Monday, October 31, 2016

Trick or Treat 8

Our eighth annual Happy Halloween Ten of a Kind! (With a shout-out to everyone's favorite Little Stuffed Bull)











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Friday, October 28, 2016

Amazon Top 50 - October 28, 2016

Carry This Book
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 (R). Carry This Book
2 (+5). The Walking Dead Compendium Three
3 (+5). The Walking Dead Compendium One
4 (N). Mockingbird Vol. 1: I Can Explain *
5 (-1). The Walking Dead Volume 26: Call to Arms
6 (+6). The Walking Dead Book 13
7 (N). Runaways Vol. 1: Pride and Joy (Kindle)
8 (N). Monster Girl Encyclopedia Vol. 1
9 (R). The Curse of Herobrine: The Ultimate Minecraft Comic Book Volume 1 (Kindle)
10 (-5). Yuge!: 30 Years of Doonesbury on Trump
11 (+24). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
12 (-2). PANDORA: End of Days (Kindle)
13 (-). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
14 (+7). I Am Pusheen the Cat
15 (R). The Walking Dead Volume 25: No Turning Back
16 (-15). Wolverine: Old Man Logan
17 (N). Mockingbird Vol. 1: I Can Explain (Kindle)
18 (R). The Walking Dead Volume 1: Days Gone Bye
19 (+8). Me Without You
20 (-). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
21 (+3). Saga Volume 6
22 (-7). March Book One
23 (-6). Lick-It Man (Kindle)
24 (-2). You're Mine, vol. 1 (Kindle)
25 (+12). Dilbert 2017 Day-to-Day Calendar
26 (N). Mockingbird Vol. 2: My Feminist Agenda *
27 (-9). Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Book 1
28 (N). Si Lewen's Parade: An Artist's Odyssey
29 (+9). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
30 (+2). Because I'm a Maid, Episode 1 (Kindle)
31 (-25). Heart and Brain: Gut Instincts: An Awkward Yeti Collection
32 (N). One-Punch Man, Vol. 9 *
33 (-14). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #4: A New Class
34 (-4). March Book Three
35 (+12). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
36 (-22). Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 9
37 (N). DC Comics Encyclopedia All-New Edition
38 (-27). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
39 (-16). Super Mario Adventures
40 (-1). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #3: The Phantom Bully
41 (-25). Monstress Volume 1: Awakening
42 (R). Pokémon Adventures (7 Volume Set)
43 (-). The Walking Dead Volume 27: The Whisperer War *
44 (-19). Darth Vader and Son
45 (-16). DC Super Hero Girls: Finals Crisis
46 (R). Vader's Little Princess
47 (-16). Bloom County Episode XI: A New Hope
48 (R). The Walking Dead Volume 2: Miles Behind Us
49 (-9). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #2: Return of the Padawan
50 (R). Watchmen


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:

  • Abbi Jacobson's Carry This Book, which mysteriously disappeared from the chart last week, is back again, and this time in the top position.
  • The Walking Dead returned to television this past weekend, and the collections moved up the chart. Four WD collections are in the top ten, with four more appearing further down in the top fifty.
  • The top debut this week is the first Mockingbird collection, with the Kindle edition and the second collection (not due out until April 2017) also making an appearance. 
  • The Monster Girl Encyclopedia and a new edition of the DC Comics Encyclopedia debut this week. Technically they aren't comics, but some time back I made the decision to not weed these comic-based encyclopedias from the list, so I'm sticking to it.
  • Other debuts this week include the Kindle edition of the first Runaways collection, Si Lewen's Parade, and a new volume of One-Punch Man.
  • A reminder that I'm stripping out all of the Kindle items that fall under the Prime Free Reading program.

