Sunday, July 31, 2011

Monkey Covers

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

Kamandi fights a gorilla over Superman's costume on the cover of Kamandi, the Last Boy on Earth #29 (1975) by Jack Kirby and Bruce Berry.

(Standard disclaimer about gorillas in the future not really being monkeys applies).

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

Friday, July 29, 2011

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 (R). The Stonekeeper (Amulet, Book 1)
3 (-1). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle edition)
4 (-1). The Walking Dead Volume 14: No Way Out
5 (+25). The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume III: Century #2 1969 *
6 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
7 (R). The Stonekeeper's Curse (Amulet, Book 2)
8 (-1). Batman: Year One
9 (-1). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
10 (R). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
11 (R). The Cloud Searchers (Amulet)
12 (+1). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
13 (-9). Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star
14 (-5). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
15 (+16). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
16 (-6). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
17 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
18 (+4). Batman: The Killing Joke
19 (-7). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
20 (-2). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 2 *
21 (+8). Watchmen
22 (+13). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
23 (-12). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 8: Last Gleaming
24 (+3). V for Vendetta
25 (-10). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
26 (-2). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth
27 (-21). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
28 (-2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
29 (-10). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
30 (+8). Walking Dead Volume 13
31 (-2). Batman: Hush
32 (+7). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Lost Adventures
33 (N). Amulet #4: The Last Council *
34 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 2
35 (+2). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
36 (R). Sailor Moon 1 *
37 (-17). Batman: The Long Halloween
38 (+2). Black Butler, Vol. 6
39 (R). Daytripper
40 (N). The Hobbit
41 (N). Codename: Sailor V 1 *
42 (+1). Big Nate Out Loud
43 (R). Batman & Robin Vol. 3: Batman & Robin Must Die!
44 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 1
45 (-24). Blackest Night
46 (R). Hark! A Vagrant *
47 (+1). Batman: Dark Victory
48 (R). Big Nate: From the Top
49 (R). Locke & Key Volume 1: Welcome to Lovecraft
50 (N). Jericho Season 3 *



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:

* After being featured on NPR, the volumes of Kazu Kibuishi's Amulet hop up high onto the list: the three released volumes into the top eleven, and the pre-release of the upcoming fourth volume as the top new item.

* Alan Moore still has what it takes to sell books: the second volume of LOEG: Century hops up to #5 this week.

* How does the long-out-of-print graphic novel adaptation of The Hobbit hit the chart this week? Strange and mysterious are the ways of the Amazon comics chart...

Monday, July 25, 2011

All-Time Top Comic Book Movies

Movies based on comics properties, ranked by Worldwide box office gross:
  1. The Dark Knight ($1001.9)
  2. Spider-Man 3 ($885.4)
  3. Spider-Man ($806.7)
  4. Spider-Man 2 ($783.6)
  5. Iron Man 2 ($616.8)
  6. Men in Black ($587.2)
  7. Iron Man ($571.8)
  8. 300 ($456.6)
  9. Thor ($445.1) *
  10. Men in Black II ($425.6)
  11. Batman ($413.2)
  12. X2 ($406.4)
  13. Superman Returns ($389.6)
  14. X-Men Origins: Wolverine ($374.9)
  15. Batman Begins ($352.0)
  16. X-Men: First Class ($346.0) *
  17. Wanted ($338.8)
  18. Batman Forever ($335.0)
  19. Over the Hedge ($329.6)
  20. Fantastic Four ($329.3)
  21. The Mask ($320.9)
  22. X-Men ($294.1)
  23. Superman ($289.4)
  24. Batman Returns ($282.8)
  25. Casper ($282.3)
  26. Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer ($277.5)
  27. The Incredible Hulk ($254.2)
  28. Hulk ($241.7)
  29. Batman & Robin ($237.2)
  30. Constantine ($229.5)
  31. Ghost Rider ($219.7)

Box office grosses given in millions. Source: IMDb.

