Top 100 Graphic Novels: April 2018
May 07, 2018
DC Entertainment's Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman, a hardcover collection of Superman stories from Action Comics spanning the last eight years, was April's best-selling graphic novel.
Also in the top ten for DC Entertainment, Batman Volume 5: Rules of Engagement ranked #5.
Image Comics had four titles in the top ten: Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang's Paper Girls Volume 4 ranked #2, followed by Vaughan and Fiona Staples' Saga Volume 1 at #4, Saga Volume 8 at #8, and Paper Girls Volume 1 at #10.
Marvel Comics also had four titles in the top ten, led by Jim Starlin and Alan Davis' original graphic novel, Thanos: The Infinity Siblings at #3; Starlin, George Perez, and Ron Lim's The Infinity Gauntlet at #6; Star Wars: Darth Vader Volume 2: Legacy's End at #7; and Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey at #9.
TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in April 2018
QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
1 | 1 | 14.81 | DEC170241 | ACTION COMICS 80 YEARS OF SUPERMAN HC | $29.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
2 | 2 | 7.72 | FEB180663 | PAPER GIRLS TP VOL 04 | $14.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
3 | 3 | 4.58 | DEC170936 | THANOS INFINITY SIBLINGS OGN HC | $24.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
4 | 35 | 4.48 | AUG120491 | SAGA TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
5 | 6 | 4.45 | JAN180382 | BATMAN TP VOL 05 RULES OF ENGAGEMENT REBIRTH | $16.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
6 | 4 | 4.15 | JUL110745 | INFINITY GAUNTLET TP | $24.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
7 | 9 | 3.53 | JAN181040 | STAR WARS DARTH VADER DARK LORD SITH TP VOL 02 LEGACYS END | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
8 | 23 | 3.47 | OCT170715 | SAGA TP VOL 08 (MR) | $14.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
9 | 12 | 3.23 | JAN181041-M | PHOENIX RESURRECTION RETURN JEAN GREY TP | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
10 | 68 | 3.15 | JAN160645 | PAPER GIRLS TP VOL 01 | $9.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
11 | 5 | 3.06 | DEC170935 | X-MEN GRAND DESIGN TP | $29.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
12 | 14 | 3.01 | DEC170955 | STAR WARS TP VOL 07 ASHES OF JEDHA | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
13 | 15 | 2.91 | AUG170610 | BLACK MONDAY MURDERS TP VOL 02 (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
14 | 16 | 2.69 | JAN180383 | BATMAN DETECTIVE TP VOL 05 LONELY PLACE OF LIVING REBIRTH | $16.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
15 | 20 | 2.62 | JAN181054 | DEADPOOL VS OLD MAN LOGAN TP | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
16 | 18 | 2.50 | JAN181059 | PUNISHER PLATOON TP (MR) | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
17 | 59 | 2.25 | APR130443 | SAGA TP VOL 02 (MR) | $14.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
18 | 67 | 2.14 | JAN170850 | SAGA TP VOL 07 (MR) | $14.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
19 | 26 | 2.13 | JAN180391 | SUPERMAN TP VOL 05 HOPES AND FEARS REBIRTH | $16.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
20 | 27 | 2.09 | FEB180630 | HEAD LOPPER TP VOL 02 CRIMSON TOWER | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
21 | 79 | 1.99 | MAR160684 | SAGA TP VOL 06 (MR) | $14.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
22 | 81 | 1.95 | JUL150565 | SAGA TP VOL 05 (MR) | $14.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
23 | 80 | 1.95 | JAN140556 | SAGA TP VOL 03 (MR) | $14.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
24 | 82 | 1.94 | OCT140644 | SAGA TP VOL 04 (MR) | $14.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
25 | 42 | 1.87 | JAN180387 | NIGHTWING TP VOL 05 RAPTORS REVENGE REBIRTH | $14.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
26 | 91 | 1.77 | DEC170659 | REDLANDS TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
27 | 34 | 1.76 | JAN181044 | RUNAWAYS BY RAINBOW ROWELL TP VOL 01 FIND YOUR WAY HOME | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
28 | 100 | 1.75 | SEP160815 | PAPER GIRLS TP VOL 02 | $12.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
