Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this morning. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (-). The Third Wheel (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 7) *
2 (+17). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise, Part 3 *
3 (+1). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You *
4 (-2). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6)
5 (-2). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2 *
6 (+28). Building Stories *
7 (-1). Dork Diaries 5: Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All *
8 (-1). Big Nate Makes the Grade (Kindle)
9 (R). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
10 (-5). Dork Diaries 4 (Kindle)
11 (+4). Dork Diaries 5 (Kindle) *
12 (+4). The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 5)
13 (+1). Amulet #5: Prince of the Elves
14 (+3). The Walking Dead, Book 8 *
15 (-4). The Walking Dead, Vol. 17: Something to Fear *
16 (-8). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
17 (+8). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 2
18 (+5). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 1
19 (+2). Batman: The Killing Joke
20 (-11). Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 4)
21 (+8). Watchmen
22 (-12). Big Nate Makes the Grade
23 (-10). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
24 (-2). Darth Vader and Son
25 (-7). Dork Diaries 4: Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess
26 (-14). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
27 (R). Dork Diaries 1 (Kindle)
28 (-4). The Walking Dead, vol. 1 (Kindle)
29 (-3). Drama
30 (-2). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
31 (-1). The Walking Dead, Vol. 16: A Larger World
32 (R). Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 1
33 (+16). V for Vendetta
34 (-14). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
35 (R). Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 3: Knightsend
36 (+5). Judge Dredd: Case Files 01
37 (-6). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
38 (+1). Batman: Earth One
39 (-4). The Complete Persepolis
40 (-3). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
41 (R). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle)
42 (-18). Sailor Moon 7
43 (-10). Yotsuba&!, Vol. 11
44 (-3). American Born Chinese
45 (-). Big Nate and Friends (Kindle)
46 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 1
47 (R). Batman: Year One Deluxe
48 (-12). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
49 (R). Batman: Hush
50 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 2


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:

• Three titles make huge leaps on the chart up into the top ten: The third volume of Avatar: The Promise; Chris Ware's upcoming Building Stories; and the strangely-missing-from-the-chart-last-week Batman: The Dark Knight Returns.
• The top item on the chart, the seventh Wimpy Kid book, is #6 on the Amazon overall books chart. Avatar is #79 on the overall chart; How to Tell if Your Cat... is #114.
• A very rare occurrence this week as there are no new titles in the top fifty.
• Despite the new movie bombing mightily at the box office, a Judge Dredd collection is on the chart for the second week in a row, and even moves up a bit this week.
• Dead Watch: Eight Walking Dead collections on the chart this week, up two from last week as we are now just a bit over two weeks from the new season of the television show.

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this morning. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (-). The Third Wheel (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 7) *
2 (-). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6)
3 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2 *
4 (-). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You *
5 (+2). Dork Diaries 4 (Kindle)
6 (+6). Dork Diaries 5: Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All *
7 (+4). Big Nate Makes the Grade (Kindle)
8 (-3). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
9 (+4). Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 4)
10 (-). Big Nate Makes the Grade
11 (+20). The Walking Dead, Vol. 17: Something to Fear *
12 (+13). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
13 (+22). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
14 (-6). Amulet #5: Prince of the Elves
15 (+15). Dork Diaries 5 (Kindle) *
16 (-7). The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 5)
17 (+10). The Walking Dead, Book 8 *
18 (-4). Dork Diaries 4: Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess
19 (-). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise, Part 3 *
20 (-14). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
21 (-). Batman: The Killing Joke
22 (-5). Darth Vader and Son
23 (+3). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 1
24 (-6). Sailor Moon 7 *
25 (-2). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 2
26 (+7). Drama
27 (R). Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge: "Only a Poor Old Man" (Vol. 1)
28 (-13). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
29 (-1). Watchmen
30 (+2). The Walking Dead, Vol. 16: A Larger World
31 (+13). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
32 (+17). The Walking Dead, vol. 1 (Kindle)
33 (+8). Yotsuba&!, Vol. 11
34 (+13). Building Stories *
35 (-6). The Complete Persepolis
36 (-14). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
37 (+6). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
38 (+10). Batman: The Long Halloween
39 (-5). Batman: Earth One
40 (-2). Aquaman Vol. 1: The Trench (The New 52)
41 (N). Judge Dredd: Case Files 01
42 (R). Big Nate: Here Goes Nothing
43 (N). Dragonbreath #7: When Fairies Go Bad
44 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 7
45 (R). Big Nate and Friends (Kindle)
46 (R). Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star
47 (+3). American Born Chinese
48 (-2). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
49 (R). V for Vendetta
50 (R). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes



