Friday, 8 July 2011

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.

Thursday, 7 July 2011

Lady Gorgo


Finally!

Several months ago, you voted about what Robot was giving Unicorn in the last strip:

a floppy disk (43%)
pure love (23%)
hugs & kisses (8%)
tickles (2%)

New Library Comics: June 2011

Here's a list of the comics we added to our library collection last month:




Aaron, Jason. Punisher Max. Kingpin / New York, NY : Marvel Worldwide, 2010.

Adam, Peggy. Luchadoras / Madrid : Sinsentido, c2007

Allred, Mike (Mike Dalton) Madman : all-new giant-size super ginchy special! / Berkeley, Calif. : Image Comics, 2011.

Amou, Kanami. .hack//Alcor / Hamburg ; Los Angeles : Tokyopop, c2009

Anderson, Kevin J., 1962- Star Trek—the next generation : the Gorn crisis / La Jolla, CA : WildStorm/DC Comics, 2001.

Asamiya, Kia, 1963- Steam detectives. v. 1 / San Francisco, CA : Viz Communications, 2002, c1998.

Bachelet, Gilles. Hotel des voyageurs : (a naughty pillow book) / New York : Abrams Image, 2007.

Bagge, Peter. Yeah! / Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics, c2011.

Banville. Asymptote. 1, La fin du monde / Montréal : 400 coups, c2011

Barson, Michael. Agonizing love : the golden era of romance comics / New York : Collins Design, 2011

Berenstain, Mike, 1951- Child's play : the Berenstain baby boom, 1946-1964 : cartoon art of Stan and Jan Berenstain / New York : Abrams, 2008.

Bocquet, José-Louis. Kiki de Montparnasse / London : SelfMadeHero, 2011.

Bound & gagged. No. 1 / Los Angeles, CA : I Will Destroy You Comics, c2010

Brady, Pat, 1947- Rose is Rose 15th anniversary collection / Kansas City [Mo.] : Andrews McMeel, c1999.

Brin, David. Forgiveness / La Jolla, CA : WildStorm Productions, 2001.

Brown, Chester, 1960- Paying for it : a comic-strip memoir about being a john / Montréal : Drawn & Quarterly ; New York : Distributed in the USA by Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 2011.

Card, Orson Scott. Dragon age. [1] / San Diego, CA : IDW, c2011

Cauwelaert, Didier van, 1960- L'enfant qui venait d'un livre : romanga / Paris : Prisma, 2011

CBLDF : 2010 year in review. / New York : Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, [2010?]

Chaykin, Howard V. Son of Superman / New York : DC Comics, 2011.

Clowes, Daniel. Mister wonderful / New York : Pantheon Books, c2011.

Comics buyer's guide 1994 annual : the standard reference for today's collector / Iola, WI : Krause Publications, 1993.

Crandall, Reed, 1917-1982. The Reed Crandall reader. / NYC : Pure Imagination Pub., c2011

De Campi, Alex. Kat & Mouse v.1. Teacher torture / Los Angeles, Calif. : Tokyopop, Inc., 2006

De Campi, Alex. Kat & Mouse v.2. Tripped / Los Angeles, Calif. : Tokyopop, Inc., 2006

DeCandido, Keith R. A. StarCraft : Ghost Academy v. 1-3 / Los Angeles : Tokyopop, c2010-

DeMatteis, J. M. Brooklyn dreams / New York : Paradox Press, c2003.

Drake, Arnold. Deadman. Book 1 / New York : DC Comics, c2011

Easton, Michael, 1967- Soul stealer vols. 1-3 / [Toronto, Ontario] : DMF Comics, c2008

Echanique, Deanna. La macchina bellica v. 1 / [Washington, D.C.? : D. Echanique, 2009-]

Ellis, Warren. Transmetropolitan v. 9 : the cure / New York : DC Comics, c2009-

Evens, Brecht, 1986- Night animals : a diptych about what rushes through the bushes / Marietta, GA : Top Shelf Productions, 2011

Expo 2000 / [Bethesda, Maryland?] : The Expo, c2000.

The Fleagles : the classic E.C. artists. / NYC : Pure Imagination, c2011

Frazetta, Frank. Johnny Comet / Lakewood N.J. : Vanguard Productions, 2011.

