Amazon Top 50 - March 13, 2015

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 (+29). Exploring Calvin and Hobbes: An Exhibition Catalogue
2 (R). March: Book One
3 (N). Coffee Gives Me Superpowers
4 (-3). The Walking Dead Compendium One
5 (R). March: Book Two
6 (-4). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
7 (-4). The Walking Dead Book 11
8 (-4). The Walking Dead, Vol. 22: A New Beginning
9 (-3). Saga Volume 4
10 (-1). The Walking Dead, Vol. 23: Whispers Into Screams *
11 (-4). Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir
12 (-7). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
13 (-3). The Walking Dead, Vol. 21: All Out War, Part 2
14 (+27). The Complete Calvin & Hobbes (paperback)
15 (-3). The Walking Dead, Vol. 20: All Out War, Part 2
16 (+9). Goodnight Darth Vader
17 (-6). Sex Criminals Volume 2: Two Worlds, One Cop
18 (+19). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
19 (-6). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
20 (-6). Marvel Encyclopedia
21 (-2). The Walking Dead, Vol. 19: March to War
22 (R). Exploring Calvin and Hobbes (library binding)
23 (-5). Sex Criminals Volume 1
24 (-9). Civil War
25 (+19). The Walking Dead, Vol. 17: Something to Fear
26 (N). Attack on Titan 15 *
27 (+13). The Walking Dead, Vol. 18: What Comes After
28 (-5). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
29 (-3). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
30 (-22). Monster Musume Vol. 6
31 (-4). Darth Vader and Son
32 (+6). Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal
33 (-5). Batman: Year One
34 (N). Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Three #24 (Kindle)
35 (-11). Saga Volume 3
36 (-14). Saga Volume 1
37 (-8). Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (The New 52)
38 (R). The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
39 (+3). Vader's Little Princess
40 (+3). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
41 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us
42 (+8). Watchmen
43 (-26). The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past *
44 (-13). Saga Volume 2
45 (-6). Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52)
46 (R). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Rift (hardcover)
47 (-15). The Walking Dead Book 10
48 (+1). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
49 (-33). Naruto Vol. 69
50 (-15). Superman: Earth One Vol. 3

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:

• Exploring Calvin and Hobbes, the catalogue for last year's exhibition at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Museum, is released this week and shoots up to the #1 slot. It is currently the #5 entry on the overall Amazon books chart. This will quite likely be the best-selling exhibition catalogue ever. The library (hardcover) binding comes in at #22, and The Essential Calvin and Hobbes also comes along for a ride on the chart.
• John Lewis was making the talk show rounds this week (including The Daily Show) to talk about the Selma anniversary and promotion the March series of graphic novels he did with Andrew Aydin & Nate Powell. The two volumes return to the chart this week in the top five.
• The top debut this week, Coffee Gives Me Superpowers, may not exactly be a comic—it's in an illustrated infographic style reminiscent of The Oatmeal. But it's close enough that I'm not excluding it from the chart compilation, YMMV.
• Also debuting this week is the pre-order for the latest Attack on Titan manga, as well as the new issue of Injustice.
• The Walking Dead collections fall a bit due to the above factors, but it still has a powerful presence on the chart this week, five five of the top ten and twelve of the top fifty.