Thursday, December 31, 2009

Winter Covers - December 31


Batman and The Joker make a dangerous New Year's Eve toast on Tim Sale's cover for Batman: The Long Halloween #4 (1997).

We've hope you've enjoyed our month-long celebration of comic book covers!

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Blackest Night Hardcovers

If you're a wait-for-the-trade type, even for big event crossover comics, here are the upcoming Blackest Night hardcover collections (according to Amazon):

  • Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps - Presumably the Tales of the Corps miniseries #1-3. (June)

  • Blackest Night - The main miniseries. Presumably #0-8. (July)

  • Blackest Night: Rise of the Black Lanterns - The return-from-the-dead canceled comics: Power of Shazam #48, Catwoman #83, Suicide Squad #67, Question #37, Phantom Stranger #42, Weird Western Tales #71, Atom & Hawkman #46, Starman #81. (July)

  • Blackest Night: Black Lantern Corps Vol. 1 - Blackest Night: Batman #1-3, Blackest Night: Superman #1-3 and Blackest Night: Titans #1-3. (July)

  • Blackest Night: Black Lantern Corps Vol. 2 - Blackest Night: Wonder Woman #1-3, Blackest Night: JSA #1-3 and Blackest Night: Flash #1-3. (July)

  • Green Lantern: Blackest Night - Presumably the Green Lantern issues. (August)

  • Blackest Night: Green Lantern Corps - Presumably the Green Lantern Corps issues. (August)

Each is listed at $24.99, except for the main Blackest Night hardcover which is $29.99.

Winter Covers - December 30


Homer avalanches down the side of a hill on the cover to The Simpsons Winter Wing Ding #1 (2006) by Bill Morrison & Mike Rote.

Christmas may be over, but we're filling out December with winter-themed comics covers!

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Winter Covers - December 29


Calvin & Hobbes are oblivious to the wacky snowmen that surround them on the cover of Tommy og Tigern #13 (2006).

Christmas may be over, but we're filling out December with winter-themed comics covers!

Monday, December 28, 2009

Winter Covers - December 28


Super-Heroes play with kids in the snow on Dustin Nguyen's cover to the DC Universe Holiday Special '09.

Christmas may be over, but we're filling out December with winter-themed comics covers!

Sunday, December 27, 2009

Winter Monkey Covers - December 27


That's a cold, gold monkey on Will Eisner's cover for P.S. Magazine: The Preventive Maintenance Monthly #11 (1952).

Christmas may be over, but we're filling out December with winter-themed comics covers!

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

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Winter Covers - December 26


Brandy puts the finishing touches on a snowman on Frank Cho's cover for Liberty Meadows #7 (2000).

Christmas may be over, but we're filling out December with winter-themed comics covers!

Friday, December 25, 2009

Christmas Covers - December 25


Baby Jesus lies in a manger while wise men & shepherds visit on the cover of Topix vol. 9 #12 (1950).

We hope you've enjoyed twenty-five days of Christmas-themed covers this year. Stay tuned as we finish out December with more appropriately-themed comics covers...

(2008: Junior Partners #5)
(2007: Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact #194)
(2006: Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact #35)
(2005: Dell Four Color #1274)
(2004: Treasure Chest vol. 2 #9)

(Polite Dissent's 2009 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)
(2009 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)
(Brendan McKillip's Comic Advent Calendar 2009)
(Jon K's Christmas Comics Countdown)

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: Dog Days
2 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
3 (+2). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
4 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
5 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid
6 (-). Dilbert: 2010 Day-to-Day Calendar
7 (-). Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
8 (-). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
9 (+2). Watchmen
10 (-). Asterios Polyp
11 (-2). The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks
12 (-). Marvel Encyclopedia
13 (R). Tumor Chapter 1
14 (+18). The Complete Persepolis
15 (R). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters *
16 (+10). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
17 (+1). Stitches: A Memoir
18 (-3). Simon's Cat
19 (+5). V for Vendetta
20 (-6). Bloom County Complete Library Volume 1
21 (+15). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
22 (-6). The Complete Peanuts 1971-1974 (Box Set) (Vol. 11-12)
23 (-6). Wolverine: Old Man Logan
24 (+19). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
25 (-12). Celebrating Peanuts: 60 Years
26 (N). Footnotes in Gaza: A Graphic Novel
27 (+3). The Complete Far Side 1980-1994
28 (-). Batman: The Killing Joke
29 (N). Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft
30 (-9). KISS Kompendium
31 (+11). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
32 (+3). Predators and Prey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 5)
33 (R). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
34 (-12). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
35 (R). Batman: Battle for the Cowl
36 (+1). Batman: Year One
37 (-6). Dilbert 2.0: 20 Years of Dilbert
38 (-9). Masterpiece Comics
39 (N). The Rocketeer: The Complete Deluxe Edition
40 (R). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
41 (R). Dilbert: 2010 Wall Calendar
42 (N). The Gashlycrumb Tinies
43 (R). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
44 (R). Pride and Prejudice (Graphic Novel)
45 (N). Star Wars: Legacy Volume 7 - Storms
46 (R). Blankets
47 (R). R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz, & Country
48 (-21). The Arrival
49 (N). The Boys Volume 5: Herogasm



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 Christmas morning as we're looking at the charts, so take them with a large grain of salt than usual.

