Amazon Top 50 - May 9, 2014

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 (-). Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir
2 (+22). Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? (Kindle)
3 (-). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
4 (N). Godzilla: Awakening *
5 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
6 (-2). Saga Volume 3
7 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2
8 (+3). Hyperbole and a Half (Kindle)
9 (-2). The Walking Dead, Vol. 20: All Out War, Part 1
10 (-). Sex Criminals Volume 1
11 (-2). Saga Volume 1
12 (+1). Darth Vader and Son
13 (+16). The Walking Dead, Vol. 21: All Out War, Part 2 *
14 (+8). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
15 (-). Vader's Little Princess
16 (+10). Attack on Titan 1
17 (-9). NYC Basic Tips and Etiquette
18 (-4). Attack on Titan 12
19 (-2). Saga Volume 2
20 (+3). Watchmen
21 (N). Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi Volume 1-Force Storm (Kindle)
22 (-6). The Walking Dead, Vol. 19: March to War
23 (N). Monster Musume Vol. 3
24 (+4). Attack on Titan 2
25 (-13). Marvel 1602 (Kindle)
26 (+5). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
27 (+5). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
28 (+11). Attack on Titan 3
29 (+9). Batman Vol. 4: Zero Year-Secret City (The New 52) *
30 (-9). Marvel Encyclopedia
31 (+3). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
32 (+4). Batman: Year One
33 (+4). Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (The New 52)
34 (+6). How About Never—Is Never Good for You?: My Life in Cartoons
35 (-8). The Sworn Sword: The Graphic Novel
36 (N). Seconds *
37 (R). Attack on Titan 4
38 (-18). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel
39 (N). Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi Volume 2 - Prisoner of Bogan (Kindle)
40 (R). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
41 (-22). Winter Soldier Vol. 1: The Longest Winter (Kindle)
42 (-1). Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52)
43 (R). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
44 (-). Rat Queens Volume 1: Sass & Sorcery
45 (-). Nova Vol. 1: Annihilation - Conquest (Kindle)
46 (-11). X-Men: Age of the Apocalypse, The Complete Epic, Book 1 (Kindle)
47 (R). Attack on Titan 5
48 (R). Attack on Titan 6
49 (R). Batman: Hush
50 (N). Andre the Giant: Life and Legend


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:

• Roz Chast's Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir remains in the top spot for a second week in a row, and has climbed to #5 on the overall Amazon books chart; the Kindle edition climbs to join it at #2 on the comics chart. It looks like we have a hit on our hands here.
• Debuting strong at #4 is Godzilla: Awakening, a tie-in to the upcoming Godzilla movie.
• Also debuting this week are the third Monster Musume volume; the pre-order for Bryan Lee O'Malley's new OGN, Seconds; and the graphic biography of wrestler Andre the Giant.
• There was a massive Star Wars comic Kindle sale at May 4th; earlier in the week the residuals of that sale were dominating the chart, but by Friday now only a couple of Dawn of the Jedi volumes remain.