Amazon Top 50

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


1 (-). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6)
2 (+1). Dilbert: 2012 Day-to-Day Calendar
3 (-1). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
4 (+1). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
5 (+3). The Walking Dead Volume 15 *
6 (+7). The Adventures of Tintin: Tintin in America / Cigars of the Pharaoh / The Blue Lotus
7 (-3). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books (1-5)
8 (+10). Habibi
9 (-). Hark! A Vagrant
10 (+1). Batman: Noel
11 (+11). The Walking Dead, Book 1
12 (R). Dork Diaries 1 (Kindle)
13 (-7). The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 5)
14 (+15). The Adventures of Tintin, Vol. 2: The Broken Ear / The Black Island / King Ottokar's Sceptre
15 (+4). Batman: The Black Mirror
16 (+25). Fables Vol. 16: Super Team
17 (+15). The Adventures of Tintin, Vol. 3: The Crab with the Golden Claws / The Shooting Star / The Secret of the Unicorn
18 (+19). Pogo: The Complete Daily & Sunday Comic Strips, Vol. 1: Through the Wild Blue Wonder
19 (-4). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
20 (R). Big Nate Out Loud (Kindle)
21 (-14). Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 4)
22 (-2). Batman: Year One
23 (+12). V for Vendetta
24 (-1). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
25 (-15). Dork Diaries 3 ½: How to Dork Your Diary
26 (N). Tintin in Tibet
27 (+17). The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
28 (-7). The Walking Dead, Book 2
29 (-15). Dork Diaries Box Set
30 (-3). Batman: The Killing Joke
31 (-9). The Walking Dead, Book 7
32 (R). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle)
33 (-16). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 2
34 (R). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
35 (-4). Scott Pilgrims Precious Little Boxset
36 (-20). Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star
37 (-12). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth
38 (-14). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
39 (N). Artsy-Fartsy (The Aldo Zelnick Comic Novel Series) (Kindle)
40 (-4). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
41 (R). Big Nate: From the Top (Kindle)
42 (R). Watchmen
43 (R). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle)
44 (R). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
45 (N). Red Rackham's Treasure (The Adventures of Tintin)
46 (N). Tintin in the Land of the Soviets
47 (R). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes
48 (N). The Adventures of Tintin, Vol. 5: Land of Black Gold / Destination Moon / Explorers on the Moon
49 (-19). The Walking Dead Volume 14: No Way Out
50 (N). The Adventures of Tintin, Vol. 4: Red Rackham's Treasure / The Seven Crystal Balls / Prisoners of the Sun


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 sixth Wimpy Kid books slips another scosh to #3 on the overall chart (now behind Steve Jobs & The Hunger Games), but I suspect it will top the comics chart for many weeks to come. (Though the Dilbert desk calendar comes in at a very respectable #66 on the overall chart, its attraction is seasonal.)

* A lot of volatility in the final week before Christmas. Oddly, there were no Kindle books on last week's chart, but now there are several once again. I suspect some sort of glitch last week, but who knows?

* Dead Watch: Just seven Walking Dead books on the chart this week, though two of those are in the top ten (and three in the top eleven).

* Tintin Watch: Nine Tintin volumes on the list this week, including one in the top ten. Thanks to the movie, these are likely the best sales that Tintin has seen in the States ever.