(Marvel: 17. DC: 9. Dark Horse: 2. Image: 1. United Media: 1. Harvey: 1.)

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Monkey Covers

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

The Gorilla battles mobsters on the cover of Fantastic Adventures #15 (1964) by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito.

(Standard disclaimer about mobster-hating gorillas not really being monkeys applies).

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

Friday, July 22, 2011

Amazon Top 50

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


1 (+2). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6) *
2 (-1). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle edition)
3 (-1). The Walking Dead Volume 14: No Way Out
4 (-). Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star
5 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
6 (+6). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
7 (-). Batman: Year One
8 (+1). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
9 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
10 (-4). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
11 (-1). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 8: Last Gleaming
12 (+1). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
13 (+1). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
14 (+11). The Griff: A Graphic Novel
15 (+11). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
16 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
17 (+33). X-Men: Age of X
18 (+16). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 2 *
19 (+3). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
20 (+3). Batman: The Long Halloween
21 (+19). Blackest Night
22 (-2). Batman: The Killing Joke
23 (N). Holy Terror *
24 (-6). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth
25 (+13). Batman: Hush
26 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
27 (+2). V for Vendetta
27 (+17). Negima! 30: Magister Negi Magi
29 (-1). Watchmen
30 (N). The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume III: Century #2 1969 *
31 (+6). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
32 (-11). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
33 (N). Batman: Knightfall, Part One: Broken Bat
34 (-18). Paying for It
35 (+4). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
36 (-4). Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, Vol. 2 - The Little Sister of Eluria
37 (+4). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
38 (-2). Walking Dead Volume 13
39 (+10). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Lost Adventures
40 (+2). Black Butler, Vol. 6
41 (N). Batman: Bruce Wayne: The Road Home
42 (R). Green Lantern: Blackest Night
43 (-12). Big Nate Out Loud
44 (R). Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume
45 (-28). Incognito, Vol. 2: Bad Influences *
46 (N). Maelstrom 1 (kindle)
47 (-23). Highschool of the Dead, Vol. 3
48 (R). Batman: Dark Victory
49 (R). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
50 (N). Batman: Knightfall, Part Three: KnightsEnd



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:

* And now the preorder for Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever pops back to the top of the list. Is this a permanent rise, or will the dance at the top continue? Tune in next week to find out!

* Top debuts this week are preorders for Frank Miller's Holy Terror and Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill's LXG 1969. Other debuts are a couple of Batman: Knightfall collections; the Batman: Bruce Wayne: The Road Home collection; and a yaoi comic for the Kindle.

* Several big jumps this week; at least one—X-Men: Age of X—is due to its being offered at 60% off for a bit earlier in the week.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

It's Time for a New Superman

Superman debuted in Action Comics #1 in 1938.

The Silver Age (aka "Earth-1") version came about sometime in the late 50s/early 60s; there was no hard reboot, but for the sake of this argument let's say it was 1960, when he appeared alongside other silver age heroes in the first appearance of the Justice League of America.

The Post-Crisis (aka the "Byrne") version debuted in Man of Steel #1 in 1986.

And now the DCnU reboot will come out in 2011.

22 years between the debut and the silver age version
26 years between the silver age and Post-Crisis versions
25 years between the Post-Crisis and the DCnU versions

Looks like we're right on schedule!

Expect a brand new reboot of Superman for his 100th Anniversary in 2038...

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Monkey Covers

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

Wonder Man fights off an Ape Attack on the cover of West Coast Avengers #33 (1988) by Al Milgrom and Mike Machlan.

(Standard disclaimer about Avenger-attacking gorillas not really being monkeys applies).

