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Friday, March 28, 2025

Amazon Top 50 - March 28, 2025

Book cover for "Dog Man: Big Jim Begins" by Dav Pilkey. The cover features Dog Man and Petey, in superhero costumes, standing on a small planet against a blue sky with lightning bolts. Dog Man is a canine superhero in a red cape and boots, while Petey is a large purple cat in a red superhero outfit. Two smaller characters are visible in the bottom right corner. The title "Dog Man" is prominently displayed in large, bold letters, with "Big Jim Begins" underneath. The author's name, "Dav Pilkey," is at the bottom, along with the credit "Creator of Cat Kid Comic Club".

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, FreeTime Unlimited, comiXology Unlimited, & Prime Reading books are removed from the chart.)

1 (-). Dog Man: Big Jim Begins
2 (+2). Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder
3 (-1). Invincible Compendium Two
4 (-1). Invincible Compendium Three
5 (+1). Dog Man: The Supa Epic Collection
6 (R). Batman the Killing Joke: The Deluxe Edition
7 (N). Ultimate Spider-Man #18 (Kindle) *
8 (+5). Dog Man: Fetch-22
9 (N). Batman and Robin #20 (Kindle)
10 (R). Ultimate Spider-Man by Jonathan Hickman Vol. 1: Married with Children
11 (+1). Solo Leveling, Vol. 1
12 (N). Batman #158 (Kindle)
13 (-6). Invincible Compendium One
14 (-). The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
15 (N). Absolute Martian Manhunter #1 (Kindle)
16 (R). Ultimate Spider-Man #15 (Kindle)
17 (N). DC vs Vampires: World War V #8 (Kindle)
18 (+3). Berserk Deluxe Volume 1
19 (R). Absolute Wonder Woman #6 (Kindle)
20 (-5). Solo Leveling, Vol. 11
21 (-2). Solo Leveling, Vol. 3
22 (-2). Solo Leveling, Vol. 2
23 (N). X-Manhunt Omega #1 (Kindle)
24 (-). Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin
25 (N). Ultimate Wolverine #3 (Kindle)
26 (-15). Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 25
27 (R). Justice League Unlimited #5 (Kindle)
28 (-6). Solo Leveling, Vol. 10
29 (N). Uncanny X-Men #12 (Kindle)
30 (N). Chronicles of an Aristocrat Reborn in Another World Vol. 12 (Kindle) *
31 (-2). Ultimate Spider-Man by Jonathan Hickman Vol. 2: The Paper
32 (R). Invincible Universe: Battle Beast *
33 (-6). Solo Leveling, Vol. 12 *
34 (N). Captain America: Winter Soldier (premiere collection)
35 (N). Wolverine: Revenge #5 (Kindle)
36 (R). The Innkeeper Chronicles: Clean Sweep–The Graphic Novel (Kindle) $
37 (+2). Berserk Deluxe Volume 2
38 (N). The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons / Oracle of Ages—Legendary Edition
39 (-6). Solo Leveling, Vol. 9
40 (N). Let Me in Your Window *
41 (N). Fantastic Four #30 (Kindle)
42 (-7). Daredevil: Born Again (premiere collection)
43 (R). Kingdom Come
44 (N). Absolute Wonder Woman #6 (Kindle)
45 (N). Warlord by Mike Grell Omnibus Vol. 1 *
46 (R). Batman: White Knight
47 (-). Berserk Deluxe Volume 3
48 (-43). Absolute Batman #6 (Kindle)
49 (R). Civil War
50 (-). Guts

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:

Dog Man: Big Jim Begins stays on top this week, and four of the top ten spots are Dog Man books.
This week's top debut is the pre-order for a forthcoming issue of Ultimate Spider-Man. The top print debut this week is the Premiere Collection edition of Captain America: Winter Soldier.
Also debuting this week are The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons / Oracle of Ages—Legendary Edition (which was released back in 2017); and the pre-order for the first Warlord by Mike Grell Omnibus.

Friday, March 21, 2025

Amazon Top 50 - March 21, 2025

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

Commentary:

Dog Man: Big Jim Begins returns to the top of the chart this week. This appears to be the new default number one—the book that sits at the top unless there's another big release that week.
The top debut this week is the debut issue of Absolute Flash on the Kindle.
The first issue of DC x Sonic the Hedgehog debuts fairly strong, and the eventual print collection also shows up in pre-order as the top print debut.
Also debuting this week are the second Ultimate Spider-Man collection and the latest volume of One-Punch Man.

