Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Comics & Graphic Novels on Amazon Friday afternoon. See About the Amazon Top 50 Lists for more information on how this list is compiled.


1 (+1). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
2 (+1). Hyperbole and a Half (Kindle)
3 (+2). The Walking Dead, Vol. 19: March to War *
4 (+3). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
5 (+6). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
6 (-2). Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52)
7 (+3). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2
8 (-2). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search, Part 3
9 (+4). Darth Vader and Son
10 (+5). Hyperbole and a Half (hardcover)
11 (+6). Vader's Little Princess
12 (+4). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
13 (N). The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes (Kindle)
14 (N). The Essential Calvin and Hobbes (Kindle)
15 (N). From Hell (Kindle)
16 (+4). I Am Pusheen the Cat
17 (+2). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
18 (-17). March Book 1
19 (+12). Dilbert 2014 Day-to-Day Calendar: There's No Kill Switch on Awesome
20 (+8). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
21 (+1). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel (Kindle)
22 (+1). Why Grizzly Bears Should Wear Underpants
23 (+19). Marvel Encyclopedia
24 (-). Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (The New 52)
25 (N). The Walking Dead #116 (Kindle)
26 (+10). The Walking Dead, Vol. 18: What Comes After
27 (-). Blue Is the Warmest Color
28 (N). The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes (Kindle)
29 (+14). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
30 (+4). Ultimate Comics Wolverine vs Hulk (Kindle)
31 (-5). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel
32 (-). The Walking Dead, Book 9
33 (N). The Last of Us: American Dreams
34 (R). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes
35 (+6). Saga Volume 2
36 (+1). The Joker: Death of the Family (The New 52)
37 (+9). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
38 (-20). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes (Kindle)
39 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 1
40 (R). My Dog: The Paradox
41 (-8). Naruto, Vol. 63: World of Dreams
42 (N). Thor: God of Thunder, Godbomb
43 (-5). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
44 (R). Batman: Year One
45 (-1). Stephen King's N. (Kindle)
46 (-7). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search, Part 2
47 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
48 (-8). Saga Volume 1
49 (N). The Art of Rube Goldberg: (A) Inventive (B) Cartoon (C) Genius
50 (N). Jim Butcher's Dresden Files: Ghoul Goblin *


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:

• With the latest March excitement having settled down, Hyperbole and a Half slides back into the top two places. The paperback is currently #12 on the overall books list.
• The Calvin & Hobbes resurgence continues: Three strip collections make their debut on the Kindle this week and dutifully make their way onto the top sellers chart.
• Last week's Batman Kindle sale is over, and all of those collections that debuted last week are now gone. But the Top Shelf sale sends the Kindle edition of From Hell on to the chart in the #15 place.
• The new Thor movie debuts strong at the box office last weekend, but the best that any Thor comic can do on the chart is the debut of the latest series collection at #42. Still, it's something.
• Also debuting this week are: The Last of Us: American Dreams, the collection of the prequel comic to the video game drawn by Faith Erin Hicks; the new Walking Dead issue in Kindle format; A Rube Goldberg retrospective; and a Dresden Files collection.