Top 100 Graphic Novels: October 2017
The Walking Dead: Here's Negan, a hardcover collection of the comic strip by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, and Cliff Rathburn originally published in Image Comics' IMAGE+ magazine, was October's best-selling graphic novel and one of Image Comics' six titles in the top ten.
Also charting for Image Comics were Seven to Eternity Volume 2 at #3, Rat Queens Volume 4: High Fantasies at #4, I Hate Fairyland Volume 3: Good Girl at #6, Redneck Volume 1: Deep in the Heart at #7, and Low Volume 4: Outer Aspects of Inner Attitudes at #10.
DC Entertainment had three titles in the top ten, led by Batman/The Flash: The Button Deluxe Edition at #2, followed by Super Sons Volume 1: When I Grow Up at #5 and Batman: Detective Comics Volume 3: League at #9.
Marvel Comics' Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel ranked #8 for the month.
TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in October 2017
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 1 | 17.75 | JUL170766-M | WALKING DEAD HERES NEGAN HC (MR) | $19.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 2 | 2 | 11.50 | JUN170380-M | BATMAN FLASH THE BUTTON DELUXE ED HC | $19.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 3 | 12 | 5.12 | AUG170728 | SEVEN TO ETERNITY TP VOL 02 (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 4 | 16 | 4.69 | AUG170704 | RAT QUEENS TP VOL 04 HIGH FANTASIES (MR) | $14.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 5 | 31 | 4.10 | JUL170465 | SUPER SONS TP VOL 01 WHEN I GROW UP | $12.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 6 | 18 | 3.94 | AUG170669 | I HATE FAIRYLAND TP VOL 03 GOOD GIRL (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 7 | 21 | 3.88 | AUG170579-M | REDNECK TP VOL 01 DEEP IN THE HEART (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 8 | 19 | 3.77 | JUL171215 | STAR WARS SCREAMING CITADEL TP | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 9 | 14 | 3.76 | JUL170458 | BATMAN DETECTIVE TP VOL 03 LEAGUE | $19.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 10 | 22 | 3.44 | JUN170763 | LOW TP VOL 04 OUTER ASPECTS OF INNER ATTITUDES (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 11 | 26 | 3.16 | JUL170853 | OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA TP VOL 05 (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 12 | 28 | 3.14 | JUL170456 | BATMAN NIGHT OF THE MONSTER MEN TP | $16.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 13 | 11 | 2.78 | AUG171021 | CIVIL WAR II TP | $34.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 14 | 33 | 2.73 | AUG171029 | WEAPONS OF MUTANT DESTRUCTION TP | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 15 | 35 | 2.71 | JUN170024 | MR HIGGINS COMES HOME HC | $14.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 16 | 37 | 2.67 | JUL170462 | RED HOOD & THE OUTLAWS TP VOL 02 WHO IS ARTEMIS | $14.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 17 | 34 | 2.62 | JUL170486 | WILD STORM TP VOL 01 | $16.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 18 | 13 | 2.38 | AUG170745 | WALKING DEAD HC VOL 14 (MR) | $34.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 19 | 75 | 2.31 | AUG170383 | STAR WARS ADVENTURES TP VOL 01 | $9.99 | IDW PUBLISHING |
| 20 | 39 | 2.27 | JUL170457 | DEATHSTROKE TP VOL 03 TWILIGHT | $16.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 21 | 20 | 2.24 | MAY170352 | WILDSTORM A CELEBRATION OF 25 YEARS HC | $29.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 22 | 41 | 2.16 | JUL170475 | FLINTSTONES TP VOL 02 | $16.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 23 | 7 | 2.09 | AUG171008 | SECRET EMPIRE HC | $60.00 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 24 | 10 | 1.95 | JUN170017 | HELLBOY IN HELL LIBRARY EDITION HC | $49.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 25 | 48 | 1.93 | JUL170464 | SUPERGIRL TP VOL 02 ESCAPE FROM THE PHANTOM ZONE | $16.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 26 | 51 | 1.90 | JUL170479 | INJUSTICE GODS AMONG US YEAR FIVE TP VOL 03 | $16.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 27 | 49 | 1.88 | AUG170576 | PLASTIC TP (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 28 | 54 | 1.86 | JUL170471 | DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS TP VOL 05 DEATH OF ILLUSION | $16.