Amazon Top 50

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


1 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth *
2 (-). Superman: Earth One
3 (+9). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
4 (-1). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
5 (+3). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
6 (-). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
7 (-3). Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour
8 (-1). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness
9 (-4). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together
10 (-). Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale *
11 (-2). The Walking Dead, Book 6
12 (-1). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 7: Twilight
13 (+2). Walking Dead Volume 13 *
14 (-). Odd Is on Our Side
15 (+3). Big Nate: From the Top
16 (-3). 40: A Doonesbury Retrospective
17 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
18 (+1). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
19 (+7). Dilbert: 2011 Day-to-Day Calendar
20 (+5). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
21 (+2). Walking Dead Volume 12
22 (N). Batman and Robin, Vol. 2: Batman vs. Robin *
23 (+10). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
24 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 1 (Bk. 1)
25 (R). V for Vendetta
26 (R). Batman: The Killing Joke
27 (-5). Lynd Ward: Six Novels in Woodcuts
28 (-1). The Walking Dead Book 5
29 (N). Alice in the Country of Hearts Volume 5
30 (R). The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks
31 (+9). Watchmen
32 (+9). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
33 (+15). Serenity, Vol. 2: Better Days
34 (R). The Walking Dead Volume 3: Safety Behind Bars
35 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain
36 (-1). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
37 (-3). Parker: The Outfit
38 (-18). X'ed Out
39 (R). Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic
40 (N). Irredeemable Vol 4
41 (-4). The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future
42 (R). The Walking Dead Volume 2: Miles Behind Us
43 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
44 (R). Scott Pilgrim Bundle Volumes 1-6
45 (+2). The Cloud Searchers (Amulet)
46 (R). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
47 (R). Serenity, Vol. 1: Those Left Behind
48 (R). The Walking Dead Book 2
49 (-). The Complete Peanuts Boxed Set 1975-1978 (Vol. 13-14)
50 (R). The Walking Dead Book 3


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:

* Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5, which finally comes out next week, still claims the top spot on the comics list and #2 on the overall list (losing out this week to the Bush memoir). Superman: Earth One went out-of-stock this week at Amazon, but sold briskly enough in backorder sales to stay at #2 on the comics chart and #70 on the overall chart.

* The Walking Dead TV series was a huge hit for AMC, and that translated into continuing high sales of the comics. The massive (over 1000 pages) first compendium volume is #3 on the comics chart and #93 overall. More WD volumes pepper the top 50, taking 12 of the slots, though oddly they're largely different WD books from last week.

* Batman was absent from the charts last week, but comes back strong this week with the top debut, Batman and Robin, Vol. 2, and a couple of his perennials returning to the list as well. Other debuts this week are new volumes of Alice in the Country of Hearts (the only manga on the chart) and Irredeemable.

* No Marvel books in the top 50 this week; they usually manage to at least place a Dark Tower collection.

* This week's #50 book is #2,121 on the overall chart.