Top 100 Graphic Novels: March 2020
Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora's Once & Future Volume 1: The King Is Undead, a modern fantasy inspired by the Arthurian legend published by BOOM! Studios, was the best-selling graphic novel of March.
Also from BOOM! Studios, Something Is Killing the Children Volume 1 ranked #2.
Marvel Comics had five titles in the top ten: Al Ewing and Joe Bennett's The Immortal Hulk Volume 6 ranked #3, followed by The History of the Marvel Universe Treasury Edition at #5, New Mutants Volume 1 at #6, Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic's King Thor at #7, and Star Wars Volume 13: Rogues and Rebels at #9.
DC had two titles in the top ten: Amy Wolfram and Agnes Garbowska's DC Super Hero Girls: Powerless ranked #4 and Marieke Nijkamp and Manuel Preitano's The Oracle Code ranked #8.
Also in the top ten, Oni Press' Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons II: Painscape ranked #10.
TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in March 2020
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 6 | 5.86 | DEC191235 | ONCE & FUTURE TP VOL 01 KING IS UNDEAD | $16.99 | BOOM! STUDIOS |
| 2 | 10 | 5.15 | DEC191236 | SOMETHING IS KILLING CHILDREN TP VOL 01 DISCOVER NOW | $14.99 | BOOM! STUDIOS |
| 3 | 12 | 5.13 | DEC190988 | IMMORTAL HULK TP VOL 06 | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 4 | 37 | 5.00 | NOV190498 | DC SUPER HERO GIRLS POWERLESS TP | $9.99 | DC COMICS |
| 5 | 4 | 4.17 | NOV190960-M | HISTORY OF MARVEL UNIV TREASURY ED TP | $29.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 6 | 25 | 3.88 | FEB201054 | NEW MUTANTS BY HICKMAN TP VOL 01 | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 7 | 26 | 3.85 | DEC190986 | KING THOR TP | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 8 | 21 | 3.71 | NOV190499 | ORACLE CODE TP | $16.99 | DC COMICS |
| 9 | 24 | 3.49 | DEC190989 | STAR WARS TP VOL 13 ROGUES AND REBELS | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 10 | 14 | 3.40 | NOV191821 | RICK AND MORTY VS DUNGEONS & DRAGONS TP VOL 02 PAINSCAPE | $19.99 | ONI PRESS INC. |
| 11 | 44 | 3.05 | JAN200230 | TREES TP VOL 03 (MR) | $14.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 12 | 13 | 2.87 | DEC192054-M | TRANSFORMERS CLASSIC TV MAGAZINE MANGA HC VOL 01 | $24.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
| 13 | 39 | 2.83 | JAN200209 | OBLIVION SONG BY KIRKMAN & DE FELICI TP VOL 04 | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 14 | 40 | 2.77 | DEC190982 | DAWN OF X TP VOL 03 | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 15 | 41 | 2.72 | DEC190993 | CONAN THE BARBARIAN TP VOL 02 LIFE AND DEATH OF CONAN BOOK T | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 16 | 50 | 2.70 | JAN200224 | PRETTY DEADLY TP VOL 03 THE RAT (MR) | $14.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 17 | 49 | 2.60 | JAN201058 | DOCTOR DOOM TP VOL 01 POTTERSVILLE | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 18 | 15 | 2.46 | DEC190569 | EVENT LEVIATHAN HC | $29.99 | DC COMICS |
| 19 | 17 | 2.46 | SEP190964 | MARVEL COMICS 1000 HC | $29.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 20 | 74 | 2.41 | DEC190081 | DEAD EYES TP VOL 01 (MR) | $14.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 21 | 18 | 2.39 | OCT190670 | HARLEEN HC (MR) | $29.99 | DC COMICS |
| 22 | 5 | 2.34 | NOV190529 | BATMAN WHITE KNIGHT DELUXE EDITION HC | $49.99 | DC COMICS |
| 23 | 60 | 2.34 | JAN202091 | MONEY SHOT TP (MR) | $17.99 | VAULT COMICS |
| 24 | 62 | 2.32 | DEC191594-M | KEVIN EASTMAN TOTALLY TWISTED TALES TP VOL 01 | $12.99 | CLOVER PRESS, LLC |
| 25 | 34 | 2.32 | JUN090991 | LOCKE & KEY TP VOL 01 WELCOME TO LOVECRAFT | $19.99 | IDW PUBLISHING |
| 26 | 30 | 2.21 | DEC190565 | BATMAN UNIVERSE HC | $24.99 | DC COMICS |
| 27 | 56 | 2.15 | JAN201048 | DAWN OF X TP VOL 04 | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 28 | 73 | 2.15 | DEC191591 | SPIRIT 80TH ANNIV CELEBRATION TP VOL 01 | $12.99 | CLOVER PRESS, LLC |
