Top 100 Graphic Novels: September 2019
The hardcover collection of DC Comics' Batman: Damend, the Black Label title from Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo, was September's best-selling graphic novel,
In total, DC Comics had six titles in the top ten including Heroes in Crisis at #6; Batman: The Killing Joke at #7; Batman Volume 10: Knightmares at #8; Batman: Nightwalker, an adaptation of the young adult novel from the DC Ink imprint, at #9; and The Joker: His Greatest Jokes at #10.
Gerard Way and Gabriel B´'s Umbrella Academy Volume 3: Hotel Oblivion from Dark Horse Comics, the latest volume in the super-hero series that inspired the Netflix series, ranked #2.
Image Comics had two titles in the top ten: Paper Girls Volume 6 ranked #3 and Monstress Volume 4 ranked #4.
Rounding out the top ten, Marvel Comics' The Immortal Hulk Volume 4: Abomination ranked #5.
TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in September 2019
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 1 | 14.02 | MAR190571 | BATMAN DAMNED HC (MR) | $29.99 | DC COMICS |
| 2 | 2 | 11.38 | MAR190279 | UMBRELLA ACADEMY TP VOL 03 HOTEL OBLIVION | $19.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 3 | 6 | 9.76 | JUL190107 | PAPER GIRLS TP VOL 06 | $14.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 4 | 3 | 9.40 | JUL190105-M | MONSTRESS TP VOL 04 (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 5 | 13 | 5.91 | JUN191051 | IMMORTAL HULK TP VOL 04 ABOMINATION | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 6 | 5 | 5.13 | JUN190600 | HEROES IN CRISIS HC | $29.99 | DC COMICS |
| 7 | 19 | 4.78 | JUN190574 | BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE HC NEW ED | $17.99 | DC COMICS |
| 8 | 16 | 4.75 | JUN190562 | BATMAN TP VOL 10 KNIGHTMARES | $17.99 | DC COMICS |
| 9 | 21 | 4.36 | MAY190358 | BATMAN NIGHTWALKER THE GRAPHIC NOVEL DC INK | $16.99 | DC COMICS |
| 10 | 25 | 3.47 | JUN190604 | JOKER HIS GREATEST JOKES TP | $19.99 | DC COMICS |
| 11 | 28 | 3.43 | JUN191054 | VENOM UNLEASHED TP VOL 01 | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 12 | 17 | 3.38 | JAN190671 | DC POSTER PORTFOLIO JIM LEE TP | $24.99 | DC COMICS |
| 13 | 33 | 3.12 | JUL190106 | OBLIVION SONG BY KIRKMAN & DE FELICI TP VOL 03 | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 14 | 22 | 2.97 | JUL190096 | BATTLE CHASERS ANTHOLOGY TP | $24.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 15 | 8 | 2.90 | JUN190309 | UMBRELLA ACADEMY LIBRARY EDITION HC VOL 01 APOCALYPSE SUITE | $39.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 16 | 11 | 2.81 | JUL191188-M | BOYS OMNIBUS TP VOL 04 (MR) | $29.99 | DYNAMITE |
| 17 | 39 | 2.74 | JUL190102 | HEAD LOPPER TP VOL 03 KNIGHTS OF VENORA (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 18 | 38 | 2.62 | JUN190588 | FLASH TP VOL 10 FORCE QUEST | $17.99 | DC COMICS |
| 19 | 78 | 2.61 | JUL192408 | DRAGON BALL SUPER GN VOL 06 | $9.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
| 20 | 93 | 2.51 | MAY190359 | SECRET SPIRAL OF SWAMP KID TP DC ZOOM | $9.99 | DC COMICS |
| 21 | 46 | 2.47 | MAY190050 | OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA TP VOL 07 (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 22 | 58 | 2.42 | MAY190290 | BERSERK TP VOL 40 | $14.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 23 | 47 | 2.40 | JUL190101 | FARMHAND TP VOL 02 (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 24 | 48 | 2.40 | JUL190109 | UNNATURAL TP VOL 03 (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 25 | 59 | 2.39 | JUL191974 | GUTS GN | $12.99 | GRAPHIX |
| 26 | 24 | 2.38 | JUN190569 | BATMAN HUSH TP NEW ED | $29.99 | DC COMICS |
| 27 | 87 | 2.38 | JUN192124 | MY HERO ACADEMIA GN VOL 20 | $9.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
