Amazon Top 50

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


1 (-). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6) *
2 (-). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
3 (-). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
4 (+2). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
5 (+2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
6 (+9). Sailor Moon 1 *
7 (+3). Amulet #4: The Last Council
8 (-4). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
9 (+7). Watchmen
10 (+4). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
11 (-2). Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star
12 (-4). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle edition)
13 (+8). Codename: Sailor V 1 *
14 (-3). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
15 (-3). V for Vendetta
16 (-3). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
17 (-). Batman: Year One
18 (-). The Walking Dead Volume 14: No Way Out
19 (-). Batman: The Killing Joke
20 (+13). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 2 *
21 (+10). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
22 (-2). The Complete Peanuts Boxed Set 1979-1982 (Vol. 15-16)
23 (+5). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
24 (+20). The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale
25 (+7). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 8: Last Gleaming
26 (+4). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth
27 (-2). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
28 (-2). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
29 (-6). The Walking Dead, Book 7 *
30 (-3). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
31 (R). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
32 (+6). Big Nate Out Loud (Kindle)
33 (+16). Garfield Lard of the Jungle: His 52nd Book *
34 (N). Naruto, Vol. 52: Cell Seven Reunion *
35 (+1). Dork Diaries 3 1/2: How to Dork Your Diary *
36 (+7). Batman: The Long Halloween
37 (-8). The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume III: Century #2 1969
38 (-16). We3 Deluxe Edition
39 (N). Sailor Moon 2 *
40 (N). Batman: Earth One *
41 (-1). Big Nate Out Loud
42 (-37). Hark! A Vagrant *
43 (R). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
44 (+4). Batman: Hush
45 (N). DC Comics: The New 52 *
46 (-22). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
47 (N). Bleach, Vol. 36 *
48 (N). Serenity Volume 2: Better Days and Other Stories *
49 (N). Codename: Sailor V 2 *
50 (-15). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes



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:

* It's a good week to be Sailor Moon. The first volume breaks into the top ten, while Sailor V vol. 1 rises to #13. Meanwhile, the second volumes of each series—not due out until November—enter the chart at #39 & #49.

* Last week, Kate Beaton's Hark! A Vagrant leaped up into the top 5; this week is plummets all the way to #42. Obviously there was some mainstream press notice that hit at just the right time last week to give it a big bump on Friday morning.

* All of this week's debuts are down in the bottom half. Along with the two Sailor Moon properties, there are the latest volumes of Naruto and Bleach; Batman: Earth One and DC Comics: The New 52; and a new hardcover edition of Serenity: Better Days, which appears to be adding a couple of the one-shots to the mini-series.

* Pal JimO dropped me a note last week pointing out that First-Second's graphic novels are not categorized as Comics & Graphic Novels by Amazon. So for example while his and Leland Myrick's Feynman is selling quite well, it doesn't show up on Amazon's Comics rankings. Just another reminder to not read too much into these rankings.