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 15, 2026.
The Indie Comic and Graphic Novel Bestseller List
Based on sales reported at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight week period ending September 15, 2026.
Children's and Young Adult
1. The New Girl: First Crush: A Graphic Novel 
Cassandra Calin, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338762488
2. The Odyssey: A Graphic Novel
Gareth Hinds, Candlewick, $19.99, 9780763642686
3. Smile: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338740264
4. The New Girl: A Graphic Novel
Cassandra Calin, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338762457
5. Offside: A Graphic Novel
Christina Diaz Gonzalez, Mari Costa (Illus.), Graphix, $14.99, 9781339023601
6. A Wolf Called Fire
Rosanne Parry, Mónica Armiño (Illus.), Greenwillow Books, $9.99, 9780063415140
7. Guts: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9780545852500
8. Drama: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $12.99, 9781338801897
9. The Cartoonists Club: A Graphic Novel
Raina Telgemeier, Scott McCloud, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338777215
10. Midsummer Sisters (A Graphic Novel)
Niki Smith, Graphix, $14.99, 9781546128946
Adult
1. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581
2. Always Remember: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and the Storm
Charlie Mackesy, Penguin Life, $27.00, 9780593994825
3. Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Zeb Wells, Mark Waid, Dan Slott, Marvel Universe, $9.99, 9781302968663
4. Charity and Sylvia
Tillie Walden, Drawn and Quarterly, $30.00, 9781770468382
5. On Tyranny Graphic Edition: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Timothy Snyder, Nora Krug (Illus.), Ten Speed Graphic, $16.99, 9781984859150
6. The Hobbit: A Graphic Novel (Revised and Expanded)
J.R.R. Tolkien, David Wenzel (Illus.), William Morrow, $35.00, 9780063447998
7. Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
Art Spiegelman, Pantheon, $18.00, 9780394747231
8. Push the Wall: My Life, Writing, Drawing, and the Art of Storytelling
Frank Miller, S&S/Saga Press, $35.00, 9781668065297
9. Dog Affirmations: An Illustrated Journey Through Your Dog's Thoughts
Andrea Cáceres, Bloomsbury Publishing, $17.99, 9781639736881
10. Batman: The Court of Owls Saga
Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo (Illus.), DC Comics, $9.99, 9781779527271
Manga
1. Witch Hat Atelier 1
Kamome Shirahama, Kodansha Comics, $12.99, 9781632367709
2. Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 1
Gege Akutami, VIZ Media LLC, $11.99, 9781974710027
3. One Piece (Omnibus Edition), Vol. 1: Includes vols. 1, 2 & 3
Eiichiro Oda, VIZ Media LLC, $16.99, 9781421536255
4. The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All, Vol. 1
Sumiko Arai, Yen Press, $20.00, 9781975399689
5. The Apothecary Diaries 01 (Manga)
Natsu Hyuuga, Nekokurage, Square Enix Manga, $12.99, 9781646090709
6. Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 2
Gege Akutami, VIZ Media LLC, $11.99, 9781974710034
7. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 1
Koyoharu Gotouge, VIZ Media LLC, $11.99, 9781974700523
8. Chainsaw Man, Vol. 1
Tatsuki Fujimoto, VIZ Media LLC, $11.99, 9781974709939
9. Witch Hat Atelier 2
Kamome Shirahama, Kodansha Comics, $12.99, 9781632368041
10. The Summer Hikaru Died, Vol. 1
Mokumokuren, Yen Press, $15.00, 9781975360542
11. Spy x Family, Vol. 1
Tatsuya Endo, VIZ Media LLC, $11.99, 9781974715466
12. Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 30
Gege Akutami, VIZ Media LLC, $11.99, 9781974763405
13. Uzumaki (3-in-1 Deluxe Edition) (Junji Ito)
Junji Ito, VIZ Media LLC, $35.00, 9781421561325
14. Jujutsu Kaisen 0
Gege Akutami, VIZ Media LLC, $11.99, 9781974720149
15. Pokémon: The Complete Pokémon Pocket Guide, Vol. 1
Shogakukan, VIZ Media LLC, $14.99, 9781974741182
16. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Vol. 1
Kanehito Yamada, Tsukasa Abe (Illus.), VIZ Media LLC, $11.99, 9781974725762
17. Nana 25th Anniversary Edition, Vol. 1
Ai Yazawa, VIZ Media LLC, $24.99, 9781974758289
18. Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 3
Gege Akutami, VIZ Media LLC, $11.99, 9781974710041
19. One Piece, Vol. 1
Eiichiro Oda, VIZ Media LLC, $11.99, 9781569319017
20. My Hero Academia, Vol. 1 (My Hero Academia #1)
Kohei Horikoshi, VIZ Media LLC, $11.99, 9781421582696
21. Witch Hat Atelier 3
Kamome Shirahama, Kodansha Comics, $12.99, 9781632368058
22. One Piece, Vol. 112
Eiichiro Oda, VIZ Media LLC, $11.99, 9781974716524
23. Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 1
Ryoko Kui, Yen Press, $15.00, 9780316471855
24. Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 29
Gege Akutami, VIZ Media LLC, $11.99, 9781974762019
25. Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 26
Gege Akutami, VIZ Media LLC, $11.99, 9781974754977