Christmas Covers - December 18

Bugs Bunny and pals decorate their Christmas carrot tree on the cover of Bugs Bunny's Christmas Funnies #4 (1953) by Ralph Heimdahl.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover.

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 7 more 'get-ups' until Santa!


(2015: Superman's Christmas Adventure)
(2014: Doctor Who #12)
(2013: Archie Double Digest #246)
(2012: Teen Titans #13)
(2011: Tivoli med vänner #11)
(2010: Looney Tunes #97)
(2009: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer #4)
(2008: Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #364)
(2007: Guy Garder: Warrior #39)
(2006: Impulse #45)
(2005: Adventures of Superman #487)
(2004: Mutt & Jeff #32)

(Also see: The 2016 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar) 

(Also see: Comic Book Librarian Supreme’s Christmas Comic Countdown) 

 

 

 

Christmas Covers - December 17

Archie feigns ignorance about his ugly Christmas sweater on the cover of World of Archie Comics Double Digest #64 (2016) by Dan Parent.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover.

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 8 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

 

(2015: Scooby-Doo #67)

(2014: Katy Keene #29)

(2013: The Spirit #13)
(2012: Critters #11)
(2011: Star Trek: The Next Generation #2)
(2010: Heathcliff #6)
(2009: Gold Digger X-Mas Special #2)
(2008: Little Dot #29)
(2007: Classics Illustrated #53)
(2006: Patrick The Wolf Boy Christmas Special)
(2005: A Patty Cake Christmas)
(2004: Superman #165)

(Also see: The 2016 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar) 

(Also see: Comic Book Librarian Supreme’s Christmas Comic Countdown) 

Christmas Covers - December 16

Tippy is looking for more than just Christmas presents at the mall on the cover of Tippy Teen #2 (1966) by Samm Schwartz.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover.

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 9 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2015: Hellblazer #49)

(2014: Mars Attacks the Holidays)

(2013: Whizzer and Chips #89123)
(2012: Four Color #205)
(2011: Doctor Who #12)
(2010: Swan vol. 15)
(2009: The Transformers #250)
(2008: Tantalizing Stories #2)
(2007: Funny Pages vol. 2 #43)
(2006: Katy Keene #33)
(2005: Bone Holiday Special)
(2004: Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #76)

(Also see: The 2016 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar) 

(Also see: Comic Book Librarian Supreme’s Christmas Comic Countdown) 

 

Amazon Top 50 - December 16, 2016

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 (-). Dilbert 2017 Day-to-Day Calendar
2 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium One
3 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Three
4 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
5 (-). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
6 (-). Marvel Encyclopedia
7 (+3). Adulthood is a Myth: A Sarah's Scribbles Collection
8 (+1). March Trilogy Slipcase
9 (+2). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
10 (-3). The Argyle Sweater 2017 Day-to-Day Calendar
11 (+4). Darth Vader and Son
12 (R). Darth Vader and Friends (Kindle)
13 (+1). Yuge!: 30 Years of Doonesbury on Trump
14 (-2). I Am Pusheen the Cat
15 (-2). DC Comics Encyclopedia, All-New Edition
16 (+3). Pokémon Adventures (7 Volume Set)
17 (-9). Cartoons from The New Yorker 2017 Day-to-Day Calendar
18 (+6). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
19 (+6). Vader's Little Princess
20 (-2). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
21 (-5). The Walking Dead Volume 26: Call to Arms
22 (-). Goodnight Darth Vader
23 (-6). Maxine: A 2017 Year-In-A-Box Calendar
24 (-4). The Complete Far Side
25 (+11). Paper Girls Volume 1
26 (+5). Me Without You
27 (-). The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
28 (+4). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
29 (+5). Monstress Volume 1: Awakening
30 (-9). Carry This Book
31 (+7). The Walking Dead Volume 1: Days Gone Bye
32 (+3). Scientific Progress Goes 'Boink': A Calvin and Hobbes Collection
33 (-5). The Walking Dead Volume 25: No Turning Back
34 (+14). Pearls Before Swine 2017 Day-to-Day Calendar
35 (+8). Non Sequitur 2017 Day-to-Day Calendar
36 (-13). March Book One
37 (-7). Peanuts 2017 Day-to-Day Calendar
38 (-12). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #4: A New Class
39 (+7). Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe
40 (R). Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 1: Vader
41 (R). Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Book 1
42 (-9). Paper Girls Volume 2
43 (-2). The Far Side Gallery
44 (N). Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 4: End of Games
45 (-). The Walking Dead Book 13
46 (R). Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 1: Vader (Kindle)
47 (-7). The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes
48 (R). Me Without You (Kindle)
49 (-2). Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons (Calvin & Hobbes)
50 (-13). Bloom County Episode XI: A New Hope




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:

• Another fairly sedate Amazon chart this week, with the top six the same as last week and only one new title: the final Darth Vader collection.
• There are nine Star Wars comics on the chart this week; I guess maybe there's a movie coming out or something?

