Amazon Top 50

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


1 (-). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1
2 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
3 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
4 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid
5 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
6 (+9). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 6: Retreat
7 (+3). Kick-Ass
8 (-1). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
9 (R). Hellboy Volume 9: The Wild Hunt
10 (+31). Invincible Iron Man Omnibus, Vol. 1
11 (-3). Planetary Vol. 4: Spacetime Archaeology
12 (+18). Tales from the Crypt #8: Diary of a Stinky Dead Kid
13 (N). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5 *
14 (N). Irredeemable Vol 2 *
15 (R). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
16 (-7). Warriors: Ravenpaw's Path #2: A Clan in Need *
17 (-4). Watchmen
18 (-2). Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
19 (-7). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
20 (-14). I am an alien. I have a question 01
21 (-2). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
22 (+18). Dark Tower: The Fall of Gilead
23 (R). V for Vendetta
24 (+12). The Complete Persepolis
25 (-2). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
26 (-9). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
27 (-2). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
28 (R). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
29 (N). Complete Milt Gross Comic Book Stories
30 (N). Gunnerkrigg Court, Vol. 2: Research
31 (N). The Gashlycrumb Tinies
32 (N). Meanwhile: Pick Any Path. 3,856 Story Possibilities
33 (-11). Batman: Year One
34 (N). Irredeemable: Volume 1
35 (-21). Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume
36 (-25). Fables Vol. 13: The Great Fables Crossover
37 (R). Star Wars: Legacy Volume 8 - Tatooine
38 (R). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
39 (R). The Rocketeer: The Complete Deluxe Edition
40 (-12). Twelve Kingdoms, The - Hardcover Edition Volume 4: Skies of Dawn
41 (R). Predators and Prey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 5)
42 (-9). The Sandman Vol. 2: The Doll's House
43 (-17). The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks
44 (-26). Batman: The Killing Joke
45 (N). Superman: New Krypton, Vol. 3
46 (R). The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1
47 (R). Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 2
48 (N). The Boys Volume 6 SC *
49 (-28). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
50 (-30). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)



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:

* Amazon returned the sales link for comics from Diamond on Tuesday, so the sales chart has mostly returned to normal.

* The Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie comes out today. Not much chart action as the books still can't de-throne the newly released Twilight manga (#17 on the overall chart); although the recently announced but as-yet-untitled Wimpy Kid book 5 is the highest debut at #13 though it doesn't come out until November.

* I'm quite surprised to see the two Irredeemable volumes show up. Has there been some mainstream coverage that I'm not aware of?

* Speaking of unexpected, it's a nice surprise to see Jason Shiga's Meanwhile show up on the charts. This new color edition has wonderful production values to go along with Shiga's innovative comic.