Amazon Top 50 - October 17, 2014

Here are the Top 50 Comics & Graphic Novels on Amazon Friday evening. See About the Amazon Top 50 Lists for more information on how this list is compiled.


1 (-). The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances
2 (+11). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
3 (+7). The Walking Dead, Vol. 21: All Out War, Part 2
4 (+20). Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir
5 (+6). The Walking Dead, Vol. 22: A New Beginning *
6 (+8). The Walking Dead Book 10
7 (-4). Star Wars: Jedi Academy vol. 2: Return of the Padawan
8 (-3). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
9 (+13). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2
10 (-1). Batman: Death of the Family Book and Joker Mask Set
11 (-7). Saga Volume 4 *
12 (-9). Batman Vol. 5: Zero Year - Dark City (The New 52)
13 (+5). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
14 (+3). Darth Vader and Son
15 (N). Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Three #3 (Kindle)
16 (N). Civil War
17 (+3). Saga Volume 1
18 (+18). The Walking Dead, Vol. 20: All Out War, Part 1
19 (-13). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
20 (-8). Batman Vol. 4: Zero Year - Secret City (The New 52)
21 (-). Goodnight Darth Vader
22 (+15). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
23 (+24). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel
24 (+8). Saga Volume 3
25 (-). Vader's Little Princess
26 (-11). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
27 (+1). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
28 (+6). Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (The New 52)
29 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 19: March to War
30 (R). The Sworn Sword: The Graphic Novel
31 (-15). Naruto, Vol. 67
32 (R). Sex Criminals Volume 1
33 (N). Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal *
34 (-1). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
35 (R). Saga Volume 2
36 (R). Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe
37 (-10). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
38 (-9). Batman: Year One
39 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 18: What Comes After
40 (-10). Marvel Encyclopedia
41 (-3). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
42 (N). East of West Volume 3: There Is No Us *
43 (N). Patricia Brigg's Mercy Thompson: Homecoming #1 (Kindle)
44 (-13). The Complete Calvin & Hobbes (paperback)
45 (R). Attack on Titan 1
46 (+3). V for Vendetta
47 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 17: Something to Fear
48 (-13). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
49 (R). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (Kindle)
50 (R). Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52)


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:

• Matthew Inman's latest Oatmeal book, The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances, comes in at #1 for the third week in a row. It is currently #189 on the overall Amazon books chart.
• The Walking Dead television show returned last weekend, and as one would expect The Walking Dead collections show strong gains on the comics chart this week: Three of the top five, five of the top ten, and ten of the top fifty.
• The collection of Marvel's Civil War debuts on the chart this week, no doubt due to the expectation that the third Captain America movie will follow its general plot.
• Also debuting this week are two Kindle single issues (Injustice Year 3 #3 & Mercy Thompson: Homecoming #1), the first Ms. Marvel collection, and the third East of West collection.