 

Christmas Covers - December 15

The heroes are giving away presents on the cover of the DC Rebirth Holiday Special #1 (2016) by Jorge Jimenez & Alejandro Sanchez.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover.

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 10 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

 

(2015: Jughead and Archie Comics Double Digest #17)

(2014: Archie #662)

(2013: Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #4)
(2012: Mike #11)
(2011: Santa Takes a Trip to Mars)
(2010: Christmas with the Super-Heroes #1 )
(2009: Kollektivet Julealbum 2007)
(2008: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer #7)
(2007: Donald Duck & Co. #49/1964)
(2006: 2000 A.D. #763)
(2005: Incredible Hulk #378)
(2004: Batman #45)

(Also see: The 2016 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar) 

(Also see: Comic Book Librarian Supreme’s Christmas Comic Countdown) 

Christmas Covers - December 14

The first appearance of Carl Barks' classic Donald Duck story "Christmas on Bear Mountain" (which was also the first appearance of Uncle Scrooge) is the cover feature of Four Color #178 (1947) by Dan Gormley.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover.

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 11 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

 

(2015: Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #99)

(2014: Tezuka Magazine Leo #3)

(2013: Action Comics #762)
(2012: On a volé le courrier de Petit Père Noël)
(2011: Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics #87)
(2010: Sal y Pimienta #151)
(2009: Sugar & Spike #50)
(2008: Tom-Tom, The Jungle Boy #3)
(2007: Sugar & Spike #68)
(2006: Sugar & Spike #38)
(2005: Sugar & Spike #26)
(2004: Sugar & Spike #32)

(Also see: The 2016 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar) 

(Also see: Comic Book Librarian Supreme’s Christmas Comic Countdown) 

 

Christmas Covers - December 13

Green Lantern, The Flash, and Wonder Woman wave to Santa as they tandem ski to deliver toys on the cover of Comic Cavalcade #19 (1947) by Everett E. Hibbard.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover.

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.


(2014: Blue Bolt v. 3 #7)
(2014: Red Ryder Comics #137) 
(2013: Robbedoes #2017)
(2012: Cheryl Blossom Special #3)
(2011: Batman #239)
(2010: Pelle Svanslös Jul-album 1960)
(2009: Robbedoes #2436)
(2008: Sugar and Spike #44)
(2007: Love Hina vol. 6)
(2006: Green Lantern: Mosaic #9)
(2005: Jonah Hex #34)
(2004: Starman #27)

(Also see: The 2016 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar) 

(Also see: Comic Book Librarian Supreme’s Christmas Comic Countdown) 

  

Christmas Covers - December 12

Santa is delivering presents on his skateboard on the cover of the Buster and Monster Fun Christmas issue from 1977.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover.

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 13 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

 

(2014: Grimm Fairy Tales Presents Robyn Hood 2015 Holiday Special)

(2014: Spooky #28)

(2013: Spider-Girl #54)
(2012: Batman #33)
(2011: Mad #68)
(2010: Sugar Buzz #4)
(2009: Clerks Holiday Special)
(2008: Eternal Romance #3)
(2007: Liberty Meadows #24)
(2006: Veronica #6)
(2005: Dell Movie Classic #725)
(2004: Treasure Chest vol. 23 #8)

 

(Also see: The 2016 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar) 

(Also see: Comic Book Librarian Supreme’s Christmas Comic Countdown) 

Christmas Covers - December 11

Geo-Force and Superman face off inside a Christmas tree ornament on the cover of Batman and the Outsiders #19 (1985) by Jim Aparo.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover.

