All six of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim graphic novels, published by Oni Press, made the top ten in Nielsen’s BookScan list of the bestselling graphic novels in bookstores in July. The final volume in the series, Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour, which wasn’t released until July 20th, topped the charts followed by Dark Horse’s Troublemaker by Janet and Alex Evanovich, which also didn’t hit stores until the 20th, but whose appearance on this list was expected given the popularity of the authors and news about the number of copies ordered (see “Troublemaker Over 80K”).
Geoff Johns’ flagship Blackest Night hardcover debuted on at number 3 for July and four other Blackest Night hardcovers all made the “Top 20” in a very impressive mainstream showing for a comic book crossover event.
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BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novels in July 2010
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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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SCOTT PILGRIM VOL. 6
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BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY
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ONI PRESS
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2
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TROUBLEMAKER BOOK 1 HC
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JANET EVANOVICH
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DARK HORSE
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3
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BLACKEST NIGHT HC
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GEOFF JOHNS
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DC COMICS
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4
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SCOTT PILGRIM VOL. 1
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BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY
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ONI PRESS
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5
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NARUTO VOL. 48
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MASASHI KISHIMOTO
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VIZ MEDIA
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6
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SCOTT PILGRIM VOL. 4
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BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY
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ONI PRESS
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7
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SCOTT PILGRIM VOL. 2
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BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY
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ONI PRESS
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8
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SCOTT PILGRIM VOL. 5
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BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY
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ONI PRESS
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9
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SCOTT PILGRIM VOL. 3
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BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY
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ONI PRESS
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10
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BLACKEST NIGHT: GREEN LANTERN HC
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GEOFF JOHNS
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DC COMICS
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11
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FULL METAL ALCHEMIST VOL. 23
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HIROMU ARALAWA
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VIZ MEDIA
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12
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BLACKEST NIGHT: GREEN LANTERN CORPS HC
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PETER J. TOMASI
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DC COMICS
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13
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VAMPIRE KNIGHT VOL. 10
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MATSURI HINO
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VIZ MEDIA
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14
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OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB VOL. 14
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BISCO HATORI
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VIZ MEDIA
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15
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THE LAST AIRBENDER
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DAVE ROMAN
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DEL REY BOOKS
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16
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BLACKEST NIGHT: BLACK LANTERN CORPS VOL. 1 HC
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PETER J. TOMASI
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DC COMICS
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17
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NEGIMA! VOL. 27
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KEN AKAMATSU
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DEL REY BOOKS
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18
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BLACK BUTLER VOL. 2
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YANA TOBOSO
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YEN PRESS
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19
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BLACKEST NIGHT: BLACK LANTERN CORPS VOL. 2 HC
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GEOFF JOHNS
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DC COMICS
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20
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AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER VOL. 1
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MICHAEL DANTE DIMARTINO
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DEL REY BOOKS
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Predictably
Naruto Vol. 48, which topped the list last month, was the highest ranking manga for July, but the fact that it was the only manga in the top ten was unprecedented as was the fact that only six manga titles made the “Top 20” for the month.
Viz Media had four titles including the perennially strong
Full Metal Alchemist (Vol. 23), and two popular
shojo series,
Vampire Knight (Vol.10) and the
Ouran High School Host Club.
Yen Press’s popular new series
Black Butler remained in the “Top 20” for the third straight month and Del Rey popular harem comedy
Negima! (Vol. 27) made its usual appearance on the list.
Del Rey also had two tie-in volumes for
The Last Airbender movie make the “Top 20,” proving once again that a film doesn’t necessarily have to be a critical and box office success to spur graphic novel sales.
The rankings, provided by Nielsen BookScan, track the bestselling U.S. adult graphic novels in major book chains, mass merchants, online retailers, and some independent retailers using POS data from June 6th to July 4th. Titles racked in the Kids or YA sections do not appear in this list.
For charts from previous months, see the "BookScan Top 20 GNs Index."
