Christmas Covers - December 11

 

It looks like someone is having a sexy Christmas this year on the cover of Santa Brought a Son (2019) by Marito Ai.

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!

(2020: A Christmas Carol)

(2019: Cheryl Blossom #9)

(2018: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #89)

(2017: The Flintstones #31)

(2016: Batman and the Outsiders #19)

(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)

 

Christmas Covers - December 10

 

Dib & Zim do not look happy visiting Santa on the cover of the Invader Zim Quarterly Holiday Special (2020) by Aaron Alexovich.

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!


(2020: Grimm Fairy Tales 2018 Holiday Special)
(2019: Futurama Comics #64)
(2018: Archie Giant Series Magazine #10)
(2017: Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #171)
(2016: Mickey Mouse Magazine #51)
(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)

Amazon Top 50 - December 10, 2021

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 (-). The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
2 (-). The Far Side® 2022 Off-The-Wall Calendar
3 (-). Marvel Encyclopedia, New Edition
4 (-). Dilbert 2022 Day-to-Day Calendar
5 (-). Lore Olympus: Volume One (hardcover)
6 (+1). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 8
7 (R). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 1
8 (+5). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 2
9 (-3). Jujutsu Kaisen 0
10 (-2). Cartoons from The New Yorker 2022 Day-to-Day Calendar
11 (+1). Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 13
12 (-1). The Action Bible: God's Redemptive Story
13 (+3). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 3
14 (-5). The Far Side® 2022 Wall Calendar
15 (-). Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Vol. 1
16 (-2). Peanuts 2022 Day-to-Day Calendar
17 (R). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 3
18 (+18). Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 1
19 (-1). Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Vol. 2
20 (+12). Let's Make Ramen!: A Comic Book Cookbook
21 (-). A Silent Voice Complete Series Box Set
22 (+4). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
23 (R). The Promised Neverland, Vol. 1
24 (-1). Calvin and Hobbes
25 (-6). Invincible Compendium One
26 (+5). Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 1
27 (+10). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 4
28 (-). FGTeeV Presents: Into the Game!
29 (-12). The DC Comics Encyclopedia, New Edition
30 (-). Pearls Before Swine 2022 Day-to-Day Calendar
31 (+11). JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 1—Phantom Blood, Vol. 1
32 (+11). Shiver
33 (-11). Primer
34 (-1). Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 1
35 (R). One Piece, Vol. 1
36 (+3). Demon Slayer Complete Box Set
37 (-6). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 5
38 (+3). Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 2
39 (N). Deserter *
40 (-13). Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 9
41 (R). Strange Planet
42 (R). Komi Can't Communicate, Vol. 1
43 (R). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 4
44 (-4). Garfield 2022 Day-to-Day Calendar
45 (-1). Non Sequitur 2022 Day-to-Day Calendar
46 (-17). My Hero Academia, Vol. 29
47 (-13). Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 3
48 (-23). Berserk Deluxe Volume 9
49 (N). One Piece, Vol. 98
50 (R). Attack on Titan 1

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 at the top this week. In fact the top of the chart is remarkably stable this week, with the top five identical to last week.
• The top debut this week is the pre-order for Deserter, the forthcoming Junji Ito horror manga collection. The only other debut this week is the latest volume of One Piece. 
• There are thirty manga titles on the chart this week, up five from from last week.
• Get vaccinated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Again!)

Christmas Covers - December 9

 

Uncle Scrooge is giving away stars for Christmas on the variant cover of Uncle Scrooge #33/437 (2017) by Max Monteduro.

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!


(2020: Lucifer #13)
(2019: Klaus #6)
(2018: Batgirl #18)
(2017: Action Comics #117)
(2016: Garfield #32)
(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)

 

Christmas Mix 2021

Here it is: My annual (virtual) mix tape of songs for the holiday season! 

Christmas Covers - December 8

 

Stan & Oliver are decorating a tree with candy canes—well, at least Stan is—on the cover of Laurel and Hardy Christmas Follies #1 (2020) by Eric Shanower. 

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!

(2020: Harley Quinn #68)
(2019: Vicki Valentine #2)
(2018: Mistletoe and the Lost Stiletto)
(2017: Faith's Winter Wonderland Special #1)
(2016: The Ray #20)
(2015: 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)

Christmas Covers - December 7

 

Batgirl places a star on the top of the Gotham City Christmas Tree on the variant cover to Batgirl #42 (2020) by Terry & Rachel Dodson.