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 14 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2015: Sweet Rein vol. 3) 

(2014: Sweet Rein vol. 2)

(2013: Sweet Rein vol. 1)
(2012: Garfield #8)
(2011: The Simpsons Winter Wingding #6)
(2010: Marvel Super Hero Squad #12 )
(2009: P.S. Magazine: The Preventive Maintenance Monthly #157)
(2008: More Fun Comics #39)
(2007: The Tick: Big Red-N-Green Christmas Spectacle #1)
(2006: The Best of DC #58)
(2005: Batman #27)
(2004: The Brave and the Bold #148)

 

(Also see: The 2016 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar) 

(Also see: Comic Book Librarian Supreme’s Christmas Comic Countdown) 

 

Christmas Covers - December 10

Mickey welcomes Pinocchio to his home on the cover of Mickey Mouse Magazine #51 (1939).

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover.

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 15 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

 

(2015: My Little Pony Holiday Special 2015)

(2014: Green Lantern #109)

(2013: Dance Class vol. 6)
(2012: Caravan Kidd Holiday Special)
(2011: Spider-Man Kids julehefte 2009)
(2010: Richie Rich Holiday Digest Magazine #1)
(2009: Pondus - Julen 2003)
(2008: Battle Vixens vol. 9)
(2007: The Bakers Meet Jingle Belle)
(2006: A Distant Soil #26)
(2005: Classics Illustrated #15)
(2004: Action Comics #93) 

 

(Also see: The 2016 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)

Christmas Covers - December 9

Garfield gets everyone the things that he wants for Christmas on the cover of Garfield #32 (2014) by Andy Hirsch.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover.

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 16 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2015: The Spectre #26)

(2014: Marvel Two-In-One #8)  

(2013: The Tick New Series #1)
(2012: Pelle Politbil Julen 2010)
(2011: The Disney Afternoon #3)
(2010: The Tick's Big Yule Log Special 2000)
(2009: Funny Stuff #30)
(2008: March of Comics #77)
(2007: Spaceman Discovers Christmas)
(2006: All-American Comics #10)
(2005: Roy Rogers Comics #49)
(2004: Pogo Possum #11)

 

(Also see: The 2016 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)

Amazon Top 50 - December 9, 2016

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 (-). Dilbert 2017 Day-to-Day Calendar
2 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium One
3 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Three
4 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
5 (+1). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
6 (+4). Marvel Encyclopedia
7 (+7). The Argyle Sweater 2017 Day-to-Day Calendar
8 (+11). Cartoons from The New Yorker 2017 Day-to-Day Calendar
9 (-4). March Trilogy Slipcase
10 (-3). Adulthood is a Myth: A Sarah's Scribbles Collection
11 (+1). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
12 (+5). I Am Pusheen the Cat
13 (-). DC Comics Encyclopedia, All-New Edition
14 (+4). Yuge!: 30 Years of Doonesbury on Trump
15 (+1). Darth Vader and Son
16 (-1). The Walking Dead Volume 26: Call to Arms
17 (+3). Maxine: A 2017 Year-In-A-Box Calendar
18 (-10). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
19 (+2). Pokémon Adventures (7 Volume Set)
20 (+2). The Complete Far Side
21 (+28). Carry This Book
22 (+1). Goodnight Darth Vader
23 (+5). March Book One
24 (+6). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
25 (+1). Vader's Little Princess
26 (+5). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #4: A New Class
27 (+2). The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
28 (+12). The Walking Dead Volume 25: No Turning Back
29 (+7). March Book Three
30 (+2). Peanuts 2017 Day-to-Day Calendar
31 (-7). Me Without You
32 (+1). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
33 (N). Paper Girls Volume 2
34 (R). Monstress Volume 1: Awakening
35 (R). Scientific Progress Goes 'Boink': A Calvin and Hobbes Collection
36 (R). Paper Girls Volume 1
37 (R). Bloom County Episode XI: A New Hope
38 (-1). The Walking Dead Volume 1: Days Gone Bye
39 (R). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #2: Return of the Padawan
40 (-31). The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes
41 (R). The Far Side Gallery
42 (-17). Heart and Brain: An Awkward Yeti Collection
43 (-). Non Sequitur 2017 Day-to-Day Calendar
44 (+3) March Book Two
45 (-18). The Walking Dead Book 13
46 (-7). Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe
47 (R). Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons (Calvin & Hobbes)
43 (-3). Pearls Before Swine 2017 Day-to-Day Calendar
49 (-8). Heart and Brain: Gut Instincts: An Awkward Yeti Collection
50 (R). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic



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:

• Remarkably stable at the top of the chart this week, with the top four—a Dilbert calendar and the three Walking Dead Compendia—being exactly the same as last week. This is the first time since September that a book has topped the chart for two weeks in a row.
• The only debut this week is the second volume of Paper Girls.
• A lot of comic strips collections on the chart this week: sixteen if I counted right.

