compiled/edited by BK 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. See here for our previous Sequential list.
Guide: numbers in parentheses indicate previous rank; (n) indicates a new book making its debut on the list; (r) indicates a book making a return to the list after an absence.

Sequential’s Over-All Top 30
from BookManager

1. (3) Bone 1: Out from Boneville, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
2. (2) Paying For It, Chester Brown (D+Q)
3. (17) Naruto 51, Masashi Kishimoto (VIZ)
4. (9) Bone 5: Rockjaw, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
5. (6) Bone 11: Tall Tales, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
6. (1) Percy Jackson and the Olympians – The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel, Rick Riordan/Robert Venditti/Attila Futaki
7. (8) Bone 4: Dragonslayer, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
8. (4) Bone 2: The Great Cow Race, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
9. (16) Bone 7: Ghost Circles, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
10. (7) Bone 3: Eyes of the Storm, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
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11. (21) Maximun Ride 4, Kames Patterson et al (Yen)
12. (15) Bone 6: Old Man’s Cave, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
13. (19) Vampire Knight 12, Matsuri Hino (VIZ)
14. (5) Bone 9: Crown of Horns, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
15. (13) Bone 8: Treasure Hunters, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
16. (n) Fullmetal Alchemist 25, Hiromu Arakawa (VIZ)
17. (20) Essex County, Jeff Lemire (Top Shelf)
18. (11) Scott Pilgrim 1, Bryan Lee O’Malley (ONI)
19. (r) Scott Pilgrim 6, Bryan Lee O’Malley (ONI)
20. (25) Black Bird 8, Kanoko Sakurakoji (VIZ)
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21. (r) Scott Pilgrim 5, Bryan Lee O’Malley (ONI)
22. (28) The Amulet of Samarkand, Jonathan Stroud/Andrew Donkin/Lee Sullivan (Disney)
23. (n) Bleach 35, Tite Kubo (VIZ)
24. (29) Scott Pilgrim 3, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
25. (23) Simpsons Comic Meltdown, Groening et al (Harper Collins)
26. (12) Trickster: Native American Tales, Matt Dembicki (Fulcrum Publishing)
27. (r) Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess, George O’Connor (First Secon)d
28. (14) Bone Prequel: Rose, Jeff Smith and Charles Vess (Scholastic)
29. (10) Louis Riel, Chester Brown (D+Q)
30. (r) Scott Pilgrim 2, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
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) Paying For It, Chester Browb (D+Q)
2. (4) Essex County, Jeff Lemire (Top Shelf)
3. (3) Scott Pilgrim 1, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
4. (7) Scott Pilgrim 6, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
5. (9) Scott Pilgrim 5, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
6. (6) Scott Pilgrim 3, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
7. (2) Louis Riel, Chester Brown (D+Q)
8. (5) Scott Pilgrim 2, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
9. (8) Scott Pilgrim 4, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
10. (11) The Klondike, Zach Worton (D+Q)
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11. (24) Kill Shakespeare 1, Mccreery/Del Col/Belanger (IDW
12. (21) Harvey, Herve Bouchard/Janice Nadeau (Groundwood)
13. (n) The Listener, David Lester (Arbeiter Ring)
14. (10) 500 Years of Resistance, Gord Hill (Arsenal Pulp)
15. (24) Nightschool 2, Svetlana Chmakova (Yen)
16. (29) Nightschool 1, Svetlana Chmakova (Yen)
17. (r) Pyongyang, Guy Delisle (D+Q)
18. (13) The Next Day, Jason Gilmore/Paul Peterson/John Porcellino (Pop Sandbox)
19. (25) Nightschool 3, Svetlana Chmakova (Yen)
20. (28) Chimo, David Collier (Conundrum)
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21. (r) Burma Chronicles, Guy Delisle (D+Q)
22. (16) The Never Weres, Fiona Smyth (Annick)
23. (30) Nightschool 4 Svetlana Chmakova (Yen)
24. (r) Shenzhen, Guy Delisle (D+Q)
25. (14) Reunion, Pascal Girard (D+Q)
26. (12) Two Generals, Scott Chantler (McClelland and Stewart)
27. (r) Hunting of the Snark, Mahendra Singh (Melville House)
28. (17) Skim sc, Mariko Tamaki/Jillian Tamaki (Groundwood)
29. (r) The Sugar Bush, Chad Solomon (Little Spirit Bear)
30. (r) Ojingogo, Matt Forsythe (D+Q)
Interesting note: the top 20 Canadian books all rank within the top 10,000 books in Canada.