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Amazon Top 50
Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this morning. All the previous caveats apply.
1 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
2 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
3 (-2). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (And Other Useful Guides)
4 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
5 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
6 (-1). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
7 (+1). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
8 (-9). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
9 (N). Invincible Ultimate Collection Volume 6 HC *
10 (+1). Big Nate: From the Top
11 (+35). The Unwritten Vol. 3: Dead Man's Knock *
12 (-2). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
13 (+7). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
14 (-2). Batman: Year One
15 (+4). Fables Vol. 15: Rose Red *
16 (-7). Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale
17 (-4). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
18 (-2). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
19 (-2). Daytripper
20 (+7). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 8: Last Gleaming *
21 (R). Batman: The Long Halloween
22 (-4). Walking Dead Volume 13
23 (+9). Walking Dead Volume 12
24 (+5). Watchmen
25 (+10). Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star *
26 (-4). Batman: The Killing Joke
27 (-6). Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne
28 (-3). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
29 (-6). Big Nate Boredom Buster: Super Scribbles, Cool Comix, and Lots of Laughs *
30 (-2). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
31 (+6). Big Nate Out Loud *
32 (+8). The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
33 (-). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
34 (+14). The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain
35 (+9). The Walking Dead, Book 5
36 (R). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
37 (-22). Batman: Time and the Batman
38 (R). Blackest Night
39 (-15). The Walking Dead, Book 6
40 (+10). The Walking Dead, Book 3
41 (R). V for Vendetta
42 (R). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
43 (-5). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
44 (N). iZombie Vol. 1: Dead to the World
45 (-20). Superman: Earth One
46 (N). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (Kindle edition)
47 (-5). Serenity, Vol. 2: Better Days
48 (-12). Batman: Hush
49 (R). Witch & Wizard: Battle for Shadowland
50 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 4
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:
* After two weeks at the top, the Oatmeal collection 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin slips down to #3 behind a couple of Wimpy Kid volumes. Also, the Kindle edition of 5 Very Good Reasons shows up near the bottom of the list.
* The latest volume of Invincible Ultimate Collection debuts in the top 10.
* The other debut this week is the first iZombie collection, while the third collection of The Unwritten vaults way up to just outside the top ten.
* While the Scott Pilgrim box set maintains a respectable ranking, I do believe this is the first time in a long while that not a single individual volume of Scott Pilgrim shows up on the chart.
* Dead Watch: Ten Walking Dead collections in the top fifty this week. (Bottom-of-the-list Book 4 is #2,417 on the overall chart)
1 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
2 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
3 (-2). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (And Other Useful Guides)
4 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
5 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
6 (-1). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
7 (+1). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
8 (-9). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
9 (N). Invincible Ultimate Collection Volume 6 HC *
10 (+1). Big Nate: From the Top
11 (+35). The Unwritten Vol. 3: Dead Man's Knock *
12 (-2). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
13 (+7). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
14 (-2). Batman: Year One
15 (+4). Fables Vol. 15: Rose Red *
16 (-7). Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale
17 (-4). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
18 (-2). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
19 (-2). Daytripper
20 (+7). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 8: Last Gleaming *
21 (R). Batman: The Long Halloween
22 (-4). Walking Dead Volume 13
23 (+9). Walking Dead Volume 12
24 (+5). Watchmen
25 (+10). Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star *
26 (-4). Batman: The Killing Joke
27 (-6). Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne
28 (-3). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
29 (-6). Big Nate Boredom Buster: Super Scribbles, Cool Comix, and Lots of Laughs *
30 (-2). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
31 (+6). Big Nate Out Loud *
32 (+8). The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
33 (-). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
34 (+14). The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain
35 (+9). The Walking Dead, Book 5
36 (R). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
37 (-22). Batman: Time and the Batman
38 (R). Blackest Night
39 (-15). The Walking Dead, Book 6
40 (+10). The Walking Dead, Book 3
41 (R). V for Vendetta
42 (R). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
43 (-5). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
44 (N). iZombie Vol. 1: Dead to the World
45 (-20). Superman: Earth One
46 (N). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (Kindle edition)
47 (-5). Serenity, Vol. 2: Better Days
48 (-12). Batman: Hush
49 (R). Witch & Wizard: Battle for Shadowland
50 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 4
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:
* After two weeks at the top, the Oatmeal collection 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin slips down to #3 behind a couple of Wimpy Kid volumes. Also, the Kindle edition of 5 Very Good Reasons shows up near the bottom of the list.