| 28 | 18 | 2.36 | JUL190110 | WALKING DEAD HC VOL 16 (MR) | $34.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 29 | 37 | 2.35 | MAY190287 | HELLBOY AND BPRD 1956 TP | $19.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 30 | 60 | 2.35 | JUN191047 | VENOM TP WAR OF REALMS | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 31 | 258 | 2.33 | JUL180261 | MONSTRESS TP VOL 03 (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 32 | 54 | 2.24 | JUL191107 | CAPTAIN AMERICA TP VOL 02 CAPTAIN OF NOTHING | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 33 | 53 | 2.23 | JUN191055 | SPIDER-GWEN GHOST-SPIDER TP VOL 02 IMPOSSIBLE YEAR | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 34 | 30 | 2.23 | MAR190575 | DC POSTER PORTFOLIO FRANK CHO TP | $24.99 | DC COMICS |
| 35 | 42 | 2.23 | JUN190578 | CATWOMAN TP VOL 02 FAR FROM GOTHAM | $19.99 | DC COMICS |
| 36 | 81 | 2.18 | JUN191070 | MILES MORALES GN TP WITH GREAT POWER | $12.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 37 | 43 | 2.12 | MAY190250 | EMPOWERED TP VOL 11 | $19.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 38 | 61 | 2.10 | JUN191048 | FANTASTIC FOUR TP VOL 03 HERALD OF DOOM | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 39 | 75 | 2.00 | JUL190095 | ASSASSIN NATION TP VOL 01 (MR) | $14.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 40 | 73 | 1.90 | JUL180733 | BATMAN WHITE KNIGHT TP | $19.99 | DC COMICS |
| 41 | 110 | 1.90 | JUN192125 | ONE PUNCH MAN GN VOL 17 | $9.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
| 42 | 27 | 1.87 | MAY190049-M | I HATE FAIRYLAND DLX HC VOL 02 (MR) | $34.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 43 | 23 | 1.87 | JUN190782 | SPIDER-MAN TP MANY HOSTS OF CARNAGE | $39.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 44 | 41 | 1.85 | JUN190617 | YOUNG JUSTICE HC VOL 01 GEMWORLD | $24.99 | DC COMICS |
| 45 | 69 | 1.84 | JUN191049 | DOCTOR STRANGE BY MARK WAID TP VOL 03 HERALD | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 46 | 20 | 1.84 | JUL192106 | CHRIS WARE RUSTY BROWN HC GN | $35.00 | PANTHEON BOOKS |
| 47 | 71 | 1.79 | JUN191058 | UNCANNY X-MEN WOLVERINE AND CYCLOPS TP VOL 02 | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 48 | 83 | 1.76 | JUN191044 | WAR OF REALMS NEW AGENTS OF ATLAS TP | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 49 | 65 | 1.72 | JUN190572 | BATWOMAN ELEGY TP NEW ED | $19.99 | DC COMICS |
| 50 | 76 | 1.70 | JUL190097 | FAIRLADY TP VOL 01 | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 51 | 66 | 1.70 | JUL191463 | GOON TP VOL 01 RAGGED RETURN TO LONELY STREET | $17.99 | ALBATROSS FUNNYBOOKS |
| 52 | 155 | 1.69 | APR160803 | MONSTRESS TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 53 | 51 | 1.67 | MAY191839 | TEA DRAGON FESTIVAL HC | $21.99 | ONI PRESS INC. |
| 54 | 82 | 1.64 | JUN190583 | DEATHSTROKE ARKHAM TP | $16.99 | DC COMICS |
| 55 | 91 | 1.63 | JUN191052 | UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL TP VOL 11 CALL YOUR SQUIRRELFRIEND | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 56 | 92 | 1.61 | JUN191050 | SHURI TP VOL 02 24-7 VIBRANIUM | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 57 | 31 | 1.58 | MAY191150-M | BOYS OMNIBUS TP VOL 03 (MR) | $29.99 | DYNAMITE |
| 58 | 131 | 1.57 | JUN192119 | MY HERO ACADEMIA SMASH GN VOL 01 | $9.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
| 59 | 55 | 1.57 | JUN190566 | BATMAN DETECTIVE COMICS HC VOL 01 MYTHOLOGY | $24.99 | DC COMICS |
| 60 | 98 | 1.56 | JUN191042 | AGE OF CONAN TP BELIT | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 61 | 88 | 1.56 | JAN190183 | SWING TP VOL 02 (A) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 62 | 45 | 1.55 | JUL191945 | FROGCATCHERS GN | $22.99 | GALLERY 13 |
| 63 | 100 | 1.53 | MAY190258 | CBLDF PRESENTS SELLING COMICS TP GUIDE TO RETAILING | $14.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 64 | 90 | 1.52 | JUN190030 | SIMON SAYS TP VOL 01 (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 65 | 103 | 1.51 | JUN191046 | WAR OF REALMS SPIDER-MAN DAREDEVIL TP | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 66 | 119 | 1.49 | JUL191129 | MARVEL RISING GN TP HEROES OF ROUND TABLE | $12.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 67 | 44 | 1.46 | JUN190612 | TRANSMETROPOLITAN TP BOOK 02 (MR) | $29.99 | DC COMICS |
