Monkey Covers

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

Wonder Man fights off an Ape Attack on the cover of West Coast Avengers #33 (1988) by Al Milgrom and Mike Machlan.

(Standard disclaimer about Avenger-attacking gorillas not really being monkeys applies).

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

Amazon Top 50

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


1 (-). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle edition)
2 (-). The Walking Dead Volume 14: No Way Out
3 (+1). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6) *
4 (-1). Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star
5 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
6 (+6). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
7 (+6). Batman: Year One
8 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
9 (+1). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
10 (+4). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 8: Last Gleaming
11 (+5). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
12 (-1). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
13 (-4). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
14 (+1). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
15 (-7). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
16 (-11). Paying for It
17 (N). Incognito, Vol. 2: Bad Influences *
18 (+1). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth
19 (-1). Blood Work: An Original Hollows Graphic Novel
20 (+4). Batman: The Killing Joke
21 (+2). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
22 (-5). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
23 (-3). Batman: The Long Halloween
24 (+4). Highschool of the Dead, Vol. 3 *
25 (-4). The Griff: A Graphic Novel
26 (+24). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
27 (+2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
28 (+5). Watchmen
29 (+2). V for Vendetta
30 (-5). Batman & Robin Vol. 3: Batman Must Die!
31 (+10). Big Nate Out Loud
32 (+5). Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, Vol. 2 - The Little Sister of Eluria
33 (R). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (Kindle)
34 (R). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 2 *
35 (-9). Green Lantern: Brightest Day
36 (-13). Walking Dead Volume 13
37 (-1). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
38 (-3). Batman: Hush
39 (-7). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
40 (R). Blackest Night *
41 (+2). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
42 (-4). Black Butler, Vol. 6 *
43 (+1). Sailor Moon 1 *
44 (R). Thor by Walter Simonson Omnibus
45 (N). Negima! 30: Magister Negi Magi *
46 (R). Big Nate: From the Top
47 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 1
48 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 6
49 (-19). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Lost Adventures
50 (N). X-Men: Age of X


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:

* Not much exciting at the top of the list. Throughout the week, Walking Dead & Dork Diaries traded places several times, but at the time of this list compilation it is Dork Diaries still at the top.

* I'm amazed at how much better the Kindle editions of Dork Diaries sell than their print counterparts. One can only imagine how well other graphic novels might do if offered in that format...

* The top debut this week is the second Incognito collection. The only other debuts are the latest Negima! volume and X-Men: Age of X, both down near the bottom of the list.

The Riddle of Britney Sphinx

Amazon Top 50

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


1 (+1). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle edition)
2 (-1). The Walking Dead Volume 14: No Way Out
3 (-). Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star
4 (+1). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6) *
5 (R). Paying for It
6 (-2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
7 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
8 (+7). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
9 (-). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
10 (+3). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
11 (-3). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
12 (-6). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
13 (-1). Batman: Year One
14 (-3). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 8: Last Gleaming
15 (+1). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
16 (+1). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
17 (+1). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
18 (N). Blood Work: An Original Hollows Graphic Novel
19 (+1). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth
20 (R). Batman: The Long Halloween
21 (N). The Griff: A Graphic Novel
22 (-3). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
23 (+8). Walking Dead Volume 13
24 (R). Batman: The Killing Joke
25 (+2). Batman & Robin Vol. 3: Batman Must Die!
26 (+14). Green Lantern: Brightest Day
27 (+14). Black Bird, Vol. 9
28 (N). Highschool of the Dead, Vol. 3 *
29 (-8). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
30 (-2). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Lost Adventures
31 (-9). V for Vendetta
32 (R). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
33 (-7). Watchmen
34 (-2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
35 (R). Batman: Hush
36 (R). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
37 (R). Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, Vol. 2 - The Little Sister of Eluria
38 (N). Black Butler, Vol. 6 *
39 (N). Rosario+Vampire: Season II, Vol. 5
40 (+6). Fables Vol. 15: Rose Red
41 (-18). Big Nate Out Loud
42 (-12). Irredeemable, Vol. 6
43 (-19). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
44 (N). Sailor Moon 1 *
45 (N). Dance in the Vampire Bund, Vol. 10
46 (N). Pokemon Black and White, Vol. 1
47 (R). Batman and Robin, Vol. 2: Batman vs. Robin
48 (N). Y The Last Man Deluxe Book Five
49 (R). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
50 (-8). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)


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 Walking Dead and Dork Diaries switch positions at the top of the list. I expect me may see this dance for a while...

