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 (+8). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
3 (-). Troublemaker Book 1: Alex Barnaby Series 3 *
4 (+11). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
5 (+7). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness
6 (-4). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5 *
7 (+1). Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour *
8 (-4). Wednesday Comics
9 (-3). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1
10 (-3). Kick-Ass
11 (+7). Bloom County: The Complete Library, Vol. 2: 1982-1984
12 (+2). The Walking Dead Book 5
13 (+13). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
14 (+7). Naruto, Vol. 48 *
15 (-10). Instructions
16 (+6). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
17 (N). Vampire Knight, Vol. 10
18 (-9). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 6: Retreat
19 (+29). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
20 (+4). Watchmen
21 (+6). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
22 (-3). The Flash: Rebirth
23 (-). Wilson
24 (-11). Invincible: The Ultimate Collection Volume 5
25 (R). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
26 (+2). Serenity, Vol. 2: Better Days
27 (+10). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
28 (-11). Hellsing Volume 10
29 (+2). Walking Dead Volume 12 *
30 (+6). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
31 (N). Bleach, Vol. 31
32 (-12). Negima! 26
33 (+6). Dark Tower: The Fall of Gilead
34 (-23). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
35 (-5). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
36 (R). No Future For You (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Volume 2)
37 (R). Wolves at the Gate (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Volume 3)
38 (+8). V for Vendetta
39 (R). The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 2
40 (N). Battle Angel Alita: Last Order, Vol. 13 *
41 (-11). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
42 (R). Y: The Last Man, Vol. 3 (Deluxe Edition)
43 (R). Asterios Polyp
44 (-3). Ex Machina, Vol. 9: Ring out the Old
45 (N). Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl (Dork Diaries) *
46 (-14). Batman and Robin, Vol. 1: Batman Reborn
47 (N). Uncanny X-Men: Nation X, Book 1
48 (-5). Batman: The Killing Joke
49 (R). American Born Chinese
50 (R). The Arrival



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:

* Another new Scott Pilgrim movie trailer means another bump in sales for Scott Pilgrim comics. And news of the start of principal photography for AMC's Walking Dead television series leads to a boost for those comics as well. It's as though the path to comic sales lies more in the promise of a media product more than the actual movie or tv show itself. However, bucking the post-movie blues trend is Kick-Ass, which remains a top ten seller a while after the movie played to mixed reviews and lukewarm box office.

* Three more manga debut with their latest volumes this week: Vampire Knight, Bleach, and Battle Angel Alita. They join Naruto, Hellsing and Negima! from last week, making this one of the strongest weeks for manga on the Amazon list in quite a while. Apparently the news of the death of manga hasn't yet reached the readers, at least those of the more popular series.

* Also debuting this week is the latest volume of Dork Diaries, which apparently is the girl-starring equivalent of the Wimpy Kid series.