* Crumb's Genesis inches up to surpass a couple of the Wimpy Kid volumes (it's at #39 on the overall chart).

* The highest debut is a new volume of The Walking Dead at #15, while Joe Sacco's Footnotes in Gaza shows up at #27. The Deluxe edition of The Rocketeer hops on as well, sporting a hefty discount off its $75 price tag.

* A new college semester starts soon, so we're starting to see items like Maus, Persepolis and Blankets move back up the list.

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Christmas Covers - December 24


The gang from Quagmire High fill in for Santa Claus on Ben Dunn's cover for Ninja High School #156 (2007).

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 1 more 'get-up' until Santa!

(2008: Tommy og Tigern Julehefte 2007)
(2007: Action Comics #105)
(2006: Dell Four Color #666)
(2005: Dell Four Color #1274)
(2004: Captain Marvel Adventures #19)

(Polite Dissent's 2009 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)
(2009 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)
(Brendan McKillip's Comic Advent Calendar 2009)
(Jon K's Christmas Comics Countdown)

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Christmas Covers - December 23


Marvelman waves hello to a passing Santa Claus on the cover of Marvelman #71 (1954).

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

Just 2 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2008: The Original Black Cat #8)
(2007: Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun #22)
(2006: Girls Bravo vol. 6)
(2005: All-New Collectors' Edition #C-53)
(2004: Impulse #34)

(Polite Dissent's 2009 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)
(2009 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)
(Brendan McKillip's Comic Advent Calendar 2009)
(Jon K's Christmas Comics Countdown)

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Christmas Covers - December 22


Betty and Veronica remind Archie (and you!) that there are only 3 more shopping (and kissing) days until Christmas on Stan Goldberg's cover for Archie Giant Series Magazine #501 (1980)

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 3 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2008: Harvey Hits Comics #3)
(2007: Marge's Little Lulu #90)
(2006: Dell Giant #26)
(2005: Man-Thing #3)
(2004: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer #9)

(Polite Dissent's 2009 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)
(2009 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)
(Brendan McKillip's Comic Advent Calendar 2009)
(Jon K's Christmas Comics Countdown)

Monday, December 21, 2009

Christmas Covers - December 21



Green Hulk and Red Hulk celebrate Christmas on Ed McGuinness's variant covers to Hulk #9 (2009).

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 4 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2008: Teen Beam #2)
(2007: Bugs Bunny #46)
(2006: Wacky Squirrel #2)
(2005: Archie Giant Series Magazine #15)
(2004: DC Comics Presents #67)

(Polite Dissent's 2009 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)
(2009 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)
(Brendan McKillip's Comic Advent Calendar 2009)
(Jon K's Christmas Comics Countdown)

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Christmas Monkey Covers - December 20


Monkeys frolic in the snow while in the background a gorilla cradles a bunny rabbit, all on the cover of Bamses Julehefte 1998.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 5 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2008: Larry Marder's Beanworld Holiday Special)
(2007: Archie Giant Series Magazine #218)
(2006: 52 week 33)
(2005: Strangers in Paradise #70)
(2004: The Amazing Spider-Man #314)

(Polite Dissent's 2009 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)
(2009 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)
(Brendan McKillip's Comic Advent Calendar 2009)
(Jon K's Christmas Comics Countdown)

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Christmas Covers - December 19


Nothing says Merry Christmas like getting punched in the face by a robot, as illustrated by Jim Calafiore on the cover of Magnus Robot Fighter #34 (1994).

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.


Just 6 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2008: DCU Holiday Special 2008)
(2007: Walter Lantz New Funnies #167)
(2006: Omaha the Cat Dancer vol. 2 #1)
(2005: Marvel Comics Super Special #39)
(2004: The Spirit #12)

(Polite Dissent's 2009 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)
(2009 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)
(Brendan McKillip's Comic Advent Calendar 2009)
(Jon K's Christmas Comics Countdown)

Friday, December 18, 2009

Amazon Top 50

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


1 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
2 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
3 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
4 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid
5 (-). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
6 (-). Dilbert: 2010 Day-to-Day Calendar
7 (+1). Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
8 (+1). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
9 (-2). The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks
10 (+1). Asterios Polyp
11 (+2). Watchmen
12 (-2). Marvel Encyclopedia
13 (+1). Celebrating Peanuts: 60 Years
14 (-2). Bloom County Complete Library Volume 1
15 (+3). Simon's Cat
16 (-1). The Complete Peanuts 1971-1974 (Box Set) (Vol. 11-12)
17 (R). Wolverine: Old Man Logan
18 (-1). Stitches: A Memoir
19 (+5). Tales from the Crypt #8: Diary of a Stinky Dead Kid
20 (-1). Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume
21 (N). KISS Kompendium
22 (-1). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
23 (+14). The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
24 (+1). V for Vendetta
25 (-9). Scientific Progress Goes 'Boink': A Calvin and Hobbes Collection
26 (-). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
27 (+17). The Arrival
28 (+5). Batman: The Killing Joke
29 (+1). Masterpiece Comics
30 (+5). The Complete Far Side 1980-1994
31 (-8). Dilbert 2.0: 20 Years of Dilbert
32 (R). The Complete Persepolis
33 (+13). The Best American Comics 2009
34 (-12). The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book
35 (-6). Predators and Prey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 5)
36 (-2). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
37 (+5). Batman: Year One
38 (-18). Warriors: Ravenpaw's Path #1: Shattered Peace
39 (-7). My Bad: A Zits Treasury
40 (-4). The TOON Treasury of Classic Children's Comics
41 (-3). The DC Comics Encyclopedia, Updated and Expanded Edition
42 (+7). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
43 (R). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
44 (-17). Wrapped-Up FoxTrot: A Treasury with the Final Daily Strips
45 (R). Time of Your Life (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 4)
46 (+2). Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons
47 (R). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
48 (-17). 14 Years of Loyal Service in a Fabric-Covered Box: A Dilbert Book
49 (N). The Far Side Gallery
50 (N). Something Under the Bed Is Drooling



