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TOP 20 GRAPHIC NOVELS – MAY 2026
Sales Rankings Based on Data from Two Comic Store POS Systems
Posted by ICv2 on July 14, 2026 @ 5:05 am CT
These are unit and dollar sales rankings based on sales tracked at point-of-sale by the ComicHub and Comic Shop Assistant POS systems at stores selling American comics around the world. During the period for which these reports were generated, there were over 225 stores using the two systems. As this is a small, non-random sample of over 3,000 stores selling American comics worldwide, these rankings may not be typical for all stores but do represent a variety of locations and store emphases.This data was collected based on a five-week month, from May 3 – May 30, 2026. These sales rankings represent sales to consumers by comic stores during the period. We’re reporting the Top 50 Comics on the public site, and the Top 200 Comics on the Pro site.ComicHub, used by around 125 stores, is a retail management and ecommerce platform built specifically for comic book and pop culture stores, combining point-of-sale, inventory management, subscriptions, customer engagement, and online sales into a single integrated system. The platform helps retailers expand their online presence and customer reach while providing industry-focused tools for preorders, back issues, pull lists, and publisher data management.Comic Shop Assistant, used by over 100 stores, is a web-based point of sale system created to help comic stores track their subscribers, place better orders, and hopefully work a little less hard while doing it. From multiple-distributor ordering to customer subscription management, Comic Shop Assistant built to solve the difficulties specific to the comic book industry.
| Top 20 Graphic Novels by Units – May 2026 (ComicHub, via ICv2) | |||||
| Rank | Title | Publisher | Price | ||
| 1 | Dungeon Crawler Carl Vol. 1 | Vault Comics | $19.99 | ||
| 2 | Absolute Batman Vol. 1 The Zoo | DC Comics | $17.99 | ||
| 3 | Absolute Batman Vol. 2 Abomination | DC Comics | $19.99 | ||
| 4 | Absolute Batman Vol. 1 The Zoo HC | DC Comics | $24.99 | ||
| 5 | Transformers Vol. 5 | Image Comics | $16.99 | ||
| 6 | Absolute Martian Manhunter Vol. 1 Martian Vision | DC Comics | $17.99 | ||
| 7 | Absolute Wonder Woman Vol. 1 The Last Amazon | DC Comics | $17.99 | ||
| 8 | DC Compact Edition Vol. 32 Green Arrow Year One | DC Comics | $9.99 | ||
| 9 | Invincible Digest Edition Vol. 1 (2023 Edition) | Image Comics | $12.99 | ||
| 10 | Absolute Wonder Woman Vol. 1 The Last Amazon HC | DC Comics | $24.99 | ||
| 11 | Criminal Vol. 11 Five Gears in Reverse HC | Image Comics | $24.99 | ||
| 12 | DC Compact Edition Vol. 34 Gotham Central | DC Comics | $9.99 | ||
| 13 | DC Compact Edition Vol. 22 Batman The Long Halloween | DC Comics | $9.99 | ||
| 14 | DC Compact Edition Vol. 26 Supergirl Woman of Tomorrow | DC Comics | $9.99 | ||
| 15 | DC Compact Edition Vol. 2 Batman: The Court of Owls | DC Comics | $9.99 | ||
| 16 | Absolute Superman Vol. 1 Last Dust of Krypton | DC Comics | $17.99 | ||
| 17 | Absolute Wonder Woman Vol. 2 As My Mothers Made Me | DC Comics | $19.99 | ||
| 18 | Invincible Universe Battle Beast Vol. 1 | Image Comics | $16.99 | ||
| 19 | Absolute Superman Vol. 1 Last Dust of Krypton HC | DC Comics | $24.99 | ||
| 20 | Marvel Premier Collection Vol. 9 Planet Hulk | Marvel Comics | $14.99 |
| Top 20 Graphic Novels by Dollars – May 2026 (ComicHub, via ICv2) | |||||
| Rank | Title | Publisher | Price | ||
| 1 | Dungeon Crawler Carl Vol. 1 | Vault Comics | $19.99 | ||
| 2 | Absolute Batman Vol. 1 The Zoo HC | DC Comics | $24.99 | ||
| 3 | Absolute Batman Vol. 2 Abomination | DC Comics | $19.99 | ||
| 4 | Absolute Batman Vol. 1 The Zoo | DC Comics | $17.99 | ||
| 5 | Invincible Compendium Vol. 2 | Image Comics | $64.99 | ||
| 6 | Transformers Vol. 5 | Image Comics | $16.99 | ||
| 7 | Absolute Martian Manhunter Vol. 1 Martian Vision | DC Comics | $17.99 | ||
| 8 | Invincible Compendium Vol. 3 | Image Comics | $64.99 | ||
| 9 | Invincible Compendium Vol. 1 | Image Comics | $39.99 | ||
| 10 | Absolute Wonder Woman Vol. 1 The Last Amazon HC | DC Comics | $24.99 | ||
| 11 | Absolute Wonder Woman Vol. 1 The Last Amazon | DC Comics | $17.99 | ||
| 12 | Criminal Vol. 11 Five Gears in Reverse HC | Image Comics | $24.99 | ||
| 13 | Absolute Superman Vol. 1 Last Dust of Krypton HC | DC Comics | $24.99 | ||
| 14 | Zatanna by Paul Dini Omnibus HC | DC Comics | $100.00 | ||
| 15 | Absolute Wonder Woman Vol. 2 As My Mothers Made Me | DC Comics | $19.99 | ||
| 16 | Invincible Digest Edition Vol. 1 (2023 Edition) | Image Comics | $12.99 | ||
| 17 | Invincible Omnibus Vol. 1 HC | Image Comics | $125.00 | ||
| 18 | Witch Hat Atelier Grimoire Edition Vol. 1 HC | Kodansha Comics | $49.99 | ||
| 19 | Absolute Superman Vol. 1 Last Dust of Krypton | DC Comics | $17.99 | ||
| 20 | DC Compact Edition Vol. 32 Green Arrow Year One | DC Comics | $9.99 |
ICv2 Pro subscribers have access to charts of the Top 100 Graphic Novels by Units and Dollars (see “Top 200 Comics – May 2026”).For charts from previous months, see “Comics and Graphic Novel Sales Rankings Based on Comic Store POS Data Index.”
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