 

Christmas Covers - December 8

The Ray is having a Blue Christmas on the cover of The Ray #20 (1995) by Jason Armstrong & Ande Parks.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover.

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 17 more 'get-ups' until Santa!


(2014: Four Color #868) 
(2014: Batman Family #4)

(2013: The Great Treasury of Christmas Comic Book Stories)
(2012: Tom and Jerry #239)
(2011: Ranma ½ part seven #5)
(2010: Furrlough #179)
(2009: The Joy of a Peanuts Christmas)
(2008: Fables #56)
(2007: Dell Giant #26)
(2006: X-Men #108)
(2005: Liberty Meadows #29)
(2004: Top Ten #6)

(Also see: The 2016 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar) 

Christmas Covers - December 7

Chipmunks Chip and Dale know exactly what to get each other for Christmas on the cover of Chip 'n' Dale #12 (1957) by Harvey Eisenberg.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover.

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 14 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2015: Italian Doctor, Sleigh-Bell Bride)

(2014: Comic Cavalcade #25)
(2013: The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library vol. 11)
(2012: Garfield #8)
(2011: The Simpsons Winter Wingding #6)
(2010: Marvel Super Hero Squad #12 )
(2009: P.S. Magazine: The Preventive Maintenance Monthly #157)
(2008: More Fun Comics #39)
(2007: The Tick: Big Red-N-Green Christmas Spectacle #1)
(2006: The Best of DC #58)
(2005: Batman #27)
(2004: The Brave and the Bold #148)

 

(Also see: The 2016 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar) 

Christmas Covers - December 6

Archie is getting ready to make time with both Veronica and Betty on the cover of Archie Giant Series Magazine #15 (1961) by Harry Lucey.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover.

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 19 more 'get-ups' until Santa!


(2015: Archie Giant Series Magazine #6)

(2014: Captain Ultimate #6)  

(2013: Kinō Nani Tabeta? vol. 8)
(2012: Jingle Belle #1)
(2011: The Pink Panther #5)
(2010: Archie Giant Series Magazine #169 )
(2009: Marvel Apes #0)
(2008: Gustaf #7)
(2007: The Adventures of Superboy #12)
(2006: The Maze Agency #11)
(2005: Spider-Man's Tangled Web #21)
(2004: Ambush Bug Stocking Stuffer)

 

(Also see: The 2016 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar) 

 

Christmas Covers - December 5

Homer is having a hard time squeezing down the chimney on the cover of Simpsons Illustrated #26 (2016) by Jason Ho, Mike Rote & Nathan Kan.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover.

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.



Just 20 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

 
(2015: Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #124)

(2014: Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #697)  

(2013: Howdy Doody #13)
(2012: P.S. Magazine: The Preventive Maintenance Monthly #62)
(2011: Petit Père Noël – contre le docteur Méchant)
(2010: Funny Picture Stories vol. 2 #4 )
(2009: Betty and Veronica #213)
(2008: Marvel Holiday Special 2005)
(2007: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer #1)
(2006: Animaniacs: A Christmas Special #1)
(2005: Shanda the Panda #14)
(2004: Famous Funnies #125)

 

(Also see: The 2016 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar) 

 

Christmas Covers - December 4

The forest animals gather to tell Christmas Stories on the cover of Four Color #959 (1958) by Walt Scott.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover.

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.



Just 21 more 'get-ups' until Santa!




(2014: Bob's Burgers #6)
(2014: Harley Quinn Holiday Special #1)
(2013: Avengers Annual 2013)
(2012: The Simpsons #172)
(2011: Top Cow Holiday Special)
(2010: Looney Tunes #73)
(2009: Norsk MAD vol. 38 #12)
(2008: Christmas with the Super-Heroes #2)
(2007: Popular Comics #12)
(2006: Yogi Bear #11)
(2005: The Batman and Robin Adventures #3)
(2004: Dell Four Color #1154) 

(Also see: The 2016 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)  

Christmas Covers - December 3

Are you ready to rock this Christmas?! Sleigher is, on the cover of Sleigher: The Heavy Metal Santa Claus, vol. 1 (2016) by Axur Eneas.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover.

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.