29 | 31 | 1.73 | JAN180388 | RED HOOD & THE OUTLAWS TP VOL 03 BIZARRO REBORN REBIRTH | $19.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
30 | 19 | 1.73 | DEC170239 | GREEN LANTERN EARTH ONE HC VOL 01 | $24.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
31 | 106 | 1.67 | JUN170777 | PAPER GIRLS TP VOL 03 | $12.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
32 | 39 | 1.66 | JAN181051 | SPIDER-MAN DEADPOOL TP VOL 05 ARMS RACE | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
33 | 41 | 1.66 | DEC170719 | LAZARUS X PLUS 66 TP (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
34 | 46 | 1.58 | FEB180679 | ROYAL CITY TP VOL 02 SONIC YOUTH (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
35 | 50 | 1.55 | JAN180404 | INJUSTICE 2 TP VOL 01 | $16.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
36 | 61 | 1.53 | JAN180389 | SUICIDE SQUAD TP VOL 05 KILL YOUR DARLINGS REBIRTH | $14.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
37 | 65 | 1.52 | JAN180384 | DEATHSTROKE TP VOL 04 DEFIANCE REBIRTH | $14.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
38 | 66 | 1.47 | JAN180702 | BIRTHRIGHT TP VOL 06 | $14.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
39 | 51 | 1.47 | JAN181057 | JESSICA JONES TP VOL 03 RETURN OF THE PURPLE MAN | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
40 | 54 | 1.43 | JAN181055 | SPIDER-GWEN TP VOL 05 GWENOM | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
41 | 102 | 1.39 | FEB181932 | MY HERO ACADEMIA GN VOL 12 | $9.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
42 | 76 | 1.38 | JAN180390 | SUPERGIRL TP VOL 03 GIRL OF NO TOMORROW REBIRTH | $14.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
43 | 56 | 1.37 | JAN181056 | PETER PARKER SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 02 MOST WANTED | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
44 | 40 | 1.36 | DEC170052 | FIGHT CLUB 2 TP (MR) | $19.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
45 | 63 | 1.36 | JAN180360 | BUG THE ADVENTURE OF FORAGER TP (MR) | $16.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
46 | 114 | 1.32 | JAN180663 | COYOTES TP VOL 01 | $9.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
47 | 107 | 1.30 | DEC171192 | CYANIDE & HAPPINESS TP GUIDE PARENTING BY 3 GUYS W NO KIDS | $9.99 | BOOM! STUDIOS |
48 | 28 | 1.27 | JUL171682 | JAMES BOND CASINO ROYALE HC | $24.99 | D. E. |
49 | 52 | 1.21 | DEC170136 | REEFER MADNESS TP | $19.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
50 | 21 | 1.20 | JAN180397 | FLASH BY MARK WAID TP BOOK 04 | $34.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
51 | 179 | 1.20 | FEB172077 | SAVAGE TP | $9.99 | VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
52 | 83 | 1.20 | JAN181049 | SPIRITS OF VENGEANCE WAR AT GATES OF HELL TP | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
53 | 267 | 1.19 | JUN120722 | FEAR ITSELF TP AVENGERS | $19.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
54 | 55 | 1.19 | DEC170099 | BPRD DEVIL YOU KNOW TP VOL 01 | $19.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
55 | 90 | 1.14 | JAN181052 | UNBELIEVABLE GWENPOOL TP VOL 05 LOST IN THE PLOT | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
56 | 104 | 1.12 | FEB181626 | ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 24 (MR) | $10.99 | KODANSHA COMICS |
57 | 32 | 1.10 | JAN180395 | BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT DETECTIVE TP VOL 01 | $29.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
58 | 17 | 1.07 | JAN181139 | AFTERSHOCK SHOCK HC | $34.99 | AFTERSHOCK COMICS |
58 | 38 | 1.07 | JAN062102 | INFINITY WAR TP | $29.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
60 | 88 | 1.06 | JAN180794 | KINGSMAN RED DIAMOND TP (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
61 | 25 | 1.06 | JAN181077 | ANNIHILATION TP VOL 02 COMPLETE COLLECTION | $34.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
62 | 86 | 1.04 | FEB181035 | DARK ARK TP VOL 01 | $14.99 | AFTERSHOCK COMICS |
63 | 96 | 1.01 | JAN181048 | JEAN GREY TP VOL 02 FINAL FIGHT | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
64 | 142 | 0.99 | JAN181078 | AVENGERS VS THANOS DIGEST TP | $9.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
