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
4 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
5 (-). Star Trek: Countdown TPB *
6 (-). V for Vendetta
7 (+9). Mercy Thompson Homecoming *
8 (-). Batman: The Killing Joke
9 (-2). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
10 (+4). Blueberry Girl
11 (+2). Angel: After the Fall, Vol. 3
12 (+20). The Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle
13 (+16). Wolves at the Gate (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Volume 3)
14 (+11). Ignorance, Thy Name Is Bucky: A Get Fuzzy Collection *
15 (N). The Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, 39th Edition
16 (-6). Naruto, Volume 43
17 (+7). The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1
18 (-6). Naruto, Volume 42
19 (+11). Time of Your Life (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 4) *
20 (-3). Naruto, Volume 44
21 (+5). Batman: R.I.P.
22 (+5). Serenity, Vol. 2: Better Days
23 (N). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
24 (-5). Watchmen (Absolute Edition)
25 (-3). The Joker
26 (N). Batman: Heart of Hush
27 (+6). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
28 (-7). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
29 (+9). The Complete Peanuts 1971-1972 *
30 (N). The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain
31 (+14). Serenity, Vol. 1: Those Left Behind
32 (+5). Fruits Basket, Vol. 22
33 (N). Junjo Romantica Volume 9
34 (+13). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
35 (-). No Future For You (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Volume 2)
36 (+7). Bone: One Volume Edition
37 (N). My Bad: A Zits Treasury
38 (+3). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
39 (-16). Batman: Year One
40 (N). Spike: After The Fall HC
41 (-23). Dark Tower: Treachery *
42 (N). Final Crisis *
43 (N). The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 2
44 (-4). All Star Superman, Vol. 2
45 (N). Absolute Death *
46 (-12). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
47 (N). Angel: After the Fall: First Night Volume 2
48 (N). The Sandman Vol. 2: The Doll's House
49 (N). Eerie Archives Volume 1
50 (N). Scott Pilgrim Volume 5: Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe



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


Commentary:

* Watchmen falls to #30 on the overall charts, but maintains it's footing at #1 on the comics chart.

* The Beats: A Graphic History, which debuted way up at #9 last week, is completely absent this week. Flash-in-the-pan, or bizarre sales spikes and dips? We shall see in the coming weeks...

* Manga sales see Naruto volumes slipping slightly now that they're no longer pre-orders. Surprise debut at #33 of a volume of Junjo Romantica, a yaoi title I'd never heard of before.

* Highest debut this week is the Overstreet Price Guide at #15; rumor has it that this may be the last ever Overstreet.

* Also debuting down near the bottom of the list are DC's hardcovers for Final Crisis & Absolute Death; the Death volume doesn't street until October.

* Marvel's lone title, a pre-order for Dark Tower: Treachery, takes a drastic fall down twenty-three places.