* Chester Brown's Paying For It was MIA on the chart last week, but this week returns all the way up at #5. It's been quite a yo-yo ride on the chart for this particular title.

* The top debut this week is Blood Work, a graphic novel set in Kim Harrison's popular Hollows series of supernatural novels. Also debuting is The Griff, the first graphic novel by popular humor author Christopher Moore; a Y the Last Man hardcover; and a bunch of manga volumes.

* Speaking of, there are seven different manga volumes on the chart this week, which historically (well, since I've been keeping track...) is a relatively high number.

Lady Gorgo

Finally!

Several months ago, you voted about what Robot was giving Unicorn in the last strip:

a floppy disk (43%)

pure love (23%)

hugs & kisses (8%)

tickles (2%)

New Library Comics: June 2011

Here's a list of the comics we added to our library collection last month:




Aaron, Jason. Punisher Max. Kingpin / New York, NY : Marvel Worldwide, 2010.

Adam, Peggy. Luchadoras / Madrid : Sinsentido, c2007

Allred, Mike (Mike Dalton) Madman : all-new giant-size super ginchy special! / Berkeley, Calif. : Image Comics, 2011.

Amou, Kanami. .hack//Alcor / Hamburg ; Los Angeles : Tokyopop, c2009

Anderson, Kevin J., 1962- Star Trek—the next generation : the Gorn crisis / La Jolla, CA : WildStorm/DC Comics, 2001.

Asamiya, Kia, 1963- Steam detectives. v. 1 / San Francisco, CA : Viz Communications, 2002, c1998.

Bachelet, Gilles. Hotel des voyageurs : (a naughty pillow book) / New York : Abrams Image, 2007.

Bagge, Peter. Yeah! / Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics, c2011.

Banville. Asymptote. 1, La fin du monde / Montréal : 400 coups, c2011

Barson, Michael. Agonizing love : the golden era of romance comics / New York : Collins Design, 2011

Berenstain, Mike, 1951- Child's play : the Berenstain baby boom, 1946-1964 : cartoon art of Stan and Jan Berenstain / New York : Abrams, 2008.

Bocquet, José-Louis. Kiki de Montparnasse / London : SelfMadeHero, 2011.

Bound & gagged. No. 1 / Los Angeles, CA : I Will Destroy You Comics, c2010

Brady, Pat, 1947- Rose is Rose 15th anniversary collection / Kansas City [Mo.] : Andrews McMeel, c1999.

Brin, David. Forgiveness / La Jolla, CA : WildStorm Productions, 2001.

Brown, Chester, 1960- Paying for it : a comic-strip memoir about being a john / Montréal : Drawn & Quarterly ; New York : Distributed in the USA by Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 2011.

Card, Orson Scott. Dragon age. [1] / San Diego, CA : IDW, c2011

Cauwelaert, Didier van, 1960- L'enfant qui venait d'un livre : romanga / Paris : Prisma, 2011

CBLDF : 2010 year in review. / New York : Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, [2010?]

Chaykin, Howard V. Son of Superman / New York : DC Comics, 2011.

Clowes, Daniel. Mister wonderful / New York : Pantheon Books, c2011.

Comics buyer's guide 1994 annual : the standard reference for today's collector / Iola, WI : Krause Publications, 1993.

Crandall, Reed, 1917-1982. The Reed Crandall reader. / NYC : Pure Imagination Pub., c2011

De Campi, Alex. Kat & Mouse v.1. Teacher torture / Los Angeles, Calif. : Tokyopop, Inc., 2006

De Campi, Alex. Kat & Mouse v.2. Tripped / Los Angeles, Calif. : Tokyopop, Inc., 2006

DeCandido, Keith R. A. StarCraft : Ghost Academy v. 1-3 / Los Angeles : Tokyopop, c2010-

DeMatteis, J. M. Brooklyn dreams / New York : Paradox Press, c2003.

Drake, Arnold. Deadman. Book 1 / New York : DC Comics, c2011

Easton, Michael, 1967- Soul stealer vols. 1-3 / [Toronto, Ontario] : DMF Comics, c2008

Echanique, Deanna. La macchina bellica v. 1 / [Washington, D.C.? : D. Echanique, 2009-]

Ellis, Warren. Transmetropolitan v. 9 : the cure / New York : DC Comics, c2009-

Evens, Brecht, 1986- Night animals : a diptych about what rushes through the bushes / Marietta, GA : Top Shelf Productions, 2011

Expo 2000 / [Bethesda, Maryland?] : The Expo, c2000.

