New Library Comics: February 2010

Here's a list of the comics we added to our library collection in February :


Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888. Louisa May Alcott / Mount Horeb, Wis. : Eureka Productions, 2009.

ʻAlī, Nājī. A child in Palestine : the cartoons of Naji al-Ali / London ; New York : Verso Books, 2009.

Allbritton Taylor, C., 1967- One model nation / Berkeley, CA : Image Comics, c2009.

Apostolidès, Jean-Marie. The metamorphoses of Tintin, or, Tintin for adults / Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c2010.

Azuma, Kiyohiko. Yotsuba&! v. 7 / New York, NY : Yen Press, 2009-

Baker, Kevin, 1958- Luna Park / New York : Vertigo/DC Comics, 2009.

Bashi, Parsua, 1966- Nylon road : a graphic memoir of coming of age in Iran / New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Griffin, 2009.

Bell, Marc, 1971- Hot potatoe / Montréal : Drawn & Quarterly, c2009.

Brubaker, Ed. Criminal / New York : Marvel, 2009.

Buhle, Paul, 1944- Comics in Wisconsin / Madison, Wis. : Borderland Books, c2009.

Buzzati, Dino, 1906-1972. Poem strip / New York : New York Review Books, 2009.

Campbell, Eddie, 1955- Alec. "The years have pants" : (a life-sized omnibus) / Marietta, GA : Top Shelf Productions ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2009.

Campbell, Ross. Wet moon v. 2 : unseen feet / Portland, Or. : Oni Press, 2004-

Campbell, Ross. Wet moon v. 4 / Portland, Or. : Oni Press, 2004-

Casper the friendly ghost 60th anniversary special. / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2009.

Churilla, Brian. The engineer : "konstrukt" / Los Angeles, CA : Archaia Entertainment LLC, 2009.

Comtois, Pierre. Marvel Comics in the 1960s : an issue-by-issue field guide to a pop culture phenomenon / Raleigh, North Carolina : Twomorrows Publishing, 2009.

Cotter, Joshua W. Driven by lemons / Richmond, VA : Adhouse Books, 2009.

Crumb, R. The complete Crumb v. 12. Working with people : co-evolution quarterly winds of change American splendor zap comics / Seattle : Fantagraphics Books, [1987?]-

Dany&Dany (Writers) Anima / Las Vegas, Nev. : Yaoi ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2008.

Dany&Dany (Writers) I.D.O.L. / [Las Vegas, Nev.] : Yaoi Press, [2007]

Dany&Dany (Writers) The lily and the rose / Las Vegas, Nev. : Yaoi ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2007.

Dany&Dany (Writers) Wishing for the moon / Las Vegas, Nev. : Yaoi Press, [2007]

Davis, Eleanor, 1983- Stinky : a toon book / New York : Toon Books, c2008.

Ditko, Steve. The art of Ditko / San Diego, Calif. : IDW ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2009.

Drooker, Eric, 1958- Blood song : a silent ballad / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2009.

Duncan, Randy, 1958- The power of comics : history, form, and culture / New York : Continuum, 2009.

Eagle annual : the best of the 1960s comic / London : Orion, 2009.

East, Oliver. Proper go well high / London : Blank Slate Books, 2008.

Ellis, Warren. Transmetropolitan v.4 The new scum / New York : DC Comics, c2009-

Gamache, Line, 1956- Poof! / Montréal : Conundrum Press, c2009.

Goddin, Philippe. The art of Hergé, inventor of Tintin v. 2. 1937-1949 / San Francisco, Ca. : Last Gasp, c2008-

Godwin, Frank, 1889-1959. Connie : battle for titan predators of polaria. / Long Beach, CA : Pacific Comics Club, 2009.

Godwin, Frank, 1889-1959. Connie : captives of the space pirates master of the Jovian moons. / Long Beach, CA : Pacific Comics Club, 2009.

