Amazon Top 50 - May 22, 2015

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 (+4). The Walking Dead, Vol. 23: Whispers Into Screams
2 (+19). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
3 (-1). Civil War
4 (-). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
5 (+7). Darth Vader and Son
6 (R). Hyperbole and a Half (Kindle)
7 (+1). Marvel Encyclopedia
8 (+5). Vader's Little Princess
9 (-). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
10 (N). Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Four #3 (Kindle)
11 (-4). Rat Queens Volume 2: The Far Reaching Tentacles of N'Rygoth
12 (-6). Infinity Gauntlet
13 (-2). The Walking Dead Compendium One
14 (-9). Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
15 (-12). Batman: Earth One Vol. 2
16 (+2). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
17 (+31). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
18 (-4). Goodnight Darth Vader
19 (+17). Darth Vader and Friends
20 (+4). Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir
21 (-2). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
22 (-6). The Hedge Knight (Kindle)
23 (-1). Saga Volume 4
24 (+6). Watchmen
25 (-2). Batman Vol. 6: Graveyard Shift (The New 52)
26 (-10). Batman: Year One
27 (R). The Flash, Vol. 1: Move Forward (The New 52)
28 (-8). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
29 (-1). Batman Vol. 5: Zero Year - Dark City (The New 52)
30 (+5). Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe
31 (+7). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
32 (+1). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
33 (-1). Suicide Squad Vol. 1: Kicked in the Teeth (The New 52)
34 (-5). Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (The New 52)
35 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 22: A New Beginning
36 (-5). Ms. Marvel Volume 2: Generation Why
37 (+7). Rat Queens Volume 1: Sass & Sorcery
38 (-13). Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal
39 (-12). Fables Vol. 21: Happily Ever After
40 (R). The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act
41 (+9). Plants vs Zombies: Timepocalypse
42 (R). Hyperbole and a Half (hardcover)
43 (-4). The Phantom Bully (Star Wars: Jedi Academy #3) *
44 (R). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
45 (-5). The Sworn Sword (Kindle)
46 (-4). Saga Volume 3
47 (-2). Saga Volume 1
48 (R). The Hedge Knight
49 (R). Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52)
50 (R). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art

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 latest Walking Dead collection is #1 on the chart for the second week in a row. But now that the TV show is off the air, sales on WD have softened overall, with just the two Compendia and one other collection charting this week.
• Sales on Allie Brosh's Hyperbole and a Half spiked up this week, with the paperback and Kindle editions charting in the top ten and the hardcover even making a rare appearance as well. I suspect that it was because Bill Gates mentioned it as his top Summer Read on his blog this week; he also listed Randall Munroe's XKCD but only mentioned the Webcomic and not the print collection, so it doesn't chart.
• The only debut this week is the new digital issue of Injustice.