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 (+3). Watchmen
5 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
6 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid
7 (-1). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
8 (-). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
9 (-). The Complete Persepolis
10 (+3). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
11 (+5). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
12 (-). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
13 (+1). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
14 (+9). American Born Chinese
15 (-4). Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
16 (-4). Footnotes in Gaza: A Graphic Novel
17 (+12). The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale
18 (+16). Stitches: A Memoir
19 (-2). V for Vendetta
20 (-5). Asterios Polyp
21 (+1). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
22 (+4). The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks
23 (+18). The Arrival
24 (-7). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
25 (N). Unwritten Vol. 1: Tommy Taylor and the Bogus Identity
26 (+14). Blankets
27 (-3). Predators and Prey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 5)
28 (R). Batman: The Killing Joke
29 (N). Dark Tower: The Fall of Gilead *
30 (-11). Dilbert: 2010 Wall Calendar
31 (-). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 6: Retreat *
32 (-2). Simon's Cat
33 (R). Batman: Year One
34 (+15). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
35 (-7). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
36 (-). Stephen King's The Stand Vol. 2: American Nightmares
37 (N). Cover Run: The DC Comics Art of Adam Hughes
38 (N). Fullmetal Alchemist Volume 22
39 (R). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
40 (+5). No Future For You (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Volume 2)
41 (R). Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1: Unmanned
42 (-). Marvel Encyclopedia
43 (R). Wolves at the Gate (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Volume 3)
44 (N). The Walking Dead Book 5
45 (-35). Dilbert: 2010 Day-to-Day Calendar
46 (-2). The Complete Peanuts 1971-1974 (Box Set) (Vol. 11-12)
47 (N). Palestine
48 (R). Green Lantern: Agent Orange
49 (-3). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
50 (N). Babymouse #12: Burns Rubber



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 University Effect is still strong, with graphic novels favored by college courses still hanging out near the top of the list.

* There are a lot of new titles this week, led by the first collection of Mike Carey & Peter Gross's Unwritten at #25. This is the first time since I've been keeping track that Palestine has made the top 50, and also the first appearance of one of the Babymouse volumes (squeaking in at #50).

* Looks like I'm going to stick with Fridays for compiling these lists, so just treat last week as a slight aberation.

* Yes, I'm still going to post an epic Amazon Best sellers of 2009 follow-up; I hope to work on it some this weekend...