Friday, October 21, 2016

Amazon Top 50 - October 21, 2016

Wolverine: Old Man Logan
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 (R). Wolverine: Old Man Logan
2 (N). Thor Vol. 1: The Goddess of Thunder (Kindle)
3 (R). Wolverine: Old Man Logan (Kindle)
4 (+1). The Walking Dead Volume 26: Call to Arms
5 (+4). Yuge!: 30 Years of Doonesbury on Trump
6 (+31). Heart and Brain: Gut Instincts: An Awkward Yeti Collection
7 (+3). The Walking Dead Compendium Three
8 (+5). The Walking Dead Compendium One
9 (N). Superman: American Alien
10 (+4). PANDORA: End of Days (Kindle)
11 (+9). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
12 (-6). The Walking Dead Book 13
13 (+15). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
14 (+34). Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 9
15 (-12). March Book One
16 (+3). Monstress Volume 1: Awakening
17 (-). Lick-It Man (Kindle)
18 (-10). Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Book 1
19 (+4). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #4: A New Class
20 (-9). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
21 (R). I Am Pusheen the Cat
22 (+3). You're Mine, vol. 1 (Kindle)
23 (-16). Super Mario Adventures
24 (-9). Saga Volume 6
25 (+2). Darth Vader and Son
26 (+9). Goodnight Darth Vader
27 (-15). Me Without You
28 (+2). Adulthood is a Myth: A Sarah's Scribbles Collection
29 (R). DC Super Hero Girls: Finals Crisis
30 (-26). March Book Three
31 (+1). Bloom County Episode XI: A New Hope
32 (-14). Because I'm a Maid, Episode 1 (Kindle)
33 (R). Heart and Brain: An Awkward Yeti Collection
34 (R). March Book Two
35 (-6). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
36 (N). Wolverine: Old Man Logan Vol. 0: Warzones
37 (N). Dilbert 2017 Day-to-Day Calendar
38 (-17). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
39 (R). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #3: The Phantom Bully
40 (+10). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #2: Return of the Padawan
41 (-15). American Born Chinese
42 (R). Clinton Cash: A Graphic Novel
43 (N). The Walking Dead Volume 27: The Whisperer War *
44 (-8). Marvel Encyclopedia
45 (N). The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Beats Up the Marvel Universe
46 (N). Hellboy in Hell Volume 2: Death Card
47 (-2). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
48 (N). Wolverine: Old Man Logan Vol. 1: Berzerker
49 (-11). The Complete Persepolis
50 (-11). Star Wars: Jedi Academy




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 news that the upcoming Wolverine movie will be based on Old Man Logan pushes related collections onto the list, with the original Millar/McNiven story taking the #1 & #3 slots, and the more recent collections debuting later on down the list.
  • The new season of The Walking Dead is set to debut this weekend, and we see upward movement for many of the collections, including the debut of the 27th collection as a pre-order (it isn't released until March...)
  • The Kindle edition of Thor Vol. 1: The Goddess of Thunder was on sale yesterday, so it remains in the #2 slot this morning.
  • Other debuts this week include Superman: American Alien, the Dilbert 2017 Day-to-Day Calendar, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Beats Up the Marvel Universe, and the new Hellboy in Hell collection.
  • A reminder that I'm stripping out all of the Kindle items that fall under the Prime Free Reading program.

Friday, October 14, 2016

Amazon Top 50 - October 14, 2016

Star Wars: Vader Down
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 (N). Star Wars: Vader Down (Kindle)
2 (N). Carry This Book *
3 (+5). March Book One
4 (+9). March Book Three
5 (-3). The Walking Dead Volume 26: Call To Arms
6 (+4). The Walking Dead Book 13 *
7 (R). Super Mario Adventures
8 (-3). Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Book 1
9 (-3). Yuge!: 30 Years of Doonesbury on Trump
10 (+7). The Walking Dead Compendium Three
11 (-2). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
12 (+4). Me Without You
13 (+11). The Walking Dead Compendium One
14 (+29). PANDORA: End of Days (Kindle)
15 (-8). Saga Volume 6
16 (R). The Curse of Herobrine: The Ultimate Minecraft Comic Book Volume 1 (Kindle)
17 (R). Lick-It Man (Kindle)
18 (R). Because I'm a Made, Episode 1 (Kindle)
19 (-1). Monstress Volume 1: Awakening
20 (+8). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
21 (+4). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
22 (R). March Trilogy Slipcase
23 (-12). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #4: A New Class
24 (R). Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 1: Vader
25 (R). You're Mine, vol. 1 (Kindle)
26 (-12). American Born Chinese
27 (+21). Darth Vader and Son
28 (-16). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
29 (-8). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
30 (-3). Adulthood is a Myth: A Sarah's Scribbles Collection
31 (R). Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 3: The Shu-Torun War
32 (-13). Bloom County Episode XI: A New Hope
33 (-1). Pokémon Adventures (7 Volume Set)
34 (+8). The Walking Dead Volume 25: No Turning Back
35 (R). Goodnight Darth Vader
36 (+8). Marvel Encyclopedia
37 (+13). Heart and Brain: Gut Instincts: An Awkward Yeti Collection *
38 (-7). The Complete Persepolis
39 (-16). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
40 (R). Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 2: Shadows and Secrets
41 (-3). Watchmen
42 (+4). Uzumaki (3-in-1, Deluxe Edition)
43 (-28). The Wicked + The Divine Volume 4: Rising Action
44 (R). The Cross and the Switchblade (Kindle)
45 (-6). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
46 (N). Bloodshot Vol. 1: Setting the World on Fire (Kindle)
47 (N). Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 9 *
48 (-15). Vader's Little Princess
49 (-). Batman: Year One
50 (-9). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #2: Return of the Padawan



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:


  • Sorry that this is going up much later than usual; the snapshot was taken Friday morning, but I didn't get a chance to finish the post until this evening.
  • The new #1 this week is the Kindle edition of Star Wars: Vader Down. Maybe there was a sale earlier in the week? But then there's also a lot of print editions of Darth Vader collections also returning to the chart this week. Maybe Darth Vader is suddenly in vogue again?
  • Debuting in the #2 slot is the pre-order for Carry This Book by Abbi Jacobson. It's borderline being an actual comic, but I decided to keep it on the chart as it's close enough.
  • Also debuting this week down near the bottom of the chart are the Kindle edition of the first Bloodshot collection (there was movie news this week, I believe?), and the newest volume of Tokyo Ghoul.
  • A reminder that, as we did when it started up last week, I'm stripping out all of the Kindle items that fall under the Prime Free Reading program.

Friday, October 07, 2016

Amazon Top 50 - October 7, 2016

Wolverine: Enemy of the State: The Complete EditionHere 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 (N). Wolverine: Enemy of the State: The Complete Edition (Kindle)
2 (-). The Walking Dead Volume 26: Call To Arms
3 (R). My Friend Dahmer
4 (N). The Walking Dead #159 (Kindle)
5 (-). Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Book 1
6 (-3). Yuge!: 30 Years of Doonesbury on Trump
7 (+5). Saga Volume 6
8 (+16). March Book One
9 (-1). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
10 (+33). The Walking Dead Book 13 *
11 (-2). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #4: A New Class
12 (-5). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
13 (+28). March Book Three
14 (+3). American Born Chinese
15 (N). The Wicked + The Divine Volume 4: Rising Action *
16 (-5). Me Without You
17 (-2). The Walking Dead Compendium Three
18 (+17). Monstress Volume 1: Awakening
19 (-13). Bloom County Episode XI: A New Hope
20 (N). My Friend Dahmer (Kindle)
21 (-11). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
22 (+26). March Book Two
23 (+7). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
24 (-2). The Walking Dead Compendium One
25 (-6). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
26 (+1). One-Punch Man, Vol. 8
27 (+4). Adulthood is a Myth: A Sarah's Scribbles Collection
28 (+9). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
29 (N). Iron Fist Epic Collection: The Fury of Iron Fist (Kindle)
30 (-14). Head Lopper *
31 (-13). The Complete Persepolis
32 (R). Pokémon Adventures (7 Volume Set)
33 (R). Vader's Little Princess
34 (R). Wolverine: Old Man Logan
35 (-12). I Am Pusheen the Cat
36 (N). Low Volume 3: Shore of the Dying Light *
37 (-5). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #3: The Phantom Bully
38 (-9). Watchmen
39 (R). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
40 (N). Avatar: The Last Airbender—Smoke and Shadow Library Edition
41 (-7). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #2: Return of the Padawan
42 (-4). The Walking Dead Volume 25: No Turning Back
43 (-22). PANDORA: End of Days (Kindle)
44 (R). Marvel Encyclopedia
45 (R). Saga Volume 5
46 (N). Uzumaki (3-in-1, Deluxe Edition)
47 (N). Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 2
48 (-12). Darth Vader and Son
49 (-3). Batman: Year One
50 (N). Heart and Brain: Gut Instincts: An Awkward Yeti Collection *


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:
  • This week's top seller is the kindle edition of Wolverine: Enemy of the State. It was on sale yesterday, and combined with news about the final Wolverine movie (Logan) also hitting, it was a top-selling proposition.
  • The book that was at the top of the chart for the past four weeks, Big Nate: From the Top, is now nowhere to be seen. It appears that Amazon once again reclassed it out of the regular Comics & Graphic Novels category and back into the kids section. So it goes.
  • If you go over to the regular Comics & Graphic Novels chart on the Amazon site, you'll see a lot of Kindle editions at or near the top of the list that aren't on this summation. That's because earlier this week Amazon debuted its Prime Reading service, where Amazon Prime customers can download and read for free many books, magazines & comics. It appears that Amazon is counting those free downloads as sales for the purposes of their bestsellers charts, but since it has long been the practice here to not include items that are free I'm excluding the Prime Reading titles as well.
  • Casting news about an upcoming movie adaptation of My Friend Dahmer causes the graphic novel to return to the chart, in both print and Kindle editions.
  • New titles to the chart this week include the Kindle edition of the new issue of The Walking Dead, the latest The Wicked + The Divine collection, the sale-priced Kindle edition of Iron Fist Epic Collection, the latest collection of Low, combined hardcover editions of Avatar: The Last Airbender—Smoke and Shadow and Uzumaki, the second volume of Yona of the Dawn, and Heart and Brain: Gut Instincts: An Awkward Yeti Collection.