Friday, 22 April 2011

Amazon Top 50

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


1 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
2 (+2). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (And Other Useful Guides)
3 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
4 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
5 (-). Fables Vol. 15: Rose Red
6 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
7 (N). Ziggy Marley's Marijuanaman *
8 (+4). The Walking Dead Volume 14: No Way Out *
9 (+5). Mister Wonderful: A Love Story
10 (+15). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
11 (-4). Thor by Walter Simonson Omnibus *
12 (+6). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
13 (+8). Batman: Year One
14 (+1). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
15 (N). Uncanny X-Force: The Apocalypse Solution *
16 (-3). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
17 (+25). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
18 (-2). Big Nate Out Loud *
19 (-11). Big Nate Boredom Buster: Super Scribbles, Cool Comix, and Lots of Laughs
20 (+2). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
21 (R). The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 1
22 (+18). Batman: The Killing Joke
23 (-3). Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star *
24 (+8). Walking Dead Volume 13
25 (-14). The Boys Vol. 8: Highland Laddie
26 (-16). Big Nate: From the Top
27 (-8). Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 4 *
28 (-11). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
29 (+4). V for Vendetta
30 (R). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
31 (-4). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (Kindle edition)
32 (-1). Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale
33 (R). The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 2
34 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain
35 (R). The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 3
36 (N). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle edition) *
37 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
38 (-9). Watchmen
39 (R). Gunnerkrigg Court, Vol. 3: Reason *
40 (-6). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
41 (-18). Bloom County: The Complete Library, Vol. 4: 1986-1987
42 (N). Y The Last Man Deluxe Book Five *
43 (N). S.H.I.E.L.D.: Architects of Tomorrow *
44 (N). Batman: Knightfall, Part One: Broken Bat
45 (R). The Complete Far Side 1980-1994
46 (R). Serenity, Vol. 1: Those Left Behind
47 (-10). Batman: Hush
48 (N). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition) *
49 (R). Irredeemable Vol 2
50 (-24). Irredeemable: Volume 1


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 (#91 overall), but The Oatmeal inches back closer into the #2 spot. Interestingly there's a revised and expanded edition of the WK Do-It-Yourself Book popping up on pre-order down at #48 which may cause sales of the regular edition (currently #3) to start to sag.

* Top debut of the week is Ziggy Marley's Marijuanaman at #7, no doubt helped by Marley's television appearances hawking the book on various shows. Also debuting high (ha, see what I did there?) is a new X-Force collection, while down near the bottom are collections of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Y, the Last Man.

* This week's trend to ponder is the sudden re-appearance of three Absolute Sandman volumes. Anyone got any clues as to why this may be happening?

* Several Batman titles show a surge this week, including the strange appearance of an eight-year-old Batman: Knightfall collection. Perhaps we can blame a Hollywood casting call for the new Batman movie for this?

* Irredeemable Vol. 1 at the bottom of the list is #2,460 overall.

Sunday, 17 April 2011

Monkey Covers

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

The gorilla is safe at third on the cover to The Brave and the Bold #49 (1963) by Carmine Infantino & Murphy Anderson.


(Standard disclaimer about baseball-playing gorillas not really being monkeys applies.)


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

Friday, 15 April 2011

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this afternoon. 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 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
4 (-3). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (And Other Useful Guides)
5 (+3). Fables Vol. 15: Rose Red
6 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
7 (N). Thor by Walter Simonson Omnibus *
8 (+1). Big Nate Boredom Buster: Super Scribbles, Cool Comix, and Lots of Laughs
9 (N). 21: The Story of Roberto Clemente
10 (+3). Big Nate: From the Top
11 (+8). The Boys Vol. 8: Highland Laddie *
12 (-6). The Walking Dead Volume 14: No Way Out *
13 (+3). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
14 (N). Mister Wonderful: A Love Story
15 (-5). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
16 (+2). Big Nate Out Loud *
17 (-3). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
18 (-11). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
19 (N). Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 4 *
20 (+8). Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star *
21 (+3). Batman: Year One
22 (-10). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
23 (N). Bloom County: The Complete Library, Vol. 4: 1986-1987
24 (+5). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
25 (R). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
26 (R). Irredeemable: Volume 1
27 (-4). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (Kindle edition)
28 (-13). Invincible Ultimate Collection Volume 6 HC
29 (-2). Watchmen
30 (R). Fables Vol. 14: Witches
31 (-10). Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale
32 (-10). Walking Dead Volume 13
33 (+12). V for Vendetta
34 (-8). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
35 (-24). Superman: The Black Ring
36 (R). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
37 (+1). Batman: Hush
38 (N). X-Men by Chris Claremont and Jim Lee Omnibus - Volume 1 *
39 (-22). The Complete Peanuts 1979-1980 (Vol. 15)
40 (-20). Batman: The Killing Joke
41 (+1). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
42 (-8). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
43 (-8). iZombie Vol. 1: Dead to the World
44 (+6). Daytripper
45 (-20). The Unwritten Vol. 3: Dead Man's Knock
46 (R). Serenity, Vol. 2: Better Days
47 (N). Black Butler, Vol. 5 *
48 (R). The Cloud Searchers (Amulet)
49 (R). Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne
50 (R). Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 6: Retreat


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:

* And after one week away at #2, the Wimpy Kid moves back up into the #1 slot, as The Oatmeal collection falls to #4.

