Amazon Top 50 - May 1, 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 (+1). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
2 (+1). The Walking Dead, Vol. 23: Whispers Into Screams *
3 (-2). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
4 (+16). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
5 (R). Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past *
6 (+5). Darth Vader and Son
7 (-3). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
8 (+4). Civil War
9 (+8). Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir
10 (-5). The Walking Dead Compendium One
11 (-2). Goodnight Darth Vader
12 (+4). Marvel Encyclopedia
13 (+6). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
14 (R). The Complete Maus, 25th Anniversary Edition
15 (-5). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
16 (+26). Darth Vader and Friends
17 (-4). Vader's Litter Princess
18 (+6). Batman: Year One
19 (N). Batman Vol. 6: Graveyard Shift (The New 52) *
20 (-2). Saga Volume 4
21 (+6). Ms. Marvel Volume 2: Generation Why
22 (-14). Daredevil: The Man Without Fear
23 (+9). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
24 (+9). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #3: The Phantom Bully *
25 (+10). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (Kindle)
26 (R). Infinity Gauntlet
27 (-6). Exploring Calvin and Hobbes: An Exhibition Catalogue
28 (+3). Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (The New 52)
29 (N). Batman (2011-) #40 (Kindle)
30 (-4). Saga Volume 1
31 (-6). The Walking Dead, Vol. 22: A New Beginning
32 (N). Batman #40 (Endgame)
33 (N). Batman: Earth One Vol. 2 *
34 (-5). Scott Pilgrim Color Hardcover Volume 6: Finest Hour *
35 (R). The Hedge Knight (Kindle)
36 (-6). Flash and Bones and the Jungle Demon Agramon (Kindle)
37 (-9). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
38 (R). Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal
39 (-17). Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Two Vol. 2
40 (-1). Watchmen
41 (-18). Daredevil: Born Again
42 (R). Suicide Squad Vol. 1: Kicked in the Teeth (The New 52)
43 (R). March Book One
44 (R). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
45 (-5). Sex Criminals Volume 1: One Weird Trick
46 (-). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
47 (R). Batman Vol. 5: Zero Year - Dark City (The New 52)
48 (R). Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52)
49 (-9). Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe
50 (R). Batman Vol. 4: Zero Year - Secret City (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:

• The new Avengers movie opens today, so of course the chart is dominated by Avengers titles, right? Nope, there's not a single Avengers book in the top fifty. 
• It's a good week for Batman though, as the Killing Joke returns to the top spot, the three debuts titles are all Batman, and there are twelve separate Batman books in the top fifty.