Amazon Top 50 - March 7, 2014

Here are the Top 50 Comics & Graphic Novels on Amazon Friday morning. See About the Amazon Top 50 Lists for more information on how this list is compiled.


1 (+3). The Walking Dead, Vol. 20: All Out War, Part 1 *
2 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
3 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2
4 (-1). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
5 (+4). Saga Volume 3 *
6 (-). The Walking Dead, Vol. 19: March to War
7 (N). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Rift Part 1 *
8 (-). Saga Volume 1
9 (-2). Hyperbole and a Half (Kindle)
10 (+7). Darth Vader and Son
11 (-1). The Walking Dead, Vol. 18: What Comes After
12 (+14). Watchmen
13 (+1). Vader's Little Princess
14 (-1). Saga Volume 2
15 (+1). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
16 (N). The Walking Dead, Vol. 20: All Out War, Part 1 (Kindle)
17 (-2). The Walking Dead, Vol. 17: Something To Fear
18 (+9). The Walking Dead Book 9
19 (+2). Attack on Titan 1
20 (-15). Injustice Year Two #4 (Kindle)
21 (+16). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
22 (+8). The Sworn Sword: The Graphic Novel
23 (-5). Locke & Key: Alpha & Omega
24 (-9). The Walking Dead Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye (Kindle)
25 (-1). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
26 (+15). Attack on Titan 2
27 (+15). Big Nate: I Smell a Pop Quiz! (Kindle)
28 (-16). The Walking Dead #122 (Kindle)
29 (+5). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel
30 (-5). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
31 (+13). Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52)
32 (+4). The Walking Dead Book 2
33 (+17). Attack on Titan 3
34 (N). Forever Evil (2013- ) #6 (Kindle)
35 (-6). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
36 (+9). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
37 (-6). The Walking Dead Book 3
38 (+1). The Walking Dead Book 4
39 (N). A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel: Volume Three *
40 (-8). Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (The New 52)
41 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
42 (N). American Vampire #1 (Kindle)
43 (N). Nisekoi: False Love, Vol. 2: Zawsze in Love
44 (R). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
45 (+2). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
46 (R). Attack on Titan 10
47 (R). V for Vendetta
48 (R). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
49 (-3). Batman: Year One
50 (R). Attack on Titan 11


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:

• A new #1 this week! The twentieth Walking Dead paperback hit comic stores and Kindle (debuting on the chart this week at #16) this week, and the print edition ships from Amazon next week. Thirteen Walking Dead comics and collections make the top fifty chart this week, including the top three slots.
• Image comics kind of rule the chart this week; between Walking Dead and Saga they take six of the top ten and eight of the top fifteen.
• The top debut this week is the newest Avatar: The Last Airbender OGN, impressively at #7. It ships next week as well.
• Manga-wise Attack on Titan continues to dominate the top fifty, although a new-to-the-chart title, Nisekoi: False Love, manages to crack in near the bottom.
• Also debuting this week are the third A Game of Thrones volume (in pre-order); and single Kindle issues of DC's Forever Evil #6 & American Vampire #1, the latter being the beneficiary of a 99¢ American Vampire sale.
• Alessandro Sanna's The River, which debuted last week and earlier this week was cracking the top ten, has dropped completely off the chart this morning. At first I suspected a re-categorization and it turns out that Amazon has sold out of their stock and is now listing it as 'Usually ships within 2 to 4 weeks.' So it is still popular, just presently not selling due to lack of copies.

Amazon Top 50 - February 28, 2014

Here are the Top 50 Comics & Graphic Novels on Amazon Friday morning. See About the Amazon Top 50 Lists for more information on how this list is compiled.