| 29 | 47 | 2.12 | JUN190303 | CRITICAL ROLE TP VOL 01 VOX MACHINA ORIGINS | $19.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 30 | 19 | 2.10 | NOV190199 | BLACK HAMMER JUSTICE LEAGUE HAMMER OF JUSTICE HC | $29.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 31 | 48 | 2.09 | DEC190555 | BATMAN ALFRED PENNYWORTH TP | $19.99 | DC COMICS |
| 32 | 63 | 2.05 | OCT190695 | WONDER WOMAN SPIRIT OF TRUTH HC | $17.99 | DC COMICS |
| 33 | 52 | 2.04 | DEC190985 | CAPTAIN AMERICA BY TA-NEHISI COATES TP VOL 03 LEGEND OF STEV | $19.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 34 | 28 | 2.04 | DEC190998 | BLACK WIDOW WAID SAMNEE COMPLETE COLLECTION TP | $29.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 35 | 35 | 2.01 | JUL190638 | DOOMSDAY CLOCK HC PART 01 | $24.99 | DC COMICS |
| 36 | 78 | 1.98 | DEC190992 | FANTASTIC FOUR TP VOL 04 THING VS IMMORTAL HULK | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 37 | 85 | 1.97 | JAN200195 | CHRONONAUTS TP VOL 02 (MR) | $14.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 38 | 82 | 1.94 | NOV190982 | WEB OF BLACK WIDOW TP | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 39 | 100 | 1.93 | DEC191010 | ROCKET RACCOON AND GROOT GN TP TALL TAILS | $12.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 40 | 55 | 1.92 | DEC190579 | SUPERMAN TP VOL 02 THE UNITY SAGA HOUSE OF EL | $19.99 | DC COMICS |
| 41 | 2 | 1.85 | SEP190971 | UNCANNY X-FORCE BY REMENDER OMNIBUS HC NEW PTG | $100.00 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 42 | 23 | 1.83 | JAN201079 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN EPIC COLLECTION TP GREAT POWER NEW PTG DM | $34.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 43 | 68 | 1.81 | DEC190570 | HARLEY QUINN TP VOL 04 THE FINAL TRIAL | $19.99 | DC COMICS |
| 44 | 46 | 1.77 | DEC190984 | ANNIHILATION SCOURGE TP | $24.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 45 | 92 | 1.77 | JAN200182-M | COFFIN BOUND TP VOL 01 (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 45 | 54 | 1.77 | MAY191789 | POKEMON DETECTIVE PIKACHU MOVIE GN | $17.99 | LEGENDARY COMICS |
| 47 | 36 | 1.73 | DEC190560 | BATMAN CREATURE OF THE NIGHT HC | $29.99 | DC COMICS |
| 48 | 61 | 1.67 | NOV190711 | CANTO TP VOL 01 IF I ONLY HAD A HEART | $19.99 | IDW PUBLISHING |
| 49 | 22 | 1.64 | DEC191005 | WOLVERINE EPIC COLLECTION TP INNER FURY | $39.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 50 | 20 | 1.64 | SEP190588 | MISTER MIRACLE BY STEVE ENGLEHART & STEVE GERBER HC | $39.99 | DC COMICS |
| 51 | 138 | 1.59 | NOV190697 | MARVEL ACTION CAPTAIN MARVEL TP VOL 01 CAT-TASTROPHE | $9.99 | IDW PUBLISHING |
| 52 | 76 | 1.58 | JUN190688 | TMNT SHREDDER IN HELL TP | $17.99 | IDW PUBLISHING |
| 53 | 124 | 1.56 | AUG190330 | MOB PSYCHO 100 TP VOL 04 | $11.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 54 | 27 | 1.55 | JAN201068 | THOR EPIC COLLECTION TP INTO DARK NEBULA | $39.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 55 | 64 | 1.54 | JUN190614-M | WATCHMEN TP | $24.99 | DC COMICS |
| 56 | 81 | 1.53 | OCT190792 | TRANSFORMERS GHOSTBUSTERS TP VOL 01 GHOSTS OF CYBERTRON | $17.99 | IDW PUBLISHING |
| 57 | 171 | 1.51 | DEC191753-M | BREATHERS #2 | $7.99 | IT'S ALIVE |
| 58 | 16 | 1.51 | SEP190967 | MARVELS 25TH ANNIVERSARY HC | $50.00 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 59 | 99 | 1.51 | NOV191231 | ALL MY FRIENDS ARE GHOSTS ORIGINAL GN | $14.99 | BOOM! STUDIOS |
| 60 | 32 | 1.50 | DEC190573 | JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE CREATING THE DC UNIVERSE TP BOOK 01 | $34.99 | DC COMICS |
| 61 | 7 | 1.45 | SEP190975-M | MMW DAZZLER HC VOL 01 | $75.00 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 62 | 112 | 1.43 | JAN200186 | NOMEN OMEN TP VOL 01 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART (MR) | $16.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 63 | 31 | 1.42 | DEC191003 | CAPTAIN AMERICA EPIC COLLECTION TP BLOOD GLORY | $39.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 64 | 67 | 1.39 | OCT190343 | BPRD 1946 - 1948 TP | $24.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 65 | 9 | 1.37 | OCT190161 | WICKED & DIVINE HC VOL 04 (MR) | $64.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 66 | 11 | 1.37 | SEP190963 | HOUSE OF X POWERS OF X HC | $60.00 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 67 | 53 | 1.33 | JUN190568 | BATMAN WHO LAUGHS HC | $29.99 | DC COMICS |