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 29 | 57 | 1.83 | JUL170459 | HELLBLAZER TP VOL 02 THE SMOKELESS FIRE | $16.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 30 | 53 | 1.79 | JUL171208-M | AMERICA TP VOL 01 LIFE & TIMES OF AMERICA CHAVEZ | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 31 | 64 | 1.77 | AUG171024 | VENOM TP VOL 02 LAND BEFORE CRIME | $16.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 32 | 69 | 1.72 | JUL171213 | SPIDER-GWEN TP VOL 04 PREDATORS | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 33 | 209 | 1.67 | MAY140936 | LOKI AGENT OF ASGARD TP VOL 01 TRUST ME | $19.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 34 | 65 | 1.66 | JUL171210 | JEAN GREY TP VOL 01 NIGHTMARE FUEL | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 35 | 32 | 1.65 | JUL170472 | DEMON BY JACK KIRBY TP | $29.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 36 | 23 | 1.62 | JUL170473 | FLASH BY MARK WAID TP BOOK 03 | $34.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 37 | 3 | 1.61 | APR171133-M | SHANG-CHI MASTER OF KUNG FU OMNIBUS HC VOL 04 | $125.00 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 38 | 123 | 1.61 | JUL170732 | BLACK CLOUD TP VOL 01 NO EXIT (MR) | $9.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 39 | 56 | 1.58 | AUG171034 | DOCTOR STRANGE TP VOL 03 BLOOD IN THE AETHER | $19.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 40 | 38 | 1.57 | JUL170474 | INJUSTICE 2 HC VOL 01 | $24.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 41 | 27 | 1.55 | JUL170466 | WONDER WOMAN REBIRTH DLX COLL HC BOOK 01 | $34.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 42 | 73 | 1.55 | JUN171340 | STEVEN UNIVERSE ONGOING TP VOL 01 WARP TOUR | $14.99 | BOOM! STUDIOS |
| 43 | 132 | 1.54 | JUL170482 | JUSTICE LEAGUE THEIR GREATEST TRIUMPHS TP | $9.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 43 | 128 | 1.54 | AUG120491 | SAGA TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 43 | 82 | 1.54 | AUG171022 | BEN REILLY SCARLET SPIDER TP VOL 01 BACK IN THE HOOD | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 46 | 70 | 1.50 | JUL171212 | BLACK PANTHER CREW TP WE ARE THE STREETS | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 47 | 45 | 1.49 | JUL151482 | RICK & MORTY TP VOL 01 | $19.99 | ONI PRESS INC. |
| 48 | 4 | 1.48 | APR171130 | HULK WORLD WAR HULK OMNIBUS HC | $125.00 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 49 | 66 | 1.47 | JUN170030 | VISITOR HOW AND WHY HE STAYED TP | $19.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 50 | 71 | 1.46 | AUG171130 | ANIMOSITY TP VOL 02 | $14.99 | AFTERSHOCK COMICS |
| 51 | 68 | 1.44 | APR178674 | PREDATOR VS JUDGE DREDD VS ALIENS SPLICE & DICE TP | $17.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 52 | 63 | 1.43 | JUN170045 | SHAOLIN COWBOY HC WHOLL STOP THE REIGN | $19.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 53 | 94 | 1.41 | JUN170359 | SUPERMAN & MISERABLE ROTTEN NO FUN REALLY BAD DAY HC | $14.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 54 | 84 | 1.40 | JUL170460 | NEW SUPER MAN TP VOL 02 COMING TO AMERICA | $16.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 55 | 126 | 1.37 | FEB170063 | LEGEND OF KORRA TP VOL 01 TURF WARS PT 1 | $10.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 56 | 6 | 1.36 | MAY170351 | SWAMP THING THE BRONZE AGE OMNIBUS HC | $99.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 57 | 98 | 1.36 | JAN170850 | SAGA TP VOL 07 (MR) | $14.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 58 | 5 | 1.31 | APR171129 | THOR BY WALTER SIMONSON OMNIBUS HC NEW PTG | $125.00 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 59 | 79 | 1.31 | JUN170036 | HARROW COUNTY TP VOL 06 HEDGE MAGIC | $17.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 60 | 30 | 1.30 | JUL171231 | TOMB OF DRACULA COMPLETE COLLECTION TP VOL 01 | $39.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 61 | 141 | 1.29 | JUL171883 | NOW #1 | $9.99 | FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS |
