Friday, March 11, 2011

Amazon Top 50

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


1 (N). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (And Other Useful Guides)
2 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
3 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
4 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
5 (+5). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
6 (-). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
7 (+2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
8 (-4). Daytripper
9 (-4). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
10 (+1). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
11 (+3). Big Nate: From the Top
12 (-5). The Thanos Imperative *
13 (-5). Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale
14 (+3). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
15 (+3). Walking Dead Volume 13
16 (-1). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
17 (-1). Batman: Time and the Batman
18 (+12). Fables Vol. 15: Rose Red *
19 (+1). Batman: Year One
20 (+19). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
21 (+14). V for Vendetta
22 (N). Batman Beyond: Hush Beyond
23 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 1
24 (R). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
25 (-13). Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne
26 (R). Identity Crisis
27 (+5). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
28 (-5). The Walking Dead, Book 6
29 (-16). Watchmen
30 (-3). The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel
31 (-6). Scalped Vol. 7: Rez Blues
32 (R). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
33 (+9). Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour
34 (+3). Walking Dead Volume 12
35 (+9). Fables Vol. 14: Witches
36 (+5). Scott Pilgrim Volume 5: Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe
37 (-8). Scott Pilgrim, Vol 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together
38 (+8). Batman: The Killing Joke
39 (R). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
40 (N). Skullkickers Volume 1: 1000 Opas and a Dead Body *
41 (-22). Superman: Earth One
42 (+1). The Walking Dead, Book 2
43 (-19). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
44 (-4). Odd Is on Our Side
45 (-7). The Walking Dead, Book 5
46 (-24). All Star Superman, Vol. 2
47 (-14). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
48 (N). Captain America Lives Omnibus *
49 (N). Big Nate Boredom Buster: Super Scribbles, Cool Comix, and Lots of Laughs *
50 (-). The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain


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:

* In a shocker, the Oatmeal collection 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth debuts at #1 on the chart (and is #41 overall). An amazing feat to debut at #1, especially for a property with no tie-in to other media.

* The last time a non-Wimpy Kid book was #1 was a Scott Pilgrim volume in August 2010. The last time a non-WK non-SP book was #1 was Troublemaker in June 2010. The last time a book debuted at #1 was the Twilight Graphic Novel in January 2010.

* Other debuts this week are Batman Beyond: Hush Beyond at #22; Skullkickers at #40; Captain America Lives Omnibus at #48; and Big Nate Boredom Buster at #49.

* Dead Watch: Just seven Walking Dead collections in the top 50 this week, though the Compendium hops up to #5.

* I have no idea why the Identity Crisis hardcover shows up out-of-the-blue at #26. Sometimes the charts are just weird...

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