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 (+7). Daytripper
3 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
4 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
5 (+1). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
6 (+15). Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale
7 (-2). Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne
8 (+4). Batman: Year One
9 (+4). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
10 (+2). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
11 (+4). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
12 (-1). Walking Dead Volume 13
13 (R). All Star Superman, Vol. 2
14 (+23). Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour
15 (-5). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
16 (+8). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
17 (+1). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
18 (R). All Star Superman, Vol. 1
19 (+1). Superman: Earth One
20 (+22). Scott Pilgrim Volume 5: Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe
21 (+15). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness
22 (+13). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
23 (+2). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
24 (-8). The Flash, Vol. 1: The Dastardly Death of the Rogues
25 (+1). The Walking Dead, Book 6
26 (-19). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
27 (R). Serenity, Vol. 2: Better Days
28 (+20). Scott Pilgrim, Vol 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together
29 (+4). V for Vendetta
30 (-2). Watchmen
31 (-12). Walking Dead Volume 12
32 (N). Scalped Vol. 7: Rez Blues *
33 (R). Dilbert 2.0: 20 Years of Dilbert
34 (+15). Fables Vol. 15: Rose Red *
35 (-21). Big Nate: From the Top
36 (+9). Odd Is on Our Side
37 (R). Blackest Night
38 (N). Bleach, Vol. 34 *
39 (-17). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
40 (+4). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
41 (R). Batman: The Long Halloween
42 (R). Serenity, Vol. 1: Those Left Behind
43 (-11). The Walking Dead, Book 5
44 (R). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
45 (R). Irredeemable Vol 5
46 (-23). The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
47 (-30). Nemesis
48 (-10). Fables Vol. 14: Witches
49 (+1). The Walking Dead, Book 1
50 (-23). The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain


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:

* Daytripper moves up into the #2 slot, and is #81 on the overall chart. DC/Vertigo must be very pleased with this book's performance in the bookstore market. (It trails only the 5th Wimpy kid volume, which is #61 on the overall chart, so not by much.)

* DC have plenty more to be pleased about: The release of the All-Star Superman animated direct-to-video movie has a halo effect, bringing the two collections back to the chart; and there are three Batman collections the top ten (I suspect that it is casting time for the new Dark Knight movie.)

* Meanwhile, Marvel place just one book this week, Nemesis, which sees a sizable drop to boot.

* Also seeing a surge this week are Dark Horse's Serenity comics, likely due to the Help Nathan Buy Firefly campaign on the Internet.

* No sooner do I declare that sales for Scott Pilgrim have moved away from the individual volume to the box set than the box set takes a plunge on the chart while the individual volumes surge.

* Debuting this week are pre-orders for the latest volumes of Scalped and Bleach.

* Dead Watch: Nine Walking Dead collections on the chart this week, same as last week though many of those take sizable drops. Vol 9, at #50 on the comics charts, is #2,674 overall.