The Fleagles : the classic E.C. artists. / NYC : Pure Imagination, c2011

Frazetta, Frank. Johnny Comet / Lakewood N.J. : Vanguard Productions, 2011.

Frazetta, Frank. White Indian / [Lakewood, NJ] : Vanguard Productions, 2011.

Fry, Michael, 1959- Over the hedge : stuffed animals / Kansas City, Mo. : Andrews McMeel, c2006.

Furuya, Usamaru, 1968- The Lychee Light Club = [Litchi Hikari Club] / New York : Vertical, Inc., c2011

Gage, Christos. Area 10 / New York : DC Comics, c2010.

Gallagher, John, comic book author. Buzzboy. Volume II : monsters, dreams & milkshakes / Falls Church, VA : Sky Dog Press, 2003.

Guisewite, Cathy. Cathy twentieth anniversary collection / Kansas City : Andrews and McMeel, [c1996]

Gulledge, Laura Lee. Page by Paige / New York : Amulet Books, 2011

Hachigian, Jennifer Lynn. Lore v. 1 / Burbank, Calif. : Greeble Graphics, c2008

Hamazaki, Tatsuya. .hack//G.U.+ v. 1 / Los Angeles, Calif. : Tokyopop, 2008

Hart, Tom, 1969- She's not into poetry : mini-comics 1991-1996 / [S.l.] : Sequential Artist's Workshop, c2011

Hernandez, Gilbert. Love from the shadows / Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics, c2011

Hope : the hero initiative : [26 stories by over 80 creators to benefit the Hero Initiative]. / [Canada] : Ronin Studios, 2011

Howard, Josh, 1976- Black harvest / Berkeley, CA : Image ; London : Diamond [distributor], c2010.

Hughes, Susan, 1960- No girls allowed : tales of daring women dressed as men for love, freedom and adventure / Toronto, Ont. ; Tonawanda, NY : Kids Can Press, c2008

Jodorowsky, Alejandro. Alexandro Jodorowsky's Screaming planet / Hollywood, CA : Humanoids, c2011

Jodorowsky, Alejandro. Weapons of the Metabaron / Hollywood, CA : Humanoids, Inc., c2010.

Johnston, Lynn Franks, 1947- A look inside— for better or for worse : the 10th anniversary collection / Kansas City : Andrews and McMeel, c1989.

Jones, Gerard, 1957- Networked : Carabella on the run / New York : Privacy Activism/NBM Pub., c2010.

Kishimoto, Masashi, 1974- Naruto : [Omnibus Edition] v. 1-3 / San Francisco, Calif. : Viz, 2011

Knaak, Richard A. Warcraft. The sunwell trilogy v. 3 : ghostlands / Los Angeles, CA : TokyoPop, c2005-2007.

Kodaka, Nao. Kilala princess vols. 1-2 / Los Angeles : Tokyopop, 2007

Kovaleski, John. Bo Nanas : monkey meets world / Kansas City, Mo. : Andrews McMeel, c2005.

Kubert, Joe, 1926- Jew gangster / New York : DC Comic, c2005

Kubert, Joe, 1926- The Joe Kubert reader / NYC : Pure Imagination, c2010

Kudō, Kazuya. Mai, the psychic girl. 1 / San Francisco, CA : Viz Communications, 2002, c1995.

La Neve, Michelangelo. Day of the magicians / Hollywood, CA : Humanoids Inc., c2010.

Lambert, Joseph. I will bite you! : and other stories / [Vermont] : Secret Acres, 2011

Lappé, Anthony. Shooting war / New York : Grand Central Pub., 2008, c2007.

The MAD bathroom companion / New York : MAD Books, c2000.

Mariolle, Mathieu. Nola's worlds v. 1 : changing moon / Minneapolis, MN : Graphic Universe, 2010-

Moncuse, Steve. The fish police. Vol. 1. [Hairballs] / San Diego, CA : IDW Pub., 2011

Moore, Alan, 1953- Voodoo, dancing in the dark / La Jolla, CA : Wildstorm Productions, c1999.

Naifeh, Ted. Unearthly. Vol. 1 / Los Angeles, Calif. : Seven Seas ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2005

Nishi, Keiko. Love song / San Francisco, CA : Viz Communications, 1997.

Ohba, Tsugumi. Death note. Black ed. v. 3 / San Francisco : Viz Media, 2010-

Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937. Frederick Burr Opper's Happy Hooligan / New York : Nantier, Beall, Minoustchine, [2008?]

