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. (1) Bone 11: Tall Tales, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
2. (3) Bone 1: Out from Boneville, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
3. (2) Bone 5: Rockjaw, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
4. (4) Bone 4: Dragonslayer, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
5. (20) Negima! 30, Ken Akamatsu (Kodansha)
6. (6) Bone 3: Eyes of the Storm, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
7. (8) Bone 7: Ghost Circles, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
8. (5) Bone 2: The Great Cow Race, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
9. (13) Paying For It, Chester Brown (D+Q)
10. (14) Bone 9: Crown of Horns, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
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11. (N) The Griff, Christopher Moore/Ian Corson (HarperCollins)
12. (28) Bone Prequel: Rose, Jeff Smith and Charles Vess (Scholastic)
13. (9) Bone 6: Old Man’s Cave, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
14. (24) Bone 8: Treasure Hunters, Jeff Smith (Scholastic)
15. (23) Black Bird 9, Kanoko Sakurakoji (VIZ)
16. (12) Percy Jackson and the Olympians – The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel, Rick Riordan/Robert Venditti/Attila Futaki (Disney)
17. (18) Simpsons Comic Meltdown, Groening et al (Harper Collins)
18. (19) Cowboy and Aliens, Scott M Rosenberg/Andrew Foley/Luciano Lima (HarperCollins)
19. (26) Naruto 51, Masashi Kishimoto (VIZ)
20. (R) Scott Pilgrim 1, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
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21. (15) Rosario+Vampire: Season II, Vol. 5, Akihisa Ikeda (VIZ)
22. (16) Walking Dead 14, Robert Kirkman et al (Image)
23. (R) Scott Pilgrim 5, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
24. (N) Black Butler, Vol. 6, Yana Toboso (Yen)
25. (17) Vampire Knight 12, Matsuri Hino (VIZ)
26. (R) Scott Pilgrim 4, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
27. (R) Black Butler, Vol. 1, Yana Toboso (Yen)
28. (21) Persepolis 1, Marjane Satrapi (Pantheon)
29. (22) Fullmetal Alchemist 25, Hiromu Arakawa (VIZ)
30. (27) 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. (20) Scott Pilgrim 1, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
3. (3) Scott Pilgrim 2, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
4. (19) Scott Pilgrim 4, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
5. (4) The Klondike, Zach Worton (D+Q)
6. (2) Essex County, Jeff Lemire (Top Shelf)
7. (7) Louis Riel, Chester Brown (D+Q)
8. (6) Scott Pilgrim 3, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
9. (5) Tangles, Sarah Leavitt (Freehand/Broadview)
10. (10) Kill Shakespeare 1, Mccreery/Del Col/Belanger (IDW)
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11. (22) Big Foot, Grahame Roumieu (Plume)
12. (18) Red: A Haida Manga, Michael Yahgulanaas (D+M)
13. (R) The Next Day, John Porcellino et al (PopSandbox)
14. (R) Paul Gets a Summer Job, Michel Rabagliati (D+Q)
15. (R) Paul Goes Fishing, Michel RabaGLIATI (D+Q)
16. (8) Scott Pilgrim 5, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
17. (9) The Never Weres, Fiona Smyth (Annick)
18. (12) Something Old, Something New, Lynn Johnston (Andrews McMeel)
19. (11) Scott Pilgrim 6, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
20. (13) Mid-Life, Joe Ollmann (D+Q)
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21. (15) Two Generals, Scott Chantler (McClelland and Stewart)
22. (16) Skim sc, Mariko Tamaki/Jillian Tamaki (Groundwood)
23. (24) Scott Pilgrim Box, Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni)
24. (26) Reunion, Pascal Girard (D+Q)
25. (27) Sweet Tooth 3, Jeff Lemire (DC)
26. (R) Burma Chronicles, Guy Delisle (D+Q)
27. (R) Kaspar, Diane Obomsowin (D+Q)
28. (R) The Hipless Boy, Sully (Conundrum)
29. (14) Sweet Tooth 2, Jeff Lemire (DC)
30. (21) The Listener, David Lester (Arbeiter Ring)