BLANK | $19.99 | DC |
| 56 | 55 | 1.27 | NOV160426 | MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC TP VOL 11 | $19.99 | IDW |
| 57 | 169 | 1.26 | MAR140535 | BLACK SCIENCE TP VOL 01 HOW TO FALL FOREVER (MR) | $9.99 | IMA |
| 58 | 34 | 1.24 | JUL161058 | WOLVERINE ORIGIN COMPLETE COLLECTION HC | $34.99 | MAR |
| 59 | 26 | 1.23 | NOV160982 | PUNISHER MAX COMPLETE COLLECTION TP VOL 05 (MR) | $39.99 | MAR |
| 60 | 63 | 1.23 | SEP160039 | ALIENS DEFIANCE TP VOL 01 | $19.99 | DAR |
| 60 | 60 | 1.23 | SEP160101 | HOUSE OF PENANCE TP | $19.99 | DAR |
| 62 | 27 | 1.22 | OCT161028 | INCREDIBLE HULK EPIC COLLECTION TP FUTURE IMPERFECT | $39.99 | MAR |
| 63 | 173 | 1.21 | OCT140637 | OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | IMA |
| 64 | 67 | 1.21 | NOV161993 | LEGEND OF ZELDA LEGENDARY ED GN VOL 02 ORACLE SEASONS AGES ( | $17.99 | VIZ |
| 65 | 64 | 1.18 | SEP160028 | DEPT H HC VOL 01 PRESSURE | $19.99 | DAR |
| 66 | 94 | 1.17 | OCT160312 | STARFIRE TP VOL 02 A MATTER OF TIME | $14.99 | DC |
| 67 | 38 | 1.15 | JUL161061 | DEADPOOL WORLDS GREATEST HC VOL 01 | $34.99 | MAR |
| 68 | 91 | 1.14 | OCT161005 | CAPTAIN AMERICA SAM WILSON TP VOL 03 CIVIL WAR II | $15.99 | MAR |
| 69 | 12 | 1.11 | JUL161065-M | MMW INVINCIBLE IRON MAN HC VOL 10 | $75.00 | MAR |
| 70 | 93 | 1.11 | SEP160041 | PROMETHEUS LIFE AND DEATH TP VOL 01 | $14.99 | DAR |
| 71 | 86 | 1.09 | OCT161011 | A-FORCE TP VOL 02 RAGE AGAINST DYING OF LIGHT | $17.99 | MAR |
| 72 | 99 | 1.09 | APR130443 | SAGA TP VOL 02 (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
| 73 | 70 | 1.09 | SEP160092 | ABE SAPIEN TP VOL 08 DESOLATE SHORE | $19.99 | DAR |
| 74 | 75 | 1.08 | OCT160302 | GREEN ARROW TP VOL 07 HOMECOMING | $19.99 | DC |
| 75 | 103 | 1.06 | SEP088204 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 02 MILES BEHIND US (NEW PTG) | $14.99 | IMA |
| 76 | 199 | 1.05 | JAN140555 | RAT QUEENS TP VOL 01 SASS & SORCERY (MR) | $9.99 | IMA |
| 77 | 92 | 1.04 | OCT160311 | SUPERMAN BATMAN SAGA OF THE SUPER SONS TP NEW ED | $16.99 | DC |
| 78 | 49 | 1.01 | SEP160336 | BATMAN DEATH AND THE MAIDENS DLX ED HC | $29.99 | DC |
| 79 | 175 | 1.01 | OCT160537 | MY LITTLE PONY PRINCESS TWILIGHT SPARKLE TP | $7.99 | IDW |
| 80 | 98 | 1.01 | JUN160956 | BLACK PANTHER TP BOOK 01 NATION UNDER OUR FEET | $16.99 | MAR |
| 81 | 43 | 1.00 | JUL161060 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN WORLDWIDE HC VOL 01 | $34.99 | MAR |
| 82 | 106 | 1.00 | JUN160722 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 26 CALL TO ARMS (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
| 83 | 108 | 0.98 | OCT160327 | UNFOLLOW TP VOL 02 GOD IS WATCHING (MR) | $14.99 | DC |
| 84 | 109 | 0.97 | NOV160724 | THIEF OF THIEVES TP VOL 06 (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
| 85 | 2 | 0.96 | SEP160482 | JACK KIRBY FANTASTIC FOUR ARTIST ED HC (NET) | $75.00 | IDW |
| 86 | 41 | 0.96 | NOV160988 | STAR WARS LEGENDS EPIC COLLECTION TP VOL 01 NEWSPAPER STRIPS | $39.99 | MAR |
| 87 | 96 | 0.95 | OCT161006 | SPIDER-MAN 2099 TP VOL 05 CIVIL WAR II | $17.99 | MAR |
| 88 | 87 | 0.95 | FEB140265-M | WATCHMEN TP NEW ED | $19.99 | DC |
| 89 | 89 | 0.93 | OCT160299 | BATMAN ARKHAM MANBAT TP | $19.99 | DC |
| 90 | 95 | 0.93 | SEP160067 | MAE TP VOL 01 | $17.99 | DAR |
| 91 | 118 | 0.92 | NOV160722 | RED ONE HC VOL 02 UNDERCOVER (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
| 92 | 21 | 0.91 | MAR092419 | WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM TP VOL 01 (MR) | $59.99 | IMA |
| 93 | 59 | 0.89 | OCT160300 | CATWOMAN TP VOL 06 FINAL JEOPARDY | $29.99 | DC |
| 94 | 44 | 0.86 | NOV160975 | IRON MAN EPIC COLLECTION TP BY FORCE OF ARMS | $39.99 | MAR |
| 95 | 129 | 0.85 | JUL150565 | SAGA TP VOL 05 (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
| 96 | 51 | 0.85 | OCT161032 | WOLVERINE TP WEAPON X UNBOUND | $34.99 | MAR |
| 97 | 77 | 0.85 | OCT160304 | CHECKMATE BY GREG RUCKA TP VOL 01 | $24.99 | DC |
| 98 | 53 | 0.83 | OCT161030 | WOLVERINE BY DANIEL WAY COMPLETE COLLECTION TP VOL 01 | $34.99 | MAR |
| 99 | 119 | 0.82 | SEP160568 | MICKEY MOUSE MYSTERIOUS MELODY HC | $14.99 | IDW |
| 100 | 134 | 0.82 | JAN140556 | SAGA TP VOL 03 (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
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