Viz’s Vampire Knight Vol. 7 was the #1 graphic novel in bookstores in August, according to rankings provided by Nielsen BookScan. Watchmen went up one rank to #2, behind marketing associated with the DVD release. Naruto Vol. 45 and Fruits Basket Vol. 23 stayed in the top five for another month. The launch title in the top five was Del Rey’s Mercy Thompson: Homecoming, a new prequel to the Mercy Thompson novels written by Patricia Briggs.
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BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novels in August
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Rank
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Title
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Author
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Publisher
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1
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VAMPIRE KNIGHT VOL. 7
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MATSURI HINO
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VIZ MEDIA
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2
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WATCHMEN TP
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ALAN MOORE
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DC COMICS
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3
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NARUTO VOL. 45
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MASASHI KISHIMOTO
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VIZ MEDIA
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4
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MERCY THOMPSON: HOMECOMING HC
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PATRICIA BRIGGS
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DEL REY
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5
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FRUITS BASKET VOL. 23
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NATSUKI TAKAYA
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TOKYOPOP
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6
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ROSARIO+VAMPIRE VOL. 8
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AKIHISA IKEDA
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VIZ MEDIA
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7
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BLACK BIRD VOL. 1
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KANOKO SAKURAKOJI
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VIZ MEDIA
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8
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FABLES VOL. 12 TP
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BILL WILLINGHAM
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VERTIGO
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9
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FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST VOL. 19
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ARAKAWA HIROMU
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VIZ MEDIA
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10
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THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 10 TP
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ROBERT KIRKMAN
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IMAGE
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11
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BATMAN: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE CAPED CRUSADER? DLX ED HC
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NEIL GAIMAN
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DC COMICS
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12
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D.GRAY-MAN VOL. 14
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KATSURA HOSHINO
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VIZ MEDIA
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13
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D.N.ANGEL VOL. 12
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YUKIRU SUGISAKI
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TOKYOPOP
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14
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V FOR VENDETTA TP
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ALAN MOORE
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VERTIGO
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15
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ASTERIOS POLYP HC
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DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI
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PANTHEON
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16
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OTOMEN VOL. 3
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AYA KANNO
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VIZ MEDIA
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17
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NARUTO VOL. 43
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MASASHI KISHIMOTO
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VIZ MEDIA
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18
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BLOODY KISS VOL. 1
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KAZUKO FURUMIYA
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TOKYOPOP
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19
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FINAL CRISIS HC
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GRANT MORRISON
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DC COMICS
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20
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RAY BRADBURY'S FAHRENHEIT 451: THE AUTHORIZED ADAPTATION TP
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TIM HAMILTON
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HILL & WANG
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The launch volumes of two new manga series appeared in the Top 20 this month:
Black Bird Vol. 1 from Viz at #7 and
Bloody Kiss Vol. 1 at #18 from Tokyopop.
Hill & Wang’s Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 adaptation debuted at #20.
There were eleven manga titles in the Top 20 in August, down from 12 in July. There were only two Naruto volumes in the Top 20, down from six and seven in the last two months, respectively. Viz still had eight of the top 20 titles, though. DC/Vertigo had five, Tokyopop had three, and Del Rey, Image, Pantheon, and Hill & Wang each had one.
The rankings, provided by Nielsen BookScan, track the bestselling U.S. graphic novels in major book chains, mass merchants, online retailers, and some independent retailers using POS data from June 29th to August 2nd. Titles racked in the Kids or YA sections do not appear in this list.
For charts from other months, see the "BookScan Top 20 GNs Index."
