The Indie Comics & Graphic Works 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 February 12, 2023.

Children’s

The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza by Mac Barnett1. The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza
Mac Barnett, Shawn Harris (Illus.), Katherine Tegen Books, $15.99, 9780063084087

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

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

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

5. Sweet Valley Twins: Best Friends (A Graphic Novel)
Francine Pascal, Claudia Aguirre (Illus.), Nicole Adelfinger (Adapt.), Random House Graphic, $13.99, 9780593376461

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

7. Frizzy
Claribel A. Ortega, Rose Bousamra (Illus.), First Second, $12.99, 9781250259639

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

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

10. Captain America: The Ghost Army (Original Graphic Novel)
Alan Gratz, Brent Schoonover (Illus.), Graphix, $14.99, 9781338775891

 

Adult

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy1. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062976581

2. Number One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions
Steve Martin, Harry Bliss (Illus.), Celadon Books, $30, 9781250815293

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

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

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

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

7. Revenge of the Librarians
Tom Gauld, Drawn and Quarterly, $24.95, 9781770466166

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

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

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

 

The Indie Manga Bestseller List

Shuna's Journey by Hayao Miyazaki1. Shuna's Journey
Hayao Miyazaki, Alex Dudok de Wit (Transl.), First Second, $27.99, 9781250846525

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi (Novel) Vol. 4
Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, Marina Privalova (Illus.), Seven Seas, $19.99, 9781638583011

11. Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 5
Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, ZeldaCW (Illus.), Seven Seas, $19.99, 9781638585503

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

13. Spy x Family, Vol. 3
Tatsuya Endo, VIZ Media LLC, $9.99, 9781974718160

14. Spy x Family, Vol. 2
Tatsuya Endo, VIZ Media LLC, $9.99, 9781974717248

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

16. Chainsaw Man, Vol. 3
Tatsuki Fujimoto, VIZ Media LLC, $9.99, 9781974709953

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

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

19. Naruto, Vol. 1
Masashi Kishimoto, VIZ Media LLC, $9.99, 9781569319000

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

21. Chainsaw Man, Vol. 6
Tatsuki Fujimoto, VIZ Media LLC, $9.99, 9781974720712

22. Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 18
Gege Akutami, VIZ Media LLC, $9.99, 9781974734399

23. Berserk Deluxe Volume 1
Kentaro Miura, Kentaro Miura (Illus.), Jason DeAngelis, Dark Horse Manga, $49.99, 9781506711980

24. Attack on Titan Omnibus 1 (Vol. 1-3)
Hajime Isayama, Kodansha Comics, $19.99, 9781646513741

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

 

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