compiled/edited by B. Munn

Looking back over the past year of these lists, it seems like I approached more of a monthly than a weekly schedule….
This semi-regular feature of Sequential presents a snapshot of comics sales in Canada.
Part 1 .
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. (1) Bone 11: Tall Tales, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
2. (-) The Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Lightning Thief, Riordan/Venditti/Attila Futaki (Hyperion)
3. (3) Scott Pilgrim 1, Bryan Lee O’Malley (ONI)
4. (2) Out from Boneville: Bone #1, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
5. (9) Bone Prequel: Rose, Jeff Smith and Charles Vess (Scholastic)
6. (6) Bone 9: Crown of Horns, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
7. (12) Bone 4: Dragonslayer, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
8. (4) Naruto 49, Masashi Kishimoto (Random House)
9. (8) Bone 2: The Great Cow Race, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
10. (9) Scott Pilgrim 3, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
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11. (13) Scott Pilgrim 5, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
12. (12) Bone 3: Eyes of the Storm, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
13. (11) Bone 7: Ghost Circles, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
14. (5) Scott Pilgrim 2, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
15. (17) Bone 8: Treasure Hunters, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
16. (22) Anne Frank, Jacobson/Colan (FSG)
17. (-) Negima!28, Ken Akamatsu (Random House)
18. (10) Scott Pilgrim 6, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
19. (29) Bone 6: Old Man’s Cave, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
20. (8) Scott Pilgrim 4, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
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21. (-) Picture This, Lynda Barry (D+Q)
22. (-) Two Generals, Scott Chantler (McClelland & Stewart )
23. (-) Simpsons Homer for the Holidays, Groening et al (Harper Collins)
24. (-) X’ed Out, Charles Burns (Knopf)
25. (-) Tangles, Sarah Leavitt (Freehand Books)
26. (7) Bone 5: Rockjaw, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
27. (28) 500 Years of Resistance, Gord Hill (Arsenal Pulp)
28. (-) Archie Marries, Uslan et al (Abrams)
29. (23) Twilight 1, Stephanie Meyer et al (Orbit)
30. (18) Warriors 3, Erin Hunter et al (HarperCollins)
Comment: lots of new Canadian comics on the list and comics for adults…
Part 2. 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) Scott Pilgrim 1, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
2. (3) Scott Pilgrim 3, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
3. (5) Scott Pilgrim 5, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
4. (2) Scott Pilgrim 2, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
5. (4) Scott Pilgrim 6, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
6. (6) Scott Pilgrim 4, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
7. (-) Two Generals, Scott Chantler (McClelland and Stewart)
8. (21) Tangles, Sarah Leavitt (Freehand Books)
9. (7) 500 Years of Resistance, Gord Hill (Arsenal Pulp)
10. (8) Louis Riel, Chester Brown (D+Q)
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11. (9) Harvey, Herve Bouchard/Janice Nadeau (Groundwood)
12. (11) Skim sc, Mariko Tamaki/Jillian Tamaki (Groundwood)
13. (-) Palookaville 20, Seth (D+Q)
14. (-) Rabbit and Bearpaws 1, Chad Solomon (Little Spirit Bear)
15. (-) Plain Janes, Castelucci/Rugg (DC)
16. (-) Nightschool 1, Svetlana Chmakova (Orbit)
17. (13) Bigfoot 1, Graham Roumieu (Plume)
18. (-) Batman: Brave and Bold, J.Torres (DC)
19. (19) Wall-E Vol 1, J. Torres (Boom)
20. (12) Kenk, Poplak et al (Pop Sandbox)
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21. (-) Nightschool 2, Svetlana Chmakova (Orbit)
22. (26) Home Sweat Home, Lynn Johnston (Andrews McMeel)
23. Richard Stark’s Parker: The Outfit, Darwyn Cooke (IDW)
24. (16) The Hipless Boy, Sully (Conundrum)
25. (28) Essex County, Jeff Lemire (Top Shelf)
26. (-) Northwest Passage, Scott Chantler (ONI)
27. (-) Sword of My Mouth, Gerrard/Munroe (Insomniac)
28. (15) Important Artifacts, Leanne Shapton (FSG)
29. (-) Lost at Sea, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
30. (14) Indoor Voice, Jillian Tamaki (D+Q)