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 (-). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
2 (-). Hyperbole and a Half (Kindle)
3 (+2). Dilbert 2014 Day-to-Day Calendar: There's No Kill Switch on Awesome
4 (+2). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
5 (-1). Darth Vader and Son
6 (+3). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
7 (+3). Vader's Little Princess
8 (-5). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
9 (-2). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2
10 (-2). The Walking Dead, Vol. 19: March to War
11 (+5). Marvel Encyclopedia
12 (+2). Hyperbole and a Half (hardcover)
13 (+9). The Argyle Sweater 2014 Day-to-Day Calendar
14 (+26). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes
15 (N). Batman: The Complete Hush (Kindle)
16 (+14). My Dog: The Paradox
17 (+8). Why Grizzly Bears Should Wear Underpants
18 (+16). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (hardcover)
19 (+8). I Am Pusheen the Cat
20 (+17). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel
21 (-6). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
22 (+4). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
23 (+15). Saga Volume 1
24 (+12). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
25 (+6). Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52)
26 (+3). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
27 (+5). Super Graphic: A Visual Guide to the Comic Book Universe
28 (+13). Saga Volume 2
29 (+17). Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (The New 52)
30 (R). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes (Kindle)
31 (-20). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
32 (N). Batman: The Long Halloween (Kindle)
33 (-13). The Walking Dead, Book 1
34 (+13). The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes
35 (-12). The Walking Dead, Vol. 18: What Comes After
36 (-23). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel (Kindle)
37 (R). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (Kindle)
38 (N). Batman: The Killing Joke (Kindle)
39 (-6). The Walking Dead, Book 9
40 (N). Cartoons from The New Yorker 2014 Day-to-Day Calendar
41 (N). How To Draw Comics The Marvel Way
42 (-18). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search, Part 3
43 (R). Calvin and Hobbes
44 (R). Weirdos from Another Planet!
45 (-28). The Complete Peanuts 1987-1990 Gift Box Set
46 (N). V for Vendetta (Kindle)
47 (R). Batman: Year One
48 (R). Building Stories
49 (R). Watchmen
50 (R). Attack on Titan 1


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:

• Is anyone surprised at this point to see Hyperbole and a Half still on the top of the chart? It's currently #14 on the overall books chart.
• It's the last week before Christmas, as people scour Amazon wish lists to figure out what comics their relatives and friends want as gifts. Next week will be the post-Christmas chart, and we'll see what effect newly-acquired Kindles and Amazon gift cards have.
• There's a sale this week on Kindle editions of DC graphic novels and collections, which accounts for several of the debuts on the chart this week. It also proves the adage that Batman + discount = sales!
• Also new this week are a desk calendar of New Yorker cartoons, and How To Draw Comics The Marvel Way.