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 5: The Ugly Truth
2 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
3 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
4 (-2). Daytripper
5 (+5). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
6 (-1). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
7 (N). The Thanos Imperative *
8 (-2). Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale
9 (+6). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
10 (+1). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
11 (+15). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
12 (-5). Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne
13 (+17). Watchmen
14 (+21). Big Nate: From the Top
15 (-6). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
16 (N). Batman: Time and the Batman *
17 (+5). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
18 (-6). Walking Dead Volume 13
19 (-). Superman: Earth One
20 (-12). Batman: Year One
21 (-3). All Star Superman, Vol. 1
22 (-8). All Star Superman, Vol. 2
23 (+2). The Walking Dead, Book 6
24 (-1). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
25 (+7). Scalped Vol. 7: Rez Blues
26 (-9). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
27 (R). The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel
28 (N). Prince Valiant: 1941-1942 (Vol. 3) *
29 (-1). Scott Pilgrim, Vol 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together
30 (+4). Fables Vol. 15: Rose Red *
31 (N). The Stand: Hardcases
32 (+8). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
33 (+11). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
34 (N). Morning Glories Volume 1 TP
35 (-6). V for Vendetta
36 (-15). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness
37 (-6). Walking Dead Volume 12
38 (+5). The Walking Dead, Book 5
39 (-23). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
40 (-4). Odd Is on Our Side
41 (-21). Scott Pilgrim Volume 5: Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe
42 (-28). Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour
43 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 2
44 (+4). Fables Vol. 14: Witches
45 (R). The Arrival
46 (R). Batman: The Killing Joke
47 (-23). The Flash, Vol. 1: The Dastardly Death of the Rogues
48 (N). Popeye, Vol. 5: Wha's a Jeep? *
49 (-2). Nemesis
50 (-). The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain


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:

* Daytripper slips back down below the Wimpy Kid offerings to #4 on the comics charts and #499 on the overall chart.

* In fact, six of the top ten this week are hybrid prose/comics offerings for kids from the Wimpy Kid and Dork Diaries series.The top book is #82 on the overall chart.

* A relatively good week for Marvel; they debut a pre-order of The Thanos Imperative in the top ten and The Stand: Hardcases in the middle of the list. Nemesis hangs on near the bottom as well.

* Other debuts this week include a couple of strip collections, Prince Valiant & Popeye; the latest Grant Morrison Batman collection; and the first Morning Glories collection.

* The Scott Pilgrim universe rights itself this week, with the box set jumping back up and the individual volumes going back down.

* Dead Watch: Just six Walking Dead collections in the top fifty this week. Vol 9, the #50 book this week, is #2,507 on the overall chart.

Be Gentle

Last week, you voted that Unicorn and Robot will surely...

rescue Poo (54%)

make love (43%)

ignore Poo (7%)

break up (7%)

I'm over-ruling your votes to allow a little robot-on-unicorn action.

Grimm Fairy Tales Myths and Legends #2

Grimm Fairy Tales Myths and Legends #2
March 02, 2011 | 34 Pages | CBR | 24.12 MB
From the creators of Grimm Fairy Tales and the Wonderland trilogy, Zenescope's newest ongoing series continues here! A storm arrives, cutting off the facility from the rest of the world as patients continue to disappear. Meanwhile the unsuspecting staff of the Seidwell facility has yet to realize that they are being picked off one by one by something not of this world. Don't miss issue #2 of this exciting new Grimm spin of series.
Download MIRROR #1

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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 5: The Ugly Truth
2 (+7). Daytripper
3 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
4 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
5 (+1). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
6 (+15). Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale
7 (-2). Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne
8 (+4). Batman: Year One
9 (+4). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
10 (+2). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
11 (+4). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
12 (-1). Walking Dead Volume 13
13 (R). All Star Superman, Vol. 2
14 (+23). Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour
15 (-5). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
16 (+8). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
17 (+1). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
18 (R). All Star Superman, Vol. 1
19 (+1). Superman: Earth One
20 (+22). Scott Pilgrim Volume 5: Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe
21 (+15). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness
22 (+13). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
23 (+2). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
24 (-8). The Flash, Vol. 1: The Dastardly Death of the Rogues
25 (+1). The Walking Dead, Book 6
26 (-19). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
27 (R). Serenity, Vol. 2: Better Days
28 (+20). Scott Pilgrim, Vol 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together
29 (+4). V for Vendetta
30 (-2). Watchmen
31 (-12). Walking Dead Volume 12
32 (N). Scalped Vol. 7: Rez Blues *
33 (R). Dilbert 2.0: 20 Years of Dilbert
34 (+15). Fables Vol. 15: Rose Red *
35 (-21). Big Nate: From the Top
36 (+9). Odd Is on Our Side
37 (R). Blackest Night
38 (N). Bleach, Vol. 34 *
39 (-17). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
40 (+4). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
41 (R). Batman: The Long Halloween
42 (R). Serenity, Vol. 1: Those Left Behind
43 (-11). The Walking Dead, Book 5
44 (R). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
45 (R). Irredeemable Vol 5
46 (-23). The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
47 (-30). Nemesis
48 (-10). Fables Vol. 14: Witches
49 (+1). The Walking Dead, Book 1
50 (-23). The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain


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:

* Daytripper moves up into the #2 slot, and is #81 on the overall chart. DC/Vertigo must be very pleased with this book's performance in the bookstore market. (It trails only the 5th Wimpy kid volume, which is #61 on the overall chart, so not by much.)

* DC have plenty more to be pleased about: The release of the All-Star Superman animated direct-to-video movie has a halo effect, bringing the two collections back to the chart; and there are three Batman collections the top ten (I suspect that it is casting time for the new Dark Knight movie.)

* Meanwhile, Marvel place just one book this week, Nemesis, which sees a sizable drop to boot.

* Also seeing a surge this week are Dark Horse's Serenity comics, likely due to the Help Nathan Buy Firefly campaign on the Internet.

* No sooner do I declare that sales for Scott Pilgrim have moved away from the individual volume to the box set than the box set takes a plunge on the chart while the individual volumes surge.

* Debuting this week are pre-orders for the latest volumes of Scalped and Bleach.

* Dead Watch: Nine Walking Dead collections on the chart this week, same as last week though many of those take sizable drops. Vol 9, at #50 on the comics charts, is #2,674 overall.

When Superman Met Pac-Man

My birthday gift to myself was this piece of original art, purchased off of the eBay:

Yes, it's Superman & Pac-Man. Markings on the reverse indicate it was likely drawn by Ernie Colon, ca. 1982 for DC Comics. Yet it is lettered in Japanese, which would imply that it was done for the market in Japan. There are erased correction instructions in the margins, some in English and some in Japanese. I know nothing else about it; at some point I'll try to get the text translated which may give a clue as to its origin (or not...)

(Big thanks to Mike Sterling for pointing out the auction for this on his blog!)

Happy Birthday To Me!

The awesome Adam Buttrick drew me this picture for my birthday:

Thanks Adam!

Monkey Covers

Sunday is Monkey Covers day here at YACB. Because there's nothing better than a comic with a monkey on the cover!

Klyde rules over the dinosaurs on Bud Root's cover for Cavewoman #4 (1994).

(Standard disclaimer about time-lost gorillas not really being monkeys applies.)

Image courtesy of the GCD. Click on the image for a larger version.