Amazon Top 50 - January 8, 2021

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 (+6). My Hero Academia, Vol. 26
3 (-). Pusheen 2021 Wall Calendar
4 (+24). Jujutsu Kaisen 0
5 (-3). Dilbert 2021 Day-to-Day Calendar
6 (N). Star Wars: The High Republic #1 (Kindle)
7 (R). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
8 (R). Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 1
9 (-2). Remina
10 (R). In Love & Pajamas *
11 (-5). The Far Side After Hours 2021 Wall Calendar
12 (-3). The Far Side Theme-a-Month 2021 Off-The-Wall Calendar
13 (-3). Solutions and Other Problems
14 (+7). My Hero Academia, Vol. 25
15 (-3). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 1
16 (-3). Uzumaki (3-in-1 Deluxe Edition)
17 (-12). Cartoons from The New Yorker 2021 Day-to-Day Calendar
18 (R). Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #1 (Kindle)
19 (-). Batman: Three Jokers
20 (-5). Marvel Encyclopedia, New Edition
21 (-17). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
22 (+17). My Hero Academia, Vol. 24
23 (-6). Gyo (2-in-1 Deluxe Edition)
24 (+8). Heart and Brain 2021 Wall Calendar
25 (-7). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 2
26 (+1). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 2
27 (-5). Tokyo Ghoul: re Complete Box Set
28 (+19). Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 1
29 (N). Black Clover, Vol. 24
30 (+13). My Hero Academia, Vol. 23
31 (-11). Attack on Titan 32
32 (-16). The Argyle Sweater 2021 Day-to-Day Calendar
33 (-7). Berserk Deluxe Volume 2
34 (-20). Non Sequitur 2021 Day-to-Day Calendar
35 (+7). My Hero Academia, Vol. 22
36 (+5). My Hero Academia, Vol. 3
37 (-2). My Hero Academia, Vol. 4
38 (R). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
39 (N). Spy x Family, Vol. 3
40 (R). Watchmen
41 (-7). Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Promise Omnibus
42 (-13). Catana Comics Little Moments of Love 2021 Deluxe Day-to-Day Calendar
43 (N). My Hero Academia, Vol. 26 (Kindle)
44 (-7). My Hero Academia, Vol. 5
45 (-21). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 3
46 (R). Spy x Family, Vol. 1
47 (-3). Berserk Deluxe Volume 3
48 (-15). Strange Planet
49 (R). My Hero Academia, Vol. 21
50 (N). An Epitaph for Professionalism

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 of the chart again this week. Despite having been out for over a year now (it was released in October 2019) it is still racking up the sales: it is #12 this week on the overall Amazon chart, and #3 on the Publisher's Weekly chart. And despite all this it isn't talked about at all in the comics-verse. Yes, I know that it's status as a comic is somewhat borderline, but it's just as much a comic—if not moreso—than Wimpy Kid.
• But sure, let's talk about how the first issue of Star Wars: The High Republic has over 200K of sales in the direct market. While a good amount of those sales are from speculation and multiple covers, there's at least enough actual interest in the comic as something to read to make the Kindle edition the top debut for this week.
• Other debuts this week are mostly new volumes of manga: Black Clover, Spy x Family, and the Kindle edition of My Hero Academia, Vol. 26. The final new title is Sketch's An Epitaph for Professionalism, squeezing in at the #50 spot.
• Wash your hands. Wear a face mask when in public, enclosed spaces. Practice sensible social distancing. Read comics!