Just 22 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

 

(2015: The X-Files X-Mas Special 2014)

(2014: The Simpsons Winter Wingding #5)

(2013: Funny Stuff Stocking Stuffer #1)
(2012: Green Lantern #36)
(2011: Judge Dredd #6)
(2010: Dennis the Menace Pocketful of Fun #42)
(2009: Marvel Age #85)
(2008: Looney Tunes #97)
(2007: Marvel Holiday Special 1994)
(2006: Tom-Tom and Itchi the Monk #2)
(2005: Marge's Little Lulu #18)
(2004: Superman #369)  

(Also see: The 2016 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar) 

Christmas Covers - December 2

Scooby and the gang face a Nutcracker Nightmare on the cover of Scooby-Doo #43 (2001).


For each day of December until Christmas we're featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover!


Just 23 more 'get-ups' until Santa!




(2015: Casper's Ghostland #13)
(2014: Richie Rich #42)
(2013: Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker #34)
(2012: Betty and Veronica #204)
(2011: Sonic X #15)
(2010: Quantum Leap #3)
(2009: Casper Giant-Size #2)
(2008: Sabrina's Holiday Spectacular #2)
(2007: Sabrina, The Teen-Age Witch #77)
(2006: Dennis the Menace Bonus Magazine Series #111)
(2005: Limited Collectors' Edition #C-43)
(2004: Walt Disney's Christmas Parade #9)

Amazon Top 50 - December 2, 2016

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 (+5). Dilbert 2017 Day-to-Day Calendar
2 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium One
3 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Three
4 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
5 (-). March Trilogy Slipcase
6 (+4). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
7 (+1). Adulthood is a Myth: A Sarah's Scribbles Collection
8 (+11). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
9 (R). The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes
10 (-1). Marvel Encyclopedia
11 (N). Love is Love *
12 (+10). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
13 (-2). DC Comics Encyclopedia, All-New Edition
14 (+16). The Argyle Sweater 2017 Day-to-Day Calendar
15 (-8). The Walking Dead Volume 26: Call to Arms
16 (+7). Darth Vader and Son
17 (-). I Am Pusheen the Cat
18 (-4). Yuge!: 30 Years of Doonesbury on Trump
19 (+15). Cartoons from The New Yorker 2017 Day-to-Day Calendar
20 (+13). Maxine: A 2017 Year-In-A-Box Calendar
21 (-9). Pokémon Adventures (7 Volume Set)
22 (R). The Complete Far Side
23 (+8). Goodnight Darth Vader
24 (+5). Me Without You
25 (R). Heart and Brain: An Awkward Yeti Collection
26 (+21). Vader's Little Princess
27 (-14). The Walking Dead Book 13
28 (-12). March Book One
29 (+11). The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
30 (-2). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
31 (+1). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #4: A New Class
32 (N). Peanuts 2017 Day-to-Day Calendar
33 (+3). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
34 (-13). DC Super Hero Girls: Hits and Myths
35 (N). The Little World of Liz Climo 2017 Day-to-Day Calendar
36 (-18). March Book Three
37 (+2). The Walking Dead Volume 1: Days Gone Bye
38 (+6). The Curse of Herobrine: The Ultimate Minecraft Comic Book Volume 1 (Kindle)
39 (+7). Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe
40 (-13). The Walking Dead Volume 25: No Turning Back
41 (+7). Heart and Brain: Gut Instincts: An Awkward Yeti Collection
42 (-7). DC Super Hero Girls: Finals Crisis
43 (N). Non Sequitur 2017 Day-to-Day Calendar
44 (-20). PANDORA: End of Days (Kindle)
45 (N). Pearls Before Swine 2017 Day-to-Day Calendar
46 (R). Calvin and Hobbes
47 (-10) March Book Two
48 (R). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #3: The Phantom Bully
49 (R). Carry This Book
50 (-24). Saga Volume 6



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:

• One of the signs that we have entered the holiday shopping season is the prominence of comic strip day-to-day calendars on the Amazon chart, and this year is no different. Led by the Dilbert day-to-day calendar in the #1 position, this week also sees calendars from The Argyle Sweater, The New Yorker, Maxine, Peanuts, The Little World of Liz Climo, Non Sequitur, and Pearls Before Swine.
• The other major sign of the holiday season is the re-appearance of Calvin & Hobbes collections, as this week sees three on the chart in addition to the Complete slipcase set.

Christmas Covers - December 1

It's time once again for our annual Christmas Covers event: twenty-five more comic covers with a holiday theme! It's our twelfth year of bringing you seasons greetings through the joy of comic books!

