Friday, June 11, 2010

Amazon Top 50

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


1 (+2). Troublemaker Book 1: Alex Barnaby Series 3 *
2 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
3 (+3). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5 *
4 (-2). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
5 (-1). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
6 (+1). Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour *
7 (-2). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness
8 (+1). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1
9 (-1). Wednesday Comics
10 (+5). Instructions
11 (+34). Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl (Dork Diaries) *
12 (+4). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
13 (-3). Kick-Ass
14 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
15 (-4). Bloom County: The Complete Library, Vol. 2: 1982-1984
16 (+5). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
17 (N). Mass Effect Volume 1: Redemption
18 (+9). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
19 (+10). Walking Dead Volume 12 *
20 (-6). Naruto, Vol. 48
21 (-1). Watchmen
22 (-10). The Walking Dead Book 5
23 (-4). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
24 (-2). The Flash: Rebirth
25 (+9). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
26 (N). The Phantom: The Complete Newspaper Dailies Volume 1: 1936-1938
27 (+3). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
28 (N). The Popularity Papers: Research for the Social Improvement and General Betterment of Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang
29 (-3). Serenity, Vol. 2: Better Days
30 (-7). Wilson
31 (R). Batman: Year One
32 (-8). Invincible: The Ultimate Collection Volume 5
33 (-15). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 6: Retreat
34 (+8). Y: The Last Man, Vol. 3 (Deluxe Edition)
35 (R). Blackest Night *
36 (-3). Dark Tower: The Fall of Gilead
37 (+1). Battle Angel Alita: Last Order, Vol. 13
38 (-10). Hellsing Volume 10
39 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
40 (N). Warcraft: Shadow Wing Volume 1: The Dragons of Outland
41 (N). Invincible Volume 12: Still Standing
42 (+4). Batman and Robin, Vol. 1: Batman Reborn
43 (+6). American Born Chinese
44 (+4). Batman: The Killing Joke
45 (N). Blacksad *
46 (-5). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
47 (N). Justice League of America: Cry for Justice
48 (N). How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way
49 (R). Predators and Prey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 5)
50 (N). Daredevil by Ed Brubaker & Michael Lark Omnibus, Vol. 2 *



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 highest debut this week belongs to the collected edition of the Mass Effect comic, based on the video game. If you're wondering why comic companies keep putting out the poorly-selling licenses based on video games, this is a good reminder that the collected editions usually sell quite well outside the typical comic market.

* Also debuting this week is the first volume of The Popularity Papers, described as 'Wimpy Kid for girls.' The other 'Wimpy Kid for girls,' Dork Diaries, moves up an impressive thirty-four places to almost crack the top ten.

* The real Wimpy Kid volumes move back ahead of Scott Pilgrim this week, but the number one slot belongs to Janet Evanovich's Troublemaker.

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