Top 100 Graphic Novels: January 2015
Feb 09, 2015
Powerless and beset by his enemies, Wolverine faces his final hour in Charles Soule and Steve McNiven's Death of Wolverine from Marvel Comics, the best-selling graphic novel in January.
In total, Marvel Comics had three titles in the top ten, including Amazing Spider-Man Volume 2: Spider-Verse Prelude at #6 and Deadpool: The Ones With Deadpool at #10.
Image Comics had seven titles in the top ten, led by Outcast by Kirkman & Azaceta Volume 1 at E2. All four volumes of Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples' Saga were in the top ten — Volume 4 ranked #3, Volume 1 ranked #5, Volume 3 ranked #7, and Volume 2 ranked #8. Also among the top ten were Black Science Volume 2: Welcome to Nowhere at #4 and The Walking Dead Volume 1: Days Gone Bye at #9.
Among the premier publishers, Injustice: Gods Among Us Volume 2, based on the best-selling video game, was DC Comics' top book in January at #13.
Rep. John Lewis' graphic autobiography, March Book 2 from IDW Publishing's Top Shelf imprint ranked #20 and was their best-selling graphic novel in January.
Finally, Dark Horse Comics' Abe Sapien Volume 5: Sacred Places was the publisher's top book in January at #43.
TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in January 2015
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 2 | 7.67 | OCT140914-M | DEATH OF WOLVERINE HC | $24.99 | MAR |
| 2 | 9 | 7.65 | OCT140637 | OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA TP VOL 01 | $9.99 | IMA |
| 3 | 4 | 7.61 | OCT140644 | SAGA TP VOL 04 (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
| 4 | 8 | 5.31 | OCT140615 | BLACK SCIENCE TP VOL 02 WELCOME NOWHERE | $14.99 | IMA |
| 5 | 21 | 4.97 | AUG120491 | SAGA TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | IMA |
| 6 | 12 | 3.49 | OCT140932 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 02 SPIDER-VERSE PRELUDE | $17.99 | MAR |
| 7 | 19 | 3.33 | JAN140556 | SAGA TP VOL 03 (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
| 8 | 20 | 3.32 | APR130443 | SAGA TP VOL 02 (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
| 9 | 17 | 3.29 | NOV128157 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE | $14.99 | IMA |
| 10 | 16 | 3.19 | NOV140877 | DEADPOOL TP ONES WITH DEADPOOL | $15.99 | MAR |
| 11 | 23 | 3.18 | OCT140631 | MANIFEST DESTINY TP VOL 02 | $14.99 | IMA |
| 12 | 13 | 2.91 | NOV140872 | GOTG ALL NEW X-MEN TP TRIAL OF JEAN GREY | $19.99 | MAR |
| 13 | 22 | 2.87 | OCT140368 | INJUSTICE GODS AMONG US TP VOL 02 | $16.99 | DC |
| 14 | 11 | 2.78 | JAN072436 | CIVIL WAR TP | $24.99 | MAR |
| 15 | 25 | 2.70 | OCT140927 | LEGENDARY STAR-LORD TP VOL 01 FACE IT I RULE | $16.99 | MAR |
| 16 | 29 | 2.57 | OCT140357 | FLASH TP VOL 04 REVERSE (N52) | $16.99 | DC |
| 17 | 36 | 2.41 | OCT140359 | SINESTRO TP VOL 01 THE DEMON WITHIN (N52) | $14.99 | DC |
| 18 | 31 | 2.34 | DEC120323 | BATMAN TP VOL 01 THE COURT OF OWLS (N52) | $16.99 | DC |
| 19 | 30 | 2.30 | OCT140929 | BLACK WIDOW TP VOL 02 TIGHTLY TANGLED WEB | $17.99 | MAR |
| 20 | 15 | 2.28 | NOV141657 | MARCH GN BOOK 02 | $19.95 | IDW |
| 21 | 40 | 2.26 | JUN140725 | MS MARVEL TP VOL 01 NO NORMAL | $15.99 | MAR |
| 22 | 18 | 2.20 | OCT140358 | FLASH HC VOL 05 HISTORY LESSONS (N52) | $22.99 | DC |
| 23 | 26 | 2.18 | NOV140464 | MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC TP VOL 06 | $17.99 | IDW |
| 24 | 94 | 2.09 | SEP140684 | WICKED & DIVINE TP VOL 01 THE FAUST ACT (MR) | $9.99 | IMA |
| 25 | 38 | 2.01 | OCT140928 | MAGNETO TP VOL 02 REVERSALS | $17.99 | MAR |