Gould, Chester. The complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy v. 9. Dailies & Sundays, 1944-1945 / San Diego, Calif. : IDW Publishing, 2006-

Gray, Harold, 1894-1968. The complete Little Orphan Annie v. 4. A house divided (or will fate trick Trixie?), dailies and color Sundays 1932-33 / San Diego, Calif. : IDW Pub., 2008-

Green, Justin. Binky Brown meets the holy Virgin Mary / San Francisco : McSweeneys Books, 2009.

Grist, Paul. The eternal conflicts of the Cosmic Warrior. / Berkely, CA : Image Comics, Inc., 2009.

Hernandez, Gilbert. The troublemakers / Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics, 2009.

Huizenga, Kevin, 1977- Ganges no. 3 / Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics, c2006-

Katsumata, Susumu, 1943-2007. Red snow / Montréal : Drawn & Quarterly, 2009.

Keane, Bil, 1922- The family circus : [daily and Sunday comic 1960-61] / San Diego, Calif. : IDW Publishing, c2009.

Kibuishi, Kazu, 1978- Copper / New York : Graphix, 2010.

Langridge, Roger. The treasure of Peg-Leg Wilson. / Los Angeles, CA : Boom! Studios, 2010.

Linthout, Willy, 1953- Years of the elephant / [Tarragona, Spain] : Fanfare/Ponent Mon, c2009.

Mangin, Valrie. Scourge of the gods v.2 : the fall / New York : Marvel ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2009.

Mann, Marvin Perry. Some new kind of slaughter, or, Lost in the flood (and how we found home again) : diluvian myths from around the world / Chicago : Archaia, c2007.

Marder, Larry. Beanworld bk. 3. Remember here when you are there! / Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Books, 2009-

Matsumoto, Taiyo, 1967- Gogo monster / San Francisco, CA : Viz, [2009]

Mawil. Sparky O'Hare : master electrician / London : Blank Slate Books, 2008.

McKean, Dave. Pictures that tick. Book one / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse, 2009.

McManus, George, 1884-1954. Bringing up father : "from sea to shining sea" : the cross-country tour of 1939-40 / San Diego, Calif. : IDW, 2009.

Mills, Pat. Underground and over the top / London : Titan, 2009.

Moore, Alan, 1953- Saga of the Swamp Thing v. 2 / New York : DC Comics, 2009-

Morrison, Grant. All-star Superman v. 1 / New York, N.Y. : DC Comics, c2007-

Motter, Dean. Electropolis : the infernal machine : a Menlo Park mystery / Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Books, 2009.

Murray, Doug. The 'Nam. v. 1 / New York : Marvel, 2009.

MySpace Dark Horse presents v. 4 / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse Books, 2008-

Noir : a collection of crime comics / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2009.

Nowlan, Philip Francis. Buck Rogers in the 25th century : the complete newspaper dailies vol. 3. 1932-1934 / Neshannock, Pa. : Hermes Press, c2008-

Parkin, Lance. Alan Moore / Harpenden, Herts : Pocket Essentials, 2009.

Perker, M. K., 1972- Insomnia café : a graphic novel / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse Books, 2009.

Pink is for girls / [Cambridge] : Sweatdrop Studios, c2005.

Rall, Ted. The year of loving dangerously / New York : NBM Comics Lit ; London : Turnaround [distributor], 2010.

Raymond, Alex, 1909-1956. Rip Kirby : the first modern detective : complete comic strips 1946-1948. / San Diego, Calif. : IDW, 2009.

Rilly, Ethan. Pope Hats. no. 1 / Toronto : Ethan Rilly, c2007.

Rosenberg, Jonathan. The corndog imperative / New York : Del Rey/Ballantine Books, c2009.

Sacco, Joe. Footnotes in Gaza / New York : Metropolitan Books, 2009.

Sakabashira, Imiri, 1964- The box man / Montréal : Drawn & Quarterly, c2009.

Sakai, Stan. Usagi Yojimbo : Yokai / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse Books, 2009.

Sally, Zak. Like a dog / Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics, 2009.

