Amazon Top 50 - January 31, 2014

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 (N). The Ultimates Vol. 1: Super-Human (Kindle)
2 (-1). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
3 (+1). Hyperbole and a Half (Kindle)
4 (+7). Saga Volume 3 *
5 (+3). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2
6 (-4). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
7 (N). Injustice Year Two #2 (Kindle)
8 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
9 (-6). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
10 (-5). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
11 (+30). The Batman Chronicles Vol. 1 (Kindle)
12 (+7). Snowpiercer Vol. 1: The Escape
13 (-3). Watchmen
14 (-2). The Walking Dead, Vol. 19: March to War
15 (-9). The Complete Persepolis
16 (-3). The Walking Dead, Vol. 20: All Out War *
17 (N). Herblock: The Life and Works of the Great Political Cartoonist
18 (+12). Attack on Titan 11
19 (-4). Saga Volume 1
20 (-2). Darth Vader and Son
21 (-7). The Sworn Sword: The Graphic Novel
22 (+14). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
23 (-6). Vader's Little Princess
24 (+7). Saga Volume 2
25 (+1). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
26 (+6). Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52)
27 (-). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
28 (-7). American Born Chinese
29 (-20). Dilbert 2014 Day-to-Day Calendar: There's No Kill Switch on Awesome
30 (-2). Attack on Titan 1
31 (-6). Understanding Comics
32 (-10). Stephen King's N. (Kindle)
33 (-13). Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (The New 52)
34 (+9). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
35 (-). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel
36 (+9). The Walking Dead, Vol. 18: What Comes After
37 (-). Injustice Year Two #1 (Kindle)
38 (-15). V for Vendetta
39 (-15). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
40 (R). Big Nate: From the Top (Kindle)
41 (+1). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel (Kindle)
42 (+5). Attack on Titan 10
43 (R). Blue is the Warmest Color
44 (+2). Big Nate: I Smell a Pop Quiz! (Kindle)
45 (-7). X-Men: Days of Future Past (Kindle)
46 (-17). The Sworn Sword: The Graphic Novel (Kindle)
47 (-13). The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale
48 (-32). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
49 (-16). The Walking Dead #120 (Kindle)
50 (R). Marvel Encyclopedia


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:

• Hyperbole and a Half is displaced from its top position on the chart this week due to a one-day $1.99 sale on the Kindle edition of the first volume of The Ultimates. I would expect that next week Ultimates will fall of the chart completely and H&H will regain its #1 status (though who knows what kind of tricks Amazon has up its sleeve…)
• Also debuting in the top ten is the second issue of Injustice Year Two on the Kindle. Unlike with the first series, there seems to be a bit of a delay before the Year Two issues chart. It could be that the gap in publishing lessened demand, or the bi-weekly schedule means that readers aren't in the habit of regularly checking for new issues.
• The other debut this week is Herblock: The Life and Works of the Great Political Cartoonist, no doubt with demand driven by the recent HBO documentary.
• With still two months to go before its release, the third Saga collection rises to #4. Saga is clearly a mainstream hit.
• The university required texts (Persepolis, Fun Home, Maus, Watchmen, etc.) slip this week as students wrap up their book buying for the semester.