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!

(2020: Iron Man #254)

(2019: Marge's Little Lulu #260)

(2018: Deadpool #7)

(2017: Little Dot's Uncles and Aunts #45)

(2016: Chip 'n' Dale #12)
(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)

Christmas Covers - December 6

 

Even little devils get presents from Santa on the cover of Hot Stuff, the Little Devil #95 (1970).

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!

(2020: The Last Christmas #3)

(2019: The Phoenix #260)

(2018: Playful Little Audrey #16)

(2017: Giant Days #25)
(2016: Archie Giant Series Magazine #15)
(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)

Christmas Covers - December 5

 

Ivy & Harley have Batman all tied up with holiday spirit on the cover of Batman: The Adventures Continue #15 (2020) by Mirka Andolfo.

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!

(2020: The Witching Hour #28)

(2019: The Merry X-Men Holiday Special #1)

(2018: The Flash #13)

(2017: The Flash #13 (variant))
(2016: Simpsons Illustrated #26) 
(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)

Christmas Covers - December 4

 

Santa is laying down the law on the cover of Crazy Magazine #59 (1980) by Bob Larkin.

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

Just 21 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2020: The Authority vs. Lobo: Jingle Hell)

(2019: Les 4 Rennes - Commando Père Noël)

(2018: Pink Panther Classic Christmas #1)

(2017: Les carnets de Cerise Tome 3: Le Denier des cinq Trésors)

(2016: Four Color #959)
(2015: 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)

 

Christmas Covers - December 3

 

Santa pays a visit to the Parisian super-heroes on the cover of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir: Santa Claws Christmas Special (2018) by Cheryl Black.

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!

(2020: Dead of Winter #2)

(2019: Christmas Elopement)

(2018: Comic Cavalcade #13)

(2017: Their Christmas Wish Come True)

(2016: Sleigher: The Heavy Metal Santa Claus, vol. 1) 

(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) 

Amazon Top 50 - December 3, 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 (+1). The Far Side® 2022 Off-The-Wall Calendar
3 (+1). Marvel Encyclopedia, New Edition
4 (+1). Dilbert 2022 Day-to-Day Calendar
5 (+3). Lore Olympus: Volume One (hardcover)
6 (-). Jujutsu Kaisen 0
7 (+7). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 8 *
8 (-12). Cartoons from The New Yorker 2022 Day-to-Day Calendar
9 (R). The Far Side® 2022 Wall Calendar
10 (+2). Minecraft Volume 1
11 (-). The Action Bible: God's Redemptive Story
12 (+22). Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 13 *
13 (-6). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 2
14 (+14). Peanuts 2022 Day-to-Day Calendar
15 (-). Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Vol. 1
16 (-3). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 3
17 (+4). The DC Comics Encyclopedia, New Edition
18 (-2). Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Vol. 2
19 (+3). Invincible Compendium One
20 (-2). Hawkeye by Fraction & Aja: The Saga of Barton and Bishop
21 (+8). A Silent Voice Complete Series Box Set
22 (+22). Primer
23 (R). Calvin and Hobbes
24 (-7). Lore Olympus: Volume One (paperback)
25 (-6). Berserk Deluxe Volume 9
26 (+19). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
27 (+6). Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 9
28 (+21). FGTeeV Presents: Into the Game!
29 (+7). My Hero Academia, Vol. 29
30 (R). Pearls Before Swine 2022 Day-to-Day Calendar
31 (+10). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 5
32 (R). Let's Make Ramen!: A Comic Book Cookbook
33 (R). Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 1
34 (-9). Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 3
35 (+13). Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 1
36 (N). Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 1 *
37 (-). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 4
38 (R). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 1
39 (-16). Demon Slayer Complete Box Set
40 (N). Garfield 2022 Day-to-Day Calendar
41 (-32). Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 2
42 (R). JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 1—Phantom Blood, Vol. 1
43 (-8). Shiver
44 (N). Non Sequitur 2022 Day-to-Day Calendar
45 (-7). Attack on Titan 34
46 (R). Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven
47 (N). Star Wars: A Vader Family Sithmas
48 (R). Attack on Titan Season 1 Part 2 Manga Box Set
49 (R). A Man and His Cat, Vol. 1
50 (-20). Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 1

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 at the top this week. Will one of the calendars dethrone it in the coming weeks?
• The top debut this week is the first volume of manga series Kaiju No. 8.
• Other debuts this week are two calendars—Garfield & Non Sequitur—and Jeffrey Brown's new Star Wars book A Vader Family Sithmas.
• There are twenty-five manga titles on the chart this week, down four from from last week.
• Get vaccinated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Again!)

