Amazon Top 50 - July 4, 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 (R). The Harlem Hellfighters
2 (+3). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
3 (N). Injustice Year Two #13 (Kindle)
4 (+2). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
5 (+8). Saga Volume 1
6 (-2). Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir
7 (-). The Walking Dead, Vol. 21: All Out War, Part 2 *
8 (+3). Saga Volume 3
9 (-1). Darth Vader and Son
10 (+5). Hyperbole and a Half (Kindle)
11 (+1). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
12 (+9). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2
13 (+5). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
14 (N). Naruto, Vol. 66
15 (-1). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
16 (-7). Vader's Little Princess
17 (R). Seconds: A Graphic Novel *
18 (-1). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel
19 (+3). The Sworn Sword: The Graphic Novel
20 (-4). Saga Volume 2
21 (-1). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
22 (-12) Injustice Year Two #12 (Kindle)
23 (+7). Star Wars: Jedi Academy vol. 2: Return of the Padawan *
24 (R). Attack on Titan 3
25 (+2). Attack on Titan 1
26 (-7). The Walking Dead, Vol. 20: All Out War, Part 1
27 (N). Injustice: Gods Among Us, Vol. 2
28 (+5). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel (Kindle)
29 (R). Goodnight Darth Vader *
30 (+1). Attack on Titan 2
31 (+12). Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (The New 52)
32 (-7). Watchmen
33 (N). Injustice: Gods Among Us, Vol. 2 (Kindle)
34 (-). Sex Criminals Volume 1
35 (-11). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
36 (-7). Batman: Year One
37 (+8). Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52)
38 (+9). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
39 (-16). Marvel Encyclopedia
40 (R). Attack on Titan 4
41 (-3). The Complete Persepolis
42 (R). Rat Queens Volume 1: Sass & Sorcery
43 (+6). Snowpiercer, vol. 1: The Escape
44 (R). The Sworn Sword: The Graphic Novel (Kindle)
45 (-4). Attack on Titan 9
46 (R). Attack on Titan 10
47 (N). Snowpiercer, vol. 2: The Explorers
48 (-6). V for Vendetta
49 (-23). Attack on Titan: No Regrets 1
50 (R). Pretty Deadly Volume 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:

• Another week, another new #1: The Harlem Hellfighters, which in the past has floated around in all different parts of the top 50, suddenly returns to the chart in the #1 position. Usually when a book that has been out for a while exhibits a sudden surge of interest a Google News search can explain why, but all I can turn up is that earlier in the week a Website called Flavorwire chose it as one of their "10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2014 So Far."
• It's a good week for Injustice: The new Kindle issue debuts at #3, and the second collected volume debuts in both hardcover and Kindle formats.
• The other debuts this week are the new volume of Naruto and the second volume of Snowpiercer.
• Seconds, the new Bryan O'Malley graphic novel, returns; still in pre-order, it's due out in just a couple of weeks and I expect to see it hop right up to the top of the chart.