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

Friday, July 15, 2011

Amazon Top 50

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


1 (-). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle edition)
2 (-). The Walking Dead Volume 14: No Way Out
3 (+1). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6) *
4 (-1). Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star
5 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
6 (+6). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
7 (+6). Batman: Year One
8 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
9 (+1). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
10 (+4). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 8: Last Gleaming
11 (+5). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
12 (-1). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
13 (-4). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
14 (+1). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
15 (-7). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
16 (-11). Paying for It
17 (N). Incognito, Vol. 2: Bad Influences *
18 (+1). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth
19 (-1). Blood Work: An Original Hollows Graphic Novel
20 (+4). Batman: The Killing Joke
21 (+2). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
22 (-5). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
23 (-3). Batman: The Long Halloween
24 (+4). Highschool of the Dead, Vol. 3 *
25 (-4). The Griff: A Graphic Novel
26 (+24). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
27 (+2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
28 (+5). Watchmen
29 (+2). V for Vendetta
30 (-5). Batman & Robin Vol. 3: Batman Must Die!
31 (+10). Big Nate Out Loud
32 (+5). Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, Vol. 2 - The Little Sister of Eluria
33 (R). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (Kindle)
34 (R). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 2 *
35 (-9). Green Lantern: Brightest Day
36 (-13). Walking Dead Volume 13
37 (-1). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
38 (-3). Batman: Hush
39 (-7). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
40 (R). Blackest Night *
41 (+2). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
42 (-4). Black Butler, Vol. 6 *
43 (+1). Sailor Moon 1 *
44 (R). Thor by Walter Simonson Omnibus
45 (N). Negima! 30: Magister Negi Magi *
46 (R). Big Nate: From the Top
47 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 1
48 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 6
49 (-19). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Lost Adventures
50 (N). X-Men: Age of X


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:

* Not much exciting at the top of the list. Throughout the week, Walking Dead & Dork Diaries traded places several times, but at the time of this list compilation it is Dork Diaries still at the top.

* I'm amazed at how much better the Kindle editions of Dork Diaries sell than their print counterparts. One can only imagine how well other graphic novels might do if offered in that format...

* The top debut this week is the second Incognito collection. The only other debuts are the latest Negima! volume and X-Men: Age of X, both down near the bottom of the list.

Friday, July 08, 2011

Amazon Top 50

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


1 (+1). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle edition)
2 (-1). The Walking Dead Volume 14: No Way Out
3 (-). Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star
4 (+1). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6) *
5 (R). Paying for It
6 (-2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
7 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
8 (+7). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
9 (-). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
10 (+3). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
11 (-3). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
12 (-6). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
13 (-1). Batman: Year One
14 (-3). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 8: Last Gleaming
15 (+1). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
16 (+1). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
17 (+1). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
18 (N). Blood Work: An Original Hollows Graphic Novel
19 (+1). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth
20 (R). Batman: The Long Halloween
21 (N). The Griff: A Graphic Novel
22 (-3). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
23 (+8). Walking Dead Volume 13
24 (R). Batman: The Killing Joke
25 (+2). Batman & Robin Vol. 3: Batman Must Die!
26 (+14). Green Lantern: Brightest Day
27 (+14). Black Bird, Vol. 9
28 (N). Highschool of the Dead, Vol. 3 *
29 (-8). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
30 (-2). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Lost Adventures
31 (-9). V for Vendetta
32 (R). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
33 (-7). Watchmen
34 (-2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
35 (R). Batman: Hush
36 (R). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
37 (R). Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, Vol. 2 - The Little Sister of Eluria
38 (N). Black Butler, Vol. 6 *
39 (N). Rosario+Vampire: Season II, Vol. 5
40 (+6). Fables Vol. 15: Rose Red
41 (-18). Big Nate Out Loud
42 (-12). Irredeemable, Vol. 6
43 (-19). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
44 (N). Sailor Moon 1 *
45 (N). Dance in the Vampire Bund, Vol. 10
46 (N). Pokemon Black and White, Vol. 1
47 (R). Batman and Robin, Vol. 2: Batman vs. Robin
48 (N). Y The Last Man Deluxe Book Five
49 (R). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
50 (-8). 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:

* The Walking Dead and Dork Diaries switch positions at the top of the list. I expect me may see this dance for a while...

