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 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
3 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
4 (-2). Daytripper
5 (+5). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
6 (-1). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
7 (N). The Thanos Imperative *
8 (-2). Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale
9 (+6). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
10 (+1). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
11 (+15). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
12 (-5). Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne
13 (+17). Watchmen
14 (+21). Big Nate: From the Top
15 (-6). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
16 (N). Batman: Time and the Batman *
17 (+5). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
18 (-6). Walking Dead Volume 13
19 (-). Superman: Earth One
20 (-12). Batman: Year One
21 (-3). All Star Superman, Vol. 1
22 (-8). All Star Superman, Vol. 2
23 (+2). The Walking Dead, Book 6
24 (-1). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
25 (+7). Scalped Vol. 7: Rez Blues
26 (-9). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
27 (R). The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel
28 (N). Prince Valiant: 1941-1942 (Vol. 3) *
29 (-1). Scott Pilgrim, Vol 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together
30 (+4). Fables Vol. 15: Rose Red *
31 (N). The Stand: Hardcases
32 (+8). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
33 (+11). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
34 (N). Morning Glories Volume 1 TP
35 (-6). V for Vendetta
36 (-15). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness
37 (-6). Walking Dead Volume 12
38 (+5). The Walking Dead, Book 5
39 (-23). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
40 (-4). Odd Is on Our Side
41 (-21). Scott Pilgrim Volume 5: Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe
42 (-28). Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour
43 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 2
44 (+4). Fables Vol. 14: Witches
45 (R). The Arrival
46 (R). Batman: The Killing Joke
47 (-23). The Flash, Vol. 1: The Dastardly Death of the Rogues
48 (N). Popeye, Vol. 5: Wha's a Jeep? *
49 (-2). Nemesis
50 (-). 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 slips back down below the Wimpy Kid offerings to #4 on the comics charts and #499 on the overall chart.

* In fact, six of the top ten this week are hybrid prose/comics offerings for kids from the Wimpy Kid and Dork Diaries series.The top book is #82 on the overall chart.

* A relatively good week for Marvel; they debut a pre-order of The Thanos Imperative in the top ten and The Stand: Hardcases in the middle of the list. Nemesis hangs on near the bottom as well.

* Other debuts this week include a couple of strip collections, Prince Valiant & Popeye; the latest Grant Morrison Batman collection; and the first Morning Glories collection.

* The Scott Pilgrim universe rights itself this week, with the box set jumping back up and the individual volumes going back down.

* Dead Watch: Just six Walking Dead collections in the top fifty this week. Vol 9, the #50 book this week, is #2,507 on the overall chart.