The Indie Comics and Graphic Works Bestseller List

The American Booksellers Association’s specialty bestseller lists provide a current snapshot of what’s selling in indie bookstores nationwide.

Here is the Comics & Graphic Works List, including the Manga Bestseller List, based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending September 17, 2023.

Children’s

1. Nimona
ND Stevenson, Quill Tree Books, $18.99, 9780062278227

2. School Trip: A Graphic Novel
Jerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, $14.99, 9780062885531

3. The Moth Keeper: A Graphic Novel
K. O'Neill, Random House Graphic, $13.99, 9780593182260

4. Smile: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264

5. Guts: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500

6. Mexikid
Pedro Martín, Dial Books, $14.99, 9780593462294

7. The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza
Mac Barnett, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Katherine Tegen Books, $16.99, 9780063084087

8. Allergic: A Graphic Novel
Megan Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Mee Nutter (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338568905

9. Swim Team: A Graphic Novel
Johnnie Christmas, HarperAlley, $15.99, 9780063056763

10. Picture Day: A Graphic Novel
Sarah Sax, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $13.99, 9780593306871

 

Adult

1. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581

2. The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece
Tom Hanks, R. Sikoryak (Illus.), Knopf, $32.50, 9780525655596

3. Gender Queer: A Memoir
Maia Kobabe, Oni Press, $24.99, 9781549304002

4. Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
Art Spiegelman, Pantheon, $16.95, 9780394747231

5. Big Panda and Tiny Dragon
James Norbury, Mandala Publishing, $19.99, 9781647225124

6. Stamped from the Beginning: A Graphic History of Racist Ideas in America
Ibram X. Kendi, Joel Christian Gill, Ten Speed Graphic, $29.99, 9781984859433

7. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse: The Animated Story
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $32.99, 9780063256194

8. Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
Art Spiegelman, Pantheon, $16.95, 9780679729778

9. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
Alison Bechdel, Mariner Books, $18.99, 9780618871711

10. The Sandman Book One
Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth (Illus.), DC Comics, $29.99, 9781779515179

 

The Indie Manga Bestseller List

1. Shuna's Journey
Hayao Miyazaki, Alex Dudok de Wit (Transl.), First Second, $27.99, 9781250846525

2. Uzumaki (3-in-1 Deluxe Edition)
Junji Ito, VIZ Media LLC, $35, 9781421561325

3. Soichi: Junji Ito Story Collection
Junji Ito, VIZ Media LLC, $25, 9781974739028

4. Spy x Family, Vol. 1
Tatsuya Endo, VIZ Media LLC, $9.99, 9781974715466

5. Chainsaw Man, Vol. 1
Tatsuki Fujimoto, VIZ Media LLC, $9.99, 9781974709939

6. Goodbye, Eri
Tatsuki Fujimoto, VIZ Media LLC, $12.99, 9781974738939

7. Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 1
Gege Akutami, VIZ Media LLC, $9.99, 9781974710027

8. Tombs: Junji Ito Story Collection
Junji Ito, VIZ Media LLC, $25, 9781974736041

9. Witch Hat Atelier 1
Kamome Shirahama, Kodansha Comics, $12.99, 9781632367709

10. One Piece, Vol. 1
Eiichiro Oda, VIZ Media LLC, $9.99, 9781569319017

11. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 1
Koyoharu Gotouge, VIZ Media LLC, $9.99, 9781974700523

12. The Complete Chi's Sweet Home 1
Konami Kanata, Vertical Comics, $24.95, 9781942993162

13. My Hero Academia, Vol. 1
Kohei Horikoshi, VIZ Media LLC, $9.99, 9781421582696

14. Death Note Black Edition, Vol. 1
Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata (Illus.), VIZ Media LLC, $14.99, 9781421539645

15. No Longer Human
Junji Ito, VIZ Media LLC, $34.99, 9781974707096

16. The Liminal Zone
Junji Ito, VIZ Media LLC, $19.99, 9781974726448

17. One Piece (Omnibus Edition), Vol. 1: Includes Vols. 1, 2 & 3
Eiichiro Oda, VIZ Media LLC, $14.99, 9781421536255

18. Black Paradox
Junji Ito, VIZ Media LLC, $19.99, 9781974728633

19. One Piece, Vol. 103
Eiichiro Oda, VIZ Media LLC, $9.99, 9781974738700

20. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 2
Koyoharu Gotouge, VIZ Media LLC, $9.99, 9781974700530

21. The Evil Secret Society of Cats Vol. 1
PANDANIA, Seven Seas, $14.99, 9781638585879

22. Fangirl, Vol. 3: The Manga
Rainbow Rowell, Gabi Nam (Illus.), VIZ Media LLC, $16.99, 9781974738878

23. Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 20
Gege Akutami, VIZ Media LLC, $9.99, 9781974738748

24. Chainsaw Man, Vol. 2
Tatsuki Fujimoto, VIZ Media LLC, $9.99, 9781974709946

25. Tomie: Complete Deluxe Edition
Junji Ito, VIZ Media LLC, $34.99, 9781421590561