We kick off the 2016 holiday season with Mickey Mouse joining Donald Duck and his nephews in bringing in the Christmas Tree, on the cover of Walt Disney's Christmas Parade #6 (1954) by Paul Murry & Don MacLaughlin.

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 24 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2015: Batman #33)

(2014: Batman: Little Gotham #3)

(2013: Archie Comics Super Special #1)
(2012: Marvel Treasury Edition #13)
(2011: Santa Claus Parade)
(2010: Archie's Holiday Fun Digest #6)
(2009: Holiday Comics #8)
(2008: Christmas Carnival)
(2007: Comic Cavalcade #5)
(2006: Justice League Unlimited #16)
(2005: Walt Disney's Christmas Parade #3)
(2004: Limited Collectors' Edition #C-34) 

 

Amazon Top 50 - November 25, 2016

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). Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Book 1 (Kindle)
2 (+4). The Walking Dead Compendium One
3 (+2). The Walking Dead Compendium Three
4 (+3). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
5 (-4). March Trilogy Slipcase
6 (+2). Dilbert 2017 Day-to-Day Calendar
7 (+4). The Walking Dead Volume 26: Call to Arms
8 (+34). Adulthood is a Myth: A Sarah's Scribbles Collection
9 (+7). Marvel Encyclopedia
10 (+7). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
11 (+7). DC Comics Encyclopedia, All-New Edition
12 (+16). Pokémon Adventures (7 Volume Set)
13 (+13). The Walking Dead Book 13
14 (-5). Yuge!: 30 Years of Doonesbury on Trump
15 (+23). One-Punch Man, Vol. 9
16 (-14). March Book One
17 (-2). I Am Pusheen the Cat
18 (-15). March Book Three
19 (+13). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
20 (N). The Complete Peanuts: 1999-2000 and Comics & Stories Gift Box Set (Vol. 25 & 26)
21 (N). DC Super Hero Girls: Hits and Myths
22 (+9). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
23 (+1). Darth Vader and Son
24 (-11). PANDORA: End of Days (Kindle)
25 (N). Vision Vol. 1: Little Worse Than A Man (Kindle)
26 (+11). Saga Volume 6
27 (-6). The Walking Dead Volume 25: No Turning Back
28 (-1). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
29 (-15). Me Without You
30 (+11. The Argyle Sweater 2017 Day-to-Day Calendar
31 (-5). Goodnight Darth Vader
32 (+7). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #4: A New Class
33 (+11). Maxine: A 2017 Year-In-A-Box Calendar
34 (-15). Cartoons from The New Yorker 2017 Day-to-Day Calendar
35 (R). DC Super Hero Girls: Finals Crisis
36 (-7). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
37 (-33) March Book Two
38 (-15). Doctor Strange: Marvel Masterworks Vol. 1 (Kindle)
39 (-5). The Walking Dead Volume 1: Days Gone Bye
40 (+7). The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
41 (N). Spider-Man/Deadpool Vol. 1: Isn't It Romantic (Kindle)
42 (-12). Monstress Volume 1: Awakening
43 (R). The Walking Dead Volume 2: Miles Behind Us
44 (-24). The Curse of Herobrine: The Ultimate Minecraft Comic Book Volume 1 (Kindle)
45 (R). Doctor Strange Vol. 1: The Way of the Weird (Kindle)
46 (R). Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe
47 (-4). Vader's Little Princess
48 (R). Heart and Brain: Gut Instincts: An Awkward Yeti Collection
49 (-1). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #2: Return of the Palawan
50 (R). One-Punch Man, Vol. 1



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:

• Another week, another Kindle sales pushing a Marvel collection to the top of the chart. This week it is Ta-Nehisi Coates & Brian Stelfreeze's Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet. Other sale-priced kindle edition Marvel collections also make the chart this week, including Vision, Spider-Man/Deadpool, and a couple of Doctor Strange collections.
• Only two other new items on the chart this week: the final Complete Peanuts box set, and a new DC Super Hero Girls OGN.
• Today kicks off the holiday shopping season, so look forward to a shift in the chart over the next few weeks to reflect that (hello more Calvin & Hobbes!)