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: 

• It's a rather sedate week on the Amazon chart. The top four are the same as last week, and new books don't show up until near the bottom of the list: Judge Dredd Case Files at #41, and a new Dragonbreath at #43.
• Dead Watch: Six Walking Dead collections on the chart this week, the same as last week.

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this evening. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (-). The Third Wheel (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 7) *
2 (+3). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6)
3 (+4). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2 *
4 (+8). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You *
5 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
6 (-4). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
7 (+2). Dork Diaries 4 (Kindle)
8 (-4). Amulet #5: Prince of the Elves
9 (+26). The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 5)
10 (+9). Big Nate Makes the Grade
11 (-). Big Nate Makes the Grade (Kindle)
12 (+11). Dork Diaries 5: Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All *
13 (+5). Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 4)
14 (+7). Dork Diaries 4: Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess
15 (-12). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
16 (-8). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
17 (+19). Darth Vader and Son
18 (+23). Sailor Moon 7 *
19 (+5). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise, Part 3 *
20 (+11). Batman: Knightfall Vol. 3, KnightsEnd
21 (-11). Batman: The Killing Joke
22 (-9). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
23 (-1). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 2
24 (N). A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel *
25 (+9). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
26 (+2). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 1
27 (+6). The Walking Dead, Book 8 *
28 (-8). Watchmen
29 (-12). The Complete Persepolis
30 (N). Dork Diaries 5 (Kindle) *
31 (-4). The Walking Dead, Vol. 17: Something to Fear *
32 (-3). The Walking Dead, Vol. 16: A Larger World
33 (+5). Drama
34 (-9). Batman: Earth One
35 (+11). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
36 (N). Walter Koenig's Things to Come *
37 (-5). Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 1
38 (N). Aquaman Vol. 1: The Trench (The New 52)
39 (N). The Complete Peanuts 1983-1986 Gift Box Set *
40 (N). Naruto, Vol. 58
41 (N). Yotsuba&!, Vol. 11
42 (N). The Manhattan Projects Volume 1: Science. Bad. TP *
43 (-27). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
44 (-18). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
45 (R). Justice League Vol. 1: Origin (The New 52)
46 (-32). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
47 (+1). Building Stories *
48 (-1). Batman: The Long Halloween
49 (-7). The Walking Dead, vol. 1 (Kindle)
50 (-35). American Born Chinese




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: 

• The seventh Wimpy Kid volume, The Third Wheel, remains at the top of the list. I expect we'll see it there for the remainder of the year, though a Walking Dead surge in October isn't out of the question.
• There are a lot of debut titles on the chart this week, led off by Hope Larson's upcoming adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time. Other debuts are the Kindle version of the fifth Dork Diaries; Walter Koenig's Things to Come; the first Aquaman collection of DC's new 52; another Peanuts box set; the latest volumes of manga titles Naruto & Yotsuba&!; and the first collection of Jonathan Hickman's The Manhattan Projects.
• Earlier in the week, both A Wrinkle in Time and Things to Come were up in the top 5 on the comics chart. This is a fairly typical result of a new title on the chart when it is in pre-order, especially when it is the result of some prominent publicity (e.g. on BoingBoing in the case of Wrinkle). This is a good time to remind readers that these charts are just a snapshot of a particular moment in time of the charts on Amazon, which change hourly.
• Dead Watch: Just six Walking Dead collections this week, down two from last week, but both of the Compendiums are in the top five.
• Bat Watch: Seven Batman books on the chart this week, down one from last week. We're now back to normal Batman chart levels, so I think we'll retire Bat Watch for the time being.