65 | 110 | 0.96 | FEB181933 | TOKYO GHOUL RE GN VOL 04 | $12.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
66 | 84 | 0.95 | FEB140265-M | WATCHMEN TP | $19.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
67 | 7 | 0.92 | OCT170369 | HARLEY QUINN & THE GOTHAM CITY SIRENS OMNIBUS HC | $75.00 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
68 | 8 | 0.91 | OCT170990-M | MMW AVENGERS HC VOL 18 | $75.00 | MARVEL COMICS |
68 | 44 | 0.91 | JAN180410 | WONDER WOMAN BY GEORGE PEREZ TP VOL 03 | $29.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
70 | 109 | 0.91 | JAN181045 | CABLE TP VOL 02 NEWER MUTANTS | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
71 | 116 | 0.90 | JAN188892 | BLACK PANTHER SHURI DEADLIEST OF SPECIES TP NEW PTG | $14.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
72 | 48 | 0.90 | FEB180929 | X-MEN DOMINO TP | $29.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
73 | 30 | 0.89 | JAN181075 | AVENGERS EPIC COLLECTION TP AVENGERS DEFENDERS WAR | $39.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
74 | 29 | 0.88 | JAN181068 | SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 01 COMPLETE COLLECTION | $39.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
75 | 70 | 0.87 | JAN180405 | INJUSTICE 2 HC VOL 02 | $24.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
76 | 58 | 0.87 | FEB181369 | SHADOW BATMAN HC | $24.99 | D. E. |
77 | 108 | 0.87 | JUN160956 | BLACK PANTHER TP BOOK 01 NATION UNDER OUR FEET | $16.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
78 | 93 | 0.86 | FEB180517 | FEAR AGENT FINAL ED TP VOL 01 (MR) | $19.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
79 | 166 | 0.85 | APR160803 | MONSTRESS TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
80 | 148 | 0.84 | FEB181913 | ETERNITY TP | $9.99 | VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
81 | 99 | 0.83 | DEC171223 | MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS TP VOL 05 | $16.99 | BOOM! STUDIOS |
82 | 105 | 0.82 | FEB180526 | PERVERT OGN (MR) | $17.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
83 | 57 | 0.81 | JAN180399 | FLASH THE SILVER AGE TP VOL 03 | $29.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
84 | 73 | 0.80 | DEC170129 | ALIENS PREDATOR PROMETHEUS FIRE AND STONE TP | $24.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
84 | 97 | 0.80 | JAN180396 | DC UNIVERSE BY BRIAN K VAUGHAN TP | $19.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
86 | 98 | 0.79 | JAN180493 | TMNT USAGI YOJIMBO EXPANDED ED | $17.99 | IDW PUBLISHING |
87 | 113 | 0.79 | FEB180583 | LAZARUS SOURCEBOOK COLLECTION TP VOL 01 (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
88 | 45 | 0.78 | JAN180385 | FLASH REBIRTH DLX COLL HC BOOK 02 | $34.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
89 | 101 | 0.77 | JAN180394 | BATMAN ARKHAM HUGO STRANGE TP | $19.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
89 | 47 | 0.77 | DEC170090 | BPRD HELL ON EARTH HC VOL 02 | $34.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
91 | 62 | 0.77 | JAN180416 | SLEEPER TP BOOK 01 (MR) | $29.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
92 | 36 | 0.77 | FEB180928 | CABLE TP VOL 01 LAST HOPE | $39.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
93 | 37 | 0.77 | JAN180408 | KAMANDI CHALLENGE HC | $39.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
94 | 112 | 0.76 | JAN181047 | ICEMAN TP VOL 02 ABSOLUTE ZERO | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
95 | 124 | 0.76 | FEB180513 | CROSSROAD BLUES OGN (MR) | $14.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
96 | 925 | 0.75 | MAR110756 | CAPTAIN AMERICA AND KORVAC SAGA GN TP | $14.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
97 | 115 | 0.75 | JAN181053 | AMERICA TP VOL 02 FAST AND FUERTONA | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
98 | 120 | 0.74 | JAN180666 | FAMILY TRADE TP VOL 01 | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
99 | 77 | 0.73 | DEC171203 | JIM HENSON POWER OF DARK CRYSTAL HC VOL 02 | $24.99 | BOOM! STUDIOS |
100 | 176 | 0.73 | FEB181912 | NINJA-K TP VOL 01 NINJA FILES | $9.99 | VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
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