Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this afternoon. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
2 (+4). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
3 (+11). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
4 (+23). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
5 (+4). Odd Is on Our Side (Kindle edition)
6 (+2). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
7 (-). Dilbert: 2011 Day-to-Day Calendar
8 (-3). Walking Dead Volume 13
9 (+1). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
10 (-8). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
11 (+25). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
12 (+1). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness
13 (+1). Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour
14 (+10). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
15 (-). Scott Pilgrim Volume 5: Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe
16 (+16). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
17 (-14). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
15 (+2). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together
16 (-). Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale
17 (+20). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
18 (+12). Dilbert: 2011 Wall Calendar
19 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
20 (+11). Superman: Earth One
21 (+19). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
22 (-3). Fables Vol. 14: Witches
24 (+17). Watchmen
25 (R). American Born Chinese
26 (-8). Walking Dead Volume 12
27 (-2). The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain
28 (-16). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
29 (-3). The Walking Dead, Book 6
30 (+3). Big Nate: From the Top
31 (-9). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
32 (-9). The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
33 (-5). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
34 (+10). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 7: Twilight
35 (+15). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
36 (+6). V for Vendetta
37 (-16). 40: A Doonesbury Retrospective
38 (-14). The Walking Dead Book 5
39 (-1). Star Wars: Legacy Volume 10 - Extremes
40 (-5). Tron: Betrayal
41 (-7). Odd Is on Our Side
42 (R). The Arrival
43 (R). The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale
44 (R). Batman: The Killing Joke
45 (-16). The Walking Dead Book 2
46 (R). Batman: Hush
47 (R). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
48 (R). Brightest Day, Vol. 1
49 (N). Chew Volume 3: Just Desserts
50 (R). Batman: Year One


Items with asterisks (*) are pre-order items.

N = New listing appearing on list for first time
R = Item returning to the list after having been off for 1 or more weeks


Commentary:

* The Wimpy Kid stays on the top once again, but slips to #36 on the overall chart.

* Kindle editions of Dork Diaries & Odd Is On Our Side remain popular for post-holiday purchasing.

* It must be the start of a new college semester, as books like Maus, Persepolis, Fun Home, Understanding Comics, and Watchmen all see double digit jumps up the chart.

* Only one new title this week: Chew Volume 3, way down at #49.

* Dead Watch: Only nine Walking Dead collections on the chart this week, with every volume showing some slippage; though the latest collection stays in the top ten.

* The bottom of the list this week is #3,882 overall, a serious slide from the previous weeks.