* Chester Brown's Paying For It was MIA on the chart last week, but this week returns all the way up at #5. It's been quite a yo-yo ride on the chart for this particular title.

* The top debut this week is Blood Work, a graphic novel set in Kim Harrison's popular Hollows series of supernatural novels. Also debuting is The Griff, the first graphic novel by popular humor author Christopher Moore; a Y the Last Man hardcover; and a bunch of manga volumes.

* Speaking of, there are seven different manga volumes on the chart this week, which historically (well, since I've been keeping track...) is a relatively high number.

Thursday, July 07, 2011

New Library Comics: June 2011

Here's a list of the comics we added to our library collection last month:




Aaron, Jason. Punisher Max. Kingpin / New York, NY : Marvel Worldwide, 2010.

Adam, Peggy. Luchadoras / Madrid : Sinsentido, c2007

Allred, Mike (Mike Dalton) Madman : all-new giant-size super ginchy special! / Berkeley, Calif. : Image Comics, 2011.

Amou, Kanami. .hack//Alcor / Hamburg ; Los Angeles : Tokyopop, c2009

Anderson, Kevin J., 1962- Star Trek—the next generation : the Gorn crisis / La Jolla, CA : WildStorm/DC Comics, 2001.

Asamiya, Kia, 1963- Steam detectives. v. 1 / San Francisco, CA : Viz Communications, 2002, c1998.

Bachelet, Gilles. Hotel des voyageurs : (a naughty pillow book) / New York : Abrams Image, 2007.

Bagge, Peter. Yeah! / Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics, c2011.

Banville. Asymptote. 1, La fin du monde / Montréal : 400 coups, c2011

Barson, Michael. Agonizing love : the golden era of romance comics / New York : Collins Design, 2011

Berenstain, Mike, 1951- Child's play : the Berenstain baby boom, 1946-1964 : cartoon art of Stan and Jan Berenstain / New York : Abrams, 2008.

Bocquet, José-Louis. Kiki de Montparnasse / London : SelfMadeHero, 2011.

Bound & gagged. No. 1 / Los Angeles, CA : I Will Destroy You Comics, c2010

Brady, Pat, 1947- Rose is Rose 15th anniversary collection / Kansas City [Mo.] : Andrews McMeel, c1999.

Brin, David. Forgiveness / La Jolla, CA : WildStorm Productions, 2001.

Brown, Chester, 1960- Paying for it : a comic-strip memoir about being a john / Montréal : Drawn & Quarterly ; New York : Distributed in the USA by Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 2011.

Card, Orson Scott. Dragon age. [1] / San Diego, CA : IDW, c2011

Cauwelaert, Didier van, 1960- L'enfant qui venait d'un livre : romanga / Paris : Prisma, 2011

CBLDF : 2010 year in review. / New York : Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, [2010?]

Chaykin, Howard V. Son of Superman / New York : DC Comics, 2011.

Clowes, Daniel. Mister wonderful / New York : Pantheon Books, c2011.

Comics buyer's guide 1994 annual : the standard reference for today's collector / Iola, WI : Krause Publications, 1993.

Crandall, Reed, 1917-1982. The Reed Crandall reader. / NYC : Pure Imagination Pub., c2011

De Campi, Alex. Kat & Mouse v.1. Teacher torture / Los Angeles, Calif. : Tokyopop, Inc., 2006

De Campi, Alex. Kat & Mouse v.2. Tripped / Los Angeles, Calif. : Tokyopop, Inc., 2006

DeCandido, Keith R. A. StarCraft : Ghost Academy v. 1-3 / Los Angeles : Tokyopop, c2010-

DeMatteis, J. M. Brooklyn dreams / New York : Paradox Press, c2003.