* The latest volume of Invincible Ultimate Collection debuts in the top 10.
* The other debut this week is the first iZombie collection, while the third collection of The Unwritten vaults way up to just outside the top ten.
* While the Scott Pilgrim box set maintains a respectable ranking, I do believe this is the first time in a long while that not a single individual volume of Scott Pilgrim shows up on the chart.
* Dead Watch: Ten Walking Dead collections in the top fifty this week. (Bottom-of-the-list Book 4 is #2,417 on the overall chart)
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
Marvel June Solicitation Thoughts
The Fear Itself event continues. The main book is $4 for 32 pages; weren't the first two issues 40 pages?
I have little interest in the multitude of spin-off books. Youth in Revolt is by creators I know and generally like (McKeever & Norton) and is $3, so I'll probably pick that up. Fearsome Four has Man-Thing and art by Michael Kaluta (and also $3), so I'll likely get that as well.
Two issues of Thunderbolts, both Fear Itself tie-ins, with tag team writers and artists. Probably skipable, but this is one of those instances where having a long run on a title will keep me buying though short blips like this.
A new Dark Tower series by Peter David & Michael Lark. I have zero interest in the property, but that's a creative team that might get me to pick it up, except for the $4 price tag.
There are a couple of Cars 2-related comics, but it's confusing as to what is what. There's Cars 2 #1 (of 2) which may or may not be an adaptation of the new movie. Then there's Disney • Pixar Presents Cars 2, which despite the title seems to be an adaptation of the first Cars movie.
Apparently after months of build up this is the month that they're finally killing Ultimate Spider-Man. Because that whole Ultimatum mess did such great things for the Ultimate Line.
There are a couple of instances where Marvel are collecting three recent issues of Avengers titles for just $5. I'm not sure on the publishing strategy here.
The ill-conceived 'point one' initiative hits a title I actually follow (Avengers Academy). I'd be just as happy buying an issue #15 as I would #14.1. Also, this seems like a good way to make sure that customers who don't aggressively follow the comic news sites will not purchase an issue of a title.
Captain America Corps? Really? It's like they're just trying to come up with things to flood the market that just won't sell (no matter how good it may actually be).
(Marvel Adventures) Super Heroes has been a reprint book for the past few months. The latest issue is by the regular writer (the very good Paul Tobin) but no indication as to whether this is a new story or not.
As has been noted elsewhere, Andi Watson's long-completed-but-never-published 15 Love is finally seeing the light of day. I'll be in line, but wouldn't this work better as an OGN targeted at the bookstore market?
There's a new WWII-set All-Winners Squad limited series written by Paul Jenkins, whose super-hero stuff has always been hit-or-miss with me. So I'll like wait and see if it is well-received, and pick it up in trade if it is.
No such worries with Jenkins' other new limited series, Ka-Zar: I'm not a fan of artist Pascal Alixe, and it's $4 for 32 pages to boot.
Even dumber than kicking off a new series with a #0 issue? Kicking it off with a #0.1 issue, as is the case with Ghost Rider. How would starting a new series off with a regular ol' #1 issue not be considered a jumping-on point in and of itself?
Mystery Men #1 & 2: CLASSIFIED! By a writer I'm unfamiliar with? PASS!
Two different Marvel Zombies mini-series running at the same time? Do they think it is still 2006?
Hickman & Weaver's well-received S.H.I.E.L.D. series is back as an ongoing; $4 for 40 pages, so let us hope that future issues are $3 for 32 pages.
I care not one whit for Deadpool, but I'll admit that the Dave Johnson cover for #38 is pretty awesome.
Looks like just abut every X-Men title gets two issues this month. Because what we really need are twice as many X-Men comics.
Supreme Power returns with a four issue mini, just about at the point where most have forgotten about it. And the $4 price tag won't help matters either, and make it just that easy a pass for most I suspect.
We're drowning is Captain America and Thor collections. X-Men too. Think maybe there's a movie or two coming this summer?
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