compiled/edited by B. Munn

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. This week, the Scott Pilgrim Box-Set, Essex County (perhaps boosted by Canada reads hype?), Two Generals and Lost At Sea are all in the amazon.ca top 30. As well, Several Scott Pilgrim volumes still rank high on the Chapters-Indigo list. See here for our previous Sequential list.

Sequential’s Over-All Top 30
from BookManager

1. (1) Bone 11: Tall Tales, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
2. (2) Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Riordan/Venditti/Attila Futaki (Hyperion)
3. (4) Out from Boneville: Bone #1, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
4. (3) Scott Pilgrim 1, Bryan Lee O’Malley (ONI)
5. (14) Scott Pilgrim 2, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
6. (8) Naruto 49, Masashi Kishimoto (Random House)
7. (12) Bone 3: Eyes of the Storm, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
8. (5) Bone Prequel: Rose, Jeff Smith and Charles Vess (Scholastic)
9. (6) Bone 9: Crown of Horns, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
10. (7) Bone 4: Dragonslayer, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
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11. (9) Bone 2: The Great Cow Race, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
12. (16) Anne Frank, Jacobson/Colan (FSG)
13. (13) Bone 7: Ghost Circles, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
14. (21) Picture This, Lynda Barry (D+Q)
15. (10) Scott Pilgrim 3, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
16. (15) Bone 8: Treasure Hunters, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
17. (11) Scott Pilgrim 5, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
18. (19) Bone 6: Old Man’s Cave, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
19. (22) Two Generals, Scott Chantler (McClelland & Stewart )
20. (18) Scott Pilgrim 6, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
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21. (23) Simpsons Homer for the Holidays, Groening et al (Harper Collins)
22. (26) Bone 5: Rockjaw, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
23. (20) Scott Pilgrim 4, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
24. (28) Archie Marries, Uslan et al (Abrams)
25. (25) Tangles, Sarah Leavitt (Freehand Books)
26. (-) The Amulet of Samarkand (A Bartimaeus Graphic Novel), Jonathan Stroud/Andrew Donkin/Lee Sullivan (Hyperion)
27. (24) X’ed Out, Charles Burns (Knopf)
28. (-) Louis Riel, Chester Brown (D+Q)
29. (27) 500 Years of Resistance, Gord Hill (Arsenal Pulp)
30. (-) Archie’s Christmas Stocking, Dan Parent et al (Archie)
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. (4) Scott Pilgrim 2, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
3. (2) Scott Pilgrim 3, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
4. (3) Scott Pilgrim 5, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
5. (7) Two Generals, Scott Chantler (McClelland and Stewart)
6. (5) Scott Pilgrim 6, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
7. (6) Scott Pilgrim 4, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
8. (8) Tangles, Sarah Leavitt (Freehand Books)
9. (10) Louis Riel, Chester Brown (D+Q)
10. (9) 500 Years of Resistance, Gord Hill (Arsenal Pulp)
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11. (12) Skim sc, Mariko Tamaki/Jillian Tamaki (Groundwood)
12. (11) Harvey, Herve Bouchard/Janice Nadeau (Groundwood)
13. (13) Palookaville 20, Seth (D+Q)
14. (-) Great Hopeful Someday, Elizabeth Belliveau (Conundrum)
15. (16) Nightschool 1, Svetlana Chmakova (Orbit)
17. (17) Bigfoot 1, Graham Roumieu (Plume)
18. (22) Home Sweat Home, Lynn Johnston (Andrews McMeel)
19. (15) Plain Janes, Castelucci/Rugg (DC)
20. (24) The Hipless Boy, Sully (Conundrum)
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21. (25) Essex County, Jeff Lemire (Top Shelf)
22. (28) Important Artifacts, Leanne Shapton (FSG)
23. (19) Wall-E Vol 1, J. Torres (Boom)
24. (21) Nightschool 2, Svetlana Chmakova (Orbit)
25. (-) The Big 5-0, Lynn Johnston (Andrews McMeel)
26. (-) Rand Holmes: The Artist Himself, Patrick Rosencranz (Fantagraphics)
27. (23) Richard Stark’s Parker: The Outfit, Darwyn Cooke (IDW)
28. (26) Northwest Passage, Scott Chantler (ONI)
29. (29) Lost at Sea, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
30. (30) Indoor Voice, Jillian Tamaki (D+Q)