Friday, May 15, 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: The Last Straw
2 (+3). Star Trek: Countdown TPB
3 (-1). Watchmen
4 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
5 (-2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid
6 (-). Time of Your Life (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 4)
7 (+10). The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume 3: Century #1
8 (-). Stephen King's Dark Tower: Treachery
9 (+19). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1 *
10 (+1). Batman: The Killing Joke
11 (-4). V for Vendetta
12 (+35). Y: The Last Man, Vol. 2 (Deluxe Edition)
13 (+23). Bone: One Volume Edition
14 (-5). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
15 (+4). Mercy Thompson Homecoming *
16 (-2). Invincible: The Ultimate Collection Volume 4
17 (-1). Blueberry Girl
18 (N). Blazing Combat
19 (N). The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 2
20 (+11). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
21 (-8). Serenity, Vol. 2: Better Days
22 (N). A Drifting Life
23 (+1). The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1
24 (-9). Wolverine: Origin
25 (+4). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
26 (N). The Arrival
27 (+17). The Joker
28 (-8). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
29 (+4). Batman: R.I.P.
30 (-). The Complete Persepolis
31 (+6). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
32 (-). No Future For You (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Volume 2)
33 (-7). Batman: Year One
34 (+12). Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 18
35 (N). The New Brighton Archeological Society
36 (-15). Angel: After the Fall, Vol. 3
37 (+1). Serenity, Vol. 1: Those Left Behind
38 (-16). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
39 (+4). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
40 (N). Secret Invasion
41 (N). The Gunslinger Born (The Dark Tower Graphic Novels, Book 1)
42 (+7). Vindication (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Vol. 6) *
43 (-18). Weapon X (Wolverine)
44 (N). The Marvel Encyclopedia
45 (N). Return to Labyrinth Volume 3
46 (N). B.P.R.D. Volume 10: The Warning
47 (N). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
48 (N). The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain
49 (N). The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier
50 (N). Creepy Archives Volume 3



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


Commentary:

* The Star Trek Movie prequel overtakes Watchmen, the first non-Wimpy Kid item to do so since Watchmen's movie bump.

* Speaking of movie bumps, Wolverine's seems to be fading, withe the related titles slipping or falling off the list.

* Movement upwards on League of Extraordinary Gentlemen titles, as the new volume's release also provides interest in the previous volumes.

* The highest debut belongs to Fantagraphics' Blazing Combat hardcover. Also debuting strongly is The New Brighton Archeological Society, a kid-friendly book from Image.

* A good week for compendiums, with volumes for Y, the Last Man and Walking Dead making big moves, and Invincible remaining strong.

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