Amazon Top 50

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

1 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
2 (+1). Watchmen
3 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid
4 (-2). Final Crisis
5 (+1). Time of Your Life (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 4)
6 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
7 (+2). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
8 (+13). Maximum Ride, Vol. 1 Manga (kindle)
9 (+4). Batman: The Killing Joke
10 (+1). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
11 (+18). Wolves at the Gate (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Volume 3)
12 (+6). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
13 (-6). The Photographer: Into war-torn Afghanistan with Doctors Without Borders
14 (+3). The Complete Persepolis
15 (+25). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
16 (+6). Warriors: Tigerstar and Sasha #3: Return to the Clans
17 (N). No Future For You (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Volume 2)
18 (+2). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
19 (+17). Serenity, Vol. 2: Better Days
20 (+15). Batman: R.I.P.
21 (N). The Art of Harvey Kurtzman: The Mad Genius of Comics
22 (+1). Batman: Year One
23 (-15). Mercy Thompson Homecoming *
24 (-5). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
25 (-15). The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 3: Century, No. 1: 1910
26 (N). Star Wars: Vector Volume 2 - Chapters 3 & 4
27 (N). Predators and Prey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 5) *
28 (+9). The Joker
29 (+19). Serenity, Vol. 1: Those Left Behind
30 (-). The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1
31 (N). Empowered, Vol. 5
32 (+2). Starman Omnibus Vol. 3
33 (+5). Halo: Uprising
34 (N). Naruto, Volume 45 *
35 (+4). Bone: One Volume Edition
33 (-8). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
34 (+11). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
35 (+7). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
36 (N). The Complete Peanuts 1971-1974 Box Set *
37 (N). Unmanned (Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1)
38 (N). Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps War, Vol. 2
39 (-7). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
40 (-9). The Sandman Vol. 3: Dream Country
41 (+3). Batman: The Long Halloween
42 (N). The Ultimates Omnibus *
43 (N). Fruits Basket Volume 23 *
44 (N). Blueberry Girl
45 (-2). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb *
46 (-30). V for Vendetta
47 (N). Punisher Max, Vol. 5
48 (-34). Stephen King's Dark Tower: Treachery
49 (-23). American Born Chinese
50 (N). Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Movie Prequel - Alliance


Items with asterisks (*) are pre-order items.


Commentary:

* Earlier in the Week Final Crisis was at #1, but it has since fallen a bit though it still remains at #4.

* Huge surge for Buffy titles this week, with vol. 4 moving ahead of a Wimpy Kid volume, and others taking huge leaps up the chart.

* The good news for Marvel is that a couple of their super-hero books chart this week. The bad news is that their Dark Tower book falls precipitously.

* The Kindle edition of the Maximum Ride manga is very popular. Why that format for that title?

* A new Naruto volume shows up for preorder. Expect it to rise up the charts until it's release in a few weeks.