Sánchez Abulí, E. Torpedo. v. 1 / San Diego, Calif. : IDW, 2010.

Schulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe), 1922-2000. Celebrating Peanuts : 60 years / Kansas, Mo. : Andrews McMeel, 2009.

Scott, Jeremy R. PTA night / Berkeley, Calif. : Silverline Books/Image Comics, Inc., 2009.

Seth, 1962- George Sprott, 1894-1975 : a picture novella / Montreal : Drawn and Quarterly, 2009.

Shanower, Eric. Little adventures in Oz v.1. Enchanted apples of Oz ; The king of Oz. / San Diego, Calif. : IDW ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2010-

Shaw, Dash. The unclothed man in the 35th century A.D. / Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics Books, 2009.

Stevens, Dave. The rocketeer : the complete adventures / San Diego, Calif. : IDW Publishing ; London : Diamond [distributor], c2009.

Swain, Carol. Crossing the empty quarter and other stories / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2009.

Takahashi, Rumiko, 1957- InuYasha vols. 42-44 / San Francisco, CA : Viz, LLC, c2003-

Taniguchi, Jirō. A distant neighborhood v. 2 / Wisbech, England : Fanfare ; [Rasquera, Spain?] : Ponent Mon, c2009-

The great anti-war cartoons / Seattle : Fantagraphics ; [N.Y.] : distributed in the U.S. by W.W. Norton, c2009.

Urasawa, Naoki, 1960- Pluto : Urasawa x Tezuka v. 6 / San Francisco, CA : VIZ Media, c2008-

Usui, Yoshito, 1958-2009. Crayon Shinchan v. 10 / La Jolla, CA : CMX, c2008-

Veitch, Rick. Abraxas and the Earthman / West Townshend, VT : King Hell Press, c2006.

Wilson, Gahan. Gahan Wilson : 50 years of Playboy cartoons. / Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics ; London : Turnaround [distributor], 2009.

New Library Comics: January 2010

Here's a list of the comics we added to our library collection in January :


Flix. Der Swimmingpool des kleinen Mannes / Hamburg : Carlsen, 2009

Flix. Für dich - du bist süss : Cartoons von Flix / Hamburg : Carlsen, 2006.

Flix. Heldentage / Hamburg : Carlsen, c2007.

Flix. Mädchen / Hamburg : Carlsen, c2006.

Flix. Tut mir leid, aber Weihnachten fällt aus / Hamburg : Carlsen, c2009.

Flix. Verflixt! : Cartoons ; [und jetzt?] / Hamburg : Carlsen, c2005.

Flix. Verliebt! : das Glücksbuch / Hamburg : Carlsen, c2009.

Haque, Mohammad F. Applegeeks bk. 2. Weird science / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse, 2009.

Kawachi, Izumi. Enchanter v. 2 / Gardena, CA : Digital Manga Pub., 2006-

Mariotte, Jeff. Barack Obama : The first 100 days. / San Diego, CA : IDW Pub., 2009.

Martell, Nevin. Looking for Calvin and Hobbes : the unconventional story of Bill Watterson and his revolutionary comic strip / New York ; London : Continuum, 2009.

Mihara, Mitsukazu, 1970- Shigeshōshi vols. 1-7 / Tokyō : Shōdensha, 2003-

Watase, Yuu. Ayashi no seresu vols. 1-10 / Tōkyō : Shōgakkan, 1997-2000.

Yuki, Kaori. Tenshi kinryō-ku vols. 1-15 / Tōkyō : Hakusensha, 1995-2001

New Library Comics: December 2009

Here's a list of the comics we added to our library collection in November:


Ames, Jonathan. The alcoholic / New York : Vertigo/DC Comics, c2008

Asamiya, Kia, 1963- Silent möbius v. 1 / Chicago, Ill. : Udon ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2009

Baron, Mike. Nexus : space opera / Peoria, AZ : Rude Dude Productions, 2009

Black, Holly. Kin / New York : Graphix, [2009], c2008

Blain, Christophe. Dungeon. : the early years Vol. 2, Innocence lost / New York : NBM Pub., 2005-

Bleda, Sergio. Vampire dance / Milwaukie, Ore. : Dark Horse Comics, 2009.