| 68 | 160 | 1.33 | JUN151643 | MY HERO ACADEMIA GN VOL 01 | $9.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
| 69 | 71 | 1.30 | SEP190311 | WITCHER OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 | $24.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 70 | 127 | 1.28 | JAN200190 | PRETTY VIOLENT TP VOL 01 (MR) | $14.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 71 | 167 | 1.27 | NOV190295 | DISNEY PRINCESS FRIENDS FAMILY FANTASTIC TP | $10.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 72 | 89 | 1.26 | AUG100347 | LOCKE & KEY TP VOL 02 HEAD GAMES | $19.99 | IDW PUBLISHING |
| 73 | 57 | 1.26 | NOV190047 | COMP WITCHBLADE TP VOL 01 (MR) | $29.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 74 | 101 | 1.25 | DEC190577 | ROBIN YEAR ONE TP NEW EDITION | $19.99 | DC COMICS |
| 75 | 103 | 1.24 | DEC191009 | MARVEL MONOGRAPH TP ART OF CHRIS BACHALO | $19.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 76 | 117 | 1.23 | DEC191982 | PLOT TP | $17.99 | VAULT COMICS |
| 77 | 105 | 1.21 | DEC190587 | WONDER WOMAN CHEETAH TP | $19.99 | DC COMICS |
| 78 | 42 | 1.20 | JAN201077 | STAR WARS LEGENDS EPIC COLLECTION CLONE WARS TP VOL 03 | $39.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 79 | 125 | 1.19 | NOV191232 | HEAVY VINYL TP VOL 02 Y2K-O | $14.99 | BOOM! STUDIOS |
| 80 | 70 | 1.17 | DEC190575 | JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA THE NAIL COMPLETE COLL TP | $29.99 | DC COMICS |
| 81 | 87 | 1.17 | DEC191000 | TASKMASTER TP RIGHT PRICE | $24.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 82 | 43 | 1.17 | AUG190654 | DCS WANTED WORLDS MOST DANGEROUS SUPERVILLAINS HC | $39.99 | DC COMICS |
| 83 | 118 | 1.16 | DEC190983 | BLACK PANTHER AGENTS OF WAKANDA TP VOL 01 EYE OF THE STORM | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 84 | 69 | 1.16 | MAR190571 | BATMAN DAMNED HC (MR) | $29.99 | DC COMICS |
| 85 | 145 | 1.16 | JAN202217 | BEASTARS GN VOL 05 | $12.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
| 86 | 45 | 1.15 | DEC190584 | TALES OF THE BATMAN BY MARV WOLFMAN HC VOL 01 | $39.99 | DC COMICS |
| 87 | 86 | 1.14 | DEC190076 | 100 PERCENT TP (MR) | $24.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 88 | 90 | 1.13 | JAN201813 | FIRE NEVER GOES OUT MEMOIR IN PICTURES HC GN | $19.99 | HARPER TEEN |
| 89 | 123 | 1.13 | JUN190574-M | BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE HC NEW ED | $17.99 | DC COMICS |
| 90 | 141 | 1.09 | DEC191593 | PIRATES A TREASURE OF COMICS TO PLUNDER TP VOL 01 (MR) | $12.99 | CLOVER PRESS, LLC |
| 91 | 110 | 1.08 | NOV190286 | NO ONE LEFT TO FIGHT TP | $19.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 92 | 107 | 1.07 | NOV190621 | TMNT ONGOING TP VOL 23 CITY AT WAR PT 2 | $19.99 | IDW PUBLISHING |
| 93 | 33 | 1.07 | DEC190561 | BATMAN TALES OF THE DEMON HC | $49.99 | DC COMICS |
| 94 | 80 | 1.05 | DEC190999 | BLACK WIDOW MARVEL TEAM-UP TP | $29.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 95 | 51 | 1.04 | DEC190559 | BATMAN CITY OF CRIME DELUXE EDITION HC | $39.99 | DC COMICS |
| 96 | 114 | 1.03 | NOV190279 | APOCALYPTIGIRL AN ARIA FOR THE END TIMES HC | $19.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 97 | 119 | 1.03 | OCT180569 | DARK NIGHTS METAL TP | $19.99 | DC COMICS |
| 98 | 115 | 1.01 | NOV190197 | NOTES CASE OF MELANCHOLIA OR A LITTLE DEATH HC | $19.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 99 | 176 | 0.98 | JAN201773 | NOW #8 NEW COMICS ANTHOLOGY | $12.99 | FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS |
| 100 | 72 | 0.98 | DEC181256-M | BOYS OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 (MR) | $29.99 | DYNAMITE |
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