Robert Crumbs’ The Book of Genesis took the #1 slot in the adult graphic novel chart for November, after moving up steadily since its debut in September. After debuting at #9, Genesis was #2 in October (see “Book of Genesis Is #2”), in the wake of a publicity tour by Crumb and great reviews. It’s very unusual for a book to move up to the top slot in its third month; it likely means that word of mouth and other factors are all contributing.
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BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novels in November 2009
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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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THE BOOK OF GENESIS ILLUS. BY R. CRUMB HC
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ROBERT CRUMB
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W. W. NORTON
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2
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VAMPIRE KNIGHT VOL. 8
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MATSURI HINO
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VIZ MEDIA
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3
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NARUTO VOL. 46
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MASASHI KISHIMOTO
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VIZ MEDIA
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4
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MAXIMUM RIDE: THE MANGA VOL. 2
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JAMES PATTERSON
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YEN PRESS
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5
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BLACK BIRD VOL. 2
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KANOKO SAKURAKOJI
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VIZ MEDIA
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6
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CHIBI VAMPIRE VOL. 14
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YUNA KAGESAKI
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TOKYOPOP
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7
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ROSARIO+VAMPIRE VOL. 10
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AKIHISA IKEDA
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VIZ MEDIA
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8
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THE ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDE: RECORDED ATTACKS
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MAX BROOKS
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THREE RIVERS
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9
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FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST VOL. 21
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ARAKAWA HIROMU
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VIZ MEDIA
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10
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NEGIMA! VOL. 24
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KEN AKAMATSU
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DEL REY
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11
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SOUL EATER VOL. 1
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ATSUSHI OHKUBO
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YEN PRESS
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12
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OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB VOL. 13
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BISCO HATORI
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VIZ MEDIA
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13
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D.GRAY-MAN VOL. 15
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KATSURA HOSHINO
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VIZ MEDIA
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14
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WATCHMEN TP
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ALAN MOORE
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DC COMICS
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15
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NARUTO VOL. 45
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MASASHI KISHIMOTO
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VIZ MEDIA
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16
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TSUBASA VOL. 24
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CLAMP
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DEL REY
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17
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OTOMEN VOL. 4
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AYA KANNO
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VIZ MEDIA
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18
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TSUBASA VOL. 23
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CLAMP
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DEL REY
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19
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GREEN LANTERN: AGENT ORANGE HC
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GEOFF JOHNS
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DC COMICS
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20
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YU-Gi-OH! R VOL. 1
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AKIRA ITO
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VIZ MEDIA
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The new titles on the list were all volumes of ongoing manga series, with one exception; Green Lantern: Agent Orange HC, the collection of the Blackest Night run-up starring Green Lantern by Geoff Johns and Phillip Tan, debuted at #19.
Yen Press’s Maximum Ride adaptation is showing strength. The latest volume moved up from #7 to #4, while the first volume re-appeared on the top 20 list as well.
Fourteen manga titles (plus two OEL volumes) was a fairly typical share of the top 20. Viz held half the slots, also fairly typical. Del Rey and Yen tied with three titles each in the top 20.
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 November 2nd to November 29th. 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."
