Friday, 1 April 2011

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). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (And Other Useful Guides)
3 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
4 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
5 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
6 (-). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
7 (+2). Invincible Ultimate Collection Volume 6 HC *
8 (-). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
9 (N). The Complete Peanuts 1979-1980 (Vol. 15) *
10 (+1). The Unwritten Vol. 3: Dead Man's Knock *
11 (+18). Big Nate Boredom Buster: Super Scribbles, Cool Comix, and Lots of Laughs *
12 (-2). Big Nate: From the Top
13 (+2). Fables Vol. 15: Rose Red *
14 (+30). iZombie Vol. 1: Dead to the World
15 (-3). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
16 (+6). Walking Dead Volume 13
17 (-10). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
18 (+6). Watchmen
19 (-6). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
20 (-3). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
21 (-7). Batman: Year One
22 (+9). Big Nate Out Loud *
23 (-5). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
24 (-8). Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale
25 (+14). The Walking Dead, Book 6
26 (+2). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
27 (-). Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne
28 (+13). V for Vendetta
29 (-6). Walking Dead Volume 12
30 (N). Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, Vol. 1 - The Journey Begins
31 (-5). Batman: The Killing Joke
32 (+14). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (Kindle edition)
33 (N). The Walking Dead Volume 14: No Way Out *
34 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 1
35 (N). Superman: The Black Ring *
36 (-). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
37 (-4). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
38 (+12). The Walking Dead, Book 4
39 (+1). The Walking Dead, Book 3
40 (-19). Batman: The Long Halloween
41 (R). Dr. Horrible and Other Horrible Stories
42 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 2
43 (-8). The Walking Dead, Book 5
44 (-10). The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain
45 (R). Odd Is on Our Side
46 (-3). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
47 (R). The Cloud Searchers
48 (-16). The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
49 (-29). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 8: Last Gleaming *
50 (-2). Batman: Hush


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:

* The number one movie = the number one graphic novel. The Wimpy Kid stays on top (and #64 overall), though the Oatmeal collection inches closer up to the #2 slot (with the Kindle edition rising to #32).

* Debuting in the top ten is the latest volume of The Complete Peanuts. Also debuting is the latest Dark Tower collection (Marvel only entry this week); and pre-orders for the upcoming Walking Dead and Superman: The Black Ring.

* A pretty good week for Vertigo collections, with three in the top fifteen.

* Dead Watch: The are twelve Walking Dead collections on the chart this week. Expect to see volume 14 shoot up into the top ten when it is actually released.

* The bottom of the list, Batman: Hush, is #2,547 on the overall chart.