1 (+1). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
2 (+1). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2
3 (-2). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
4 (-). The Walking Dead, Vol. 20: All Out War *
5 (N). Injustice Year Two #4 (Kindle)
6 (-1). The Walking Dead, Vol. 19: March to War
7 (+1). Hyperbole and a Half (Kindle)
8 (+7). Saga Volume 1
9 (+5). Saga Volume 3 *
10 (+3). The Walking Dead, Vol. 18: What Comes After
11 (+7). The Walking Dead Book 1
12 (N). The Walking Dead #122 (Kindle)
13 (+3). Saga Volume 2
14 (+7). Vader's Little Princess
15 (-3). The Walking Dead Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye (Kindle)
16 (+8). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
17 (+9). Darth Vader and Son
18 (R). Locke & Key: Alpha & Omega
19 (+9). The Walking Dead, Vol. 17: Something To Fear
20 (-9). Injustice Year Two #3 (Kindle)
21 (-2). Attack on Titan 1
22 (+1). Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (The New 52)
23 (N). Infinity
24 (+15). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
25 (-). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
26 (-4). Watchmen
27 (-10). The Walking Dead Book 9
28 (+9). The Walking Dead, Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us (Kindle)
29 (-2). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
30 (+16). The Sworn Sword: The Graphic Novel
31 (+5). The Walking Dead Book 3
32 (N). The River *
33 (-23). Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2: Angela
34 (+9). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel
35 (-28). Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 1: Cosmic Avengers
36 (-1). The Walking Dead Book 2
37 (-6). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
38 (+12). The Complete Calvin & Hobbes (paperback)
39 (R). The Walking Dead Book 4
40 (R). Justice League, Vol. 1: Origin (The New 52)
41 (-8). Attack on Titan 2
42 (-10). Big Nate: I Smell a Pop Quiz! (Kindle)
43 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 3: Safety Behind Bars
44 (+5). Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52)
45 (-7). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
46 (-1). Batman: Year One
47 (R). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
48 (R). The Complete Persepolis
49 (-8). The Walking Dead #121 (Kindle)
50 (-2). Attack on Titan 3


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:

• Back on top this week: The Walking Dead Compendia. It looks like they're going to play a little dance with Hyperbole and a Half for the top spot for the foreseeable future.
• The top debuts are two Kindle single issues, usual suspects Injustice and Walking Dead. The top print debut this week is the collected edition of Marvel's Infinity. Unusual for Marvel, but the combination of a connection to Guardians of the Galaxy and a hefty Amazon discount seems to have turned out a few buyers.
• Also debuting this week is Alessandro Sanna's The River. It's being marketed as a children's picture book, but looking at some preview pages it looks to me that, if it's not comics, it is awfully comics-adjacent. 
• Dead Watch: There are sixteen Walking Dead-related titles on the top fifty chart this week. All hail the power of basic cable!
• Sales chart fans: I have a new gig, doing the DC Comics Month-to-month summaries for The Beat. Come take a look and join in the discussion!

Amazon Top 50 - February 21, 2014

Here are the Top 50 Comics & Graphic Novels on Amazon Friday morning. See About the Amazon Top 50 Lists for more information on how this list is compiled.


1 (+2). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
2 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
3 (-2). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2
4 (+4). The Walking Dead, Vol. 20: All Out War *
5 (+4). The Walking Dead, Vol. 19: March to War
6 (N). Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 1: Legacy (Kindle)
7 (R). Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 1: Cosmic Avengers
8 (-4). Hyperbole and a Half (Kindle)
9 (-4). Locke & Key: Alpha & Omega
10 (N). Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2: Angela
11 (-5). Injustice Year Two #3 (Kindle)
12 (+17). The Walking Dead Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye (Kindle)
13 (+17). The Walking Dead, Vol. 18: What Comes After
14 (-2). Saga Volume 3 *
15 (-5). Saga Volume 1
16 (+5). Saga Volume 2
17 (+19). The Walking Dead Book 9
18 (+19). The Walking Dead Book 1
19 (+4). Attack on Titan 1
20 (R). The Book of Revelation
21 (-8). Vader's Little Princess
22 (-2). Watchmen
23 (-7). Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (The New 52)
24 (-). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
25 (-7). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
26 (-11). Darth Vader and Son
27 (-13). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
28 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 17: Something To Fear
29 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
30 (-23). My Dog, the Paradox
31 (-14). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
32 (-68). Big Nate: I Smell a Pop Quiz! (Kindle)
33 (+2). Attack on Titan 2
34 (N). Injustice Year Two #4 (Kindle) *
35 (R). The Walking Dead Book 2
36 (R). The Walking Dead Book 3
37 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us (Kindle)
38 (-11). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
39 (+3). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
40 (-15). Stephen King's N. (Kindle)
41 (-30). The Walking Dead #121 (Kindle)
42 (N). Annihilation, Book 1 (Kindle)
43 (+2). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel
44 (R). The Planetary Omnibus
45 (-14). Batman: Year One
46 (-24). The Sworn Sword: The Graphic Novel
47 (R). V for Vendetta
48 (-14). Attack on Titan 3
49 (-30). Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52)
50 (-4). The Complete Calvin & Hobbes (paperback)