Drake, Arnold. Deadman. Book 1 / New York : DC Comics, c2011

Easton, Michael, 1967- Soul stealer vols. 1-3 / [Toronto, Ontario] : DMF Comics, c2008

Echanique, Deanna. La macchina bellica v. 1 / [Washington, D.C.? : D. Echanique, 2009-]

Ellis, Warren. Transmetropolitan v. 9 : the cure / New York : DC Comics, c2009-

Evens, Brecht, 1986- Night animals : a diptych about what rushes through the bushes / Marietta, GA : Top Shelf Productions, 2011

Expo 2000 / [Bethesda, Maryland?] : The Expo, c2000.

The Fleagles : the classic E.C. artists. / NYC : Pure Imagination, c2011

Frazetta, Frank. Johnny Comet / Lakewood N.J. : Vanguard Productions, 2011.

Frazetta, Frank. White Indian / [Lakewood, NJ] : Vanguard Productions, 2011.

Fry, Michael, 1959- Over the hedge : stuffed animals / Kansas City, Mo. : Andrews McMeel, c2006.

Furuya, Usamaru, 1968- The Lychee Light Club = [Litchi Hikari Club] / New York : Vertical, Inc., c2011

Gage, Christos. Area 10 / New York : DC Comics, c2010.

Gallagher, John, comic book author. Buzzboy. Volume II : monsters, dreams & milkshakes / Falls Church, VA : Sky Dog Press, 2003.

Guisewite, Cathy. Cathy twentieth anniversary collection / Kansas City : Andrews and McMeel, [c1996]

Gulledge, Laura Lee. Page by Paige / New York : Amulet Books, 2011

Hachigian, Jennifer Lynn. Lore v. 1 / Burbank, Calif. : Greeble Graphics, c2008

Hamazaki, Tatsuya. .hack//G.U.+ v. 1 / Los Angeles, Calif. : Tokyopop, 2008

Hart, Tom, 1969- She's not into poetry : mini-comics 1991-1996 / [S.l.] : Sequential Artist's Workshop, c2011

Hernandez, Gilbert. Love from the shadows / Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics, c2011

Hope : the hero initiative : [26 stories by over 80 creators to benefit the Hero Initiative]. / [Canada] : Ronin Studios, 2011

Howard, Josh, 1976- Black harvest / Berkeley, CA : Image ; London : Diamond [distributor], c2010.

Hughes, Susan, 1960- No girls allowed : tales of daring women dressed as men for love, freedom and adventure / Toronto, Ont. ; Tonawanda, NY : Kids Can Press, c2008

Jodorowsky, Alejandro. Alexandro Jodorowsky's Screaming planet / Hollywood, CA : Humanoids, c2011

Jodorowsky, Alejandro. Weapons of the Metabaron / Hollywood, CA : Humanoids, Inc., c2010.

Johnston, Lynn Franks, 1947- A look inside— for better or for worse : the 10th anniversary collection / Kansas City : Andrews and McMeel, c1989.

Jones, Gerard, 1957- Networked : Carabella on the run / New York : Privacy Activism/NBM Pub., c2010.

Kishimoto, Masashi, 1974- Naruto : [Omnibus Edition] v. 1-3 / San Francisco, Calif. : Viz, 2011

Knaak, Richard A. Warcraft. The sunwell trilogy v. 3 : ghostlands / Los Angeles, CA : TokyoPop, c2005-2007.

Kodaka, Nao. Kilala princess vols. 1-2 / Los Angeles : Tokyopop, 2007

Kovaleski, John. Bo Nanas : monkey meets world / Kansas City, Mo. : Andrews McMeel, c2005.

Kubert, Joe, 1926- Jew gangster / New York : DC Comic, c2005

Kubert, Joe, 1926- The Joe Kubert reader / NYC : Pure Imagination, c2010

Kudō, Kazuya. Mai, the psychic girl. 1 / San Francisco, CA : Viz Communications, 2002, c1995.

La Neve, Michelangelo. Day of the magicians / Hollywood, CA : Humanoids Inc., c2010.

