Friday, March 01, 2013

Amazon Top 50

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


1 (-). The Third Wheel (Diary of a Wimpy Kid 7) (Kindle)
2 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
3 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2
4 (-). The Third Wheel (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 7)
5 (+6). Saga Volume 1
6 (-1). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
7 (-). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6) (Kindle)
8 (+1). Dork Diaries 6 (Kindle) *
9 (+4). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1 (Kindle)
10 (+9). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6)
11 (-5). Dork Diaries 5 (Kindle)
12 (-4). The Walking Dead vol. 1 (Kindle)
13 (+5). Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid 4) (Kindle)
14 (-2). The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5) (Kindle)
15 (-5). Big Nate Makes the Grade (Kindle)
16 (+1). The Last Straw (Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3) (Kindle)
17 (-2). Rodrick Rules (Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2) (Kindle)
18 (-4). Dork Diaries 4 (Kindle)
19 (N). Injustice: Gods Among Us #7 (Kindle)
20 (-). The Walking Dead, Vol. 17: Something to Fear
21 (+12). The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 5)
22 (-1). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
23 (-2). Darth Vader and Son
24 (N). Nemo: Heart of Ice (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) *
25 (-1). Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 4)
26 (+10). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle)
27 (R). Justice League, Vol. 2: The Villain's Journey (The New 52)
28 (-3). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
29 (N). AAAA!: A FoxTrot Kids Edition (Kindle)
30 (+1). Injustice: Gods Among Us #1 (Kindle)
31 (-5). The Walking Dead vol. 2 (Kindle)
32 (-10). The Walking Dead, Book 1
33 (+1). Watchmen
34 (+3). Batman: The Killing Joke
35 (+4). The Walking Dead vol. 3 (Kindle)
36 (-6). The Walking Dead, Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us
37 (R). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
38 (+8). Dork Diaries 5: Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All
39 (-23). Injustice: Gods Among Us #6 (Kindle)
40 (+5). The Walking Dead, Vol. 3: Safety Behind Bars
41 (-1). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
42 (-10). Batman: Night of the Owls (The New 52)
43 (-2). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search, Part 1 *
44 (-1). Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (The New 52) *
45 (R). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books (1-5)
46 (-2). The Walking Dead, Vol. 18 *
47 (-9). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise, Part 3
48 (-21). The Walking Dead, Book 2
49 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 4: The Heart's Desire
50 (-21). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)


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 Kindle edition of The Wimpy Kid 7 retains the #1 slot yet again this week. Can anything dethrone the Kid?
  • Dead Watch: The two Walking Dead Compendia remain in the #2 & #3 slots, though they slip to #45 & #67 respectively on the overall Amazon books chart. There are thirteen WD collections on the chart this week, down one from last week
  • Injustice Watch: The seventh issue of Injustice: Gods Among Us is the top debut this week; #1 and #6 are the only other issues that make the chart this week. At this point it appears that there is a core readership that is coming to the Kindle every week for their fix, and also a steady stream of new readers trying the series for the first time. Issue #7 is also the top seller on comiXology right now, beating out even the heavily-promoted Batman Incorporated #8. Like it or not, this is currently the best-selling super-hero comic outside of the direct market.
  • Also debuting this week are Nemo: Heart of Ice (the latest League of Extraordinary Gentlemen comic) and a Kindle collection of FoxTrot comic strips.
  • Kindle Watch: Nineteen of the chart slots this week are taken up by Kindle editions, down one from last week.
  • Diary Watch: The Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Dork Diaries franchises between them take up sixteen of the slots on the chart this week, down one from last week.

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