Friday, March 25, 2016

Amazon Top 50 - March 25, 2016

The Walking Dead Compendium Three
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 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Three
2 (+1). The Walking Dead Compendium One
3 (-1). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
4 (-). Civil War
5 (+1). The Walking Dead Volume 25: No Turning Back *
6 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
7 (+42). Batman, vol. 8: Superheavy (The New 52)
8 (+8). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
9 (+1). Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe
10 (-2). Patience
11 (-4). Adulthood is a Myth: A Sarah's Scribbles Collection
12 (+2). Goodnight Darth Vader
13 (+7). I Am Pusheen the Cat
14 (-2). Deadpool by Daniel Way: The Complete Collection - Volume 1
15 (-4). PANDORA: End of Days (Kindle)
16 (+27). Batman: Year One
17 (+4). The Curse of Herobrine: The Ultimate Minecraft Comic Book Volume 1 (Kindle)
18 (-1). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
19 (+11). Because I'm a Maid! Episode 1 (Kindle)
20 (+2). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
21 (N). Punisher Max Complete Collection Vol. 1
22 (-3). Darth Vader and Son
23 (-10). Me Without You
24 (+21). Batman vs. Superman: The Greatest Battles
25 (+3). Marvel Encyclopedia
26 (R). The Complete Persepolis
27 (+7). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
28 (R). Batman Vol. 7: Endgame (The New 52)
29 (-6). Saga Volume 5
30 (-5). Watchmen
31 (+5). One-Punch Man, Vol. 1
32 (-3). You're Mine Vol. 1 (Kindle)
33 (+9). Batman: Hush
34 (-7). Saga Volume 6 *
35 (-2). Star Wars: Jedi Academy: Return of the Padawan
36 (N). Daredevil: The Man Without Fear
37 (+7). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
38 (+1). The Cross and the Switchblade (Kindle)
39 (-7). One-Punch Man, Vol. 5
40 (N). Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Five #14 (Kindle)
41 (-32). Secret Wars
42 (+8). Lick-It Man (Kindle)
43 (-12). Vader's Little Princess
44 (-29). Justice League Vol. 7: Darkseid War Part 1 (The New 52)
45 (R). The Walking Dead Volume 24: Life and Death
46 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
47 (-10). Saga Volume 4
48 (-1). Star Wars: Jedi Academy: The Phantom Bully
49 (-3). Fowl Language: Welcome to Parenting
50 (R). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You


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 third Walking Dead Compendium stays at the top of the chart this week. In fact, the top six are all the same as last week, just in a slightly different order.
  • A Punisher MAX collection and Daredevil: The Man Without Fear both debut this week, likely an effect of the new season of Daredevil on Netflix.
  • Batman books see a rise this week, in advance of today's Batman v Superman movie debut. Superman books? Not so much...

Friday, March 18, 2016

Amazon Top 50 - March 18, 2016

The Walking Dead Compendium Three
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). The Walking Dead Compendium Three
2 (+4). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
3 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium One
4 (-). Civil War
5 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
6 (+2). The Walking Dead Volume 25: No Turning Back *
7 (-6). Adulthood is a Myth: A Sarah's Scribbles Collection
8 (+24). Patience *
9 (+30). Secret Wars
10 (-3). Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe
11 (+3). PANDORA: End of Days (Kindle)
12 (-3). Deadpool by Daniel Way: The Complete Collection - Volume 1
13 (-). Me Without You
14 (+2). Goodnight Darth Vader
15 (+29). Justice League Vol. 7: Darkseid War Part 1
16 (+6). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
17 (-5). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
18 (N). Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Five #13 (Kindle)
19 (+2). Darth Vader and Son
20 (-5). I Am Pusheen the Cat
21 (-4). The Curse of Herobrine: The Ultimate Minecraft Comic Book Volume 1 (Kindle)
22 (-2). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
23 (-4). Saga Volume 5
24 (-13). The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye
25 (+21). Watchmen
26 (N). Goodnight Punpun, Vol. 1
27 (+2). Saga Volume 6 *
28 (-4). Marvel Encyclopedia
29 (+2). You're Mine Vol. 1 (Kindle)
30 (-4). Because I'm a Maid! Episode 1 (Kindle)
31 (-8). Vader's Little Princess
32 (-5). One-Punch Man, Vol. 5
33 (-). Star Wars: Jedi Academy: Return of the Padawan
34 (-6). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
35 (N). Daredevil: Born Again (Kindle)
36 (+1). One-Punch Man, Vol. 1
37 (-3). Saga Volume 4
38 (-8). Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 5
39 (+10). The Cross and the Switchblade (Kindle)
40 (N). The Beauty Volume 1 *
41 (+6). Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 1
42 (R). Batman: Hush
43 (R). Batman: Year One
44 (-26). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
45 (R). Batman vs. Superman: The Greatest Battles
46 (-36). Fowl Language: Welcome to Parenting *
47 (-9). Star Wars: Jedi Academy: The Phantom Bully
48 (-13). Saga Volume 1
49 (N). Batman, vol. 8: Superheavy (The New 52) *
50 (R). Lick-It Man (Kindle)


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:
  • After a one week slippage, The third Walking Dead Compendium returns to the top of the char this week. Amazon customers love those deep discounts on toe-breaking collected editions!
  • Debuting this week are: the latest issue of Injustice, the first volume of the manga Goodnight Punpun, the on-sale Kindle edition of Daredevil: Born Again, the first volume of Jeremy Haun's The Beauty, and the latest New 52 Batman volume.

