Friday, 2 April 2010

Amazon Top 50

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


1 (+2). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1
2 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
3 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid
4 (-3). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
5 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
6 (+1). Kick-Ass
7 (-1). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
8 (+4). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 6: Retreat
9 (-1). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
10 (-1). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness
11 (+2). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
12 (-2). Scott Pilgrim, Vol 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together
13 (+11). The Boys Volume 6 SC
14 (-3). Scott Pilgrim Volume 5: Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe
15 (N). Rough Justice: The DC Comics Sketches of Alex Ross
16 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5 *
17 (+23). Dark Tower: The Fall of Gilead
18 (N). The Complete Peanuts 1975-1976 (Vol. 13)
19 (-4). Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour *
20 (+10). Fables Vol. 13: The Great Fables Crossover
21 (N). Female Force: Ellen DeGeneres
22 (-1). Captain America: Reborn *
23 (-1). Hellboy Volume 9: The Wild Hunt
24 (-10). Warriors: Ravenpaw's Path #2: A Clan in Need
25 (-6). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
26 (+5). Watchmen
27 (+17). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
28 (-1). Irredeemable Vol 2
29 (R). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
30 (N). 50,000,000 Pearls Fans Can't Be Wrong: A Pearls Before Swine Collection *
31 (-11). Batman and Robin, Vol. 1: Batman Reborn *
32 (R). Asterios Polyp
33 (-16). Planetary Vol. 4: Spacetime Archaeology
34 (N). A Zits Guide to Living With Your Teenager *
35 (+12). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
36 (R). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
37 (-8). Tales from the Crypt #8: Diary of a Stinky Dead Kid
38 (-15). V for Vendetta
39 (+6). The Losers: Book One (Vols. 1 & 2)
40 (-1). The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis
41 (-4). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
42 (R). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
43 (-18). The Complete Persepolis
44 (N). Northlanders Vol. 3: Blood in the Snow
45 (N). FoxTrot Sundaes: A FoxTrot Collection *
46 (R). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
47 (-1). Mercy Thompson: Homecoming
48 (+1). Batman: Year One
49 (-31). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
50 (-16). Predators and Prey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 5)



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 a week in the shadow of the power of the Wimpy Kid movie, Twilight resumes it place at the top of the comics list (#46 overall).

* Scott Pilgrim remains strong for a second week. Can it keep its strength through the movie's opening in August?

* A good week for strip collections; the latest Complete Peanuts debuts at #18, while collections of Pearls Before Swine, FoxTrot, and Zits also debut.