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:

• Amazon raises its price back up on the two Walking Dead Compendia, and that's enough for Hyperbole and a Half to slip back up into the #1 slot this morning.
• But still a very strong showing for The Walking Dead this week, taking four of the top five slots, eight of the top twenty, and fourteen in the top fifty.
• Marvel releases the trailer for this summer's Guardians of the Galaxy movie this week, and three GoG collections pop into the top ten (with the related Annihilation also making a debut appearance further down in the chart). Maybe Marvel could boost their collection sales for other properties by just making movie trailers for them?
• The only other debut this week is the pre-order for next week's issue of Injustice Year Two.

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Betty #118

Bone #6

Cerebus #291

Famous Funnies #163

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Nodwick #13

Richie Rich Jackpots #20

Robotech #10

Scooby-Doo #117

Have a Heart I (2010)

Have a Heart II (2011)

Have a Heart III (2012)

Have a Heart IV (2013)

Amazon Top 50 - February 14, 2014

Here are the Top 50 Comics & Graphic Novels on Amazon Friday morning. See About the Amazon Top 50 Lists for more information on how this list is compiled.


1 (+4). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2
2 (+1). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
3 (-2). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
4 (-). Hyperbole and a Half (Kindle)
5 (-3). Locke & Key: Alpha & Omega *
6 (N). Injustice Year Two #3 (Kindle)
7 (R). My Dog, the Paradox
8 (+2). The Walking Dead, Vol. 20: All Out War *
9 (-1). The Walking Dead, Vol. 19: March to War
10 (-4). Saga Volume 1
11 (N). The Walking Dead #121 (Kindle)
12 (-6). Saga Volume 3 *
13 (-4). Vader's Little Princess
14 (+6). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
15 (-3). Darth Vader and Son
16 (+7). Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (The New 52)
17 (+13). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
18 (-). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
19 (-4). Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52)
20 (+7). Watchmen
21 (+4). Saga Volume 2
22 (-1). The Sworn Sword: The Graphic Novel
23 (-3). Attack on Titan 1
24 (-10). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
25 (+1). Stephen King's N. (Kindle)
26 (+18). Big Nate: I Smell a Pop Quiz! (Kindle)
27 (-10). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
28 (-). Fables Vol. 1: Legends in Exile
29 (R). The Walking Dead Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye (Kindle)
30 (+13). The Walking Dead, Vol. 18: What Comes After
31 (+9). Batman: Year One
32 (-21). Injustice Year Two #2 (Kindle)
33 (-11). Attack on Titan 11
34 (+11). Attack on Titan 3
35 (-3). Attack on Titan 2
36 (R). The Walking Dead Book 9
37 (R). The Walking Dead Book 1
38 (N). Attack on Titan 4
39 (N). Beautiful Darkness *
40 (-7). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
41 (R). Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe
42 (-29). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
43 (-8). Attack on Titan 10
44 (-10). The Complete Persepolis
45 (-7). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel
46 (-5). The Complete Calvin & Hobbes (paperback)
47 (-10). Marvel Encyclopedia
48 (R). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel (Kindle)
49 (R). Justice League, Vol. 1: Origin (The New 52)
50 (-26). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic


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:

• Amazon lowered the price on the two Walking Dead Compendia this week to just $25 (each), which combined with the return of the show to television results in their jumping ahead of Hyperbole for the first time in quite a while. They are currently #2 and #3 on the overall Amazon books chart, outpaced only by the bargain-priced hardcover of the soon-to-be-a-major-motion-picture The Fault in Our Stars.
• The top two debuts this week are Kindle versions of single issues, the latest installments of Injustice and The Walking Dead.
• Also debuting this week are Attack on Titan 4 (the only AoT volume that hadn't charted yet), and the pre-order for Fabien Vehlmann & Kerascoët's Beautiful Darkness.
• For some reason Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe returns to the chart. No sales, no media attention—maybe people are simply interested in reading it this week?

Amazon Top 50 - February 7, 2014

Here are the Top 50 Comics & Graphic Novels on Amazon Friday morning. See About the Amazon Top 50 Lists for more information on how this list is compiled.


1 (-). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
2 (N). Locke & Key: Alpha & Omega *
3 (+5). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
4 (-1). Hyperbole and a Half (Kindle)
5 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2
6 (-2). Saga Volume 3 *
7 (+12). Saga Volume 1
8 (+6). The Walking Dead, Vol. 19: March to War
9 (+14). Vader's Little Princess
10 (+6). The Walking Dead, Vol. 20: All Out War *
11 (-4). Injustice Year Two #2 (Kindle)
12 (+8). Darth Vader and Son
13 (-3). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
14 (+8). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
15 (+11). Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52)
16 (N). Preacher Book One
17 (-11). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
18 (+9). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
19 (+11). Attack on Titan 1
20 (+19). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
21 (-). The Sworn Sword: The Graphic Novel
22 (-4). Attack on Titan 11
23 (+10). Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (The New 52)
24 (-15). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
25 (-1). Saga Volume 2
26 (+6). Stephen King's N. (Kindle)
27 (-14). Watchmen
28 (R). Fables Vol. 1: Legends in Exile
29 (+9). V for Vendetta
30 (-5). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
31 (N). Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Search *
32 (R). Attack on Titan 2
33 (+1). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
34 (-19). The Complete Persepolis
35 (+7). Attack on Titan 10
36 (-7). Dilbert 2014 Day-to-Day Calendar: There's No Kill Switch on Awesome
37 (+13). Marvel Encyclopedia
38 (-3). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel
39 (R). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes
40 (R). Batman: Year One
41 (R). The Complete Calvin & Hobbes (paperback)
42 (R). Attack on Titan 9
43 (-7). The Walking Dead, Vol. 18: What Comes After
44 (-). Big Nate: I Smell a Pop Quiz! (Kindle)
45 (R). Attack on Titan 3
46 (-15). Understanding Comics
47 (-35). Snowpiercer Vol. 1: The Escape
48 (N). The Planetary Omnibus
49 (-12). Injustice Year Two #1 (Kindle)
50 (-33). Herblock: The Life and Works of the Great Political Cartoonist


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:

• Hyperbole and a Half regains its top spot this week. It is currently #102 on the overall Amazon books chart.
• The top debut this week at an impressive #2 is the final Locke & Key collection, Alpha & Omega. This is an impressive showing for a comics property which, while it has dallied in the past with media adaptations, is so far a comic series with no other mass media ties.
• Also debuting this week is the first hardcover collection of Ennis & Dillon's Preacher, which is absolutely due to the announcement yesterday that AMC has picked it up for a television series. Time for all the agents and actors in Hollywood to read up on what many are no doubt hoping will be the new Walking Dead.
• Rounding out this week's debuts are a hardcover collection of the three Avatar, The Last Airbender: The Search volumes, and the Omnibus collection of Ellis & Cassaday's Planetary.
• It's a pretty good week for DC on the chart; in addition to the debut showing for Preacher & Planetary and the requisite Batman volumes, The Sandman and Fables both see their first volumes return to the chart, perennial Alan Moore books Watchmen and V for Vendetta continue to chart, and the first two issues of Injustice Year Two remain as well, for a total of fourteen items on the chart this week. Marvel on the other hand see their last week's #1 The Ultimates tumble completely off the charts, with the Kindle edition of Stephen King's N. their only remaining top fifty entry. (The Marvel Encyclopedia is published by DK...)
• Also having a good week is Attack on Titan, with six volumes of Hajime Isayama's manga making the chart this week.