* Plenty of new books on the charts this week, including two in the top 10: The massive Simonson Thor Omnibus, and the baseball biography 21: The Story of Roberto Clemente.

* Also debuting: Mister Wonderful by Dan Clowes; the latest Maximum Ride volume; the latest Bloom County collection; another huge Marvel omnibus: X-Men by Claremont & Lee; and the latest Black Butler volume, which is the only manga on the chart this week.

* Dead Watch: All those new titles appear to have come at the expense of the Walking Dead, as there are only a surprisingly low three WD collections in the top fifty this week. A momentary blip?

* The #1 and #50 slots are #70 and #2,713 on the overall chart this week.

Monday, 11 April 2011

Minicomic: Too Many Monkeys!

On Saturday we had our Minicomics Day event at the library. I drew an eight-page many comic: "The B-Team in... Too Many Monkeys!" It's a follow-up to my 24 Hour Comics Day comic "The B-Team Returns."

You can download and read it in two different formats:

"Too Many Monkeys" - high quality PDF for reading.

"Too Many Monkeys" - two-page print-and-assemble version, to make your own physical minicomic.

I had a blast doing it, and hope you enjoy reading it. And thanks to everyone who attended the event and made it such a success!

Sunday, 10 April 2011

Monkey Covers

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

A monkey gets ready to eat a fancy dinner on Al Columbia's cover for Zero Zero #27 (2000).


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

Friday, 8 April 2011

Amazon Top 50

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


1 (+1). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (And Other Useful Guides)
2 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
3 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
4 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
5 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
6 (+27). The Walking Dead Volume 14: No Way Out *
7 (-1). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
8 (+5). Fables Vol. 15: Rose Red *
9 (+2). Big Nate Boredom Buster: Super Scribbles, Cool Comix, and Lots of Laughs *
10 (-2). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
11 (+24). Superman: The Black Ring
12 (+8). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
13 (-1). Big Nate: From the Top
14 (+9). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
15 (-8). Invincible Ultimate Collection Volume 6 HC
16 (+1). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
17 (-8). The Complete Peanuts 1979-1980 (Vol. 15) *
18 (+4). Big Nate Out Loud *
19 (N). The Boys Vol. 8: Highland Laddie *
20 (+11). Batman: The Killing Joke
21 (+3). Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale
22 (-6). Walking Dead Volume 13
23 (+9). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (Kindle edition)
24 (-3). Batman: Year One
25 (-15). The Unwritten Vol. 3: Dead Man's Knock
26 (-7). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
27 (-9). Watchmen
28 (R). Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star *
29 (R). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
30 (N). Gunnerkrigg Court, Vol. 3: Reason *
31 (R). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 7: Twilight
32 (R). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
33 (+16). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 8: Last Gleaming *
34 (R). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
35 (-21). iZombie Vol. 1: Dead to the World
36 (N). Rosario+Vampire: Season II, Vol. 4
37 (-8). Walking Dead Volume 12
38 (+12). Batman: Hush
39 (-). The Walking Dead, Book 3
40 (+3). The Walking Dead, Book 5
41 (R). No Future For You (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Volume 2)
42 (R). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
43 (+5). The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
44 (-6). The Walking Dead, Book 4
45 (-17). V for Vendetta
46 (-12). The Walking Dead, Book 1
47 (-22). The Walking Dead, Book 6
48 (-11). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
49 (-23). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
50 (R). Daytripper


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 ceding the top spot to the Wimpy Kid for a couple of weeks, The Oatmeal collection (5 Very Good Reasons...) returns to #1 on the list (#47 overall).

* The top debut this week is the latest collection of The Boys. Also debuting is a collection of Gunnerkrigg Court and the latest volume of Rosario+Vampire (the only manga this week).

* Dead Watch: Down to eleven Walking Dead collections in the top fifty this week. The pre-order for vol. 14 shoots up into the top ten, while most of the other collections fall down near the bottom of the top fifty.

* The Lex Luthor-starring Superman: The Black Ring shoots up to just outside the top ten.