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 good deal of stability this week, especially at the top of the chart where books move by no more than a couple of slots.

* The highest debut this week is for the KISS Kompendium, no doubt helped by the hefty discount granted by Amazon off of the books hefty $75 list price.

* It appears that the best-selling book featuring a Marvel property this holiday season will be a book not published by Marvel itself (DK's Marvel Encyclopedia).

Christmas Covers - December 18


Rudolph lends a hand in Santa's workshop on Rube Grossman's cover to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer #4 (1953)

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 7 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2008: Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #364)
(2007: Guy Garder: Warrior #39)
(2006: Impulse #45)
(2005: Adventures of Superman #487)
(2004: Mutt & Jeff #32)

(Polite Dissent's 2009 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)
(2009 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)
(Brendan McKillip's Comic Advent Calendar 2009)

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Christmas Covers - December 17


They're making snow angels on Fred Perry's cover to the Gold Digger X-Mas Special #2 (2008).

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 8 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2008: Little Dot #29)
(2007: Classics Illustrated #53)
(2006: Patrick The Wolf Boy Christmas Special)
(2005: A Patty Cake Christmas)
(2004: Superman #165)

(Polite Dissent's 2009 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)
(2009 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)
(Brendan McKillip's Comic Advent Calendar 2009)

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Christmas Covers - December 16


The Autobots have a yuletide party on the cover of The Transformers #250 (1989).

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 9 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2008: Tantalizing Stories #2)
(2007: Funny Pages vol. 2 #43)
(2006: Katy Keene #33)
(2005: Bone Holiday Special)
(2004: Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #76)

(Polite Dissent's 2009 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)
(2009 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)
(Brendan McKillip's Comic Advent Calendar 2009)

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Christmas Covers - December 15


It's time to rock around the Christmas Tree on Torbjørn Lien's cover for Kollektivet Julealbum 2007.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 10 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2008: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer #7)
(2007: Donald Duck & Co. #49/1964)
(2006: 2000 A.D. #763)
(2005: Incredible Hulk #378)
(2004: Batman #45)

(Polite Dissent's 2009 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)
(2009 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)
(Brendan McKillip's Comic Advent Calendar 2009)

Monday, December 14, 2009

Christmas Covers - December 14



The tiny tots' eyes are all a-glow with a surprise for Santa on Sheldon Mayer's cover for Sugar & Spike #50.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.


Just 11 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2008: Tom-Tom, The Jungle Boy #3)
(2007: Sugar & Spike #68)
(2006: Sugar & Spike #38)
(2005: Sugar & Spike #26)
(2004: Sugar & Spike #32)

(Polite Dissent's 2009 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)
(2009 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)
(Brendan McKillip's Comic Advent Calendar 2009)

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Christmas Monkey Covers - December 13


For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover.

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

So today we combine the two as Santa faces down a mad mommy ape on the cover of Robbedoes #2436 (1984).

(Standard disclaimer about giant snowbound gorillas and their crying kids not really being monkeys applies.)

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.


Just 12 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2008: Sugar and Spike #44)
(2007: Love Hina vol. 6)
(2006: Green Lantern: Mosaic #9)
(2005: Jonah Hex #34)
(2004: Starman #27)

(Polite Dissent's 2009 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)
(2009 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)
(Brendan McKillip's Comic Advent Calendar 2009)

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Christmas Music Mix 2009

It's time once again for our incredibly awesome 2009 Christmas Mix!

If you're reading this on the blog, you should be able to use the embedded players below.

If you're reading this on a feed or Facebook or somesuch, use these links: Christmas 2009 (part 1), Christmas 2009 (part 2)



Christmas Covers - December 12


Jay & Silent Bob get in the holiday spirit on Art Adams's cover to the Clerks Holiday Special (1998).

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 13 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2008: Eternal Romance #3)
(2007: Liberty Meadows #24)
(2006: Veronica #6)
(2005: Dell Movie Classic #725)
(2004: Treasure Chest vol. 23 #8)

(Polite Dissent's 2009 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)
(2009 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)
(Brendan McKillip's Comic Advent Calendar 2009)

Friday, December 11, 2009

Creating a Kids' Comic Section the Simple & Easy Way

Over at Blog@Newsarama, Egg Embry posts:
Yesterday I spoke to Galactic Quest store owner Kyle Puttkammer... and he laid a little comic shop science on me: How can retailers be expected to have a Kid’s Comic Section in their store if Diamond will not put a Kid’s Section in Previews? It is a point I had not considered before…

My response:

1. Look for the ‘Kid Friendly’ logo next to items in Previews; order those things.

2. Order Archie stuff.

3. Order One Piece & Naruto.

4. Order Bone collections.

5. Order Diary of a Wimpy Kid books.

6. Order the items listed on School Library Journal’s Best Comics for Kids: http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/540000654/post/1340051134.html

7. Order the Johnny DC & Marvel Adventures titles.

Rack all of the above together on the shelf. Enjoy sales to kids & their parents!