Friday, March 11, 2016

Amazon Top 50 - March 11, 2016

Adulthood is a Myth: A Sarah's Scribbles Collection
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 (+6). Adulthood is a Myth: A Sarah's Scribbles Collection
2 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium Three
3 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium One
4 (+28). Civil War
5 (-2). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
6 (-). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
7 (-2). Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe
8 (-). The Walking Dead Volume 25: No Turning Back *
9 (-5). Deadpool by Daniel Way: The Complete Collection - Volume 1
10 (N). Fowl Language: Welcome to Parenting *
11 (N). The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye
12 (-3). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
13 (-3). Me Without You
14 (+13). PANDORA: End of Days (Kindle)
15 (+6). I Am Pusheen the Cat
16 (-5). Goodnight Darth Vader
17 (-4). The Curse of Herobrine: The Ultimate Minecraft Comic Book Volume 1 (Kindle)
18 (-). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
19 (-3). Saga Volume 5
20 (-3). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
21 (-7). Darth Vader and Son
22 (-). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
23 (-4). Vader's Little Princess
24 (+1). Marvel Encyclopedia
25 (N). The White Donkey: Terminal Lance *
26 (+10). Because I'm a Maid! Episode 1 (Kindle)
27 (-15). One-Punch Man, Vol. 5
28 (+5). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
29 (+20). Saga Volume 6 *
30 (+9). Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 5
31 (-1). You're Mine Vol. 1 (Kindle)
32 (N). Patience *
33 (-5). Star Wars: Jedi Academy: Return of the Padawan
34 (+6). Saga Volume 4
35 (-20). Saga Volume 1
36 (+12). Saga Volume 3
37 (-3). One-Punch Man, Vol. 1
38 (+3). Star Wars: Jedi Academy: The Phantom Bully
39 (N). Secret Wars *
40 (R). Civil War (Kindle)
41 (-12). Saga Volume 2
42 (R). Maus, Vol.1: My Father Bleeds History
43 (-19). The Walking Dead Volume 1: Days Gone Bye
44 (N). Justice League Vol. 7: Darkseid War Part 1
45 (N). Adulthood is a Myth: A Sarah's Scribbles Collection (Kindle)
46 (-11). Watchmen
47 (R). Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 1
48 (N). Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Five #12 (Kindle)
49 (R). The Cross and the Switchblade (Kindle)
50 (-8). The Sandman: Overture Deluxe Edition


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:
  • A new number one this week! Adulthood is a Myth, a collection of Sarah Anderson's Webcomic Sarah's Scribbles, is released and jumps over the Walking Dead Compendia. The Kindle edition also shows up on the chart. Is this the next Hyperbole and a Half?
  • Two more Webcomic collections debut in the top 50 this week: Fowl Language and Terminal Lance.
  • Also debuting is Sonny Liew's The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye (which I believe was featured on NPR sometime this past week); Daniel Clowes' Patience; and collections of Marvel's Secret Wars and DC's Darkseid War.
  • There was a new Captain America: Civil War trailer this week, and the Civil War collection dutifully jumps into the top five. 

Friday, March 04, 2016

Amazon Top 50 - March 4, 2016

The Walking Dead Compendium Three
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 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Three
2 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium One
3 (+2). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
4 (-1). Deadpool by Daniel Way: The Complete Collection - Volume 1
5 (+2). Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe
6 (-). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
7 (R). Adulthood is a Myth: A Sarah's Scribbles Collection *
8 (+1). The Walking Dead Volume 25: No Turning Back *
9 (+7). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
10 (-2). Me Without You
11 (-). Goodnight Darth Vader
12 (+23). One-Punch Man, Vol. 5
13 (-3). The Curse of Herobrine: The Ultimate Minecraft Comic Book Volume 1 (Kindle)
14 (+11). Darth Vader and Son
15 (-11). Saga Volume 1
16 (-1). Saga Volume 5
17 (+10). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
18 (+1). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
19 (+11). Vader's Little Princess
20 (N). The Walking Dead #152 (Kindle)
21 (+29). I Am Pusheen the Cat
22 (-4). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
23 (-1). Deadpool Classic Vol. 1
24 (-21). The Walking Dead Volume 1: Days Gone Bye
25 (+14). Marvel Encyclopedia
26 (N). Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Five #11 (Kindle)
27 (-14). PANDORA: End of Days (Kindle)
28 (+14). Star Wars: Jedi Academy: Return of the Padawan
29 (-17). Saga Volume 2
30 (+1). You're Mine Vol. 1 (Kindle)
31 (+2). The Walking Dead Volume 24: Life and Death
32 (-8). Civil War
33 (-4). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
34 (+6). One-Punch Man, Vol. 1
35 (+2). Watchmen
36 (-8). Because I'm a Maid! Episode 1 (Kindle)
37 (R). Batman: Year One
38 (-18). Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal, Vol. 8
39 (-22). Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 5
40 (-14). Saga Volume 4
41 (-3). Star Wars: Jedi Academy: The Phantom Bully
42 (+5). The Sandman: Overture Deluxe Edition
43 (N). Snoopy, Man's Best Friend (Kindle)
44 (R). Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52)
45 (R). Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 1
46 (R). The Complete Persepolis
47 (N). Batman vs. Superman: The Greatest Battles
48 (-34). Saga Volume 3
49 (-13). Saga Volume 6 *
50 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us


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 three Walking Dead Compendia take the top three slots on the chart this week. Five other Walking Dead books also make the chart this week.
  • One of those is the Kindle edition of The Walking Dead #152, a rare occurence of a digital edition of a single print issue appearing in the top fifty.
  • Also debuting this week are a new digital-first issue of Injustice, a collection of Snoopy-related Peanuts strips, and the low-priced Batman vs. Superman: The Greatest Battles.
  • Many of the Saga collections take an oddly large dip on the chart this week. Likely just temporary, but still strange.
  • Is there a manga resurgence going on? Not long ago it was a rare occurrence to see more than one or two manga volumes in the top fifty; this week there are six.