Breathed, Berke. The Bloom County library. Volume one, 1980-1982 / San Diego, Calif. : IDW, c2009.

The CBLDF presents : Liberty comics. / Berkeley, CA : Image Comics, p2008

Cooke, Darwyn. The Spirit v. 2 / New York, NY : DC Comics, c2008

Davis, Guy. The Marquis : inferno / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse Books, 2009.

Dirge, Roman. Lenore. Noogies / London : Titan Books, c2009

Domo / Los Angeles, Calif. : Tokyopop, 2009

Gillen, Kieron. Phonogram v. 1. Rue Britannia / Berkeley, Calif. : Image Comics ; [London : Diamond, distributor], c2007-

Gould, Chester. The complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy v. 4. Dailies & Sundays, 1942-1944 / San Diego, Calif. : IDW Publishing, 2006-

Hamilton, Tim. Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 : the authorized adaptation / New York : Hill and Wang, 2009.

Hample, Stuart E. Dread & superficiality : Woody Allen as comic strip / New York : Abrams ComicArts, 2009.

Hornschemeier, Paul, 1977- All and sundry : uncollected work 2004-2009 / Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics ; [New York] : Distributed in the U.S. by W.W. Norton, 2009.

Kindt, Matt. 3 story : the secret history of the giant man / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse, 2009

Kleid, Neil. The big Kahn : a sequential drama / New York : NBM, c2009

Kochalka, James. Johnny Boo and the happy apples / Marietta, Ga. : Top Shelf Productions, 2009.

Kurtzman, Harvey. Frontline combat v. 1 / York, PA : Gemstone, c2008.

Langridge, Roger. The Muppet Show comic book : meet the Muppets / Los Angeles, CA : Boom! Kids, 2009

Lee, Stan, 1922- Spider-Man newspaper strips. Vol. 1. January 3rd, 1977-January 28th, 1979 / New York : Marvel, 2009.

Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips), 1890-1937. H. P. Lovecraft / Mount Horeb, Wis. : Eureka Productions, c2002.

Masamune, Shirow. The ghost in the shell. v. 1 / New York : Kodansha Comics, 2009.

Millionaire, Tony. The art of Tony Millionaire / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse, 2009.

Moore, Alan, 1953- Tom Strong / La Jolla, CA : Wildstorm, c2009

Myhre, Lise. Nemi v. 3 / London : Titan, 2007.

Neufeld, Josh. A.D. : New Orleans after the deluge / New York : Pantheon Books, c2009.

Onstad, Chris. Worst song, played on ugliest guitar / Milwaukie, Ore. : Dark Horse Books, 2009.

Paley, Bruce, 1949- Giraffes in my hair : a rock 'n' roll life / Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics, c2009.

Pekar, Harvey. Studs Terkel's Working : a graphic adaptation / New York : New Press ; [Jackson, Tenn.] : Distributed by Perseus Distribution, c2009.

Porcellino, John. Map of my heart : the best of King-Cat comics & stories 1996-2002 / Montréal : Drawn & Quarterly, 2009.

Rickheit, Hans. The squirrel machine / Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics, c2009.

Russell, P. Craig. The scarlet letter / [New York] : Papercutz : Distributed by Macmillan, c2009.

Sala, Richard. Cat burglar black / New York : First Second, 2009

Stanley, John, 1914-1993. Nancy : from the comic strip by Ernie Bushmiller : collected from issue 146 to issue 150 of the Dell comic book series 1957-58 / Montréal : Drawn & Quarterly, 2009

Taniguchi, Jirō. A distant neighborhood v. 1 / Wisbech, England : Fanfare ; [Rasquera, Spain?] : Ponent Mon, c2009-

Tezuka, Osamu, 1928-1989. Black Jack vols. 6-7 / New York : Vertical, c2008-

Tobe, Keiko. With the light : raising an autistic child v. 5 / New York : Yen Press, 2007-

Urosawa, Naoki, 1960- 20th century boys v. 4 / San Francisco, CA : Viz Media, 2009-

Usui, Yoshito, 1958- Crayon Shinchan v. 2 / La Jolla, CA : CMX, c2008-

Way, Gerard. The Umbrella Academy. Volume 2, Dallas / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse, 2009.