| 68 | 32 | 1.41 | MAR190991 | X-MEN BY ROY THOMAS & NEAL ADAMS HC GALLERY EDITION | $39.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 69 | 84 | 1.40 | MAY190940 | MARVEL ILLUSTRATORS SKETCHBOOK TP | $19.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 70 | 97 | 1.40 | MAY190593 | SONIC THE HEDGEHOG TP VOL 04 INFECTION | $15.99 | IDW PUBLISHING |
| 71 | 109 | 1.40 | JUN191057 | DOMINO TP HOTSHOTS | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 72 | 112 | 1.39 | JUN190606 | SCOOBY DOOS GREATEST ADVENTURES TP | $14.99 | DC COMICS |
| 73 | 49 | 1.38 | JUN190568 | BATMAN WHO LAUGHS HC | $29.99 | DC COMICS |
| 74 | 34 | 1.34 | JUL191115 | INCREDIBLE HULK EPIC COLLECTION TP IN HANDS OF HYDRA | $39.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 75 | 96 | 1.33 | JUL191320 | ANGEL TP VOL 01 | $16.99 | BOOM! STUDIOS |
| 76 | 72 | 1.31 | MAY190285 | BEASTS OF BURDEN HC VOL 02 NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH | $22.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 77 | 99 | 1.31 | MAY191222 | MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS TP VOL 09 | $16.99 | BOOM! STUDIOS |
| 78 | 113 | 1.30 | NOV181036 | IMMORTAL HULK TP VOL 02 GREEN DOOR | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 78 | 35 | 1.30 | JUL190104 | LAZARUS HC VOL 03 (MR) | $39.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 80 | 168 | 1.28 | MAR190080 | DIE TP VOL 01 FANTASY HEARTBREAKER (MR) | $9.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 81 | 14 | 1.28 | MAR190997-M | MMW INCREDIBLE HULK HC VOL 13 | $75.00 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 82 | 142 | 1.28 | JUL191126 | ADVENTURES OF SPIDER-MAN GN TP SPECTACULAR FOES | $12.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 83 | 36 | 1.25 | JUN190593 | GREEN LANTERN BY GEOFF JOHNS TP BOOK 02 | $39.99 | DC COMICS |
| 84 | 95 | 1.24 | JUN190608 | SANDMAN DREAM HUNTERS 30 ANNIV TP ED GN (MR) | $19.99 | DC COMICS |
| 85 | 15 | 1.23 | MAR190999-M | MMW MIGHTY THOR HC VOL 18 | $75.00 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 86 | 29 | 1.19 | MAR190990 | INFINITY WARS BY GERRY DUGGAN HC COMPLETE COLLECTION | $50.00 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 87 | 124 | 1.18 | JUN191063 | X-FORCE TP VOL 02 COUNTERFEIT KING | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 88 | 68 | 1.18 | APR191969 | MS TREE TP VOL 01 | $24.99 | TITAN COMICS |
| 89 | 64 | 1.18 | JUN190563 | BATMAN THE CAPED CRUSADER TP VOL 03 | $29.99 | DC COMICS |
| 90 | 80 | 1.17 | JUN190614-M | WATCHMEN TP NEW EDITION | $24.99 | DC COMICS |
| 91 | 74 | 1.17 | MAY190252 | FLAMING CARROT COMICS OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 | $24.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 92 | 50 | 1.16 | MAR191177-M | BOYS OMNIBUS TP VOL 02 (MR) | $29.99 | DYNAMITE |
| 93 | 204 | 1.13 | MAY191277 | MIRACULOUS TALES LADYBUG CAT NOIR TP S2 VOL 08 TEAR OF JOY | $8.99 | ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT |
| 94 | 4 | 1.12 | MAR190992 | MARVEL HORROR OMNIBUS HC | $150.00 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 95 | 104 | 1.12 | FEB190349 | MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 TP | $19.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 96 | 26 | 1.11 | MAY190044 | SAGA COMPENDIUM TP VOL 01 (MR) | $59.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 97 | 116 | 1.10 | JUL191110 | SECRET WARPS TP | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 98 | 198 | 1.10 | AUG120491 | SAGA TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 99 | 123 | 1.09 | JUL190108 | PORT OF EARTH TP VOL 03 | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 100 | 89 | 1.07 | MAR191012 | THANOS RISING MARVEL SELECT HC | $24.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
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