Amazon Top 50

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


1 (R). March Book 1
2 (-1). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
3 (-1). Hyperbole and a Half (Kindle)
4 (+4). Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52)
5 (+2). The Walking Dead, Vol. 19: March to War *
6 (-2). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search, Part 3 *
7 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
8 (R). Something Under the Bed Is Drooling
9 (N). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52) (Kindle)
10 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2
11 (+4). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
12 (N). Justice League Vol. 1: Origin (The New 52) (Kindle)
13 (+3). Darth Vader and Son
14 (R). March Book 1 (Kindle)
15 (-12). Hyperbole and a Half (hardcover)
16 (-2). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
17 (+5). Vader's Little Princess
18 (+10). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes (Kindle)
19 (-2). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
20 (-15). I Am Pusheen the Cat
21 (N). Batman & Robin Vol. 1: Born to Kill (The New 52) (Kindle)
22 (R). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel (Kindle)
23 (-11). Why Grizzly Bears Should Wear Underpants
24 (-3). Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (The New 52)
25 (N). Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 1: Faces of Death (The New 52) (Kindle)
26 (+1). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel
27 (-2). Blue Is the Warmest Color
28 (-8). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
29 (N). Batgirl Vol. 1: The Darkest Reflection (The New 52) (Kindle)
30 (N). Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 1: Knight Terrors (Kindle)
31 (+6). Dilbert 2014 Day-to-Day Calendar: There's No Kill Switch on Awesome
32 (-14). The Walking Dead, Book 9
33 (N). Naruto, Vol. 63: World of Dreams
34 (N). Ultimate Comics Wolverine vs Hulk (Kindle)
35 (N). Nightwing Vol. 1: Traps and Trapezes (The New 52) (Kindle)
36 (-12). The Walking Dead, Vol. 18: What Comes After
37 (-11). The Joker: Death of the Family (The New 52)
38 (R). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
39 (+4). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search, Part 2
40 (-1). Saga Volume 1
41 (-9). Saga Volume 2
42 (R). Marvel Encyclopedia
43 (-13). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
44 (-4). Stephen King's N. (Kindle)
45 (R). The Complete Peanuts 1987-1990 Gift Box Set
46 (-8). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
47 (N). Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, Vol. 5
48 (-14). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
49 (-16). Watchmen
50 (N). Red Hood and the Outlaws Vol. 1: REDemption (The New 52) (Kindle)


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:

• Well that was a surprise.  Seemingly out of nowhere this morning March Book 1 appears at the top of the chart (and is #15 on the overall book chart). Such a jump generally screams media appearance, so I suspect that John Lewis must have been on some program or another yesterday? UPDATE: Apparently March was featured on a segment of The Rachel Maddow Show last night. So there you go.
• Hyperbole and a Half is right behind March: #2 on the comic chart and #16 on the overall chart.
• The other surprise this week is the sudden popularity of the Calvin & Hobbes collection
  Something Under the Bed Is Drooling. It was up to the #2 spot earlier in the week and is currently still in the top ten. I know that there has been something of a C&H renaissance over the past few months; but why this particular collection, and why this week?
• There is presently a sale on Kindle editions of the first volumes of Batman-related New 52 collections; at just over $3 per several of them show up on the chart this week.
• The only non-Kindle debuts this week are manga, the latest volumes of Naruto & Yu-Gi-Oh!