Lambert, Joseph. I will bite you! : and other stories / [Vermont] : Secret Acres, 2011

Lappé, Anthony. Shooting war / New York : Grand Central Pub., 2008, c2007.

The MAD bathroom companion / New York : MAD Books, c2000.

Mariolle, Mathieu. Nola's worlds v. 1 : changing moon / Minneapolis, MN : Graphic Universe, 2010-

Moncuse, Steve. The fish police. Vol. 1. [Hairballs] / San Diego, CA : IDW Pub., 2011

Moore, Alan, 1953- Voodoo, dancing in the dark / La Jolla, CA : Wildstorm Productions, c1999.

Naifeh, Ted. Unearthly. Vol. 1 / Los Angeles, Calif. : Seven Seas ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2005

Nishi, Keiko. Love song / San Francisco, CA : Viz Communications, 1997.

Ohba, Tsugumi. Death note. Black ed. v. 3 / San Francisco : Viz Media, 2010-

Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937. Frederick Burr Opper's Happy Hooligan / New York : Nantier, Beall, Minoustchine, [2008?]

Ōtomo, Katsuhiro, 1954- Akira vol. 6 / New York : Kodansha Comics, 2009-

Pekar, Harvey. Huntington, West Virginia "on the fly" / New York : Villard, c2011.

Peterson, Paul. The next day : a graphic novella / Toronto : Pop Sandbox, 2011

Petrucha, Stefan. Vampire slayer. Part one / New York : Papercutz, 2010.

Peyo. The Smurfs and the Howlibird. / Flemington, NJ : Papercutz, 2011

Riley, Andy. D.I.Y. dentistry : —and other alarming inventions / New York : Plume, 2009, [c2008]

Robinson, Jerry. Jerry Robinson's Astra / New York : CPM Manga, c2002.

Ryan, Johnny. New character parade / Oakland, CA : Pigeon Press, 2010

Sawai, Yoshio, 1977- Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo / San Francisco, Calif. : Viz Media, 2006, c2005

Schulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe), 1922-2000. Happiness is a warm blanket, Charlie Brown / Los Angeles : kaboom!, 2011

Schulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe), 1922-2000. It's great to be a superstar / New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1977.

Schulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe), 1922-2000. Summers fly, winters walk / New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1977.

Schulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe), 1922-2000. The Snoopy festival / New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, c1974.

Schulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe), 1922-2000. What's wrong with being crabby? / New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1976.

Schulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe), 1922-2000. You're barking up the wrong tree, Snoopy! / New York : Scholastic Inc., c1980.

Shindoh, Arashi. Leader's High. 1 / LaJolla, CA : CMX : WildStorm Productions, an imprint of DC Comics, c2008.

Shirai, Yumiko. Tenken / New York : One Peace Books, [2010]

Simone, Gail. Spiderman's pal Gus Beezer / New York, NY : Marvel Comics, 2004.

Skillman, Eric. Liar's kiss / Marietta, GA : Top Shelf Productions, 2011

Smith, Rick. Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery Vol. 1. Life on a bicycle / Shaker Heights, Ohio : Kickstand Cyclery, 2011-

StarCraft : Frontline. v. 1-4 / Los Angeles, Calif. : Tokyopop, 2008-

Suzuki, Julietta. Karakuri Odette. Vol. 1 / Los Angeles : Tokyopop, 2009.

Sweet tooth. no. 21 Jul 2011 / New York, NY : DC Comics, 2009-

Tadano, Nobuaki. 7 billion needles v. 4 / New York : Vertical, 2010-

Tenuta, Saverio. Legend of the scarlet blades / Hollywood, CA : Humanoids, c2011.

Toth, Alex. Jon Fury ... in Japan. #1 / Burbank, CA : Paul Power Publication, c2010.

Trondheim, Lewis. Approximate continuum comics / Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books ; [New York] : Distributed in the U.S. by Diamond Comic Distributors, 2011.