Some thoughts on the pricing of Marvel's Miracleman Reprints

I left this as a comment over on a post about Marvel's Miracleman reprints over at Comics Worth Reading, but it seems substantial enough to re-post here on my own blog:

A lot of people are complaining about the price tag. And yes, $5 or $6 seems like a lot for a reprint comic. But there are some mitigating factors:

• This is more than a simple reprint; the stories are being completely re-colored and re-lettered, and they’ve been tracking down the original artwork as much as possible and doing new scans. Opinions will of course vary, but IMHO they look fantastic. (I recently looked through my old Eclipse versions, and the Marvel editions look so much better.)
• Marvel are apparently paying decent royalties to all of the creators involved (except of course for Moore, who doesn’t want any of the filthy lucre, or even his name associated with the work). This presumably is also the reason why they are including the old Mick Anglo reprints as well, to toss some royalty money that way too.
• It’s not all reprints of the Eclipse material; issue #2 includes a story from Warrior that has never before been reprinted, for example. And in a couple of years we’ll finally get to the new Gaiman/Buckingham material.

It will be interesting to see the sales figures on these. I’m expecting somewhere in the 20K range, and frankly I don’t think they’d sell that many more units had they been thinner $4 books without all the extra material. The collections will probably sell decently outside of the traditional comics market, much better than Marvel’s collections usually do.

So yes, the price points may not be ideal for every consumer. But this is a seminal work in the comics field, and if the choice was between having it this way or not having it available at all, I for one am glad that it is back in print after all these years.

Amazon Top 50 - January 31, 2014

Here are the Top 50 Comics & Graphic Novels on Amazon Friday morning. See About the Amazon Top 50 Lists for more information on how this list is compiled.

1 (N). The Ultimates Vol. 1: Super-Human (Kindle)
2 (-1). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
3 (+1). Hyperbole and a Half (Kindle)
4 (+7). Saga Volume 3 *
5 (+3). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2
6 (-4). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
7 (N). Injustice Year Two #2 (Kindle)
8 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
9 (-6). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
10 (-5). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
11 (+30). The Batman Chronicles Vol. 1 (Kindle)
12 (+7). Snowpiercer Vol. 1: The Escape
13 (-3). Watchmen
14 (-2). The Walking Dead, Vol. 19: March to War
15 (-9). The Complete Persepolis
16 (-3). The Walking Dead, Vol. 20: All Out War *
17 (N). Herblock: The Life and Works of the Great Political Cartoonist
18 (+12). Attack on Titan 11
19 (-4). Saga Volume 1
20 (-2). Darth Vader and Son
21 (-7). The Sworn Sword: The Graphic Novel
22 (+14). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
23 (-6). Vader's Little Princess
24 (+7). Saga Volume 2
25 (+1). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
26 (+6). Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52)
27 (-). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
28 (-7). American Born Chinese
29 (-20). Dilbert 2014 Day-to-Day Calendar: There's No Kill Switch on Awesome
30 (-2). Attack on Titan 1
31 (-6). Understanding Comics
32 (-10). Stephen King's N. (Kindle)
33 (-13). Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (The New 52)
34 (+9). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
35 (-). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel
36 (+9). The Walking Dead, Vol. 18: What Comes After
37 (-). Injustice Year Two #1 (Kindle)
38 (-15). V for Vendetta
39 (-15). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
40 (R). Big Nate: From the Top (Kindle)
41 (+1). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel (Kindle)
42 (+5). Attack on Titan 10
43 (R). Blue is the Warmest Color
44 (+2). Big Nate: I Smell a Pop Quiz! (Kindle)
45 (-7). X-Men: Days of Future Past (Kindle)
46 (-17). The Sworn Sword: The Graphic Novel (Kindle)
47 (-13). The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale
48 (-32). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
49 (-16). The Walking Dead #120 (Kindle)
50 (R). Marvel Encyclopedia


