Friday, March 16, 2012

Amazon Top 50

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


1 (+2). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
2 (N). A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel: Volume One *
3 (-2). If You Loved Me You'd Think This Was Cute: Uncomfortably True Cartoons About You (Kindle)
4 (-2). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6)
5 (+5). The Walking Dead, Book 1
6 (+11). The Walking Dead, Book 2
7 (-1). Big Nate and Friends (Kindle)
8 (+6). Sailor Moon 4
9 (+18). The Walking Dead, Book 3
10 (-6). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
11 (-2). Big Nate Out Loud (Kindle)
12 (+10). The Walking Dead, Book 5
13 (-5). The Walking Dead Volume 15
14 (-9). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle)
15 (+16). The Walking Dead, Book 7
16 (+16). The Walking Dead, Book 6
17 (R). Health Care Reform: What It Is, Why It's Necessary, How It Works
18 (-11). Dork Diaries 1 (Kindle)
19 (-4). Big Nate: From the Top (Kindle)
20 (+24). The Walking Dead, Book 4
21 (-9). The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 5)
22 (+12). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
23 (+6). The Walking Dead, Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us
24 (+1). The Walking Dead, Vol. 3: Safety Behind Bars
25 (+14). Batman: The Killing Joke
26 (N). Avengers: The Children's Crusade *
27 (+11). The Walking Dead, Vol. 4: The Heart's Desire
28 (+12). Watchmen
29 (-3). The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
30 (-6). The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain
31 (-10). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle)
32 (N). The Walking Dead, Vol. 16 *
33 (-5). The Walking Dead, Vol. 14: No Way Out
34 (-23). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
35 (-19). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 1
36 (-3). The Walking Dead, Vol. 11: Fear the Hunters
37 (-17). Uncanny X-Force: The Dark Angel Saga, Book 2
38 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 5: The Best Defense
39 (-26). Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 4)
40 (-21). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books (1-5)
41 (+22). V for Vendetta
42 (-12). The Walking Dead, Vol. 13
43 (-8). The Walking Dead, Vol. 12
44 (R). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
45 (-). The Walking Dead, Vol. 6: This Sorrowful Life
46 (-10). Ninjago Graphic Novels #1: The Challenge of Samukai
47 (-6). Batman: Year One
48 (N). The United States Constitution: A Round Table Comic Graphic Adaptation
49 (-1). Sailor Moon 3
50 (R). Batman: The Dark Mirror


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:

* For the second week in a row we have a new #1. After knocking on the door for several weeks, The Walking Dead Compendium finally pushes into the top slot on the comics chart (and is at #35 on the overall chart).

* Dead Watch: In fact, this is as much domination as we've ever seen one franchise have on the chart, with four collections in the top ten and twenty-two in the top fifty. (If I'm counting correctly, there are only twenty-four Walking Dead collections extant.)

* The Walking Dead moving to #1 wasn't a big surprise, but bursting onto the chart for the first time at #2 is the A Game of Thrones comic adaptation (#54 on the overall chart). While WD's appeal will likely lessen after this weekend's season finale, AGoT is just now ramping up with its second season debuting on April 1.

* Other debuts this week are Avengers: The Children's Crusade, the sixteenth Walking Dead collection, and The United States Constitution.

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