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: The Last Straw
2 (-). Watchmen
3 (+28). Asterios Polyp
4 (+1). Final Crisis
5 (-2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid
6 (-2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
7 (+17). Green Lantern: Rage of the Red Lanterns
8 (-). Fruits Basket Volume 23
9 (+1). Time of Your Life (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 4)
10 (+1). The Complete Persepolis
11 (+14). Naruto, Volume 45
12 (+4). Mercy Thompson Homecoming *
13 (-7). Maximum Ride, Vol. 1 Manga (kindle)
14 (-). Batman: The Killing Joke
15 (-8). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
16 (+4). V for Vendetta
17 (+4). Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? Deluxe Edition *
18 (N). 100 Bullets Vol. 13: Wilt *
19 (+29). Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps War, Vol. 2
20 (N). Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War, Vol. 1
21 (-12). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
22 (+6). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
23 (-11). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
24 (-11). Stephen King's Dark Tower: Treachery
25 (N). The Boys, Vol. 4 *
26 (N). Bone: One Volume Edition
27 (+20). The Dark-Hunters, Vol. 1
21 (+15). Negima!: Magister Negi Magi, Vol. 23
22 (N). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
23 (+4). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
24 (N). Junjo Romantica Volume 10
25 (N). The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1
26 (+20). Batman: Year One
27 (N). Parker: The Hunter *
28 (-9). Batman: R.I.P.
29 (-7). American Born Chinese
30 (N). Y: The Last Man, Volume 9: Motherland
31 (N). Unmanned (Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1)
32 (N). No Future For You (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Volume 2)
33 (+11). Achewood Volume 2: Worst Song, Played On Ugliest Guitar *
34 (N). Tsubasa 22: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE
35 (-18). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
36 (-2). Wolves at the Gate (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Volume 3)
37 (N). The Sandman Vol. 2: The Doll's House
38 (+3). Star Trek: Countdown TPB
39 (N). Y: The Last Man, Vol. 10: Whys and Wherefores
40 (+2). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
41 (N). Starman Omnibus Vol. 3
42 (N). Batman: The Long Halloween
43 (-25). Warriors: Tigerstar and Sasha #3: Return to the Clans
44 (-18). Serenity, Vol. 2: Better Days
45 (N). The Perry Bible Fellowship Almanack
46 (-13). Green Lantern Corps: Sins of the Star Sapphire
47 (N). The Sandman Vol. 8: Worlds' End
48 (N). Predators and Prey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 5) *
49 (-14). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
50 (N). Classic G.I. Joe Volume 4 *

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


Commentary:

* See what rave reviews in the mainstream press will get you? David Mazzuchelli's OGN Asterios Polyp jumps way up to the number three slot this week.

* Final Crisis surprisingly stays strong, moving back ahead of a couple of Wimpy Kids.

* Several Green Lantern collections perform well this week, although Sins of the Star Sapphire falls, predicating what is sure to be a flash-in-the-pan for the others.

* Highest debut this week belongs to the final 100 Bullets volume in a pre-order. Other pre-orders debuting well are The Boys, Vol. 4 and Parker: The Hunter.

* A good week for manga. (What is Junjo Romantica, and why is the 10th volume debuting relatively well?)