Zimmerman, Dwight Jon. The Vietnam War : a graphic history / New York : Hill and Wang, 2009.

Bonus Giordano Monkey Cover

Sadly, legendary comic artist Dick Giordano passed away yesterday. Here's his cover to Konga #1 (1960):



Tom Spurgeon has a detailed remembrance of Giordano's long career.

Monkey Covers

Sunday is Monkey Covers day here at YACB. Because there's nothing better than a comic with a monkey on the cover!

Haven't you always wanted to see an ape fight a giant squid? Bab Larkin has you covered on Planet of the Apes #15 (1975).

(Standard disclaimer about underwater apes not really being monkeys applies.)

Image courtesy of the GCD. Click on the image for a larger version.

Amazon Top 50

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


1 (+2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
2 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
3 (-2). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1
4 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid
5 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
6 (+22). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
7 (-). Kick-Ass
8 (R). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
9 (R). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness
10 (R). Scott Pilgrim, Vol 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together
11 (R). Scott Pilgrim Volume 5: Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe
12 (-6). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 6: Retreat
13 (-5). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
14 (+2). Warriors: Ravenpaw's Path #2: A Clan in Need
15 (N). Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour *
16 (-3). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5 *
17 (-6). Planetary Vol. 4: Spacetime Archaeology
18 (+1). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
19 (-4). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
20 (N). Batman and Robin, Vol. 1: Batman Reborn *
21 (N). Captain America: Reborn *
22 (-12). Hellboy Volume 9: The Wild Hunt
23 (-). V for Vendetta
24 (+24). The Boys Volume 6 SC *
25 (-1). The Complete Persepolis
26 (-16). Invincible Iron Man Omnibus, Vol. 1
27 (-13). Irredeemable Vol 2 *
28 (+2). Gunnerkrigg Court, Vol. 2: Research
29 (-17). Tales from the Crypt #8: Diary of a Stinky Dead Kid
30 (+6). Fables Vol. 13: The Great Fables Crossover
31 (-14). Watchmen
32 (N). I Kill Giants Titan Edition Signed & Numbered
33 (+10). The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks
34 (+7). Predators and Prey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 5)
35 (R). The Perry Bible Fellowship Almanack
36 (-18). Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
37 (-16). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
38 (R). Wolverine: Old Man Logan
39 (N). The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis *
40 (-18). Dark Tower: The Fall of Gilead
41 (N). Bloom County: The Complete Library, Vol. 2: 1982-1984 *
42 (N). xxxHOLiC 15
43 (-8). Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume
44 (-17). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
45 (N). The Losers: Book One (Vols. 1 & 2)
46 (R). Mercy Thompson: Homecoming
47 (-22). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
48 (+2). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
49 (-16). Batman: Year One
50 (-18). Meanwhile: Pick Any Path. 3,856 Story Possibilities



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 power of the Twilight manga proved to be no match for the power of the Wimpy Kid movie push. Twilight is at #42 on the overall chart, but two of the WK volumes pushed even higher (though not by much; The Last Straw is at #35 and Dog Days is at #39).

* Need more proof about the power of movies on Amazon comic sales? The trailer for Scott Pilgrim debuted on the Internet yesterday, causing an instant surge in demand for the SP comics. Will interest remain high until the film's release in August? Kick-Ass also remains strong just three weeks before its movie is released.

* And when the movie is just a memory? Check out Watchmen, which dips all the way down to #31...