Ōtomo, Katsuhiro, 1954- Akira vol. 6 / New York : Kodansha Comics, 2009-

Pekar, Harvey. Huntington, West Virginia "on the fly" / New York : Villard, c2011.

Peterson, Paul. The next day : a graphic novella / Toronto : Pop Sandbox, 2011

Petrucha, Stefan. Vampire slayer. Part one / New York : Papercutz, 2010.

Peyo. The Smurfs and the Howlibird. / Flemington, NJ : Papercutz, 2011

Riley, Andy. D.I.Y. dentistry : —and other alarming inventions / New York : Plume, 2009, [c2008]

Robinson, Jerry. Jerry Robinson's Astra / New York : CPM Manga, c2002.

Ryan, Johnny. New character parade / Oakland, CA : Pigeon Press, 2010

Sawai, Yoshio, 1977- Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo / San Francisco, Calif. : Viz Media, 2006, c2005

Schulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe), 1922-2000. Happiness is a warm blanket, Charlie Brown / Los Angeles : kaboom!, 2011

Schulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe), 1922-2000. It's great to be a superstar / New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1977.

Schulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe), 1922-2000. Summers fly, winters walk / New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1977.

Schulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe), 1922-2000. The Snoopy festival / New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, c1974.

Schulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe), 1922-2000. What's wrong with being crabby? / New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1976.

Schulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe), 1922-2000. You're barking up the wrong tree, Snoopy! / New York : Scholastic Inc., c1980.

Shindoh, Arashi. Leader's High. 1 / LaJolla, CA : CMX : WildStorm Productions, an imprint of DC Comics, c2008.

Shirai, Yumiko. Tenken / New York : One Peace Books, [2010]

Simone, Gail. Spiderman's pal Gus Beezer / New York, NY : Marvel Comics, 2004.

Skillman, Eric. Liar's kiss / Marietta, GA : Top Shelf Productions, 2011

Smith, Rick. Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery Vol. 1. Life on a bicycle / Shaker Heights, Ohio : Kickstand Cyclery, 2011-

StarCraft : Frontline. v. 1-4 / Los Angeles, Calif. : Tokyopop, 2008-

Suzuki, Julietta. Karakuri Odette. Vol. 1 / Los Angeles : Tokyopop, 2009.

Sweet tooth. no. 21 Jul 2011 / New York, NY : DC Comics, 2009-

Tadano, Nobuaki. 7 billion needles v. 4 / New York : Vertical, 2010-

Tenuta, Saverio. Legend of the scarlet blades / Hollywood, CA : Humanoids, c2011.

Toth, Alex. Jon Fury ... in Japan. #1 / Burbank, CA : Paul Power Publication, c2010.

Trondheim, Lewis. Approximate continuum comics / Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books ; [New York] : Distributed in the U.S. by Diamond Comic Distributors, 2011.

Urasawa, Naoki, 1960- 20th century boys v. 12-14 / San Francisco, CA : Viz Media, 2009-

Valentino, Serena. Gloom cookie / San Jose, CA : Slave Labor, 2001-

Walker, Mort. Beetle Bailey : revenge / New York : Tom Doherty Associates, 1985.

Watts, Jean, 1949- Off hours : cartoons / Dayton, Ohio : Ohio Psychology Press, c1992

Wilson, Tom, 1931- The great big giant book of Ziggy / New York : Galahad Books, 1988.

Winick, Judd. Exiles. Vol. 4, Legacy / New York : Marvel Comics, 2003.

Wolfman, Marv. Night Force / New York : DC Comics, 2011

Worton, Zach, 1977- The Klondike / Montréal : Drawn & Quarterly, 2011

Yaginuma, Kō, 1973- Twin spica v. 7 / New York : Vertical, Inc., c2010-

Yokoyama, Yuichi. Garden / Brooklyn, NY : PictureBox, 2011


As always, this listing is available as an RSS Feed.

Holiday Ten of a Kind: She's a Grand Ol' Flag

 

Animaniacs #23

Aventuras em Patópolis #45

Flare Adventures #19

Hot Stuff, the Little Devil #136

King Comics #76

March of Comics #420

Supergirl #80

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #22

Walt Disney's Comics in Color #5

Werewolves on the Moon versus Vampires #1

(Covers courtesy of the GCD. As always, with apologies to and admiration of Bully, the Little Stuffed Bull)