Amazon Top 50 - May 1, 2020

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

1 (-). The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
2 (-). The Odd 1s Out: The First Sequel
3 (-). Strange Planet
4 (+1). Minecraft Volume 1
5 (+9). You're Mom: A Little Book for Mothers (And the People Who Love Them)
6 (+1). I'm NOT just a Scribble...
7 (N). Dawn of X Vol. 1 (Kindle)
8 (-4). The Odd 1s Out
9 (+2). Marvel Encyclopedia, New Edition
10 (N). Dawn of X Vol. 2 (Kindle)
11 (-1). My Hero Academia, Vol. 23
12 (+1). Uzumaki (3-in-1, Deluxe Edition)
13 (-5). My Hero Academia, Vol. 1
14 (-5). Stranger Planet *
15 (-9). Batman: Last Knight on Earth
16 (+29). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 12 *
17 (+3). My Hero Academia, Vol. 22
18 (-6). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
19 (-). Calvin and Hobbes
20 (+3). Noise
21 (-5). My Hero Academia, Vol. 2
22 (-4). Berserk Deluxe Volume 4
23 (-8). Beastars, vol. 1
24 (-7). My Hero Academia, Vol. 21
25 (+2). Watchmen
26 (+5). Tomie: Complete Deluxe Edition
27 (R). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 4
28 (-7). My Hero Academia, Vol. 3
29 (-4). My Hero Academia, Vol. 4
30 (-8). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 1
31 (-2). My Hero Academia, Vol. 5
32 (+16). Berserk Deluxe Volume 1
33 (R). They Called Us Enemy
34 (R). The Adventure Zone: Petals to the Metal *
35 (-7). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
36 (-1). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 11
37 (-13). Snug: A Collection of Comics about Dating Your Best Friend
38 (+5). My Hero Academia, Vol. 24 *
39 (+2). Harleen
40 (-6). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 2
41 (-15). The Complete Maus
42 (+5). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 8
43 (+7). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 10
44 (-2). Beastars, vol. 2
45 (-15). Attack on Titan 30
46 (-). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 9
47 (R). The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes
48 (R). Beastars, vol. 5
49 (-17). Tokyo Ghoul: re, Vol. 16
50 (R). One Piece, Vol. 93

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: 

• The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse stays on top for the eleventh straight week.
• Only two new items in the top fifty this week, the Kindle editions of the first two Dawn of X collections, both in the top ten.
• Half of this week's top fifty are manga collections, continuing the manga renaissance of late. 
• Shipping times for most print books have gone from three weeks to one week from Amazon. Still not the two days that it was before C-19, but more likely to engender people buying physical graphic novels again. 
• However, like previous recent weeks, the chart is actually dominated by Kindle Unlimited, Prime Reading, and other types of digital comics that we strip out of the list. I imagine this will be the case for the duration.
• Wash you hands. And practice sensible social distancing. Read comics.