Monkey Covers

Sunday is Monkey Covers day here at YACB. Because there's nothing better than a comic with a monkey on the cover!

Gorilla body slam! on the cover to Human Defense Corps #2 (2003) by Clement Sauve Jr. & Juan Vlasco.

(Standard disclaimer about lab coat-wearing gorillas not really being monkeys applies.)

Image courtesy of the GCD. Click on the image for a larger version.

Amazon Top 50

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


1 (-). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1
2 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
3 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
4 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid
5 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
6 (+9). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 6: Retreat
7 (+3). Kick-Ass
8 (-1). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
9 (R). Hellboy Volume 9: The Wild Hunt
10 (+31). Invincible Iron Man Omnibus, Vol. 1
11 (-3). Planetary Vol. 4: Spacetime Archaeology
12 (+18). Tales from the Crypt #8: Diary of a Stinky Dead Kid
13 (N). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5 *
14 (N). Irredeemable Vol 2 *
15 (R). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
16 (-7). Warriors: Ravenpaw's Path #2: A Clan in Need *
17 (-4). Watchmen
18 (-2). Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
19 (-7). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
20 (-14). I am an alien. I have a question 01
21 (-2). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
22 (+18). Dark Tower: The Fall of Gilead
23 (R). V for Vendetta
24 (+12). The Complete Persepolis
25 (-2). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
26 (-9). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
27 (-2). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
28 (R). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
29 (N). Complete Milt Gross Comic Book Stories
30 (N). Gunnerkrigg Court, Vol. 2: Research
31 (N). The Gashlycrumb Tinies
32 (N). Meanwhile: Pick Any Path. 3,856 Story Possibilities
33 (-11). Batman: Year One
34 (N). Irredeemable: Volume 1
35 (-21). Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume
36 (-25). Fables Vol. 13: The Great Fables Crossover
37 (R). Star Wars: Legacy Volume 8 - Tatooine
38 (R). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
39 (R). The Rocketeer: The Complete Deluxe Edition
40 (-12). Twelve Kingdoms, The - Hardcover Edition Volume 4: Skies of Dawn
41 (R). Predators and Prey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 5)
42 (-9). The Sandman Vol. 2: The Doll's House
43 (-17). The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks
44 (-26). Batman: The Killing Joke
45 (N). Superman: New Krypton, Vol. 3
46 (R). The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1
47 (R). Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 2
48 (N). The Boys Volume 6 SC *
49 (-28). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
50 (-30). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)



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:

* Amazon returned the sales link for comics from Diamond on Tuesday, so the sales chart has mostly returned to normal.

* The Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie comes out today. Not much chart action as the books still can't de-throne the newly released Twilight manga (#17 on the overall chart); although the recently announced but as-yet-untitled Wimpy Kid book 5 is the highest debut at #13 though it doesn't come out until November.

* I'm quite surprised to see the two Irredeemable volumes show up. Has there been some mainstream coverage that I'm not aware of?

* Speaking of unexpected, it's a nice surprise to see Jason Shiga's Meanwhile show up on the charts. This new color edition has wonderful production values to go along with Shiga's innovative comic.

A quick summary of last evening's graphic novels panel

The room was packed, with people sitting on the floor and standing in the back. Three great speakers, which meant that my duties as moderator basically consisted of introducing the speakers and then fielding questions at the end.

Eric Rabkin walked us through a close reading of the classic children's picture book Goodbye Moon, making the case for a visual language that can be every bit as complex as the written word and intuitively understood by young children.

Jim Ottaviani made the case for using comics to tell stories of science (which, he says, is more readily accepted by science people than comics people!) and demonstrated the creation of a scene from T-Minus, from research to writing to the final printed page.

Phoebe Gloecker talked about why she chooses to draw comics and how it is an emotional engagement for her. She talked some about her experiences traveling to Mexico for frist-hand research on her latest project, and about how the new generation of eBooks readers like the iPad may open new creative freedoms for comics creators.

A big thanks to the staff of the Shapiro library for putting the panel together and providing the space, and to our panelists who gave three very different by very engaging presentations.