Frazetta, Frank. White Indian / [Lakewood, NJ] : Vanguard Productions, 2011.

Fry, Michael, 1959- Over the hedge : stuffed animals / Kansas City, Mo. : Andrews McMeel, c2006.

Furuya, Usamaru, 1968- The Lychee Light Club = [Litchi Hikari Club] / New York : Vertical, Inc., c2011

Gage, Christos. Area 10 / New York : DC Comics, c2010.

Gallagher, John, comic book author. Buzzboy. Volume II : monsters, dreams & milkshakes / Falls Church, VA : Sky Dog Press, 2003.

Guisewite, Cathy. Cathy twentieth anniversary collection / Kansas City : Andrews and McMeel, [c1996]

Gulledge, Laura Lee. Page by Paige / New York : Amulet Books, 2011

Hachigian, Jennifer Lynn. Lore v. 1 / Burbank, Calif. : Greeble Graphics, c2008

Hamazaki, Tatsuya. .hack//G.U.+ v. 1 / Los Angeles, Calif. : Tokyopop, 2008

Hart, Tom, 1969- She's not into poetry : mini-comics 1991-1996 / [S.l.] : Sequential Artist's Workshop, c2011

Hernandez, Gilbert. Love from the shadows / Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics, c2011

Hope : the hero initiative : [26 stories by over 80 creators to benefit the Hero Initiative]. / [Canada] : Ronin Studios, 2011

Howard, Josh, 1976- Black harvest / Berkeley, CA : Image ; London : Diamond [distributor], c2010.

Hughes, Susan, 1960- No girls allowed : tales of daring women dressed as men for love, freedom and adventure / Toronto, Ont. ; Tonawanda, NY : Kids Can Press, c2008

Jodorowsky, Alejandro. Alexandro Jodorowsky's Screaming planet / Hollywood, CA : Humanoids, c2011

Jodorowsky, Alejandro. Weapons of the Metabaron / Hollywood, CA : Humanoids, Inc., c2010.

Johnston, Lynn Franks, 1947- A look inside— for better or for worse : the 10th anniversary collection / Kansas City : Andrews and McMeel, c1989.

Jones, Gerard, 1957- Networked : Carabella on the run / New York : Privacy Activism/NBM Pub., c2010.

Kishimoto, Masashi, 1974- Naruto : [Omnibus Edition] v. 1-3 / San Francisco, Calif. : Viz, 2011

Knaak, Richard A. Warcraft. The sunwell trilogy v. 3 : ghostlands / Los Angeles, CA : TokyoPop, c2005-2007.

Kodaka, Nao. Kilala princess vols. 1-2 / Los Angeles : Tokyopop, 2007

Kovaleski, John. Bo Nanas : monkey meets world / Kansas City, Mo. : Andrews McMeel, c2005.

Kubert, Joe, 1926- Jew gangster / New York : DC Comic, c2005

Kubert, Joe, 1926- The Joe Kubert reader / NYC : Pure Imagination, c2010

Kudō, Kazuya. Mai, the psychic girl. 1 / San Francisco, CA : Viz Communications, 2002, c1995.

La Neve, Michelangelo. Day of the magicians / Hollywood, CA : Humanoids Inc., c2010.

Lambert, Joseph. I will bite you! : and other stories / [Vermont] : Secret Acres, 2011

Lappé, Anthony. Shooting war / New York : Grand Central Pub., 2008, c2007.

The MAD bathroom companion / New York : MAD Books, c2000.

Mariolle, Mathieu. Nola's worlds v. 1 : changing moon / Minneapolis, MN : Graphic Universe, 2010-

Moncuse, Steve. The fish police. Vol. 1. [Hairballs] / San Diego, CA : IDW Pub., 2011

Moore, Alan, 1953- Voodoo, dancing in the dark / La Jolla, CA : Wildstorm Productions, c1999.

Naifeh, Ted. Unearthly. Vol. 1 / Los Angeles, Calif. : Seven Seas ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2005

Nishi, Keiko. Love song / San Francisco, CA : Viz Communications, 1997.

Ohba, Tsugumi. Death note. Black ed. v. 3 / San Francisco : Viz Media, 2010-

Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937. Frederick Burr Opper's Happy Hooligan / New York : Nantier, Beall, Minoustchine, [2008?]

