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Top 100 Graphic Novels: November 2017

Marvel Comics' Star Wars: Darth Vader Volume 1Darth Vader's earliest days as an inhuman cyborg following Revenge of the Sith are chronicled in Charles Soule and Giuseppe Camuncoli's Star Wars: Darth Vader Volume 1: Imperial Machine from Marvel Comics, the best-selling graphic novel of November.

In total, Marvel Comics had five titles in the top ten, including Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe… Again at #2, the Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Movie Adaptation at #6, Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Captain Phasma at #7, and Star Wars: Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir at #9.

DC Entertainment had four titles in the top ten: The Flash Volume 4: Running Scared at #3, Wonder Woman Volume 4: Godwatch at #4, Superman Volume 4: Black Dawn at #8, and Justice League Volume 4: Endless at #10.

Oni Press rounded out the top ten with Rick and Morty Volume 1 at #5.

TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in November 2017

QTY
RANK
DOLLAR
RANK
INDEX ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 10 5.19 AUG171045 STAR WARS DARTH VADER DARK LORD SITH TP VOL 01 IMPERIAL MACHINE $17.99 MARVEL COMICS
2 21 4.08 AUG171018 DEADPOOL KILLS MARVEL UNIVERSE AGAIN TP $15.99 MARVEL COMICS
3 23 4.06 AUG170320 FLASH TP VOL 04 RUNNING SCARED $14.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
4 20 3.94 AUG170329 WONDER WOMAN TP VOL 04 GODWATCH $16.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
5 13 3.52 JUL151482 RICK & MORTY TP VOL 01 $19.99 ONI PRESS INC.
6 38 3.45 AUG171049 STAR WARS ROGUE ONE ADAPTATION TP $19.99 MARVEL COMICS
7 29 3.38 AUG171050 JOURNEY STAR WARS LAST JEDI CAPT PHASMA TP $16.99 MARVEL COMICS
8 34 3.25 AUG170325 SUPERMAN TP VOL 04 BLACK DAWN $16.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
9 39 3.23 AUG171046 STAR WARS DARTH MAUL SON DATHOMIR TP NEW PTG $15.99 MARVEL COMICS
10 35 3.18 AUG170324 JUSTICE LEAGUE TP VOL 04 ENDLESS $16.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
11 33 3.11 AUG171025 EDGE OF VENOMVERSE TP $17.99 MARVEL COMICS
12 41 3.08 AUG170318 BATWOMAN TP VOL 01 THE MANY ARMS OF DEATH $16.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
13 6 2.88 AUG170571 PAPER GIRLS DLX ED HC VOL 01 $34.99 IMAGE COMICS
14 27 2.86 AUG170317 SUPERMAN ACTION COMICS TP VOL 04 THE NEW WORLD $19.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
15 49 2.72 JUL170455 BATGIRL TP VOL 02 SON OF PENGUIN $16.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
16 2 2.69 OCT150967 X-MEN AGE OF APOCALYPSE OMNIBUS HC NEW PTG $125.00 MARVEL COMICS
17 115 2.55 AUG120491 SAGA TP VOL 01 (MR) $9.99 IMAGE COMICS
18 52 2.54 AUG171030 X-MEN GOLD TP VOL 02 EVIL EMPIRES $17.99 MARVEL COMICS
19 59 2.45 SEP170741 INJECTION TP VOL 03 (MR) $16.99 IMAGE COMICS
20 1 2.44 NOV150934 UNCANNY X-MEN OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 NEW PTG $99.99 MARVEL COMICS
21 57 2.40 AUG171031 X-MEN BLUE TP VOL 02 $17.99 MARVEL COMICS
22 45 2.38 AUG171047 STAR WARS POE DAMERON TP VOL 03 LEGENDS LOST $19.99 MARVEL COMICS
23 65 2.35 AUG171023 BLACK PANTHER TP BOOK 04 AVENGERS  OF NEW WORLD $16.99 MARVEL COMICS
24 79 2.34 AUG170322 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA TP VOL 02 KINGBUTCHER $14.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
25 30 2.28 AUG170327 TITANS THE LAZARUS CONTRACT HC $24.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
26 126 2.21 OCT171954 DRAGON BALL SUPER GN VOL 02 $9.99 VIZ MEDIA LLC
27 56 2.15 AUG170342 SUPERMAN AMERICAN ALIEN TP $19.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
28 60 2.12 JUL171214 SPIDER-MAN MILES MORALES TP VOL 03 $19.99 MARVEL COMICS
29 72 2.12 SEP171002 JESSICA JONES TP VOL 02 SECRETS OF MARIA HILL $17.99 MARVEL COMICS
30 75 2.07 AUG171017 DEADPOOL WORLDS GREATEST TP VOL 10 SECRET EMPIRE $17.99 MARVEL COMICS
31 73 2.05 AUG171291 4 KIDS WALK INTO A BANK TP (MR) $14.99 BLACK MASK COMICS
32 97 2.04 SEP171181 BETTY & VERONICA BY ADAM HUGHES TP VOL 01 $12.99 ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
33 3 2.01 JAN160925 CAPTAIN AMERICA OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 $125.00 MARVEL COMICS
34 78 1.99 SEP170999 ALL NEW WOLVERINE TP VOL 04 IMMUNE $17.99 MARVEL COMICS
35 81 1.98 AUG170328 VERY DC UNIVERSE REBIRTH HOLIDAY TP $16.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
36 69 1.93 JUN170380-M BATMAN FLASH THE BUTTON DELUXE ED HC $19.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
37 70 1.91 AUG170338 LEGEND OF WONDER WOMAN ORIGINS TP $19.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
38 154 1.89 SEP170671 ROSE TP VOL 01 $9.99 IMAGE COMICS
39 15 1.86 NOV140863 HAWKEYE BY MATT FRACTION AND DAVID AJA OMNIBUS HC $99.99 MARVEL COMICS
40 51 1.84 AUG170332 BATMAN THE SHADOW THE MURDER GENIUSES HC $24.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
41 106 1.80 JAN170850 SAGA TP VOL 07 (MR) $14.99 IMAGE COMICS
42 85 1.80 AUG171014 I AM GROOT TP $17.99 MARVEL COMICS