| 26 | 56 | 1.93 | SEP088204 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 02 MILES BEHIND US (NEW PTG) | $14.99 | IMA |
| 27 | 28 | 1.92 | SEP140337 | AMERICAN VAMPIRE HC VOL 07 (MR) | $22.99 | DC |
| 28 | 39 | 1.88 | OCT140947 | RACHEL RISING TP VOL 05 NIGHT COMETH | $16.99 | ABS |
| 29 | 34 | 1.87 | OCT140933 | UNCANNY X-MEN TP VOL 03 GOOD BAD INHUMAN | $19.99 | MAR |
| 30 | 43 | 1.86 | OCT140364 | SUPERGIRL TP VOL 05 RED DAUGHTER OF KRYPTON (N52) | $17.99 | DC |
| 31 | 107 | 1.83 | JAN140558 | SEX CRIMINALS TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | IMA |
| 32 | 48 | 1.79 | OCT140931 | PUNISHER TP VOL 02 BORDER CROSSING | $17.99 | MAR |
| 33 | 51 | 1.75 | NOV070226 | BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC | $17.99 | DC |
| 34 | 57 | 1.73 | JUL130235 | BATMAN TP VOL 02 THE CITY OF OWLS (N52) | $16.99 | DC |
| 35 | 64 | 1.72 | SEP140657 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 22 A NEW BEGINNING (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
| 36 | 1 | 1.71 | AUG140892-M | STAR WARS MARVEL YRS OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 | $125.00 | MAR |
| 37 | 42 | 1.70 | OCT140367 | BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE TP VOL 04 | $19.99 | DC |
| 38 | 58 | 1.68 | OCT140353 | AQUAMAN AND THE OTHERS TP VOL 01 LEGACY OF GOLD (N52) | $16.99 | DC |
| 39 | 81 | 1.61 | AUG120709 | DEADPOOL KILLS MARVEL UNIVERSE TP | $14.99 | MAR |
| 40 | 32 | 1.58 | OCT140917 | AVENGERS TIME RUNS OUT PREM HC VOL 01 | $24.99 | MAR |
| 41 | 53 | 1.54 | JAN140800 | GUARDIANS OF GALAXY TP VOL 01 COSMIC AVENGERS | $19.99 | MAR |
| 42 | 68 | 1.52 | FEB140248 | BATMAN TP VOL 03 DEATH OF THE FAMILY (N52) | $16.99 | DC |
| 43 | 49 | 1.52 | SEP140095 | ABE SAPIEN TP VOL 05 SACRED PLACES | $19.99 | DAR |
| 43 | 54 | 1.52 | OCT140361 | GREEN LANTERN CORPS TP VOL 05 UPRISING (N52) | $19.99 | DC |
| 45 | 61 | 1.51 | NOV140885 | WOLVERINE AND X-MEN TP VOL 02 DEATH OF WOLVERINE | $17.99 | MAR |
| 46 | 129 | 1.50 | JAN140555 | RAT QUEENS TP VOL 01 SASS & SORCERY (MR) | $9.99 | IMA |
| 47 | 35 | 1.48 | JUL110745 | INFINITY GAUNTLET TP | $24.99 | MAR |
| 48 | 50 | 1.48 | SEP140085 | SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN TP VOL 18 | $19.99 | DAR |
| 49 | 37 | 1.47 | OCT140916 | UNCANNY AVENGERS PREM HC VOL 05 AXIS PRELUDE | $24.99 | MAR |
| 50 | 124 | 1.43 | NOV141719 | ONE PIECE GN VOL 73 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 51 | 69 | 1.42 | OCT140354 | BIRDS OF PREY TP VOL 05 SOUL CRISIS (N52) | $17.99 | DC |
| 52 | 71 | 1.42 | NOV140882 | SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 03 GAME OVER | $17.99 | MAR |
| 53 | 253 | 1.41 | SEP131374 | QUANTUM & WOODY TP VOL 01 WORLDS WORST | $9.99 | VAL |
| 54 | 90 | 1.40 | NOV082245 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 03 SAFETY BEHIND BARS | $14.99 | IMA |
| 55 | 93 | 1.39 | NOV140569 | CRIMINAL TP VOL 01 COWARD (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
| 56 | 275 | 1.38 | DEC121274 | BLOODSHOT TP VOL 01 SETTING WORLD ON FIRE | $9.99 | VAL |
| 57 | 83 | 1.37 | MAY130224 | FLASH TP VOL 01 MOVE FORWARD (N52) | $16.99 | DC |
| 58 | 261 | 1.36 | DEC131092 | UNCANNY TP VOL 01 SEASON OF HUNGRY GHOSTS | $19.99 | DE |
| 59 | 62 | 1.36 | NOV118095 | BATMAN DARK KNIGHT RETURNS TP | $19.99 | DC |
| 60 | 307 | 1.34 | JAN141263 | AMY DEVLIN MYSTERY HC VOL 03 LOST AND FOUND | $19.99 | ONI |
| 61 | 6 | 1.32 | AUG140901-M | MMW UNCANNY X-MEN HC VOL 09 | $75.00 | MAR |
| 62 | 145 | 1.32 | JUN130466 | EAST OF WEST TP VOL 01 THE PROMISE | $9.99 | IMA |