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:

• Hyperbole and a Half is displaced from its top position on the chart this week due to a one-day $1.99 sale on the Kindle edition of the first volume of The Ultimates. I would expect that next week Ultimates will fall of the chart completely and H&H will regain its #1 status (though who knows what kind of tricks Amazon has up its sleeve…)
• Also debuting in the top ten is the second issue of Injustice Year Two on the Kindle. Unlike with the first series, there seems to be a bit of a delay before the Year Two issues chart. It could be that the gap in publishing lessened demand, or the bi-weekly schedule means that readers aren't in the habit of regularly checking for new issues.
• The other debut this week is Herblock: The Life and Works of the Great Political Cartoonist, no doubt with demand driven by the recent HBO documentary.
• With still two months to go before its release, the third Saga collection rises to #4. Saga is clearly a mainstream hit.
• The university required texts (Persepolis, Fun Home, Maus, Watchmen, etc.) slip this week as students wrap up their book buying for the semester.

Amazon Top 50 - January 24, 2014

Here are the Top 50 Comics & Graphic Novels on Amazon Friday morning. See About the Amazon Top 50 Lists for more information on how this list is compiled.


1 (-). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
2 (-). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
3 (-). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
4 (+1). Hyperbole and a Half (Kindle)
5 (-1). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
6 (+5). The Complete Persepolis
7 (+2). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
8 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2
9 (-1). Dilbert 2014 Day-to-Day Calendar: There's No Kill Switch on Awesome
10 (-4). Watchmen
11 (+4). Saga Volume 3 *
12 (-2). The Walking Dead, Vol. 19: March to War
13 (+3). The Walking Dead, Vol. 20: All Out War *
14 (+25). The Sworn Sword: The Graphic Novel
15 (+4). Saga Volume 1
16 (+2). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
17 (+6). Vader's Little Princess
18 (+4). Darth Vader and Son
19 (N). Snowpiercer Vol. 1: The Escape *
20 (+17). Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (The New 52)
21 (+9). American Born Chinese
22 (+4). Stephen King's N. (Kindle)
23 (+4). V for Vendetta
24 (+10). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
25 (-12). Understanding Comics
26 (-6). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
27 (-15). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
28 (+13). Attack on Titan 1
29 (N). The Sworn Sword: The Graphic Novel (Kindle)
30 (N). Attack on Titan 11 *
31 (-6). Saga Volume 2
32 (-11). Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52)
33 (N). The Walking Dead #120 (Kindle)
34 (+10). The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale
35 (+3). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel
36 (-19). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
37 (-23). Injustice Year Two #1 (Kindle)
38 (-3). X-Men: Days of Future Past (Kindle)
39 (-11). Infinity Gauntlet (Kindle)
40 (+8). Batman: Year One
41 (N). The Batman Chronicles Vol. 1 (Kindle)
42 (R). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel (Kindle)
43 (-11). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
44 (-8). Fables Vol. 19: Snow White
45 (-14). The Walking Dead, Vol. 18: What Comes After
46 (-22). Big Nate: I Smell a Pop Quiz! (Kindle)
47 (-2). Attack on Titan 10
48 (R). Attack on Titan 2
49 (R). Attack on Titan 3
50 (-8). 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:

• Still on top is Hyperbole and the Half, which slips a bit more on the overall books chart to #69. Persepolis, Fun Home, Maus, Watchmen, etc. continue to chart strong as students buy their required reading for the semester.
• The top debut this week is the first volume of Snowpiercer, a French BD that has apparently been made into a South Korean action thriller film starring Capt. America himself Chris Evans. Hello global economy!
• Also debuting this week are the latest Attack on Titan volume, the Kindle edition of The Sworn Sword, the Kindle version of the latest issue of The Walking Dead, and the bargain-priced Kindle edition of the first Batman Chronicles volume.