Urasawa, Naoki, 1960- 20th century boys v. 12-14 / San Francisco, CA : Viz Media, 2009-

Valentino, Serena. Gloom cookie / San Jose, CA : Slave Labor, 2001-

Walker, Mort. Beetle Bailey : revenge / New York : Tom Doherty Associates, 1985.

Watts, Jean, 1949- Off hours : cartoons / Dayton, Ohio : Ohio Psychology Press, c1992

Wilson, Tom, 1931- The great big giant book of Ziggy / New York : Galahad Books, 1988.

Winick, Judd. Exiles. Vol. 4, Legacy / New York : Marvel Comics, 2003.

Wolfman, Marv. Night Force / New York : DC Comics, 2011

Worton, Zach, 1977- The Klondike / Montréal : Drawn & Quarterly, 2011

Yaginuma, Kō, 1973- Twin spica v. 7 / New York : Vertical, Inc., c2010-

Yokoyama, Yuichi. Garden / Brooklyn, NY : PictureBox, 2011


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Sunday, July 03, 2011

Monkey Covers

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

Lex Luthor faces off against Gorilla Grodd on the cover of Action Comics #893 (2010) by David Finch and Richard Friend.

(Standard disclaimer about evil telepathic gorillas not really being monkeys applies).

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Friday, July 01, 2011

Amazon Top 50

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

1 (-). The Walking Dead Volume 14: No Way Out
2 (-). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle edition)
3 (-). Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star
4 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
5 (-1). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6) *
6 (+3). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
7 (+3). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
8 (-). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
9 (+3). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
10 (N). Toy Story: Return Of Buzz LightYear
11 (-5). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 8: Last Gleaming
12 (+1). Batman: Year One
13 (+2). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
14 (N). Toy Story: Mysterious Stranger
15 (+9). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
16 (-2). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
17 (-6). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
18 (+3). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
19 (+3). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
20 (-4). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth
21 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
22 (+8). V for Vendetta
23 (-5). Big Nate Out Loud
24 (+1). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
25 (+4). Green Lantern: Rebirth
26 (+2). Watchmen
27 (+6). Batman & Robin Vol. 3: Batman Must Die!
28 (+6). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Lost Adventures
29 (-12). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 2 *
30 (N). Irredeemable, Vol. 6
31 (-4). Walking Dead Volume 13
32 (+14). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
33 (R). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes
34 (R). Uncanny X-Force: The Apocalypse Solution
35 (+12). Daytripper
36 (N). Wizards Of Mickey Volume 1: Mouse Magic
37 (R). Hellboy Library Volume 4
38 (R). Naruto, Vol. 51: Sasuke vs. Danzo!
39 (-4). Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War, Vol. 2
40 (-21). Green Lantern: Brightest Day
41 (N). Black Bird, Vol. 9
42 (-10). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
43 (R). Be Good, Little Puppy: A Penny Arcade Book
44 (R). Uncanny X-Force: Deathlok Nation
45 (-7). X-Men: Second Coming
46 (R). Fables Vol. 15: Rose Red
47 (N). Donald Duck and Friends: Double Duck
48 (R). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
49 (N). The Muppet Show Comic Book: Meet The Muppets
50 (R). American Vampire Vol. 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:

* The Walking Dead stays at #1 this week (and is #70 overall). Most of the rest of the top ten is dominated by The Wimpy Kid and Dork Diaries.

* If you're wondering what all those Disney/Pixar/Muppets books from Boom! are doing on the chart, it's because they are all heavily discounted at 60% or more. Seriously, how could you not buy a copy of Roger Langridge's first Muppet Show collection for just $3.85?

* The only other debuts this week are the latest volumes of Irredeemable and Black Bird.

* If you are wondering why there will be very little change in the DCnU versions of the Batman and Green Lantern books, look no further than this chart; they're the only DC super-hero properties that appear.