| 63 | 46 | 1.31 | MAY090178 | BATMAN HUSH COMPLETE TP | $24.99 | DC |
| 64 | 98 | 1.31 | MAY140652 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 21 ALL OUT WAR PT 2 (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
| 65 | 115 | 1.30 | OCT140378 | BEWARE THE BATMAN TP VOL 01 | $12.99 | DC |
| 66 | 78 | 1.23 | FEB140265-M | WATCHMEN TP | $19.99 | DC |
| 67 | 91 | 1.22 | OCT140930 | X-FORCE TP VOL 02 HIDE FEAR | $17.99 | MAR |
| 68 | 156 | 1.19 | SEP140058 | PLANTS VS ZOMBIES HC TIMEPOCALYPSE | $9.99 | DAR |
| 69 | 104 | 1.18 | MAR130727 | DEADPOOL TP VOL 01 DEAD PRESIDENTS NOW | $15.99 | MAR |
| 69 | 92 | 1.18 | OCT140363 | SUPERBOY TP VOL 05 PARADOX (N52) | $17.99 | DC |
| 71 | 82 | 1.17 | OCT140370 | SHOWCASE PRESENTS BLUE BEETLE TP | $19.99 | DC |
| 72 | 84 | 1.16 | JUL100259 | SANDMAN TP VOL 01 PRELUDES & NOCTURNES NEW ED (MR) | $19.99 | DC |
| 73 | 85 | 1.15 | OCT140936 | IRON MAN TP VOL 04 IRON METROPOLITAN | $19.99 | MAR |
| 74 | 155 | 1.15 | SEP141510 | LIFE AFTER TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | ONI |
| 75 | 60 | 1.14 | OCT140369 | JLA TP VOL 06 | $24.99 | DC |
| 76 | 112 | 1.12 | SEP088205 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 04 HEARTS DESIRE | $14.99 | IMA |
| 77 | 87 | 1.11 | DEC140483 | TMNT ONGOING TP VOL 10 NEW MUTANT ORDER | $17.99 | IDW |
| 78 | 88 | 1.10 | OCT140658 | STRAY BULLETS TP VOL 06 KILLERS (MR) | $19.99 | IMA |
| 79 | 106 | 1.10 | JUL140237 | BATMAN TP VOL 04 ZERO YEAR SECRET CITY (N52) | $16.99 | DC |
| 80 | 75 | 1.09 | NOV141003 | CROSSED TP VOL 11 (MR) | $19.99 | AVA |
| 81 | 185 | 1.08 | MAR140535 | BLACK SCIENCE TP VOL 01 HOW TO FALL FOREVER (MR) | $9.99 | IMA |
| 82 | 55 | 1.08 | NOV141321 | LEGENDERRY A STEAMPUNK ADV TP | $24.99 | DE |
| 83 | 59 | 1.08 | SEP140094 | BPRD PLAGUE OF FROGS TP VOL 02 | $24.99 | DAR |
| 84 | 86 | 1.06 | SEP140126 | LONE WOLF & CUB OMNIBUS TP VOL 07 | $19.99 | DAR |
| 85 | 44 | 1.05 | SEP140091 | BTVS SEASON 9 LIBRARY HC VOL 01 | $29.99 | DAR |
| 86 | 97 | 1.01 | AUG140341 | SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER TP VOL 02 | $19.99 | DC |
| 87 | 122 | 1.00 | NOV141756 | SWORD ART ONLINE PROGRESSIVE GN VOL 01 | $13.00 | HAC |
| 88 | 153 | 1.00 | FEB120285 | FABLES TP VOL 01 LEGENDS IN EXILE NEW ED (MR) | $12.99 | DC |
| 89 | 33 | 0.99 | OCT140925 | IRON MAN EPIC COLLECTION TP STARK WARS | $39.99 | MAR |
| 90 | 120 | 0.99 | OCT120252 | JUSTICE LEAGUE TP VOL 01 ORIGIN (N52) | $16.99 | DC |
| 90 | 158 | 0.99 | MAY148280-M | SECRET SERVICE TP (MR) | $12.99 | MAR |
| 92 | 127 | 0.97 | OCT140939 | AVENGERS REVELATIONS TP | $15.99 | MAR |
| 93 | 99 | 0.95 | JUL140130 | VEIL HC | $19.99 | DAR |
| 94 | 24 | 0.93 | SEP140591 | SAGA DLX ED HC VOL 01 | $49.99 | IMA |
| 95 | 137 | 0.93 | SEP088206 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 05 BEST DEFENSE (NEW PTG) | $14.99 | IMA |
| 96 | 103 | 0.93 | NOV140576 | HENSHIN OGN | $19.99 | IMA |
| 97 | 14 | 0.92 | MAR092419 | WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM TP VOL 01 (MR) | $59.99 | IMA |
| 98 | 144 | 0.92 | OCT060163 | BATMAN YEAR ONE DELUXE SC | $14.99 | DC |
| 99 | 63 | 0.90 | OCT140386 | ANIMAL MAN TP VOL 07 RED PLAGUE (MR) | $29.99 | DC |
| 100 | 239 | 0.89 | JUL140517 | SOUTHERN BASTARDS TP VOL 01 HERE WAS A MAN (MR) | $9.99 | IMA |
| 100 | 141 | 0.89 | JAN140559 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 20 ALL OUT WAR PT 1 (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
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