Amazon Top 50 - May 23, 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 (-). Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir
2 (+3). Darth Vader and Son
3 (+17). Andre the Giant: Life and Legend
4 (-). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
5 (+2). Saga Volume 3
6 (-4). Batman Vol. 4: Zero Year-Secret City (The New 52)
7 (+1). Saga Volume 1
8 (+9). Vader's Little Princess
9 (-3). Godzilla: Awakening
10 (+2). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
11 (+4). The Walking Dead, Vol. 20: All Out War, Part 1
12 (+4). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
13 (-2). Hyperbole and a Half (Kindle)
14 (N). The Power of Tank Girl *
15 (-6). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2
16 (+7). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
17 (+4). Attack on Titan 1
18 (-). The Walking Dead, Vol. 21: All Out War, Part 2 *
19 (-). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
20 (+8). Watchmen
21 (+3). Saga Volume 2
22 (+10). Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (The New 52)
23 (+17). Marvel Encyclopedia
24 (-13). Batman: Year One
25 (R). Saga, Vol. 1 (Kindle)
26 (-16). Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52)
27 (+21). X-Men: Days of Future Past
28 (-14). Sex Criminals Volume 1
29 (+2). Attack on Titan 12
30 (-1). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel
31 (-6). Attack on Titan 2
32 (R). X-Men: Days of Future Past (Kindle)
33 (+1). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
34 (-7). Marvel 1602 (Kindle)
35 (-9). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
36 (-6). The Sworn Sword: The Graphic Novel
37 (+1). The Walking Dead, Vol. 19: March to War
38 (-2). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
39 (-6). Attack on Titan 3
40 (N). Injustice Year Two #10 (Kindle) *
41 (N). Forever Evil #7 (Kindle)
42 (-7). NYC Basic Tips and Etiquette
43 (-30). Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? (Kindle)
44 (R). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
45 (-42). Injustice Year Two #9 (Kindle)
46 (N). X-Men: Dark Phoenix Saga (Kindle)
47 (R). Attack on Titan 8
48 (+1). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
49 (R). Attack on Titan 10
50 (-5). V for Vendetta


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:

• Once again, Roz Chast's Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? tops the chart, currently placing at #73 on the overall Amazon books chart.
• Father's Day must be approaching: both of Jeffrey Brown's Darth Vader-as-a-parent books climb into the top ten this week.
• Box Brown's Andre the Giant graphic biography continues its climb up the chart, hitting #3 this week.
• The top debut this week is the pre-order for The Power of Tank Girl, a collection of recent Tank Girl stories. A bit surprising, as I wouldn't have thought that Tank Girl had a big enough following for a book that doesn't come out until September to debut as high as it does.
• Debuting on Kindle this week are two single issues, Injustice & Forever Evil; as well as the sale-priced X-Men: Dark Phoenix Saga.