compiled/edited by B. Munn
This semi-regular feature of Sequential presents a snapshot of comics sales in Canada. This week: Our first list for April. Intro: The bestselling graphic novels and comics collections in Canada, courtesy of BookManager. The full list by BookManager is available, with some work, here. The list is compiled by BookManager based on sales through over 400 independent bookstores, including several comic book stores and the D+Q store. Sales through most comic shops and larger retailers like Chapters-Indigo are not reflected in this list. For balance, you might want to try the Amazon.ca and Chapters-Indigo lists. See here for our previous list.
Sequential’s Over-All Top 30
from BookManager
1 (-) Twilight 1, Stephanie Meyer et al (Orbit)
2. (-) Warriors 2, Erin Hunter (Harper Collins)
3. (1) Naruto 47, Masashi Kishimoto (VIZ)
4. (-) Rosario+Vampire II 1, Akihisa Ikeda (VIZ)
5. (7) Seekers: Toklo’s Story, Erin Hunter (Harper Collins)
6. (3) Book of Genesis, Robert Crumb (WW Norton)
7. (5) Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland, Camille Rose Garcia (HC)
8. (2) Vampire Knight 9, Matsuri Hino (VIZ)
9. (-) Naruto 46, Masashi Kishimoto (VIZ)
10. (-) Yu-gi-oh R4, Akira Ito (VIZ)
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11. (11) Red: A Haida Manga, Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas (Douglas & McIntyre)
12. (9) Zombie Survival Guide, Max Brooks (Crown)
13. (-) Maus 1, Spiegelman (Pantheon)
14. (22) Zeus, George O’Connor (First Second)
15. (18) Black Bird 3, Kanoko Sakurakoji (VIZ)
16. (13) Maximum Ride: The Manga 2, James Patterson/NaRae Lee (Orbit/Yen)
17. (-) Persepolis 1, Satapi (Pantheon)
18. (-) Black Bird 1, Kanoko Sakurakoji (VIZ)
19. (29) Dark Tower Fall of Gilead, Robin Furth et al (Marvel)
20. (19) Logicomix, Apostolos Doxiadis et al (Bloomsbury)
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21. (24) Black Butler 1, Yana Toboso (Orbit/Yen)
22. (-) Pokemon: Diamond + Pearl 1, Shigekatsu Ihara (VIZ)
23. (-) xxxHolic 15, Clamp (Random House)
24. (10) Bleach 30, Tite Kubo (VIZ)
25. (-) Bleach 1, Tite Kubo (VIZ)
26. (-) Vampire Night 1, Matsuri Hino (VIZ)
27. (-) Black Bird 2, Kanoko Sakurakoji (VIZ)
28. (-) Death Note 1, Tsugumi Ohba (VIZ)
29. (-) Death Note 2, Tsugumi Ohba (VIZ)
30. (-) Foxtrot Sundaes, Bill Amend (AM)
Canadian Content:
You have to wade through an awful lot of translated Japanese manga, U.S. superhero fantasies, and collected editions of Sherman’s Lagoon to come up with a list of 30 bestselling books created by Canadians. In total, BookManager lists over 4000 graphic novels, trades, and strip collections, the vast majority of which are not by Canadians. On this list, a single sale in a single tiny bookstore can make all the difference. This list does not include books that are only illustrated but not written/created-by Canadians.
Sequential’s All-Canadian Top 30
from BookManager
1. (1) Red: A Haida Manga, Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas (Douglas & McIntyre)
2. (2) Skim sc, Mariko Tamaki/Jillian Tamaki (Groundwood)
3. (3) Louis Riel, Chester Brown (D+Q)
4. (-) Scott Pilgrim 5, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
5. (6) Skim HC, Mariko Tamaki/Jillian Tamaki (Groundwood)
6. (10) Scott Pilgrim 4, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
7. (8) The Hipless Boy, Sully (Conundrum)
8. (7) Adventures of Rabbit and Bear Paws, Chad Solomon (Lone Pine)
9. (12) Scott Pilgrim 1, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
10. (5) Bigfoot 1, Graham Roumieu (Plume)
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11. (4) Senior’s Discount, Lynn Johnston (Andrews McMeel)
12. (14) Scott Pilgrim 3, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
13. (27) Bigfoot 2, Graham Roumieu (Plume)
14. (21) Home Sweat Home, Lynn Johnston (Andrews McMeel)
15. (17) Pyongyang, Guy Delisle (D+Q)
16. (-) Rabbit and Bear Paws: True Heart, Chad Solomon (Lone Pine)
17. (9) It’s a Good Life, If You Don’t Weaken, Seth (D+Q)
18. (13) Burma Chronicles, Guy Delisle (D+Q)
19. (19) The Plain Janes, Castelucci/Rugg (Minx/DC)
20. (11) Hot Potatoe: Fine Ahtwerks, Marc Bell (D+Q)
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21. (-) Rabbit and Bea Paws 2,Chad Solomon (Lone Pine)
22. (15) Essex County, Jeff Lemire (Top Shelf)
23. (16) Nightschool 1, Svetlana Chmakova (Orbit/Yen)
24. (18) Nightschool 2, Svetlana Chmakova (Orbit/Yen)
25. (20) The Big 5-0, Lynn Johnston (Andrews)
26. (22) Important Artifacts, Leanne Shapton (FSG)
27. (23) Runaways: Homeschooling, K.Immonen/Pachilli (marvel)
28. (-) Darkstalkers Tribute, Udon/Jo Chen/Matt Moylan (Udon)
29. (29) George Sprott, Seth (D+Q)
30. (30) Collected Doug Wright 1, Doug Wright (D+Q)