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JUNE 2026 CIRCANA BOOKSCAN – TOP 20 AUTHOR, MANGA, AND SUPERHERO GRAPHIC NOVELS
‘Supergirl’ Gets a Boost; Webtoons and ‘Invincible’ Rule Author Chart; ‘Jujutsu Kaisen’ Dominates Manga
Posted by Brigid Alverson on July 16, 2026 @ 5:37 pm CT
Supergirl got a boost from the movie on the Superhero chart, webtoons and Invincible ruled the Author chart, and Jujutsu Kaisen’s domination of the manga chart continues, according to the charts of the Top 20 best-selling Author, Manga, and Superhero graphic novels, taken from Circana BookScan data for June 2026 (5/31/2026 – 7/4/2026) provided to ICv2.
Although theSupergirl movie had disappointing box office results (see “’Supergirl’ Tanks”), both the regular and compact editions of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow are in the Top 20.  DC Comics continues to dominate the Superhero chart, with 15 of the Top 20 titles; six are Absolute titles and six are Compact Comics, and the first volume of Matt Fraction’s Batman, a June 2026 release, debuts at number 11.
Another June debut is the first volume of John Byrne’s re-imagining of the “Dark Phoenix Saga,” X-Men: Elsewhen (see “Abrams to Publish ‘X-Men: Elsewhen’”). This book, a hefty hardcover with a $39.99 price tag, topped the ComicHub/Comic Shop Assistant rankings in terms of dollar sales and was number 2 in unit sales (see “Top 20 Graphic Novels – June 2026”).
| Circana BookScan Top 20 “Superhero” Graphic Novels – June 2026 (5/31/26– 7/4/26) | |||
| Rank | Title | Author | Publisher |
| 1 | ABSOLUTE BATMAN VOL. 1: THE ZOO | SCOTT SNYDER | DC COMICS |
| 2 | ABSOLUTE BATMAN VOL. 2: ABOMINATION | SCOTT SNYDER | DC COMICS |
| 3 | SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY | ZEB WELLS | MARVEL COMICS |
| 4 | SUPERGIRL: WOMAN OF TOMORROW: DC COMPACT COMICS | TOM KING | DC COMICS |
| 5 | BATMAN: UNDER THE RED HOOD: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION | JUDD WINICK | DC COMICS |
| 6 | BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION | JEPH LOEB | DC COMICS |
| 7 | BATMAN: THE COURT OF OWLS SAGA: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION | SCOTT SNYDER | DC COMICS |
| 8 | X-MEN: ELSEWHEN VOL. 1 HC | JOHN BYRNE | ABRAMS |
| 9 | TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN HC | KEVIN EASTMAN | IDW PUBLISHING |
| 10 | TRANSFORMERS VOL. 5: GENERATION ONE | ROBERT KIRKMAN | IMAGE COMICS |
| 11 | BATMAN VOL. 1: DAYLIGHT | MATT FRACTION | DC COMICS |
| 12 | BATMAN: YEAR ONE | FRANK MILLER | DC COMICS |
| 13 | BATMAN: HUSH: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION | JEPH LOEB | DC COMICS |
| 14 | SUPERGIRL: WOMAN OF TOMORROW | TOM KING | DC COMICS |
| 15 | NIGHTWING: LEAPING INTO THE LIGHT: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION | TOM TAYLOR | DC COMICS |
| 16 | TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION VOL. 1 | KEVIN EASTMAN | IDW PUBLISHING |
| 17 | ABSOLUTE MARTIAN MANHUNTER VOL. 1: MARTIAN VISION | DENIZ CAMP | DC COMICS |
| 18 | ABSOLUTE BATMAN VOL. 1: THE ZOO HC | SCOTT SNYDER | DC COMICS |
| 19 | ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN VOL. 1: LAST DUST OF KRYPTON | JASON AARON | DC COMICS |
| 20 | ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN VOL. 1: THE LAST AMAZON | KELLY THOMPSON | DC COMICS |
| Source: Circana |
The top two titles on the Author chart both debuted digitally as webtoons, although the top seller, Dungeon Crawler Carl, was pretty well known as a novel and audiobook before that. The current best-seller is a straightforward adaptation of the novel. As is often the case, Vol. 10 of Lore Olympus sold better as a hardcover than a paperback both editions are on the chart.
Vol. 2 of YouTuber CoryxKenshin’s Monsters We Make makes the chart, along with Vol. 1; these were self-published before being distributed to retail by IDW Publishing (see “‘Monsters We Make’”).