Amazon Top 50

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


1 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
2 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
3 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
4 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid
5 (+1). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
6 (-1). Dilbert: 2010 Day-to-Day Calendar
7 (+2). The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks
8 (-). Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
9 (-2). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
10 (+1). Marvel Encyclopedia
11 (+4). Asterios Polyp
12 (+1). Bloom County Complete Library Volume 1
13 (-1). Watchmen
14 (+4). Celebrating Peanuts: 60 Years
15 (-1). The Complete Peanuts 1971-1974 (Box Set) (Vol. 11-12)
16 (+6). Scientific Progress Goes 'Boink': A Calvin and Hobbes Collection
17 (+3). Stitches: A Memoir
18 (+1). Simon's Cat
19 (+9). Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume
20 (-4). Warriors: Ravenpaw's Path #1: Shattered Peace
21 (+4). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
22 (+9). The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book
23 (-13). Dilbert 2.0: 20 Years of Dilbert
24 (R). Tales from the Crypt #8: Diary of a Stinky Dead Kid
25 (-1). V for Vendetta
26 (+7). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
27 (R). Wrapped-Up FoxTrot: A Treasury with the Final Daily Strips
28 (+17). The Indispensable Calvin And Hobbes
29 (-8). Predators and Prey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 5)
30 (R). Masterpiece Comics
31 (+7). 14 Years of Loyal Service in a Fabric-Covered Box: A Dilbert Book
32 (+18). My Bad: A Zits Treasury
33 (+1). Batman: The Killing Joke
34 (+7). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
35 (-18). The Complete Far Side 1980-1994
36 (+13). The TOON Treasury of Classic Children's Comics
37 (-7). The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
38 (-3). The DC Comics Encyclopedia, Updated and Expanded Edition
39 (+8). It's A Magical World: A Calvin and Hobbes Collection
40 (+2). Garfield Will Eat for Food: His 48th Book
41 (N). The Calvin and Hobbes Lazy Sunday Book
42 (-5). Batman: Year One
43 (R). Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation
44 (R). The Arrival
45 (R). R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz, & Country
46 (R). The Best American Comics 2009
47 (R). Dilbert: 2010 Wall Calendar
48 (-22). Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons
49 (R). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
50 (R). Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 2


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:

* Comic strip collections continue to dominate for the holiday season.

* Only one new title on the list this week, and that's actually a C&H strip collectino that is many years old.

* For those who like to keep track of such things: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days is at #6 on the overall bestsellers list, with the other WK volumes at 14, 27 & 32. Crumb's Genesis is at #63

Christmas Covers - December 11


Santa's elves go on strike on Will Eisner's cover to P.S. Magazine: The Preventive Maintenance Monthly #157 (1965).

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.


Just 14 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2008: More Fun Comics #39)
(2007: The Tick: Big Red-N-Green Christmas Spectacle #1)
(2006: The Best of DC #58)
(2005: Batman #27)
(2004: The Brave and the Bold #148)

(Polite Dissent's 2009 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)
(2009 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)
(Brendan McKillip's Comic Advent Calendar 2009)

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Christmas Covers - December 10


'Santa' has a bit of a slip and fall on Frode Øverli's cover to Pondus - Julen 2003.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.


Just 15 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2008: Battle Vixens vol. 9)
(2007: The Bakers Meet Jingle Belle)
(2006: A Distant Soil #26)
(2005: Classics Illustrated #15)
(2004: Action Comics #93)

(Polite Dissent's 2009 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)
(2009 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)
(Brendan McKillip's Comic Advent Calendar 2009)

Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Christmas Covers - December 9


The Frog finds an unwelcome gift in his Christmas stocking on Otto Feuer's cover for Funny Stuff #30 (1948).

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.


Just 16 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2008: March of Comics #77)
(2007: Spaceman Discovers Christmas)
(2006: All-American Comics #10)
(2005: Roy Rogers Comics #49)
(2004: Pogo Possum #11)

(Polite Dissent's 2009 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)
(2009 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)

Tuesday, December 08, 2009

Christmas Covers - December 8


It's not such a bad little tree on Charles Schulz's cover for The Joy of a Peanuts Christmas (2000).

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.


Just 17 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2008: Fables #56)
(2007: Dell Giant #26)
(2006: X-Men #108)
(2005: Liberty Meadows #29)
(2004: Top Ten #6)

(Polite Dissent's 2009 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)
(2009 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)

Monday, December 07, 2009

Christmas Covers - December 7


The Justice Society sits on Santa's lap on Carlos Pacheco & Jesus Merino's cover for JSA #55 (1999).

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.


Just 18 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2008: Jingle Belle's All-Star Holiday Hullabaloo)
(2007: Batman: The Long Halloween #3)
(2006: Sgt. Rock #21)
(2005: Pinky and the Brain #19)
(2004: Alf Holiday Special #1)

(Polite Dissent's 2009 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)
(2009 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)

Sunday, December 06, 2009

Christmas Monkey Covers - December 6


For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover.

