Corrected December 8th.
Sailor Moon took the #1 slot in the Nielsen BookScan chart of the Top 20 adult graphic novels sold in bookstores for the third month in a row in November. Now there are four volumes associated with the property in the Top 20:
Sailor Moon Vol. 2 at #1,
Codename Sailor V Vol. 2 at #3,
Sailor Moon Vol. 1 at #5, and
Codename: Sailor V Vol. 1 at #13.
The first volumes of both Sailor series took #1 and #6 in October (see "
'Sailor Moon Still on Top") and #1 and #2 in September (see "
'Sailor Moon' is #1").
Note: T he first version of this chart, published on the morning of December 7th, did not include Sailor Moon Vol. 1 due to an error at a company that supplies BookScan with classification data. It correctly appears at #5, as noted above. We had speculated that the reason that volume was absent from the list (since it had been selling so well) was that there were supply problems. There were no supply problems; there are plenty of copies of Sailor Moon Vol. 1 available. –ed.
The Walking Dead had its best showing of this new, bigger TV season, with seven volumes in the Top 20.
DC Comics'
Batman: Noel HC, a new release, was the top superhero title at #4.
Craig Thompson’s
Habibi HC slipped a bit (#7) but stayed in the Top 10 for the third month.
DC is preparing for the release of its New 52 collection in December with the release of the
Flashpoint HC collection in November, which charted at #17.
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BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novels in November 2011
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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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SAILOR MOON VOL. 2
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NAOKE TAKEUCHI
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KODANSHA COMICS
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2
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THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM VOL. 1
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ROBERT KIRKMAN
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IMAGE COMICS
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3
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CODENAME: SAILOR V VOL. 2
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NAOKE TAKEUCHI
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KODANSHA COMICS
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4
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BATMAN: NOEL HC
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LEE BERMEJO
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DC COMICS
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5
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SAILOR MOON VOL. 1
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NAOKE TAKEUCHI
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KODANSHA COMICS
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6
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THE WAKLING DEAD BOOK 1 HC
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ROBERT KIRKMAN
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IMAGE COMICS
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7
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THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 1
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ROBERT KIRKMAN
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IMAGE COMICS
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8
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HABIBI HC
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CRAIG THOMPSON
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PANTHEON BOOKS
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9
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BLACK BIRD VOL. 11
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KANOKO SAKURAKOJI
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VIZ MEDIA
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10
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BLACK BUTLER VOL. 7
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YANA TOBOSO
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YEN PRESS
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11
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NARUTO VOL. 52
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MASASHI KISHIMOTO
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VIZ MEDIA
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12
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THE WALKING DEAD BOOK 7 HC
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ROBERT KIRKMAN
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IMAGE COMICS
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13
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CODENAME: SAILOR V VOL. 1
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NAOKE TAKEUCHI
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KODANSHA COMICS
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14
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MARVEL CHRONICLE HC
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TOM BREVOORT
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DK PUBLISHING
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15
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THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 2
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ROBERT KIRKMAN
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IMAGE COMICS
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16
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THE WALKING DEAD BOOK 2 HC
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ROBERT KIRKMAN
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IMAGE COMICS
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17
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THE BATMAN FILES HC
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MATTHEW MANNING
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ANDREWS MCMEEL
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18
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FLASHPOINT HC
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GEOFF JOHNS
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DC COMICS
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19
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THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 14
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ROBERT KIRKMAN
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IMAGE COMICS
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20
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BATMAN: YEAR ONE
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FRANK MILLER
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DC COMICS
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For past BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the "
BookScan Top 20 GNs Index."