And although we call it the Author chart, there are six volumes of the creator-owned series Invincible in the Top 20, bringing a strong superhero presence as well. In fact, it’s a very mixed chart, especially compared to last year, when there were 12 volumes of Solo Leveling (see “June 2025 Circana BookScan”).
| Circana BookScan Top 20 Author Graphic Novels – June 2026 (5/31/26– 7/4/26) | |||
| Rank | Title | Author | Publisher |
| 1 | DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL VOL. 1 | MATT DINNIMAN | VAULT COIMCS |
| 2 | LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. TEN HC | RACHEL SMYTHE | INKLORE |
| 3 | INVINCIBLE COMPENDIUM VOL. 1 | ROBERT KIRKMAN | IMAGE COMICS |
| 4 | INVINCIBLE COMPENDIUM VOL. 3 | ROBERT KIRKMAN | IMAGE COMICS |
| 5 | INVINCIBLE COMPENDIUM VOL. 2 | ROBERT KIRKMAN | IMAGE COMICS |
| 6 | INVINCIBLE VOL. 1 (NEW EDITION) | ROBERT KIRKMAN | IMAGE COMICS |
| 7 | SOLO LEVELING VOL. 1 | CHUGONG | IZE PRESS |
| 8 | THE HOBBIT: A GRAPHIC NOVEL | J. R. R. TOLKIEN | WILLIAM MORROW |
| 9 | INVINCIBLE VOL. 2 (NEW EDITION) | ROBERT KIRKMAN | IMAGE COMICS |
| 10 | LOW TIDE IN TWILIGHT VOL. 2 | EUJA | SEVEN SEAS ENT. |
| 11 | SOLO LEVELING VOL. 15: SIDE STORIES 2 | CHUGONG | IZE PRESS |
| 12 | LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. TEN | RACHEL SMYTHE | INKLORE |
| 13 | MONSTERS WE MAKE VOL. 1 | CORYXKENSHIN | IDW PUBLISHING |
| 14 | THE BOYS OMNIBUS VOL. 1 | GARTH ENNIS | DYNAMITE ENT. |
| 15 | SOLO LEVELING VOL. 14: SIDE STORIES 1 | CHUGONG | IZE PRESS |
| 16 | THEY CALLED US ENEMY | GEORGE TAKEI | TOP SHELF PROD. |
| 17 | SAGA BOOK FOUR | BRIAN K. VAUGHAN | IMAGE COMICS |
| 18 | THE CALVIN AND HOBBES PORTABLE COMPENDIUM SET 1: VOL. 1 | BILL WATTERSON | ANDREWS MCMEEL |
| 19 | MONSTERS WE MAKE VOL. 2 | CORYXKENSHIN | IDW PUBLISHING |
| 20 | INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE: BATTLE BEAST VOL. 1: HEART OF GLORY | ROBERT KIRKMAN | IMAGE COMICS |
| Source: Circana |
The three slots on the Adults chart that weren’t manga were all replaced by volumes of Jujutsu Kaisen on the manga chart. Manga readers continue to go hard on Jujutsu Kaisen, with 11 volumes of that series among the 15 VIZ Media titles on the chart.
| Circana BookScan Top 20 Manga Graphic Novels – June 2026 (5/31/26– 7/4/26) | |||
| Rank | Title | Author | Publisher |
| 1 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 30 | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 2 | CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 21 | TATSUKI FUJIMOTO | VIZ MEDIA |
| 3 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 1: RYOMEN SUKUNA | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 4 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 29 | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 5 | GACHIAKUTA VOL. 1 | KEI URANA | KODANSHA COMICS |
| 6 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 2: FEARSOME WOMB | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 7 | THE SUMMER HIKARU DIED VOL. 1: VOL. 1 | MOKUMOKUREN | YEN PRESS |
| 8 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 0: BLINDING DARKNESS | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 9 | WITCH HAT ATELIER VOL. 1 | KAMOME SHIRAHAMA | KODANSHA COMICS |
| 10 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 26 | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 11 | ONE PIECE OMNIBUS EDITION VOL. 1 | EIICHIRO ODA | VIZ MEDIA |
| 12 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 21 | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 13 | DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1: CRUELTY | KOYOHARU GOTOUGE | VIZ MEDIA |
| 14 | JUJUTSU KAISEN, VOL. 3: YOUNG FISH AND REVERSE PUNISHMENT | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 15 | DANDADAN VOL. 19 | YUKINOBU TATSU | VIZ MEDIA |
| 16 | BLUE LOCK VOL. 1 | MUNEYUKI KANESHIRO | KODANSHA COMICS |
| 17 | THE APOTHECARY DIARIES VOL. 1 | NATSU HYUUGA | SQUARE ENIX |
| 18 | JUJUTSU KAISEN, VOL. 25 | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 19 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 4: I’M GONNA KILL YOU! | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 20 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 28 | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| Source: Circana |
For charts of June 2026 graphic novel sales from Circana:
June 2026 Circana – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels
For the charts with the actual sales numbers from Circana, see these articles on the ICv2 Pro site:
June 2026 Circana – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
June 2026 Circana – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Circana collects weekly point-of-sale data on print books from over 16,000 locations including e-tailers, chains, mass merchandisers, independent bookstores, and more. Circana covers approximately 85% of the U.S. trade print book market. The ranks on this chart are based on piece sales. Some publishers classify titles that are primarily text, or art books, as graphic novels; we’ve removed those titles from the ranking above.
For past Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the “Top 20 GN Index.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Brigid Alverson
Contributing Editor. Alverson has been writing about comics since she launched MangaBlog in 2005. She wrote the Comics A.M. column for Robot 6 (now part of CBR), and currently edits the Good Comics for Kids blog at School Library Journal. In her earlier life, she had roles at magazine and book publishers.
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