The Outlaw Prince

The Outlaw Prince
English | 75 pages | CBR | 56.9 MB
This timeless tale unfolds during the tumultuous Second Baron's War, when a young prince is ruthlessly abducted from his royal family, taken into the rugged mountains of Derbyshire, and brainwashed to forget his very heritage. He's trained to become the greatest swordsman the world has ever known--and grows to be the most dreaded name in all of Britain! With civil war looming upon the horizon, the fate of the kingdom of England may very well rest in his hands!
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Dark Rain - A New Orleans Story

Dark Rain - A New Orleans Story
2010 | CBR | 162 pages | 91.2 MB
From Mat Johnson, writer of the acclaimed INCOGNEGRO, comes a graphic novel thriller set in the days after Hurricane Katrina. Two small-time ex-cons with big dreams get the idea that this would be the perfect time to rob a bank. Catch is, the bank is in New Orleans, and they're on parole in Houston. Now, as every sane person tries to get out of The Big Easy, Emmit and Dabny will do whatever it takes to get in.
As they journey through a tide of human suffering, Dabny wants to help, and Emmit sees only the money. But a rogue commander of the ruthless security force "Dark Rain" has his sights set on taking down the same bank. If Emmit and Dabny don't outrace him, their last hope for a second chance could be washed away in the floodwaters – along with their lives.
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Homicide: Tears of the Dead

1997 | CBR | 26 pages | 23.1 MB
writer: Hart D. Fisher; cover: Brad Parker; inker: Robert Stull; penciler: Steve Scott
After seeing Evil Ernie anted the total annihlation of all things on Earth and not to spread the gift of the Dead Mind, Rick Young left his position of Ernie's general to pursue his own interest. He infiltrates the small town of Salvation to convince his former love interest to join him in the Dead Mind (a connection shared between all Undead). As he does so, the image of his now past life is crafted, giving vaguely prophetic but beautiful poetry he wrote while not knowing what the future hold, showing his connection with this girl that is his last desire in the insane world of Evil Ernie. Ultimately, she refuses his offer, not wanting to be a freak, and shoots herself in the head to avoid reanimation. She dies in Rick's arms, and he vows to bring her back "the only way I know how."
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Monkey Covers

Sunday is Monkey Covers day here at YACB. Because there's nothing better than a comic with a monkey on the cover!

Wonder Man fights off an Ape Attack on the cover of West Coast Avengers #33 (1988) by Al Milgrom and Mike Machlan.

(Standard disclaimer about Avenger-attacking gorillas not really being monkeys applies).

Image courtesy of the GCD. Click on the image for a larger version.

Amazon Top 50

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


1 (-). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle edition)
2 (-). The Walking Dead Volume 14: No Way Out
3 (+1). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6) *
4 (-1). Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star
5 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
6 (+6). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
7 (+6). Batman: Year One
8 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
9 (+1). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
10 (+4). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 8: Last Gleaming
11 (+5). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
12 (-1). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
13 (-4). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
14 (+1). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
15 (-7). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
16 (-11). Paying for It
17 (N). Incognito, Vol. 2: Bad Influences *
18 (+1). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth
19 (-1). Blood Work: An Original Hollows Graphic Novel
20 (+4). Batman: The Killing Joke
21 (+2). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
22 (-5). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
23 (-3). Batman: The Long Halloween
24 (+4). Highschool of the Dead, Vol. 3 *
25 (-4). The Griff: A Graphic Novel
26 (+24). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
27 (+2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
28 (+5). Watchmen
29 (+2). V for Vendetta
30 (-5). Batman & Robin Vol. 3: Batman Must Die!
31 (+10). Big Nate Out Loud
32 (+5). Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, Vol. 2 - The Little Sister of Eluria
33 (R). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (Kindle)
34 (R). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 2 *
35 (-9). Green Lantern: Brightest Day
36 (-13). Walking Dead Volume 13
37 (-1). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
38 (-3). Batman: Hush
39 (-7). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
40 (R). Blackest Night *
41 (+2). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
42 (-4). Black Butler, Vol. 6 *
43 (+1). Sailor Moon 1 *
44 (R). Thor by Walter Simonson Omnibus
45 (N). Negima! 30: Magister Negi Magi *
46 (R). Big Nate: From the Top
47 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 1
48 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 6
49 (-19). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Lost Adventures
50 (N). X-Men: Age of X


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:

* Not much exciting at the top of the list. Throughout the week, Walking Dead & Dork Diaries traded places several times, but at the time of this list compilation it is Dork Diaries still at the top.

* I'm amazed at how much better the Kindle editions of Dork Diaries sell than their print counterparts. One can only imagine how well other graphic novels might do if offered in that format...

* The top debut this week is the second Incognito collection. The only other debuts are the latest Negima! volume and X-Men: Age of X, both down near the bottom of the list.

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Amazon Top 50

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


1 (+1). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle edition)
2 (-1). The Walking Dead Volume 14: No Way Out
3 (-). Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star
4 (+1). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6) *
5 (R). Paying for It
6 (-2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
7 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
8 (+7). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
9 (-). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
10 (+3). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
11 (-3). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
12 (-6). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
13 (-1). Batman: Year One
14 (-3). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 8: Last Gleaming
15 (+1). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
16 (+1). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
17 (+1). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
18 (N). Blood Work: An Original Hollows Graphic Novel
19 (+1). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth
20 (R). Batman: The Long Halloween
21 (N). The Griff: A Graphic Novel
22 (-3). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
23 (+8). Walking Dead Volume 13
24 (R). Batman: The Killing Joke
25 (+2). Batman & Robin Vol. 3: Batman Must Die!
26 (+14). Green Lantern: Brightest Day
27 (+14). Black Bird, Vol. 9
28 (N). Highschool of the Dead, Vol. 3 *
29 (-8). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
30 (-2). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Lost Adventures
31 (-9). V for Vendetta
32 (R). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
33 (-7). Watchmen
34 (-2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
35 (R). Batman: Hush
36 (R). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
37 (R). Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, Vol. 2 - The Little Sister of Eluria
38 (N). Black Butler, Vol. 6 *
39 (N). Rosario+Vampire: Season II, Vol. 5
40 (+6). Fables Vol. 15: Rose Red
41 (-18). Big Nate Out Loud
42 (-12). Irredeemable, Vol. 6
43 (-19). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
44 (N). Sailor Moon 1 *
45 (N). Dance in the Vampire Bund, Vol. 10
46 (N). Pokemon Black and White, Vol. 1
47 (R). Batman and Robin, Vol. 2: Batman vs. Robin
48 (N). Y The Last Man Deluxe Book Five
49 (R). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
50 (-8). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)


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 Walking Dead and Dork Diaries switch positions at the top of the list. I expect me may see this dance for a while...

* Chester Brown's Paying For It was MIA on the chart last week, but this week returns all the way up at #5. It's been quite a yo-yo ride on the chart for this particular title.

* The top debut this week is Blood Work, a graphic novel set in Kim Harrison's popular Hollows series of supernatural novels. Also debuting is The Griff, the first graphic novel by popular humor author Christopher Moore; a Y the Last Man hardcover; and a bunch of manga volumes.

* Speaking of, there are seven different manga volumes on the chart this week, which historically (well, since I've been keeping track...) is a relatively high number.