The Indie Comic & Graphic Specialty Bestseller List

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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, now including the Manga Bestseller List, based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending October 2, 2022.

 

Children’s

The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza1. The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza
Mac Barnett, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Katherine Tegen Books, $15.99, 9780063084087

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

3. Swim Team
Johnnie Christmas, HarperAlley, $12.99, 9780063056763

4. The Girl from the Sea: A Graphic Novel
Molly Knox Ostertag, Graphix, $14.99, 9781338540574

5. Invisible: A Graphic Novel
Christina Diaz Gonzalez, Gabriela Epstein (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338194548

6. The Tryout: A Graphic Novel
Christina Soontornvat, Joanna Cacao (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338741261

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

8. New Kid
Jerry Craft, Quill Tree Books, $12.99, 9780062691194

9. Ride On
Faith Erin Hicks, First Second, $14.99, 9781250772824

10. Allergic
Megan Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Mee Nutter (Illus.), Graphix, $12.99, 9781338568905

 

Adult

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse1. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581

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

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

4. Gender Queer: A Memoir
Maia Kobabe, Oni Press, $19.99, 9781549304002

5. Gender Queer: A Memoir Deluxe Edition
Maia Kobabe, Oni Press, $24.99, 9781637150726

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

7. Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands
Kate Beaton, Drawn and Quarterly, $39.95, 9781770462892

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

9. Sapiens: A Graphic History: The Birth of Humankind (Vol. 1)
Yuval Noah Harari, Harper Perennial, $25.99, 9780063051331

10. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
Alison Bechdel, Mariner Books, $17.99, 9780618871711

 

The Indie Manga Bestseller List

The Liminal Zone1. The Liminal Zone
Junji Ito, VIZ Media LLC, $19.99, 9781974726448

2. Uzumaki (3-in-1 Deluxe Edition)
Junji Ito, VIZ Media LLC, $27.99, 9781421561325

3. Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi (Novel) Vol. 3
Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, Marina Privalova (Illus.), Seven Seas, $19.99, 9781638581567

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. Sailor Moon 1 (Naoko Takeuchi Collection)
Naoko Takeuchi, Kodansha Comics, $12.99, 9781646512010

14. Heaven Official’s Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 4
Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, ZeldaCW (Illus.), Seven Seas, $19.99, 9781638583523

15. Tokyo Revengers (Omnibus) Vol. 1–2
Ken Wakui, Seven Seas, $22.99, 9781638585718

16. Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 17
Gege Akutami, VIZ Media LLC, $9.99, 9781974732333

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

18. Sensor
Junji Ito, VIZ Media LLC, $19.99, 9781974718900

19. Attack on Titan 1
Hajime Isayama, Kodansha Comics, $10.99, 9781612620244

20. Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 1
Sui Ishida, VIZ Media LLC, $12.99, 9781421580364

21. Gyo (2-in-1 Deluxe Edition)
Junji Ito, VIZ Media LLC, $22.99, 9781421579153

22. My Hero Academia, Vol. 2
Kohei Horikoshi, VIZ Media LLC, $9.99, 9781421582702

23. Cat + Gamer Volume 1
Wataru Nadatani, Dark Horse Manga, $11.99, 9781506727417

24. Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 1
Yoshihiro Togashi, VIZ Media LLC, $9.99, 9781591167532

25. Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories
Junji Ito, VIZ Media LLC, $22.99, 9781421596938

 

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