(There was a video recording made of the panel, but I'm not sure if it will be made widely available...)

This Evening!

Cover Songs Six

Now available on 8track.com: Cover Songs Six, a mix of twenty-four songs not by the original artists!



In this mix:

The Alice Band cover Blue Oyster Cult
The Bird and the Bee cover the Bee Gees
Bonerama cover Led Zeppelin
Clare and the Reasons cover Genesis
Damien Rice & Lisa Hannigan cover Pink
Dianna Agron covers Dionne Warwick
Emm Gryner covers Def Leppard
Flunk cover The Kinks
Jonatha Brooke covers James Taylor
Kristin Chenoweth covers the Eagles
Leaves' Eyes cover Simon & Garfunkel
Marcilo Agro e il Duo Maravilha cover The Pet Shop Boys
Mindy Gledhill covers Joni Mitchell
Mindy Smith covers Fleetwood Mac
Nouvelle Vague cover Billy Idol
Petra Haden covers The Bellamy Brothers
Pomplamoose cover Beyonce
Rosa Chance Well cover Creedence Clearwater Revival
Selena Cross covers Men at Work
Serena Ryder & The Beauties cover Jordin Sparks
Shannon Butcher covers Tears for Fears
Sophie Barker covers John Denver
Speedway cover Christina Aguilera
Stimulator cover The Captain & Tennille

(If you're reading this somewhere the embedded player doesn't work, you'll need to use this link.

Monkey Covers

Sunday is Monkey Covers day here at YACB. Because there's nothing better than a comic with a monkey on the cover!

What exactly is Sam looking at on Bob Oksner's cover to Angel and the Ape #3 (1969)?

(Standard disclaimer about detective apes not really being monkeys applies.)

Image courtesy of the GCD. Click on the image for a larger version.

Amazon Top 50

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


1 (-). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1 *
2 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
3 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
4 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
5 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid
6 (N). I am an alien. I have a question 01
7 (-). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
8 (+24). Planetary Vol. 4: Spacetime Archaeology
9 (R). Warriors: Ravenpaw's Path #2: A Clan in Need *
10 (-4). Kick-Ass
11 (-1). Fables Vol. 13: The Great Fables Crossover
12 (+4). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
13 (+8). Watchmen
14 (-23). Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume
15 (-7). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 6: Retreat
16 (-5). Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
17 (+16). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
18 (+4). Batman: The Killing Joke
19 (-2). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
20 (+7). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
21 (-1). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
22 (+2). Batman: Year One
23 (-12). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
24 (+23). Stitches: A Memoir
25 (+19). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
26 (+12). The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks
27 (+9). Asterios Polyp
28 (+6). Twelve Kingdoms, The - Hardcover Edition Volume 4: Skies of Dawn
29 (R). Batman: The Long Halloween
30 (+9). Tales from the Crypt #8: Diary of a Stinky Dead Kid
31 (R). The Sandman Vol. 2: The Doll's House
32 (R). Starman Omnibus Vol. 4
33 (-20). The Splendid Magic of Penny Arcade: The 11 1/2 Anniversary Edition
34 (N). Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl Adventure!, Vol. 6
35 (+14). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
36 (+14). The Complete Persepolis
37 (R). The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book
38 (-20). All Star Superman, Vol. 2
39 (+9). Marvel Encyclopedia
40 (-28). Dark Tower: The Fall of Gilead
41 (-22). Invincible Iron Man Omnibus, Vol. 1 *
42 (R). Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War, Vol. 1
43 (+3). Bleach, Vol. 30
44 (R). The Sandman Vol. 3: Dream Country
45 (R). Batman: R.I.P.
46 (N). Daredevil by Brian Michael Bendis & Alex Maleev Omnibus, Vol. 2
47 (R). Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War, Vol. 2
48 (R). Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds



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:

* Well that was an exciting week! The big glitch that hit over the weekend caused many large ticket GNs distributed to the book trade by Diamond soar up the Amazon bestseller charts, only to see them disappear after the error was corrected. This then had a rebound effect later in the week as Amazon pulled their sales listings for all comics distributed by Diamond. The biggest losers chart-wise in all of this are books like the latest Buffy collection, which was not really affected by the $14.99 price point but sees its Amazon sales pulled anyway; so instead of enjoying big sales its first week in release it is unavailable from Amazon.