 

 

Christmas Covers - December 2

 

Spidey isn't going to let Hydro-Man ruin his Christmas on the cover of The Sensational Spider-Man #24 (1998) by Todd Nauck.

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

Just 23 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2020: The Punisher: Red X-Mas #1) 

(2019: Tom and Jerry Comics #126)

(2018: The Phoenix #50)

(2017: Koko and Kola #2)

(2016: Scooby-Doo #43)

(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)

Christmas Covers - December 1

 

If it's December, that must mean that it's time again for our annual Christmas Covers event: twenty-five more comic covers with a holiday theme! It's our eighteenth year of bringing you seasons greetings through the joy of comic books!

After last year's yuletide grim-fest we're turning the tables, making happy memories along with Archie, Betty and Veronica on the cover of Betty and Veronica Best Friends Jumbo Comics Digest #286 (2020) by Jeff Shultz. 

Just 24 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2020: Hellboy Winter Special 2019)

(2019: Betty & Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #279)

(2018: World of Archie Double Digest #83)

(2017: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #257)
(2016: Walt Disney's Christmas Parade #6) 

(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 26, 2021

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 (+1). The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
2 (N). Marvel Encyclopedia, New Edition (Kindle) $
3 (-). The Far Side® 2022 Off-The-Wall Calendar *
4 (-). Marvel Encyclopedia, New Edition
5 (-). Dilbert 2022 Day-to-Day Calendar
6 (R). Jujutsu Kaisen 0
7 (-). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 2
8 (-2). Lore Olympus: Volume One (hardcover)
9 (R). Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 2
10 (N). Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #5 (Kindle) *
11 (+2). The Action Bible: God's Redemptive Story
12 (-3). Minecraft Volume 1
13 (-3). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 3
14 (+14). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 8 *
15 (+4). Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Vol. 1
16 (+2). Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Vol. 2
17 (-9). Lore Olympus: Volume One (paperback)
18 (N). Hawkeye by Fraction & Aja: The Saga of Barton and Bishop
19 (-2). Berserk Deluxe Volume 9
20 (+11). Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Vol. 3
21 (R). The DC Comics Encyclopedia, New Edition
22 (+15). Invincible Compendium One
23 (-22). Demon Slayer Complete Box Set
24 (-9). Solo Leveling, Vol. 3
25 (R). Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 3
26 (-12). Cartoons from The New Yorker 2022 Day-to-Day Calendar
27 (R). Spy x Family, Vol. 2
28 (-12). Peanuts 2022 Day-to-Day Calendar
29 (-4). A Silent Voice Complete Series Box Set
30 (-19). Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 1
31 (-7). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 2
32 (-5). Attack on Titan 34
33 (-10). Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 9
34 (+5). Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 13 *
35 (+11). Shiver
36 (-). My Hero Academia, Vol. 29
37 (+8). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 4
38 (N). Pearls Awaits the Tide: A Pearls Before Swine Treasury
39 (R). Komi Can't Communicate, Vol. 1
40 (-7). My Hero Academia, Vol. 1
41 (R). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 5
42 (R). Spy x Family, Vol. 3
43 (+6). Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 7
44 (-10). Primer
45 (-16). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
46 (R). Invincible Compendium Two
47 (R). Invincible Compendium Three
48 (-16). Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 1
49 (-29). FGTeeV Presents: Into the Game!
50 (-6). Solo Leveling, Vol. 1

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, returns to the top of the chart this week after another one-week displacement.
• The top debut this week is the Kindle edition of the Marvel Encyclopedia, bargain priced for Black Friday. 
• Also debuting this week is a collection of Fraction & Aja's Hawkeye, with Marvel finally demonstrating the ability to have a targeted collection available in conjunction with the Disney+ series.
• Other debuts this week include a Pearls Before Swine Treasury and a Kindle issue of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin.
• There are twenty-nine manga titles on the chart this week, up six from from last week.
• Get vaccinated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Again!)