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

So today we combine the two with two monkeys filling in for Santa and Rudolph on Salvador Espin's alternate cover to Marvel Apes #0 (2009).

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.


Just 19 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2008: Gustaf #7)
(2007: The Adventures of Superboy #12)
(2006: The Maze Agency #11)
(2005: Spider-Man's Tangled Web #21)
(2004: Ambush Bug Stocking Stuffer)

(Polite Dissent's 2009 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)
(2009 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)

Saturday, December 05, 2009

Christmas Covers - December 5


Betty & Veronica hit the Riverdale Mall for some Christmas shopping on the cover of Betty and Veronica #213 (2006) by Jeff Schultz & Jon D'Agostino.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.


Just 20 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2008: Marvel Holiday Special 2005)
(2007: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer #1)
(2006: Animaniacs: A Christmas Special #1)
(2005: Shanda the Panda #14)
(2004: Famous Funnies #125)

(Polite Dissent's 2009 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)
(2009 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)

Friday, December 04, 2009

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: Dog Days
2 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
3 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
4 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid
5 (+2). Dilbert: 2010 Day-to-Day Calendar
6 (+2). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
7 (-1). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
8 (+2). Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
9 (+2). The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks
10 (-5). Dilbert 2.0: 20 Years of Dilbert
11 (+3). Marvel Encyclopedia
12 (+1). Watchmen
13 (+4). Bloom County Complete Library Volume 1
14 (R). The Complete Peanuts 1971-1974 (Box Set) (Vol. 11-12)
15 (+11). Asterios Polyp
16 (-4). Warriors: Ravenpaw's Path #1: Shattered Peace
17 (-8). The Complete Far Side 1980-1994
18 (+28). Celebrating Peanuts: 60 Years
19 (+1). Simon's Cat
20 (+20). Stitches: A Memoir
21 (+3). Predators and Prey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 5)
22 (+9). Scientific Progress Goes 'Boink': A Calvin and Hobbes Collection
23 (-7). Wolverine: Old Man Logan
24 (+3). V for Vendetta
25 (+8). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
26 (R). Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons
27 (-12). Dark Tower: Treachery
28 (-). Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume
29 (-7). Green Lantern: Agent Orange
30 (+5). The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
31 (+10). The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book
32 (R). Warriors: Tigerstar and Sasha #3: Return to the Clans
33 (-4). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
34 (-9). Batman: The Killing Joke
35 (R). The DC Comics Encyclopedia, Updated and Expanded Edition
36 (R). Crown of Horns (Bone, Vol. 9)
37 (+5). Batman: Year One
38 (R). 14 Years of Loyal Service in a Fabric-Covered Box: A Dilbert Book
39 (N). Warriors Manga Box Set: Graystripe's Adventure
40 (-21). Batman: Battle for the Cowl
41 (-9). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
42 (R). Garfield Will Eat for Food: His 48th Book
43 (-7). Time of Your Life (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 4)
44 (N). Weirdos from Another Planet!
45 (N). The Indispensable Calvin And Hobbes
46 (-25). Absolute Justice
47 (N). It's A Magical World: A Calvin and Hobbes Collection
48 (R). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
49 (R). The TOON Treasury of Classic Children's Comics
50 (R). My Bad: A Zits Treasury


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:

* 'Tis the season for comic strips collections. More specifically, there's a serious Calvin & Hobbes resurgence going on, with seven different C&H collections making the top 50 this week.

* There's a lot of sameness this week; outside of some of the C&H collections, there are only two other new items: Warriors Manga Box Set: Graystripe's Adventure at #37, and a Zits collection at #50.

* No manga on the list this week (despite the name, Warriors is a US production)

* In case you're wondering, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days is still hanging out at #5 on the overall Amazon bestsellers list.

Christmas Covers - December 4


Alfred E. Neuman hacks his way into Santa's Naughty & Nice list on the cover of Norsk MAD vol. 38 #12 (1986)

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.


Just 21 more 'get-ups' until Santa!


(2008: Christmas with the Super-Heroes #2)
(2007: Popular Comics #12)
(2006: Yogi Bear #11)
(2005: The Batman and Robin Adventures #3)
(2004: Dell Four Color #1154)

(Polite Dissent's 2009 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)
(2009 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)

Thursday, December 03, 2009

Christmas Covers - December 3


Groo goes for a slay-ride through Santa's workshop on Sergio Aragonés' cover for Marvel Age #85 (1990).

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.


Just 22 more 'get-ups' until Santa!


(2008: Looney Tunes #97)
(2007: Marvel Holiday Special 1994)
(2006: Tom-Tom and Itchi the Monk #2)
(2005: Marge's Little Lulu #18)
(2004: Superman #369)

(Polite Dissent's 2009 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Christmas Covers - December 2


The Friendly Ghost gives a stranded Santa a helping hand on the cover of Casper Giant Size #2 (1992).

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.


Just 23 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2008: Sabrina's Holiday Spectacular #2)
(2007: Sabrina, The Teen-Age Witch #77)
(2006: Dennis the Menace Bonus Magazine Series #111)
(2005: Limited Collectors' Edition #C-43)
(2004: Walt Disney's Christmas Parade #9)

(Polite Dissent's 2009 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)

Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Christmas Covers - December 1


It's time once again for our annual Christmas Covers event: twenty-five more comic covers with a holiday theme!