Friday, March 14, 2025

Amazon Top 50 - March 14, 2025

The cover of "Invincible Compendium One" graphic novel. The cover features Invincible, a superhero in a yellow and blue costume, in a dynamic pose. He is centrally positioned, and the background is a collage of smaller panels showcasing other characters and scenes from the comic. The title "INVINCIBLE" is prominently displayed in large, bold letters at the top, with "COMPENDIUM ONE" underneath. The authors Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley are credited at the top. At the bottom, it states "The ultimate edition of The New York Times bestseller!"

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

Commentary:

Invincible Compendium One jumps into the top spot this week. The second Compendium is number two, and several other Invincible collections are in the top fifty this week. If there's one thing you can say about Amazon it's that they know how to cross-market with their streaming service!
The top debut this week is an issue of X-Men on Kindle.
The top print debut this week is the pre-order of a new volume of Berserk, with a new creative team from Kentaro Miura's studio taking over duties.
Other debuts this week include the first Invincible Universe Compendium; and preorders for Invincible Universe: Battle Beast; Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 26; and Batman: The Demon Trilogy.

Friday, March 07, 2025

Amazon Top 50 - March 7, 2025

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

Commentary:

Dog Man: Big Jim Begins returns to the top of the chart this week after spending a couple of weeks below a couple of DC's absolute comics.
The top debut this week is the pre-order for a new issue of Absolute Wonder Woman.
The top print debut this week is a new volume of One Piece (108 volumes and still humming along!)
Other debuts this week include a new entry in the I Survived series; the pre-order for the second Warriors Graphic Novel; and the Marvel Premiere edition of Daredevil: Born Again.

Friday, February 28, 2025

Amazon Top 50 - February 28, 2025

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

Commentary:

A lot of pre-orders for Kindle issues of DC and Image comics this week, with Absolute Batman taking the absolute top spot on the chart and the top debut.
The top print debut this week is the new volume of Solo Leveling; also debuting this week are a new volume of Kaiju No. 8; the pre-order for the next volume of Jujutsu Kaisen; and the Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees collection, which was released five months ago but is either just now breaking into the top twenty-five or has been mis-classed by Amazon for the past five months.
The success of DC's Absolute line has been quite impressive; will it hold up as they expand the number of titles to include the other Justice League members, or will over-expansion kill the momentum?

Friday, February 21, 2025

Amazon Top 50 - February 21, 2025

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

Commentary:

A bit of a surprise this week as a new issue of Absolute Superman dethrones Dog Man: Big Jim Begins for the top spot.
The top print debut is the eighth Wings of Fire graphic novel adaptation, Escaping Peril. It actually came out at the of 2024, but likely was hiding away in the kids graphic novel section until now.
The only other print debut this week is the second volume of The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All.
Several Kindle editions of various manga volumes debut this week, including Solo Leveling, The Ideal Sponger Life, Reincarnated as a Sword, and My Quiet Blacksmith Life in Another World.

Friday, February 14, 2025

Amazon Top 50 - February 14, 2025

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

Commentary:

Dog Man: Big Jim Begins stays on top again this week, though the new issue of Absolute Batman manged to squeeze into the top three.
The top debut this week is the first issue of Marvel's latest event series, One World Under Doom.
The only print debut is a new volume of manga series Frieren: Beyond Journey's End.

Valentine's Ten of a Kind: Have a Heart XV

Jujutsu Kaison vol. 23

James Bond: The Body #4

Bettie Page #2

Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #357

[Super]Natural Attraction #1

Have a Heart I (2010)
Have a Heart II (2011)
Have a Heart III (2012)
Have a Heart IV (2013)
Have a Heart V (2014)
Have a Heart VI (2015)
Have a Heart VII (2016)
Have a Heart VIII (2017)
Have a Heart IX (2018)
Have a Heart X (2019)

Have a Heart XI (2020)

Have a Heart XII (2021)

Have a Heart XIII (2022)

Have a Heart XIV (2024)

Ratings System

Grading is on a curve, just like that high school chemistry class you hated...

1. Poor. Bad. Incompetence in writing, art, or both. Not of interest to anyone other than the creators' relatives.

2. Okay. If you're a big fan of the genre and/or the creators you may find this of interest. Otherwise you should pass.

3. Good. Solid entertainment. If you're a fan of the genre and/or creators involved you will probably like this.

4. Great. Must reading for fans of the genre and/or creators, and probably worthwhile for others as well.

5. Excellent. The crème de la crème of comics art. Should be read by anyone with an interest in comics, and probably by those who think they have no interest as well.