Amazon Top 50

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


1 (+4). Kick-Ass
2 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
3 (-2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
4 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid
5 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
6 (-). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1
7 (+4). Batman and Robin, Vol. 1: Batman Reborn *
8 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5 *
9 (+1). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
10 (-3). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 6: Retreat
11 (+8). The Losers: Book One (Vols. 1 & 2)
12 (+16). Scott Pilgrim Volume 5: Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe
13 (+1). The Boys Volume 6 SC
14 (+3). Yotsuba&!, Vol. 8 *
15 (-3). Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour *
16 (-1). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
17 (+4). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
18 (-2). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
19 (+5). Scott Pilgrim, Vol 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together
20 (+14). Instructions *
21 (+9). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness
22 (+18). Hellboy Volume 9: The Wild Hunt
23 (-1). Dark Tower: The Fall of Gilead
24 (+13). Irredeemable Vol 2
25 (-). Watchmen
26 (+18). The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel *
27 (-14). 50,000,000 Pearls Fans Can't Be Wrong: A Pearls Before Swine Collection
28 (-2). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
29 (+12). Batman: The Killing Joke
30 (+19). Batman: Year One
31 (N). Wilson *
32 (-23). The Complete Peanuts 1975-1976 (Vol. 13) *
33 (+6). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
34 (+4). Captain America: Reborn *
35 (R). Marvel Encyclopedia
36 (R). Meanwhile: Pick Any Path. 3,856 Story Possibilities
37 (+10). V for Vendetta
38 (+4). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
39 (+11). Predators and Prey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 5)
40 (-8). Rough Justice: The DC Comics Sketches of Alex Ross
41 (-18). Warriors: Ravenpaw's Path #2: A Clan in Need
42 (-11). Asterios Polyp
43 (R). FoxTrot Sundaes: A FoxTrot Collection
44 (R). Wanted
45 (R). Serenity, Vol. 2: Better Days
46 (R). Wolverine: Old Man Logan
47 (N). Witchfinder: In the Service of Angels *
48 (R). Blankets
49 (R). Mercy Thompson: Homecoming
50 (-32). Fables Vol. 13: The Great Fables Crossover



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:

* And there you have it: On the day of the movie release, Kick-Ass hits #1 on the comics charts (and #54 overall). Amazon has it as 'shipping in 2 to 4 weeks,' which means they've sold out of their on-hand stock at this point. Hopefully Marvel are printing more copies so that Diamond can get a few more bucks off the property before they lose their Marvel bookstore distribution.

* The highest debut this week belongs to the pre-order for Daniel Clowes new GN, Wilson.

* Once again the only manga this week is Yotsuba&!, which moves up three more notches.

* Scott Pilgrim volumes rebound a bit, exhibiting staying power that should stick around until the movie opens in August.

* A lot of large swings on the chart this week, both up and down, and many returning volumes on the chart as well.