* This is the first week since I started keeping these charts (over a year ago) that V for Vendetta has not been on the list (it would be at #51).

* Debuting way up at #6 is I am an alien. I have a question, a kindle-only comic that is selling for just $1.

*Twilight watch: It's #37 on the overall list, and actually goes on sale next week...

More Moto Hagio!

The news that Fantagraphics & Matt Thorne are teaming up for a new line of translated manga makes me happy. What makes me giddy is that their first release will be A Drunken Dream and Other Stories, a collection of some of Hagio's most important short stories. I've loved Hagio's work ever since reading A A' and They Were 11 way back in the day (when we bought our translated manga flipped, in floppies, and we liked it!) The fact that Hagio's oevre has been basically unavailable in English for years in nigh criminal, and I'm glad to see that Fantagraphics is taking steps to rectify this.

Monkey Covers

Sunday is Monkey Covers day here at YACB. Because there's nothing better than a comic with a monkey on the cover!

Flying monkeys attack on Scottie Young's cover to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz #6 (2009).


Image courtesy of the GCD. Click on the image for a larger version.

Amazon Top 50

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


1 (-). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1 *
2 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
3 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
4 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
5 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid
6 (-). Kick-Ass
7 (+2). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
8 (+8). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 6: Retreat *
9 (-2). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
10 (-). Fables Vol. 13: The Great Fables Crossover
11 (+6). Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
12 (-1). Dark Tower: The Fall of Gilead
13 (-5). The Splendid Magic of Penny Arcade: The 11 1/2 Anniversary Edition
14 (+11). Halo: Helljumper *
15 (N). Classic G.I. Joe Volume 7
16 (+11). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
17 (+16). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
18 (+27). All Star Superman, Vol. 2
19 (N). Invincible Iron Man Omnibus, Vol. 1 *
20 (+22). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
21 (-9). Watchmen
22 (-). Batman: The Killing Joke
23 (-10). Star Wars: Legacy Volume 8 - Tatooine *
24 (R). Batman: Year One
25 (N). The Dark-Hunters, Vol. 2
26 (N). The Story of O
27 (+3). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
28 (+22). New Avengers Vol. 12: Powerloss *
29 (+7). Naruto, Vol. 47
30 (+2). Predators and Prey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 5)
31 (-5). V for Vendetta
32 (N). Planetary Vol. 4: Spacetime Archaeology *
33 (+15). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
34 (+9). Twelve Kingdoms, The - Hardcover Edition Volume 4: Skies of Dawn *
35 (-16). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
36 (-13). Asterios Polyp
37 (-1). Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume
38 (-14). The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks
39 (-8). Tales from the Crypt #8: Diary of a Stinky Dead Kid
40 (R). Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 2
41 (R). Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 1
42 (R). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
43 (R). Time of Your Life (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 4)
44 (-16). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
45 (N). Hellboy Volume 9: The Wild Hunt *
46 (-11). Bleach, Vol. 30
47 (-7). Stitches: A Memoir
48 (+1). Marvel Encyclopedia
49 (-28). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
50 (-13). The Complete Persepolis



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:

* A good deal of relative stability at the top of the chart gives way to a great deal of volatility in the middle and bottom, with several books jumping either way up or way down.

* The highest debut belongs to Classic G.I. Joe Volume 7. Volume 4 percolates just under the list at #51. I have no clue as to the sudden interest in classic GI Joe this week.

* Watchmen hits its lowest point yet since I starting tracking these charts. I suspect that it has no gone back to just being another good-selling catalog item.

Graphic Novels Panel: March 16