Kicking things off for 2009 we have Santa & his reindeer wishing you a merry Christmas seaosn on the cover of 1951's Holiday Comics #8!

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 24 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2008: Christmas Carnival)
(2007: Comic Cavalcade #5)
(2006: Justice League Unlimited #16)
(2005: Walt Disney's Christmas Parade #3)
(2004: Limited Collectors' Edition #C-34)

(Polite Dissent's 2009 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Monkey Covers

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

That's a gorilla serving tea on the cover to Fix und Foxi vol. 19 #15 (1972).

(Standard disclaimer about tea-serving gorillas not really being monkeys applies.)


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

Friday, November 27, 2009

Amazon Top 50

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


1 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
2 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
3 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
4 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid
5 (R). Dilbert 2.0: 20 Years of Dilbert
6 (+6). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
7 (-). Dilbert: 2010 Day-to-Day Calendar
8 (-3). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
9 (+23). The Complete Far Side 1980-1994
10 (-4). Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
11 (-2). The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks
12 (-2). Warriors: Ravenpaw's Path #1: Shattered Peace
13 (-5). Watchmen
14 (+6). Marvel Encyclopedia
15 (+25). Dark Tower: Treachery
16 (R). Wolverine: Old Man Logan
17 (-3). Bloom County Complete Library Volume 1
18 (-1). Predators and Prey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 5)
19 (N). Batman: Battle for the Cowl
20 (-1). Simon's Cat
21 (+8). Absolute Justice
22 (-11). Green Lantern: Agent Orange
23 (N). Hank Ketcham's Complete Dennis the Menace 1957-1958 (Vol. 4)
24 (N). Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born
25 (-). Batman: The Killing Joke
26 (+8). Asterios Polyp
27 (-5). V for Vendetta
28 (+12). Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume
29 (-2). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
30 (R). Absolute Death
31 (-8). Scientific Progress Goes 'Boink': A Calvin and Hobbes Collection
32 (-3). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
33 (R). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
34 (-8). Tales from the Crypt #8: Diary of a Stinky Dead Kid
35 (R). The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
36 (+12). Time of Your Life (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 4) *
37 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
38 (R). Dark Tower: The Long Road Home (Exclusive Amazon.com Cover)
39 (R). Final Crisis
40 (R). Stitches: A Memoir
41 (N). The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book
42 (-7). Batman: Year One
43 (R). Mouse Guard Volume 2: Winter 1152
44 (R). Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?
45 (N). Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia *
46 (R). Celebrating Peanuts: 60 Years
47 (-31). Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation
48 (N). Green Lantern Corps: Emerald Eclipse
49 (R). Batman: R.I.P.
50 (-). The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier

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:

* As we move into the holiday season, expect to see this list take a slightly different form than the rest of the year. In particular, big-ticket deep-discounted items will feature heavily, especially those of strip collections.

* Highest debut belongs to Tony Daniel's Batman: Battle for the Cowl; unsurprising, as most new Batman collections make an appearance on the list.

* Marvel does especially well this week, mostly due to the strong showing of their Dark Tower collections.

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving!



We here at YACB wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!

(Cover to Funny Stuff #29 by Otto Feuer courtesy of the GCD.)

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Monkey Covers

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

Remember: never fall asleep at your desk while holding a gun; there may be a thieving monkey in the room, as on the cover of Super Detective Library #134 (1959).


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

Friday, November 20, 2009

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: Dog Days
2 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
3 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
4 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid
5 (-2). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
6 (+1). Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
7 (+3). Dilbert: 2010 Day-to-Day Calendar
8 (+3). Watchmen
9 (-3). The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks
10 (-2). Warriors: Ravenpaw's Path #1: Shattered Peace *
11 (+11). Green Lantern: Agent Orange
12 (-). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
13 (+3). Stitches: A Memoir
14 (-1). Bloom County Complete Library Volume 1
15 (-). The Complete Peanuts 1971-1974 Box Set
16 (N). Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation
17 (-3). Predators and Prey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 5)
18 (-9). Tumor Chapter 1 (kindle)
19 (-1). Simon's Cat
20 (+6). Marvel Encyclopedia
21 (+6). The Arrival
22 (-2). V for Vendetta
23 (+9). Scientific Progress Goes 'Boink': A Calvin and Hobbes Collection
24 (+19). 14 Years of Loyal Service in a Fabric-Covered Box: A Dilbert Book
25 (-). Batman: The Killing Joke
26 (-5). Tales from the Crypt #8: Diary of a Stinky Dead Kid
27 (-4). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
28 (-11). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
29 (-). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
30 (R). The Best American Comics 2009
31 (N). Dilbert: 2010 Wall Calendar
32 (R). The Complete Far Side 1980-1994
33 (N). Absolute Justice
34 (R). Asterios Polyp
35 (R). Batman: Year One
36 (R). The Complete Persepolis
37 (N). Escape from Dullsville *
38 (N). Bone Volume 2: The Great Cow Race
39 (N). Dark Tower: Treachery
40 (-16). Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume
41 (+9). Bone Volume 1: Out From Boneville
42 (R). Ignorance, Thy Name Is Bucky: A Get Fuzzy Collection
43 (N). Garfield Will Eat for Food: His 48th Book
44 (R). Fables Vol. 12: The Dark Ages
45 (R). The TOON Treasury of Classic Children's Comics
46 (R). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
47 (R). Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 2
48 (R). Time of Your Life (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 4) *
49 (R). Warriors: Tigerstar and Sasha #3: Return to the Clans
50 (R). The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier

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 Four Wimpy Kid volumes are back together on top of the list. Expect to see them entrenched there for a while, unless the new printing of Crumb's Genesis gives it another spike.

