Friday, September 20, 2013

Amazon Top 50

Injustice: Gods Among Us #36
Here are the Top 50 Comics & Graphic Novels on Amazon Friday evening. See About the Amazon Top 50 Lists for more information on how this list is compiled.


1 (N). Injustice: Gods Among Us #36 (Kindle)
2 (-1). Why Grizzly Bears Should Wear Underpants *
3 (-). The Walking Dead, Book 9
4 (+6). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
5 (-1). Hyperbole and a Half *
6 (+2). Vader's Little Princess
7 (+5). Darth Vader and Son
8 (-2). The Walking Dead, Vol. 19 *
9 (-4). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
10 (-8). Injustice: Gods Among Us #35 (Kindle)
11 (+8). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
12 (+1). Saga Volume 2
13 (-4). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
14 (+7). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search, Part 3 *
15 (-1). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
16 (-9). Saga Volume 1
17 (-2). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
18 (+20). Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52) *
19 (+8). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search, Part 2
20 (-). The Complete Persepolis
21 (-7). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
22 (-). March Book One
23 (+6). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
24 (-6). Watchmen
25 (N). SCADA and Me: A Book for Children and Management
26 (-9). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
27 (-3). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
28 (-). The Walking Dead, Vol. 18: What Comes After
29 (-6). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
30 (N). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel *
31 (+16). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
32 (+7). Sailor Moon Short Stories 1
33 (-2). Big Nate: I Smell a Pop Quiz! (Kindle)
34 (+7). My Dog: The Paradox
35 (+2). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search, Part 1
36 (-). Age of Ultron
37 (-11). V for Vendetta
38 (N). Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 1: Cosmic Avengers
39 (+5). The Walking Dead, Book 1
40 (R). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes
41 (-30). Injustice: Gods Among Us #34 (Kindle)
42 (-). I Am Pusheen the Cat *
43 (N). The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus Volume 1
44 (-19). American Born Chinese
45 (-13). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2
46 (+4). Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (The New 52)
47 (R). Marvel Encyclopedia
48 (-8). Attack on Titan 1
49 (N). Star Wars Volume 1: In the Shadow of Yavin
50 (N). East of West Volume 1: The Promise


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 top debut this week is the latest issue of Injustice: Gods Among Us on the Kindle. The new Injustice issue nearly always debuts near the top of the chart, but doesn't often claim the #1 spot (this week being the obvious exception).
  • Star Wars Watch: The three Jeffrey Brown Star Wars books (from Scholastic & Chronicle Books) are all in the top ten this week. Meanwhile the first collection of the Brian Wood Star Wars comic series (from Dark Horse) debuts on the chart, but down in the #49 position.
  • Also debuting this week is SCADA and Me: A Book for Children and Management by Robert M. Lee & Jeff Haas. Never heard of it? It's a book for on a particular cybersecurity concern for IT managers and workers, told in comics in a kids' picture book format.
  • Also debuting this week are The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel, based on a George R. R. Martin property; the first collection of the current Guardians of the Galaxy comic; a big fat Uncanny X-Men Omnibus, and the first collection of Hickman & Dragotta's East of West.
  • Kindle Watch: Only four of the chart positions this week are taken up by Kindle editions, down one from last week. Three of those four are Injustice issues. Several Marvel collections are on sale on the Kindle right now for under $4 (including Iron Man: The Five Nightmares, World War Hulk, & Spider-Man: Died in Your Arms Tonight) but even at the reduced price there currently isn't enough interest there for those to chart this evening...
  • This week's snapshot is taken in the early evening, rather than the usual morning. So take chart positions and movements this week with a slightly larger grain of salt than usual.

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