43 87 1.79 AUG171016 ALL NEW GUARDIANS OF GALAXY TP VOL 01 COMMUNICATION BREAKDOW $17.99 MARVEL COMICS
44 165 1.78 JAN160645 PAPER GIRLS TP VOL 01 $9.99 IMAGE COMICS
45 80 1.76 AUG171048 STAR WARS FORCE AWAKENS ADAPATATION TP $19.99 MARVEL COMICS
46 101 1.74 MAR171444 STEVEN UNIVERSE ORIGINAL GN VOL 02 ANTI GRAVITY $14.99 BOOM! STUDIOS
47 171 1.70 SEP170659 REGRESSION TP VOL 01 WAY DOWN DEEP (MR) $9.99 IMAGE COMICS
48 93 1.70 AUG171019 INFAMOUS IRON MAN TP VOL 02 ABSOLUTION OF DOOM $17.99 MARVEL COMICS
48 58 1.70 AUG170345 WONDER WOMAN THE GOLDEN AGE TP VOL 01 $24.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
50 188 1.56 APR160803 MONSTRESS TP VOL 01 (MR) $9.99 IMAGE COMICS
51 263 1.54 SEP150869 WEIRDWORLD TP VOL 00 WARZONES $16.99 MARVEL COMICS
52 25 1.54 AUG178376 LCSD 2017 PLANET HULK HC $39.99 MARVEL COMICS
53 92 1.54 SEP171005 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN RENEW YOUR VOWS TP VOL 02 VENOM EXPERIMEN $19.99 MARVEL COMICS
54 129 1.53 AUG171035 LUKE CAGE TP VOL 01 SINS OF THE FATHER $15.99 MARVEL COMICS
55 50 1.53 AUG170331 BATMAN YEAR TWO 30TH ANNIVERSARY DLX ED HC $29.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
56 95 1.53 JUL171224 DAREDEVIL BACK IN BLACK TP VOL 05 SUPREME $19.99 MARVEL COMICS
57 135 1.52 AUG170326 SUPERWOMAN TP VOL 02 REDISCOVERY $14.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
58 109 1.52 AUG171032 GENERATION X TP VOL 01 NATURAL SELECTION $17.99 MARVEL COMICS
59 37 1.49 AUG171037 VENOM CARNAGE UNLEASHED TP NEW PTG $34.99 MARVEL COMICS
60 40 1.47 AUG170319 BATMAN DETECTIVE REBIRTH DLX COLL HC BOOK 01 $34.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
61 98 1.47 FEB140265-M WATCHMEN TP $19.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
62 55 1.46 AUG170334 FLASH BY GEOFF JOHNS TP BOOK 04 $29.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
63 18 1.45 JUL170467 BATMAN HUSH 15TH ANNIVERSARY DLX ED HC $49.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
63 19 1.45 SEP150856 ELEKTRA BY FRANK MILLER OMNIBUS HC NEW PTG $100.00 MARVEL COMICS
65 137 1.43 OCT170647 HAPPY DLX ED TP (MR) $14.99 IMAGE COMICS
66 67 1.40 JUN171332 JIM HENSON POWER OF DARK CRYSTAL HC VOL 01 $24.99 BOOM! STUDIOS
67 807 1.38 JUN120720 DEADPOOL TP VOL 10 EVIL DEADPOOL $16.99 MARVEL COMICS
68 104 1.36 JUL170766 WALKING DEAD HERES NEGAN HC (MR) $19.99 IMAGE COMICS
69 198 1.36 SEP172065 MY HERO ACADEMIA GN VOL 10 $9.99 VIZ MEDIA LLC
70 94 1.35 JUL171501 PLANET OF APES GREEN LANTERN TP $19.99 BOOM! STUDIOS
71 145 1.32 APR130443 SAGA TP VOL 02 (MR) $14.99 IMAGE COMICS
72 22 1.32 AUG171009 GENERATIONS HC $50.00 MARVEL COMICS
73 89 1.29 JUL171458 BLACK TP VOL 01 (MR) $19.99 BLACK MASK COMICS
74 144 1.29 AUG171028 AVENGERS UNLEASHED TP VOL 02 SECRET EMPIRE $15.99 MARVEL COMICS
75 68 1.29 AUG170333 CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN BY JACK KIRBY TP $29.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
75 26 1.29 MAR160921 DOCTOR STRANGE OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 ROSS CVR $75.00 MARVEL COMICS
77 105 1.26 AUG171133 NAMWOLF TP VOL 01 HEART OF DARKNESS $17.99 ALBATROSS FUNNYBOOKS
78 16 1.25 NOV150933 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 NEW PTG $99.99 MARVEL COMICS
79 31 1.25 FEB160951 SPIDER-MAN BY TODD MCFARLANE OMNIBUS HC $75.00 MARVEL COMICS
80 44 1.23 DEC140946-M STAR WARS MARVEL YRS OMNIBUS HC VOL 02 $125.00 MARVEL COMICS
81 32 1.22 OCT150968 DAREDEVIL BY FRANK MILLER OMNIBUS COMPANION HC NEW PTG $100.00 MARVEL COMICS
82 61 1.21 SEP171016 X-MEN EPIC COLLECTION TP MUTANT GENESIS $34.99 MARVEL COMICS
83 133 1.20 AUG171015 SILVER SURFER TP VOL 05 POWER GREATER THAN COSMIC $19.99 MARVEL COMICS
84 189 1.20 JUN170777 PAPER GIRLS TP VOL 03 $12.99 IMAGE COMICS
85 46 1.20 AUG171043 STAR WARS LEGENDS EPIC COLLECTION RISE OF SITH TP VOL 02 $39.99 MARVEL COMICS
86 14 1.19 MAR170415 ABS JUSTICE LEAGUE WORLDS GREATEST SUPERHEROES HC $75.00 DC ENTERTAINMENT
87 131 1.18 SEP170648 GHOST FLEET WHOLE GODDAMNED THING TP (MR) $19.99 IMAGE COMICS
88 42 1.18 AUG140892 STAR WARS MARVEL YRS OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 $125.00 MARVEL COMICS
89 143 1.18 SEP170690 WINNEBAGO GRAVEYARD TP $16.99 IMAGE COMICS
90 17 1.16 MAY170938-M MMW INCREDIBLE HULK HC VOL 11 $75.00 MARVEL COMICS
91 90 1.14 APR140746 MMW INCREDIBLE HULK HC VOL 01 NEW PTG $49.99 MARVEL COMICS
92 149 1.14 SEP170628 ETERNAL EMPIRE TP VOL 01 $16.99 IMAGE COMICS
93 146 1.13 AUG171033 NICK FURY TP DEEP COVER CAPERS VOL 01 $17.99 MARVEL COMICS
94 53 1.13 AUG170356 FABLES DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 15 (MR) $39.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
95 7 1.12 SEP150855 DAREDEVIL BY MILLER AND JANSON OMNIBUS HC NEW PTG $125.00 MARVEL COMICS
95 150 1.12 APR170834 MONSTRESS TP VOL 02 (MR) $16.99 IMAGE COMICS
97 183 1.11 AUG170335 GOTHAM ACADEMY SECOND SEMESTER VOL 02 BALLAD OF OLIVE $14.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
98 232 1.08 SEP172066 ONE PIECE GN VOL 84 $9.99 VIZ MEDIA LLC
99 182 1.08 JAN140556 SAGA TP VOL 03 (MR) $14.99 IMAGE COMICS
100 96 1.08 APR140748 MMW MIGHTY THOR HC VOL 01 NEW PTG $49.99 MARVEL COMICS

