Amazon Top 50 - August 31, 2018

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.  (Note: All Kindle Unlimited & Prime Reading books are removed from the chart.) 

1 (+1). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
2 (+1). American Born Chinese
3 (+2). The Complete Persepolis
4 (-). The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins
5 (+5). The Complete Maus
6 (+3). The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool…
7 (R). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
8 (-1). March Book One
9 (+4). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
10 (-4). Maus. I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
11 (+1). Little Moments of Love
12 (+18). Saga Volume 9 *
13 (+2). My Hero Academia, Vol. 1
14 (-4). The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars Part Three *
15 (+11). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
16 (-8). My Hero Academia, Vol. 14
17 (N). Dream Daddy #1 (Kindle)
18 (-7). Watchmen
19 (+5). My Hero Academia, Vol. 2
20 (-6). Infinity Gauntlet
21 (R). DC Comics: Anatomy of a Metahuman *
22 (-). The Best We Could Do
23 (N). Planet of the Apes Visionaries
24 (N). Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Shattered Grid #1 (Kindle)
25 (+9). Monstress Volume 3 *
26 (-7). V for Vendetta
27 (+6). My Hero Academia, Vol. 3
28 (+15). The Walking Dead Volume 30: New World Order *
29 (-4). Uzumaki (3-in-1, Deluxe Edition)
30 (-14). Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal
31 (+1). The Principal Strikes Back (Star Wars: Jedi Academy #6)
32 (-4). Marvel Encyclopedia
33 (-2). My Hero Academia, Vol. 13
34 (+7). East of West Volume 8
35 (-15). Tokyo Ghoul: re, Vol. 6
36 (N). Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons #1 (Kindle)
37 (-14). RWBY: Official Manga Anthology, Vol. 2: Mirror Mirror
38 (+7). Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel
39 (-). Get It Together! With Sarah's Scribbles 2018-2019 16-Month Planner Calendar
40 (R). Overwatch: Anthology Volume 1
41 (+6). March Book Three
42 (+6). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
43 (R). Bloom County: Best Read On The Throne
44 (-4). My Favorite Thing Is Monsters
45 (R). The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
46 (-25). Darth Vader (2017-) #20 (Kindle)
47 (R). March Book Two
48 (-13). March (Trilogy Slipcase Set)
49 (-3). Saga Volume 8
50 (-14). Monstress Volume 1: Awakening

Items with asterisks (*) are pre-order items.

Items with dollar signs ($) were part of a deeply discounted Kindle sale this week
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:

• Persepolis moves back into the top spot this week as the University Effect is in full swing. With The Complete Persepolis in the third position, the makes out Persepolis as academia's favorite graphic novel.
• The top debut this week is Dream Daddy #1, a digital-first comic from Oni that launched this week in a surprise drop. Other Kindle single issues debuting this week are Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Shattered Grid #1 and Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons #1. 
• On the print side the only debut is Planet of the Apes Visionaries, a comics adaptation of Rod Serling's script based on the original Pierre Boulle novel.