Amazon Top 50

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


1 (+4). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth *
2 (-1). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
3 (+1). Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour
4 (-1). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness
5 (-3). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
6 (-). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
7 (-). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
8 (+2). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
9 (-1). Walking Dead Volume 12
10 (+4). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
11 (+4). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
12 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
13 (-2). The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future
14 (-5). Kick-Ass
15 (+5). Watchmen
16 (-3). Dark Tower: The Battle of Jericho Hill
17 (+1). Blackest Night
18 (+9). Odd Is on Our Side *
19 (+2). Troublemaker Book 1: Alex Barnaby Series 3
20 (-3). Lost at Sea
21 (-5). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
22 (+2). Green Lantern: Blackest Night
23 (+27). Locke & Key: Crown of Shadows
24 (-2). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 7: Twilight *
25 (+17). V for Vendetta
26 (-3). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
27 (-2). Batman: Year One
28 (+19). Blankets
29 (N). Garfield Potbelly of Gold: His 50th Book *
30 (-4). Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love
31 (+13). Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 6: Retreat
32 (-2). American Born Chinese (paperback)
33 (-4). The Walking Dead Book 5
34 (R). Blackest Night: Green Lantern Corps
35 (R). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
36 (-2). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
37 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 2
38 (-7). The Arrival
39 (N). American Born Chinese (bargain paperback)
40 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 1
41 (-9). Batman: The Killing Joke
42 (-6). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
43 (R). Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 3
44 (R). Asterios Polyp
45 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 3
46 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
47 (R). Batman R.I.P.
48 (N). Cartoon Guide to the Environment
49 (-8). The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale
50 (-4). No Future For You (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Volume 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:

* After ceding the top to Scott Pilgrim for a week, the new Wimpy Kid volume is back on top. Wimpy Kid is #19 on the overall chart; the SP volumes are at #29, 32, 34 & 39. Persepolis, the next on the C&GN list, is at #290 on the overall list.

* The rankings for American Born Chinese are all over the place, as there are so many different editions available.

* Highest debut this week is the pre-order for the latest Garfield collection. Wait, there have been 50 Garfield collections? That's a lot of lasagna!

* The other debut this week is Larry Gonick's Cartoon Guide to the Environment. It came out back in 1996, and Amazon helpfully tells me that I previously purchased it back in 2001. Anyone have any idea as to why it's popping up onto the chart now?

* Locke & Key: Crown of Shadows gets a large bump up the chart, no doubt due to the news that the property has been optioned for a tv series with Steven Spielberg attached as a producer.

* And for the curious: The last item on this list, No Future For You, ranks at #6,684 on the overall Amazon books list.