Ōtomo, Katsuhiro, 1954- Akira vol. 6 / New York : Kodansha Comics, 2009-

Pekar, Harvey. Huntington, West Virginia "on the fly" / New York : Villard, c2011.

Peterson, Paul. The next day : a graphic novella / Toronto : Pop Sandbox, 2011

Petrucha, Stefan. Vampire slayer. Part one / New York : Papercutz, 2010.

Peyo. The Smurfs and the Howlibird. / Flemington, NJ : Papercutz, 2011

Riley, Andy. D.I.Y. dentistry : —and other alarming inventions / New York : Plume, 2009, [c2008]

Robinson, Jerry. Jerry Robinson's Astra / New York : CPM Manga, c2002.

Ryan, Johnny. New character parade / Oakland, CA : Pigeon Press, 2010

Sawai, Yoshio, 1977- Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo / San Francisco, Calif. : Viz Media, 2006, c2005

Schulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe), 1922-2000. Happiness is a warm blanket, Charlie Brown / Los Angeles : kaboom!, 2011

Schulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe), 1922-2000. It's great to be a superstar / New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1977.

Schulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe), 1922-2000. Summers fly, winters walk / New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1977.

Schulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe), 1922-2000. The Snoopy festival / New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, c1974.

Schulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe), 1922-2000. What's wrong with being crabby? / New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1976.

Schulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe), 1922-2000. You're barking up the wrong tree, Snoopy! / New York : Scholastic Inc., c1980.

Shindoh, Arashi. Leader's High. 1 / LaJolla, CA : CMX : WildStorm Productions, an imprint of DC Comics, c2008.

Shirai, Yumiko. Tenken / New York : One Peace Books, [2010]

Simone, Gail. Spiderman's pal Gus Beezer / New York, NY : Marvel Comics, 2004.

Skillman, Eric. Liar's kiss / Marietta, GA : Top Shelf Productions, 2011

Smith, Rick. Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery Vol. 1. Life on a bicycle / Shaker Heights, Ohio : Kickstand Cyclery, 2011-

StarCraft : Frontline. v. 1-4 / Los Angeles, Calif. : Tokyopop, 2008-

Suzuki, Julietta. Karakuri Odette. Vol. 1 / Los Angeles : Tokyopop, 2009.

Sweet tooth. no. 21 Jul 2011 / New York, NY : DC Comics, 2009-

Tadano, Nobuaki. 7 billion needles v. 4 / New York : Vertical, 2010-

Tenuta, Saverio. Legend of the scarlet blades / Hollywood, CA : Humanoids, c2011.

Toth, Alex. Jon Fury ... in Japan. #1 / Burbank, CA : Paul Power Publication, c2010.

Trondheim, Lewis. Approximate continuum comics / Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books ; [New York] : Distributed in the U.S. by Diamond Comic Distributors, 2011.

Urasawa, Naoki, 1960- 20th century boys v. 12-14 / San Francisco, CA : Viz Media, 2009-

Valentino, Serena. Gloom cookie / San Jose, CA : Slave Labor, 2001-

Walker, Mort. Beetle Bailey : revenge / New York : Tom Doherty Associates, 1985.

Watts, Jean, 1949- Off hours : cartoons / Dayton, Ohio : Ohio Psychology Press, c1992

Wilson, Tom, 1931- The great big giant book of Ziggy / New York : Galahad Books, 1988.

Winick, Judd. Exiles. Vol. 4, Legacy / New York : Marvel Comics, 2003.

Wolfman, Marv. Night Force / New York : DC Comics, 2011

Worton, Zach, 1977- The Klondike / Montréal : Drawn & Quarterly, 2011

Yaginuma, Kō, 1973- Twin spica v. 7 / New York : Vertical, Inc., c2010-

Yokoyama, Yuichi. Garden / Brooklyn, NY : PictureBox, 2011


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Sunday, 3 July 2011

Monkey Covers

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

Lex Luthor faces off against Gorilla Grodd on the cover of Action Comics #893 (2010) by David Finch and Richard Friend.

(Standard disclaimer about evil telepathic gorillas not really being monkeys applies).

Click on the image for a larger version.