| 62 | 155 | 1.28 | JAN160645 | PAPER GIRLS TP VOL 01 | $9.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 63 | 103 | 1.26 | NOV160051 | BLACK HAMMER TP VOL 01 SECRET ORIGINS | $14.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 64 | 159 | 1.24 | APR160803 | MONSTRESS TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 65 | 81 | 1.22 | FEB140265-M | WATCHMEN TP | $19.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 66 | 43 | 1.21 | JUL170476 | GREEN LANTERN KYLE RAYNER TP VOL 01 | $29.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 67 | 101 | 1.19 | JUL170491 | LUCIFER TP VOL 03 BLOOD IN THE STREETS (MR) | $16.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 68 | 83 | 1.19 | AUG171225 | RIVERDALE TP VOL 01 | $17.99 | ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS |
| 69 | 46 | 1.17 | JUL171196 | THOR VS HULK TP | $29.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 70 | 99 | 1.16 | JUL171211 | ROYALS TP VOL 01 BEYOND INHUMAN | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 71 | 86 | 1.14 | APR172049 | TANK GIRL WORLD WAR TANK GIRL TP | $16.99 | TITAN COMICS |
| 72 | 47 | 1.13 | JUN170390 | BATMAN DARK KNIGHT MASTER RACE HC | $29.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 73 | 25 | 1.13 | MAY170634-M | LOW DLX HC VOL 01 (MR) | $49.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 74 | 113 | 1.12 | AUG171020 | INVINCIBLE IRON MAN TP VOL 03 CIVIL WAR II | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 75 | 9 | 1.11 | APR170428 | JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 | $99.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 76 | 291 | 1.11 | JUL150832 | MAGNETO TP VOL 04 LAST DAYS | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 77 | 96 | 1.11 | JUN171327 | MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS TP VOL 04 | $16.99 | BOOM! STUDIOS |
| 78 | 142 | 1.09 | JUN170777 | PAPER GIRLS TP VOL 03 | $12.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 79 | 93 | 1.09 | JUN171831 | TEA DRAGON SOCIETY HC | $17.99 | ONI PRESS INC. |
| 80 | 42 | 1.07 | JUL171233 | MARVEL HORROR MAGAZINE COLLECTION TP | $34.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 81 | 36 | 1.06 | JUL171232 | WEREWOLF BY NIGHT COMPLETE COLLECTION TP VOL 01 | $39.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 82 | 111 | 1.05 | JUL170919 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 28 (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 83 | 8 | 1.04 | APR171132 | THOR HEROES RETURN OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 | $125.00 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 84 | 74 | 1.04 | JUL171220 | SECRET EMPIRE UNITED WE STAND TP SE | $24.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 85 | 115 | 1.04 | MAY170345 | JUSTICE LEAGUE AN ADULT COLORING BOOK TP | $15.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 86 | 15 | 1.03 | APR171139-M | MMW MIGHTY THOR HC VOL 16 | $75.00 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 87 | 77 | 1.02 | JUN170400 | DEATHSTROKE THE TERMINATOR TP VOL 03 NUCLEAR WINTER | $24.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 88 | 88 | 1.02 | JUL171198-M | THOR BY WALTER SIMONSON TP VOL 01 | $24.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 89 | 91 | 1.02 | AUG170401 | MY LITTLE PONY LEGENDS OF MAGIC TP VOL 01 | $19.99 | IDW PUBLISHING |
| 90 | 62 | 1.01 | JUN170660 | GREEN VALLEY HC | $29.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 91 | 116 | 0.99 | JUN171336 | GIANT DAYS TP VOL 06 | $14.99 | BOOM! STUDIOS |
| 92 | 106 | 0.99 | JUL171221 | GUARDIANS OF GALAXY NEW GUARD TP VOL 04 GROUNDED | $19.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 93 | 114 | 0.98 | APR170834 | MONSTRESS TP VOL 02 (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 94 | 131 | 0.98 | JUL171219 | SECRET WARRIORS TP VOL 01 SECRET EMPIRE SE | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 95 | 40 | 0.97 | JUL171230 | DOCTOR STRANGE EPIC COLLECTION AFTERLIFE TP | $39.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 96 | 160 | 0.95 | SEP160815 | PAPER GIRLS TP VOL 02 | $12.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 97 | 120 | 0.95 | AUG170552 | GOLGOTHA TP | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 98 | 17 | 0.95 | MAY170344 | JUSTICE LEAGUE DARKSEID WAR SAGA OMNIBUS HC | $75.00 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 99 | 137 | 0.94 | JUN171061 | MARVELS THOR RAGNAROK PRELUDE TP | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 100 | 50 | 0.93 | JUL170463 | SUICIDE SQUAD REBIRTH DLX COLL HC BOOK 01 | $34.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
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