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 5: The Ugly Truth *
2 (-). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
3 (-). Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour
4 (-). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness
5 (-). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
6 (+1). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
7 (-1). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
8 (-). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
9 (+3). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
10 (-). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
11 (-). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
12 (+1). The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future
13 (-1). Kick-Ass
14 (-5). Walking Dead Volume 12
15 (N). The Cloud Searchers (Amulet)
16 (-1). Blackest Night
17 (+3). Lost at Sea
18 (+14). American Born Chinese (paperback)
19 (-3). Dark Tower: The Battle of Jericho Hill
20 (-5). Watchmen
21 (+17). The Arrival
22 (N). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books *
23 (+1). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 7: Twilight *
24 (-3). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
25 (R). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
26 (+14). The Walking Dead, Book 1
27 (N). The Complete Peanuts Boxed Set 1975-1978 (Vol. 13-14) *
28 (N). Superman: Earth One *
29 (-4). V for Vendetta
30 (-7). Locke & Key: Crown of Shadows
31 (-9). Green Lantern: Blackest Night
32 (+5). The Walking Dead, Book 2
33 (-7). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
34 (-5). Garfield Potbelly of Gold: His 50th Book
35 (N). The Complete Peanuts 1977-1978 (Vol. 14) *
36 (+5). Batman: The Killing Joke
37 (-4). The Walking Dead Book 5
38 (-7). Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 6: Retreat
39 (N). Hetalia Axis Powers Volume 1 *
40 (+5). The Walking Dead, Book 3
41 (R). Wolves at the Gate (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Volume 3)
42 (-23). Troublemaker Book 1: Alex Barnaby Series 3
43 (N). Dante's Divine Comedy: A Graphic Adaptation
44 (-14). Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love
45 (R). The Sandman Vol. 2: The Doll's House
46 (-18). Blankets
47 (-20). Batman: Year One
48 (R). Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft
49 (N). Bleach, Vol. 32
50 (-). 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:

* Things are rather boring near the top of the list, with very little change in the relative positions. Wimpy Kid 5 is up to #15 on the overall list, while the Scott Pilgrim volumes fall to #54, 58, 67 & 73. Maus I clocks in at #305, while the item at the bottom of the list is at #5,185 (up nearly 1500 from last week's #6,684).

* The highest debut this week belongs the The Cloud Searchers, the latest in Kazu Kibuishi's Amulet series. Also debuting are two box sets (one for Wimpy Kid, the other for Peanuts); the first volume of Superman: Earth One; the latest Complete Peanuts volume; a graphic adaptation of Dante's Divine Comedy; and two manga volumes: Hetalia Axis Powers and Bleach.

* I always find it interesting that the two-volume Peanuts box sets tend to sell better on Amazon than do the individual volumes.