Amazon Top 50

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

1 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
2 (-). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
3 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
4 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
5 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid
6 (+6). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
7 (+1). Watchmen
8 (+12). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
9 (+8). The Complete Persepolis
10 (-4). Dilbert: 2010 Day-to-Day Calendar
11 (-4). Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
12 (+21). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
13 (+8). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
14 (+10). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
15 (-5). Asterios Polyp
16 (+13). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
17 (-8). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters *
18 (-3). The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks
19 (-8). Dilbert: 2010 Wall Calendar
20 (-7). Footnotes in Gaza: A Graphic Novel
21 (+1). V for Vendetta
22 (-6). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
23 (+19). American Born Chinese
24 (-10). Predators and Prey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 5)
25 (R). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness
26 (R). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
27 (R). Serenity, Vol. 2: Better Days
28 (R). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
29 (R). The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale
30 (-4). Simon's Cat
31 (+8). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 6: Retreat *
32 (R). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 5: Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe
33 (N). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together
34 (-6). Stitches: A Memoir
35 (R). Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume
36 (+11). Stephen King's The Stand Vol. 2: American Nightmares *
37 (-10). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
38 (R). The Sandman Vol. 4: Season of Mists
39 (+10). Incognito
40 (-6). Blankets
41 (-). The Arrival
42 (-24). Marvel Encyclopedia
43 (N). Invincible Iron Man, Vol. 3: World's Most Wanted, Book 2
44 (-9). The Complete Peanuts 1971-1974 (Box Set) (Vol. 11-12)
45 (R). No Future For You (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Volume 2)
46 (+4). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
47 (-16). The Boys Volume 5: Herogasm
48 (N). Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth
49 (R). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
50 (-2). Batman: Battle for the Cowl


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:

* I forgot to do this list on Friday, so here it is on Saturday morning. I may decide to move this feature to Saturdays for 2010. Or not. I have six days to decide, I guess...

* With the start of a new semester, the University Effect is in full swing, with titles like Maus & Persepolis popping up into the top 10.

* Recent publicity about the upcoming Scott Pilgrim movie seems to be the impetus for all five Scott Pilgrim volumes suddenly showing up in the middle of the list. Will this be sustainable (at least until the movie comes out)? Oddly, volume 4 never showed up on the top 50 list last year.

* Also oddly Chris Ware's Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth never appeared on the list last year either. The only true new item this week is the latest Invincible Iron Man collection.

* That promised 2009 Amazon best sellers mega list and commentary will hopefully be posted sometime next week...

Brat Walloping

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Today is a good day because I get to post one of my favorite efforts in a while. I'm not one of those sappy cartoonists who claims to love all of his creations equally. I don't. In fact, I'm not even one of those sappy parents who claims to love all of his children equally. I definitely love one of my daughters much more than the other. (I'm not saying which one because they both read this blog. You know who you are, pumpkin, don't say anything to your sister.)

Regardless, I like this cartoon a lot. I detest reality shows and celebrity game shows but if Bobby DeNiro were facing off against Lindsay Lohan in a boxing ring, I'd watch and tape it so I could watch it again and again.

Thanks for dropping by today, I deeply appreciate it. Until tomorrow, be well and happy. I understand it beats the hell out of the alternative.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER: No, I am NOT advocating violence against women. Don't be an idiot.

Contest WINNERERS!

Yes, once again we have winners and here is what they call themselves and order in which they submitted the correct answers:

1. Randy ...soon-to-be proud owner of FIVE packs of Bizarro Trading Cards! DANG!
2. Abdullah ...ditto, TWO packs, ditto.
3. dcroberts ...ditto.

Thanks to everyone who played our little game puzzle contest thingy. If I'm still alive and in command of my faculties, I shall post another contest next Thursday. Until then, please enjoy my daily postings of cartoons and other nonsense, one of which will appear in this space within the hour.

XOXO

Contest #15

RULES, ETC:
As usual, two images are posted below, one is the original cartoon, the warped image beneath it has been changed in 15 ways. Your mission, if you are a righteous hero of historic proportion is to find those differences.

1. There are 15 differences between the two cartoons.
2. NONE of the differences have to do with the warped nature of the second image.
3. ALL of the differences are something missing, added, or moved, not just "bent" from the distortion. The differences will not be too subtle, so once you spot one you should be relatively certain you've found it. (As opposed to something like, "I think that guy has one extra whisker. Hmmm.")
4. FIRST PERSON to correctly list the 15 differences in the comments section of the post wins 5 packs of Bizarro Trading Cards, mailed by me personally from Bizarro International Headquarters in Brooklyn. I'll even lick the stamp, unless it's self adhesive. SECOND AND THIRD persons with correct answers will each get 2 packs of Bizarro Trading Cards!
5. Put your email address on your comment so I can contact you if you win. I won't post it or keep it or file it or sell it or mount a Broadway musical about it.
6. If you live outside the U.S., I may not be able to send you a prize. Depends. Canada is probably fine, Saudia Arabia, probably not.

Click on the image below to ENLARGE and PLAY!

Public Nudity for the Greater Good

Bizarro is brought to you today by Beverage Biology.

I do a lot of cartoons about people sitting in bars, as do many cartoonists, but I don't actually spend any time in bars. But as much as I dislike smalltalk with strangers, noise, uncomfortable seating and overpriced drinks, a bar is still a terrific setting for two people who don't know each other to exchange punch lines. So here we are.

I can imagine a further scene in this cartoon. The bartender says to the guy, "Sir, you're not wearing any clothing," to which he replies with cliche authoritative smugness, "It's all right, I'm a doctor."

Hope you enjoyed this rectangular attempt at humor. Please don't miss the dandy reflections in the countertop. I worked hard on those.

THIS JUST IN: THERE WILL BE A CONTEST LATER TODAY! FIRST ONE IN SEVERAL WEEKS!! SPREAD THE WORD!!! CONTEST WILL BE POSTED AT 7PM NYC TIME!!!!

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Today's cartoon is about motorcycles and wheelchair ramps and daredevils and people who work at corny chain restaurants like T.G.I.Friday's. I'm getting a giggle from it.

Pretty soon I'm going to start doing the occasional video blog. Do you think that would be fun? I'll just sit at my desk and talk into a home video camera about the day's cartoon or whatever. Let me know your thoughts.

You're special. Write it on your hand in Sharpie so you don't forget.

Random Humor

If you're like me and you enjoy cartoons that look as though they were written by a 7th grader (but weren't), try this online comic I just discovered. I got some chuckles here but you have to search a bit.

This is my favorite joke so far...Annoying Disease.
Another good one...Here.
This one gave me a giggle, as well.

And definitely don't neglect to click "Mystery Button" a few times. It's my FAVE.