* I suspect that the recent interest in strip collections is due to the upcoming holiday gift giving season.

* The highest debut belongs to Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation, a comic I didn't even know existed until I saw it on the chart. Score another win for the secret comic book economy.

* The bottom part of the chart is almost completely different from last week; eighteen of the last twenty items are either new or returning after an absence.

* I'm pleased to see The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier sneak back on to the list; no doubt due to increased interest caused by the recent censorship controversy.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Phoebe Gloeckner - Thursday

Artist/Cartoonist/Professor Phoebe Gloeckner will be the featured speaker at the Penny Stamps Lecture Series this Thursday, 5pm at the Michigan Theater in downtown Ann Arbor.

If like me you are unable to attend (I have a prior commitment at the Serious Games Expo), the Penny Stamps lectures are available via podcast a few days after they occur.

Monday, November 16, 2009

New Library Comics: September 2009

Here's a list of the comics we added to our library collection in September:


Action comics. no. 446 / New York, N.Y. : Detective Comics, Inc., 1938-1988

Adams, Neal, 1941- Megalith no. 1 / New York : Continuity Publishing, 1993-1994

Adams, Scott, 1957- Fugitive from the cubicle police / Kansas City, Mo. : Andrews and McMeel, c1996

Adams, Scott, 1957- It's obvious you won't survive by your wits alone / Kansas City : Andrews and McMeel, c1995

Adams, Scott, 1957- Journey to Cubeville / Kansas City, Mo. : Andrews McMeel Pub., c1998

Adams, Scott, 1957- Seven years of highly defective people : Scott Adams' guided tour of the evolution of Dilbert / Kansas City, Mo. : Andrews McMeel, c1997

Amaya, Shane L. Horns of Hattin / Santa Barbara, CA : Terra Major, 2004

Aragonés, Sergio, 1937- Bat Lash. Guns and roses / New York, NY : DC Comics, c2008

Barr, Mike W. Mantra no. 1 / Westlake Village, Calif. : Malibu Comics Entertainment, 1993-1995

The brave and the bold. nos. 123, 132 / Sparta, Ill. : National Comics Publications, 1955-1983

Cannon, Zander. The replacement god no. 4 / San Jose, CA : Amaze Ink, 1995-

Cosby, Andrew. Enigma cipher / Los Angeles, CA : Boom! Studios, 2008

Farr, Naunerle C. The hunchback of Notre Dame / New York : Marvel Comics Group, 1976

Gerber, Steve, 1947-2008. Foolkiller no. 7 / New York, NY : Marvel Comics, 1990-1991

Gotsubo, Masaru. Samurai champloo vols. 1-2 / Los Angeles, CA : Tokyopop, c2005-

Hedgecock, David. A different pace / San Diego, Calif. : Ape Entertainment, c2004

Hugleikur Dagsson, 1977- Is this some kind of joke? / London : Michael Joseph, 2008

Kōga, Yun, 1965- Earthian no. 2 / [S.l.] : Blu, 2005-

McCay, Winsor. Dream of the rarebit fiend : the Saturdays / West Carrollton, Ohio : Checker Book Pub. Group, c2006

Miller, Frank, 1957- Give me liberty : an American dream no. 1 / Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Comics, 1990-1991

Mireault, Bernie. The jam no. 7 / San Jose, CA : Slave Labor Graphics, 1989-1997

Nicholson, Jeff. Lost laughter no. 3 / Chico, CA : Bad Habit, c1993-1994

Perez, Omaha. Bodhisattva / Redondo Beach, CA : OPP/Omaha Perez Productions, c2003

Peters, Matt. Rex Steele : Nazi smasher / New York : Monkeysuit Press, 2004

Rosenberg, Jonathan. Infinite typewriters / New York : Del Rey/Ballantine Books, c2009.

Sibylline, 1978- First time / New York : Eurotica, 2009

Tinkle digest. nos. 2,4,6,8,10,12,30,32,34,37,45,48,52,82,94-98,103-104,107-110,114,116,118,120,126,128,130,132,134,136-140,150,156-157,167,170,172,178-182,209 / Bombay : H.G. Mirchandani for India Book House, [1992?]-

Wood, Brian, 1972- The tourist / Berkeley, Calif. : Image Comics, 2006

Wood, Teri S. Wandering star nos. 8, 10-11, 19 / El Centro, Calif. : Pen & Ink Comics, 1993-1997


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Sunday, November 15, 2009

Monkey Covers

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

Detective Chimp laments his own passing on Steve Scott & Wayne Faucher's cover to Shadowpact #5 (2006).

(Standard disclaimer about not-dead talking chimpanzees not really being monkeys applies.)