Amazon Top 50 - November 18 2016

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). March Trilogy Slipcase
2 (+33). March Book One
3 (R). March Book Three
4 R March Book Two
5 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium Three
6 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium One
7 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
8 (+2). Dilbert 2017 Day-to-Day Calendar
9 (-7). Yuge!: 30 Years of Doonesbury on Trump
10 (N). Fantastic Four By Jonathan Hickman Vol. 1 (Kindle)
11 (-3). The Walking Dead Volume 26: Call to Arms
12 (R). March Book One (Kindle)
13 (+4). PANDORA: End of Days (Kindle)
14 (-3). Me Without You
15 (+10). I Am Pusheen the Cat
16 (-). Marvel Encyclopedia
17 (+9). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
18 (+16). DC Comics Encyclopedia, All-New Edition
19 (N). Cartoons from The New Yorker 2017 Day-to-Day Calendar
20 (-5). The Curse of Herobrine: The Ultimate Minecraft Comic Book Volume 1 (Kindle)
21 (-2). The Walking Dead Volume 25: No Turning Back
22 (+21). Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Book 1
23 (-9). Doctor Strange: Marvel Masterworks Vol. 1 (Kindle)
24 (-11). Darth Vader and Son
25 (+2). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
26 (-14). The Walking Dead Book 13
27 (+12). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
28 (+5). Pokémon Adventures (7 Volume Set)
29 (+21). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
30 (R). Monstress Volume 1: Awakening
31 (+15). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
32 (-11). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
33 (+7). Carry This Book
34 (+7). The Walking Dead Volume 1: Days Gone Bye
35 (+3). Lick-It Man (Kindle)
36 (-). Goodnight Darth Vader
37 (-8). Saga Volume 6
38 (-10). One-Punch Man, Vol. 9
39 (+10). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #4: A New Class
40 (N). One-Punch Man, Vol. 10 (Kindle)
41 (N). The Argyle Sweater 2017 Day-to-Day Calendar
42 (R). Adulthood is a Myth: A Sarah's Scribbles Collection
43 (R). Vader's Little Princess
44 (N). Maxine: A 2017 Year-In-A-Box Calendar
45 (-13). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
46 (-15). American Born Chinese
47 (R). The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
48 (R). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #2: Return of the Padawan
49 (R). The Complete Persepolis
50 (-27). V for Vendetta


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:

• With its National Book Award win, March vaults up to the top of the chart this week, taking the top four slots (and the Kindle edition of Book One coming in at #12).
• The top debut this week is the sale-priced Kindle edition of Fantastic Four By Jonathan Hickman. Also debuting this week is the Kindle edition of One Punch Man vol. 10 (the print edition of which is not due out until January, so this appears to be an early release).
• Day-to-Day calendars are in demand again for 2017, with The New Yorker, The Argyle Sweater and Maxine joining Dilbert on the chart this week.
• Amazon released their Top 20 Graphic Novels list this past week; it appears to maybe have had affected sales on a couple of titles perhaps (Black Panther & Monstress).

Amazon Top 50 - November 11 2016

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). X-Men: Days of Future Past (Kindle)
2 (+11). Yuge!: 30 Years of Doonesbury on Trump
3 (N). The Empire of a Thousand Planets (Valerian)
4 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium Three
5 (N). The City of Shifting Waters (Valerian)
6 (-2). The Walking Dead Compendium One
7 (-2). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
8 (-1). The Walking Dead Volume 26: Call to Arms
9 (N). The City of Shifting Waters (Valerian) (Kindle)
10 (+2). Dilbert 2017 Day-to-Day Calendar
11 (+5). Me Without You
12 (-2). The Walking Dead Book 13
13 (+21). Darth Vader and Son
14 (-8). Doctor Strange: Marvel Masterworks Vol. 1 (Kindle)
15 (+3). The Curse of Herobrine: The Ultimate Minecraft Comic Book Volume 1 (Kindle)
16 (+9). Marvel Encyclopedia
17 (-2). PANDORA: End of Days (Kindle)
18 (N). The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Vol. 1: Ocarina of Time Parts 1 & 2
19 (+9). The Walking Dead Volume 25: No Turning Back
20 (N). The Empire of a Thousand Planets (Valerian) (Kindle)
21 (+1). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
22 (N). The Land Without Stars (Valerian)
23 (R). V for Vendetta
24 (+25). Doctor Strange Vol. 1: The Way of the Weird
25 (-8). I Am Pusheen the Cat
26 (-). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
27 (-3). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
28 (-20). One-Punch Man, Vol. 9
29 (-10). Saga Volume 6
30 (N). Moebius Library: The World of Edena
31 (R). American Born Chinese
32 (-11). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
33 (R). Pokémon Adventures (7 Volume Set)
34 (R). DC Comics Encyclopedia, All-New Edition
35 (+4). March Book One
36 (+1). Goodnight Darth Vader
37 (-2). Because I'm a Maid, Episode 1 (Kindle)
38 (-18). Lick-It Man (Kindle)
39 (+5). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
40 (-29). Carry This Book
41 (-9). The Walking Dead Volume 1: Days Gone Bye
42 (R). The Compelte Far Side (paperback)
43 (-12). Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Book 1
44 (-30). My Hero Academia, Vol. 6
45 (+1). Watchmen
46 (-4). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
47 (N). Simon's Cat vs. the World (Kindle)
48 (N). Heart and Brain 2017 Wall Calendar
49 (-20). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #4: A New Class
50 (-9). 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:

• Another week, another Marvel Kindle sale: Yesterday it was X-Men: Days of Future Past, vaulting it to the top of the chart this morning. For five of the last six week Marvel has claimed the top spot with a different sale-priced Kindle collection.
• Yesterday also saw the release of the trailer for the new Luc Besson film Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, which then saw several Valerian graphic albums leaping up onto the comics chart (three of the print volumes and two of the Kindle editions). 
• Other debuts this week include: The Legend of Zelda: Legendary Edition, Moebius Library: The World of Edena, Simon's Cat vs. the World, and the Heart and Brain 2017 Wall Calendar.

Amazon Top 50 - November 4, 2016

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). Doctor Strange Vol. 1: The Way of the Weird (Kindle)
2 (N). Doctor Strange: The Oath (Kindle)
3 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium Three
4 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium One
5 (+33). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
6 (N). Doctor Strange: Marvel Masterworks Vol. 1 (Kindle)
7 (-2). The Walking Dead Volume 26: Call to Arms
8 (+24). One-Punch Man, Vol. 9
9 (N). The Walking Dead #160 (Kindle)
10 (-4). The Walking Dead Book 13
11 (-10). Carry This Book
12 (+13). Dilbert 2017 Day-to-Day Calendar
13 (-3). Yuge!: 30 Years of Doonesbury on Trump
14 (N). My Hero Academia, Vol. 6
15 (-3). PANDORA: End of Days (Kindle)
16 (+3). Me Without You
17 (-3). I Am Pusheen the Cat
18 (-9). The Curse of Herobrine: The Ultimate Minecraft Comic Book Volume 1 (Kindle)
19 (+2). Saga Volume 6
20 (+3). Lick-It Man (Kindle)
21 (-8). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
22 (-2). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
23 (-15). Monster Girl Encyclopedia Vol. 1
24 (-13). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
25 (R). Marvel Encyclopedia
26 (+9). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
27 (N). Doctor Strange & Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment (Kindle)
28 (-13). The Walking Dead Volume 25: No Turning Back
29 (+4). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #4: A New Class
30 (N). Defenders Masterworks Vol. 1 (Kindle)
31 (-4). Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Book 1
32 (-14). The Walking Dead Volume 1: Days Gone Bye
33 (R). Clinton Cash: A Graphic Novel
34 (+10). Darth Vader and Son
35 (-5). Because I'm a Maid, Episode 1 (Kindle)
36 (R). Doctor Strange: Into The Dark Dimension (Kindle)
37 (R). Goodnight Darth Vader
38 (+3). Monstress Volume 1: Awakening
39 (-17). March Book One
40 (N). Doctor Strange: Strange Origin (Kindle)
41 (R). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
42 (R). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
43 (N). Uzumaki (3-in-1, Deluxe Edition)
44 (-15). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
45 (N). Last Laughs: Cartoons About Aging, Retirement…and the Great Beyond
46 (+4). Watchmen
47 (R). Adulthood is a Myth: A Sarah's Scribbles Collection
48 (N). Doctor Strange and the Secret Defenders (Kindle)
49 (N). Doctor Strange Vol. 1: The Way of the Weird
50 (-19). 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:

• A combination of today's release of the Doctor Strange movie & a sale on Kindle Doctor Strange collection pushes a whopping eight Doctor Strange Kindle collections & OGNs onto the chart, including the top two positions. The hardcover edition of The Way of the Weird also peeks onto the chart at #49.
• It's also a big week for The Walking Dead, with eight entries on the chart this week, including six of the top ten.
• One-Punch Man is the only non-Doctor Strange or Walking Dead book in the top ten.
• Other debuts this week are a new volume of My Hero Academia, a hardcover Uzumaki omnibus, and Last Laughs, a cartoon collection.
• A reminder that I'm stripping out all of the Kindle items that fall under the Prime Free Reading program.