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For retailers, Diamond offers the Top 300 Comics and Top 300 Graphic Novels sales charts on the Diamond Tools page of the Diamond Retailer Services website to provide more information about the industry's top selling publications.

How does Diamond calculate the charts? It all starts at the comic book shop.

Data for Diamond’s sales charts — which includes the monthly market shares and all top product charts — are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from sales made to thousands of comic book specialty shops located in North America and around the world.  Additional sales made to online merchants and other specialty stores may be included as well.

Unit and dollar market shares are calculated based upon orders for comic books, graphic novels, and magazines invoiced and shipped to Diamond customers during any given month, which comprises pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable. Please note that comics marked with an asterisk (*) have had their reported quantities reduced due to retailer returnability, and thus may rank lower on the charts than their actual sales would reflect.

About the Diamond Sales Index: The Sales Index of selected monthly Best Seller Charts is presented as a comparative tool for retailers and publishers. It presents Diamond’s monthly sales for individual titles in relation to Diamond’s total sales for the issue of DC Comics' monthly Batman comic book. (Batman is used as the control title – with a value of 100 – because sales of Batman usually remain relatively stable.) This allows for easy comparison to other titles and helps retailers gauge their orders for all other titles. This formula is only a guide, other factors may impact a titles’ ability to sell in certain locations and clientele.