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

Friday, November 13, 2009

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: Dog Days
2 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
3 (-1). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
4 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
5 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid
6 (-). The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks
7 (+1). Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
8 (+36). Warriors: Ravenpaw's Path #1: Shattered Peace *
9 (+39). Tumor Chapter 1 (kindle)
10 (+1). Dilbert: 2010 Day-to-Day Calendar
11 (-3). Watchmen
12 (+6). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
13 (-4). Bloom County Complete Library Volume 1
14 (-1). Predators and Prey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 5)
15 (+2). The Complete Peanuts 1971-1974 Box Set
16 (-6). Stitches: A Memoir
17 (+29). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
18 (+23). Simon's Cat
19 (R). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
20 (-6). V for Vendetta
21 (-9). Tales from the Crypt #8: Diary of a Stinky Dead Kid
22 (N). Green Lantern: Agent Orange *
23 (-). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
24 (+25). Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume
25 (-10). Batman: The Killing Joke
26 (R). Marvel Encyclopedia
27 (-3). The Arrival
28 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
29 (-1). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
30 (R). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
31 (-11). Masterpiece Comics
32 (+8). Scientific Progress Goes 'Boink': A Calvin and Hobbes Collection
33 (+17). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
34 (-4). Wolverine: Old Man Logan *
35 (-2). Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds HC
36 (N). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters *
37 (N). Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons
38 (N). Celebrating Peanuts: 60 Years *
39 (N). Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 21 *
40 (-8). Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic Volume 7 - Dueling Ambitions
41 (N). Popeye Volume 4
42 (-5). Criminal (Deluxe Edition) *
43 (R). 14 Years of Loyal Service in a Fabric-Covered Box: A Dilbert Book
44 (R). Bone Volume 4: The Dragonslayer
45 (R). Dilbert 2.0: 20 Years of Dilbert
46 (-20). Vampire Knight, Vol. 8
47 (R). Halo: Uprising
48 (-10). The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
49 (N). Johnny Cash: I See a Darkness
50 (-5). Bone Volume 1: Out From Boneville

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:

* Two comics leap way up into the top ten this week: Warriors: Ravenpaw's Path #1: Shattered Peace, because it's part of the secret comic book economy; and Tumor Chapter 1 on the Kindle, I think maybe because the Tumor graphic novel is now available for pre-order and people may have been trying out the free sampler.

* Several debuts this week, led by Green Lantern: Agent Orange at #22. The GL books always seem to make a splash, but don't stick around as long as their Batman counterparts.

* I have no idea of the reason for the sudden surge of interest in Calvin & Hobbes. You know, other than it's an awesome comic strip; but why now?

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

New Library Comics: August 2009

Here are the comics we added to our library collection in August:


Aldama, Frederick Luis, 1969- Your brain on Latino comics : from Gus Arriola to Los Bros Hernandez / Austin : University of Texas Press, 2009.

Azuma, Mayumi. Elemental gelade vol. 1 / by Mayumi Azuma. Los Angeles, Calif. : Tokyopop, c2006-

Briggs, Raymond. When the wind blows / New York : Schocken Books, 1982

CLAMP (Mangaka group) Tokyo Babylon : save Tokyo city story vol. 1 / Los Angeles, CA : Tokyopop, c2004.

Cohen, Michael, 1950- Strange attractors nos. 1-5, 7-8, 10, 13 / Bellingham, Wash. : RetroGrafix, 1993-1997

Dixon, Buzz. Serenity vol. 1. New bad girl in town / Uhrichsville, OH : Barbour Publishing ; Chatsworth, CA : Realbuzz Studios, c2005-

Fujita, Maki. Platinum garden vol. 1 / Los Angeles, [Calif.] : Tokyopop, 2006

Ingulsrud, John E. Reading Japan cool : patterns of manga literacy and discourse / Lanham : Lexington Books, c2009.

Izumi, Rei. Hibiki's magic vol. 1 / Los Angeles, CA : Tokyopop, 2007-

Kawashita, Mizuki. Strawberry 100%. vols. 1-6 / San Francisco, CA : VIZ Media, 2007-

Knaak, Richard A. Warcraft. The sunwell trilogy vol. 2. Shadows of ice / Los Angeles, CA : TokyoPop, c2005-2007.

Mukai, Natsumi. +Anima vol. 1 / Los Angeles, CA : Tokyopop, 2006-

Sakai, Stan. Usagi Yojimbo book 1 / Agoura, CA : Fantagraphics Books, 1987-<1992>

Samura, Hiroaki. Blade of the immortal = Mugen no jūnin vol. 1. Blood of a thousand / Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Comics, 1997-

Shimizu, Toshimitsu. Maico 2010 vols. 2-4 / Femont, Calif. : Comics One, 1997-

Tachibana, Yutaka. Gatcha gacha vol. 1 / Los Angeles, CA : Tokyopop, 2006-

Taro, Chiaki. Puri Puri vol. 1 / Fremont, Calif. : DrMaster, 2007-

Yamaguchi, Takayuki. Il destino di Kakugo vol. 3 / Bologna : Dynamic Italia, 1998-

Yen plus. v.1 nos. 1-3 / New York, N.Y. : Hachette Bookgroup USA, 2008-

Yo Yo, 1980- Laya, the witch of Red Pooh vol. 1 / Los Angeles, CA : Tokyopop, c2006-


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