Amazon Top 50

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


1 (-). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1 *
2 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
3 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
4 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
5 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid
6 (-). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
7 (+2). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
8 (+7). Dark Tower: The Fall of Gilead
9 (+13). Naruto, Vol. 47
10 (+14). Fables Vol. 13: The Great Fables Crossover *
11 (+19). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
12 (-4). Watchmen
13 (-6). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
14 (-4). The Complete Persepolis
15 (-3). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
16 (+1). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
17 (-4). Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
18 (-4). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
19 (+20). V for Vendetta
20 (+14). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
21 (+6). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 6: Retreat *
22 (+11). Thor, Vol. 3 *
23 (-5). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
24 (N). Seekers: Toklo's Story *
25 (-). Asterios Polyp
26 (-10). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
27 (-16). Batman: The Killing Joke
28 (+9). Predators and Prey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 5)
29 (-9). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
30 (+2). Vampire Knight, Vol. 9
31 (R). Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1: Unmanned
32 (-11). The Walking Dead Book 5 *
33 (R). Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume
34 (-15). Batman: Year One
35 (+7). The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks
36 (-8). Stitches: A Memoir
37 (R). Marvel Encyclopedia
38 (+2). Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Volume 8 - Destroyer
39 (R). Bloom County: The Complete Library, Vol. 1: 1980-1982
40 (R). Tales from the Crypt #8: Diary of a Stinky Dead Kid
41 (-). Serenity, Vol. 2: Better Days
42 (R). Y: The Last Man, Vol. 2: Cycles
43 (R). Y: The Last Man, Vol. 3: One Small Step
44 (-15). Stephen King's The Stand Vol. 2: American Nightmares
45 (R). Pride and Prejudice
46 (-2). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
47 (R). The Arrival
48 (-12). Black Bird, Vol. 3 *
49 (-1). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
50 (R). Scott Pilgrim, Vol 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together


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:

* Twilight: The Graphic Novel dips down to #54 on the overall list, still good enough for 1st place on the comic & graphic novels list.

* This is the week that Amazon threw a hissy fit and stopped selling all Macmillan titles, which includes their First Second graphic novel imprint. Which may or may not have a bearing on the rankings.

* Naruto cracks the top ten, which it was not able to do back when Viz was releasing four titles at the same time. Now that it's coming out less frequent, its sales may be concentrated enough to show some charting power.

* Only one new title on the list this week: Seekers: Toklo's Story at #24.

Dummy Coughs Up a Gag

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This is one of my favorite gags of late. Tons of cartoons have been done on ventriloquists, I've done quite a few myself, so the fact that I can still amuse myself with this topic is an achievement.

Notice I left any hint of blood out of this cartoon. If it had been web-only, I might have made it a bloody finger and the dummy might even have made mention of the fact that he was experiencing some anal bleeding. But for newspapers, this tasteful version is more appropriate. And maybe funnier, too.

Recently, I wrote a gag with the word "fart" in it and the crudeness of the word is such an integral part of the humor that no other word will do. But "fart" is prohibited in the newspaper comics world, so I'm out of luck. I'll have to save it for the book of adult cartoons I hope to publish one day soon. If I can find a publisher for it.