Amazon Top 50

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


1 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
2 (+2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
3 (-1). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (And Other Useful Guides)
4 (+2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
5 (-2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
6 (R). The Arrival
7 (-2). Fables Vol. 15: Rose Red
8 (+10). Big Nate Out Loud
9 (+2). Thor by Walter Simonson Omnibus
10 (-2). The Walking Dead Volume 14: No Way Out *
11 (+37). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition) *
12 (+2). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
13 (+14). Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 4
14 (+2). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
15 (N). Lost and Found: Three by Shaun Tan
16 (+26). Y The Last Man Deluxe Book Five *
17 (-4). Batman: Year One
18 (+5). Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star *
19 (-7). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
20 (+8). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
21 (-2). Big Nate Boredom Buster: Super Scribbles, Cool Comix, and Lots of Laughs
22 (+4). Big Nate: From the Top
23 (+1). Walking Dead Volume 13
24 (+7). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (Kindle edition)
25 (+7). Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale
26 (-17). Mister Wonderful: A Love Story
27 (+23). Irredeemable: Volume 1
28 (-8). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
29 (-14). Uncanny X-Force: The Apocalypse Solution *
30 (-13). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
31 (R). The Indispensable Calvin And Hobbes
32 (-7). The Boys Vol. 8: Highland Laddie
33 (-11). Batman: The Killing Joke
34 (R). Daytripper
35 (-25). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
36 (N). Brightest Day, Vol. 2 *
37 (N). Black Bird, Vol. 8 *
38 (-). Watchmen
39 (+1). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
40 (N). Invincible Volume 14 *
41 (R). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
42 (-6). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle edition) *
43 (N). Black Butler, Vol. 5
44 (-1). S.H.I.E.L.D.: Architects of Tomorrow *
45 (-8). The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
46 (R). The Walking Dead Volume 12
47 (-18). V for Vendetta
48 (R). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
49 (R). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
50 (R). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art


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:

* Wimpy Kid blah blah blah Still #1 blah blah blah #98 overall blah blah blah.

* The big news is the surge of Shaun Tan due to his profile in the New York Times. The Arrival returns to the chart way up at #6, while Lost and Found shows up for the first time at #15.

* The remainder of the debuts—the latest volumes of Brightest Day, Black Bird, Invincible, and Black Butler—all show up in the bottom third of the chart.

* Meanwhile, last week's big debut, Marijuanaman, is nowhere to be seen. I'll let you write your own stoner joke.

* This week's #50 title, Scott McCloud's perennial Understanding Comics, is #2,650 overall.