Friday, April 03, 2009

Amazon Top 50

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


1 (-). Watchmen
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). Star Trek: Countdown TPB *
6 (-1). V for Vendetta
7 (-1). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
8 (-). Batman: The Killing Joke
9 (N). The Beats: A Graphic History
10 (+5). Naruto, Volume 43 *
11 (N). The Saturday Evening Pearls: A Pearls Before Swine Collection
12 (+2). Naruto, Volume 42 *
13 (+3). Angel: After the Fall, Vol. 3
14 (-3). Blueberry Girl
15 (+14). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
16 (-4). Mercy Thompson Homecoming *
17 (+3). Naruto, Volume 44 *
18 (-9). Dark Tower: Treachery *
19 (-9). Watchmen (Absolute Edition)
20 (+29). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
21 (-8). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
22 (-). The Joker
23 (+3). Batman: Year One
24 (-). The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1
25 (N). Ignorance, Thy Name Is Bucky: A Get Fuzzy Collection
26 (-9). Batman: R.I.P.
27 (-6). Serenity, Vol. 2: Better Days
28 (+7). From Hell
29 (+5). Wolves at the Gate (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Volume 3)
30 (+10). Time of Your Life (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 4) *
31 (N). Berserk Volume 28
32 (N). The Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle
33 (-14). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
34 (+2). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
35 (+3). No Future For You (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Volume 2)
36 (N). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
37 (-19). Fruits Basket, Vol. 22
38 (-11). The Complete Peanuts 1971-1972 *
39 (N). Y: The Last Man, Vol. 10: Whys and Wherefores
40 (-17). All Star Superman, Vol. 2
41 (+6). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
42 (N). Y: The Last Man Vol. 4: Safeword
43 (-10). Bone: One Volume Edition
44 (N). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
45 (+5). Serenity, Vol. 1: Those Left Behind
46 (N). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
47 (-10). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
48 (N). Batman: The Long Halloween
49 (-4). Crown Of Horns (Bone)
50 (N). Battle Angel Alita: Last Order, Volume 11 *





Items with asterisks (*) are pre-order items.


Commentary:

* Watchmen slides again down to #17 on the overall list. It's only 3 places ahead of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw, so look for Watchmen to lose its place atop the comics list in the next week or two.

* A surprise top ten debut for The Beats: A Graphic History. Didn't see that one coming.

* Other strong debuts for strip collections for Pearls Before Swine & Get Fuzzy.

* In manga rankings, the Naruto pre-orders inch up the charts, and we get volumes of Berserk & Battle Angel Alita popping onto the list.

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