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this afternoon. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (-). The Third Wheel (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 7) *
2 (-). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
3 (-). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
4 (+17). Amulet #5: Prince of the Elves
5 (+12). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
6 (+5). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6)
7 (+5). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2 *
8 (+5). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
9 (-3). Dork Diaries 4 (Kindle)
10 (+10). Batman: The Killing Joke
11 (-3). Big Nate Makes the Grade (Kindle)
12 (+11). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You *
13 (-8). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
14 (+2). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
15 (-5). American Born Chinese
16 (-12). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
17 (-8). The Complete Persepolis
18 (+22). Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 4)
19 (-5). Big Nate Makes the Grade
20 (-13). Watchmen
21 (+5). Dork Diaries 4: Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess
22 (-4). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 2
23 (+6). Dork Diaries 5: Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All *
24 (-2). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise, Part 3 *
25 (+3). Batman: Earth One
26 (+1). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
27 (+16). The Walking Dead, Vol. 17: Something to Fear *
28 (-13). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 1
29 (-5). The Walking Dead, Vol. 16: A Larger World
30 (N). Economix: How and Why Our Economy Works (and Doesn't Work), in Words and Pictures
31 (R). Batman: Knightfall Vol. 3, KnightsEnd *
32 (-1). Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 1
33 (+2). The Walking Dead, Book 8 *
34 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
35 (-2). The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 5)
36 (-11). Darth Vader and Son
37 (-7). V for Vendetta
38 (+1). Drama
39 (-20). The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale
40 (+10). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
41 (+6). Sailor Moon 7 *
42 (-10). The Walking Dead, vol. 1 (Kindle)
43 (R). Dork Diaries 1 (Kindle)
44 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 5
45 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 3
46 (R). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
47 (-11). Batman: The Long Halloween
48 (N). Building Stories
49 (-12). The Underwater Welder
50 (-12). Batman: Year One

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:

• The relative calm at the very top of the chart this week masks a lot of underlying volatility. As the start-of-the-semester class buying frenzy calms down we see the chart starting to right-size itself back towards a more general standing.
• The top debut this week is Michael Goodwin & Dan E. Burr's Economix (which earlier in the week was much higher that it current #30 slot). The only other debut is Chris Ware's upcoming Building Stories.
• Dead Watch: Eight Walking Dead collections on the chart this week; up two from last week, and the two compendiums move back up into the top ten.
• Bat Watch: Eight Batman books on the chart this week, same as last week.

Monkey Covers

Sunday is Monkey Covers day here at YACB. Because there's nothing better than a comic with a monkey on the cover!

Can Beppo the Super Monkey save Superman from Titano the Giant Ape? Find out in Superman Family Adventures #4 (2012) under a cover by Art Baltazar.

(Standard disclaimer about giant apes who are definitely not King Kong not really being monkeys applies.)

Image courtesy of the GCD. Click on the image for a larger version.

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this morning. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (-). The Third Wheel (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 7) *
2 (-). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
3 (-). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
4 (+4). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
5 (+5). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
6 (-2). Dork Diaries 4 (Kindle)
7 (+9). Watchmen
8 (+7). Big Nate Makes the Grade (Kindle)
9 (-4). The Complete Persepolis
10 (+8). American Born Chinese
11 (+1). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6)
12 (+8). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2 *
13 (-6). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
14 (-1). Big Nate Makes the Grade
15 (+11). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 1
16 (+5). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
17 (-6). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
18 (+7). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 2
19 (+4). The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale
20 (-14). Batman: The Killing Joke
21 (-4). Amulet #5: Prince of the Elves *
22 (+13). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise, Part 3 *
23 (-14). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You *
24 (-2). The Walking Dead, Vol. 16: A Larger World
25 (-6). Darth Vader and Son
26 (+10). Dork Diaries 4: Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess
27 (+4). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
28 (-14). Batman: Earth One
29 (+3). Dork Diaries 5: Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All *
30 (-6). V for Vendetta
31 (+3). Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 1
32 (-5). The Walking Dead, vol. 1 (Kindle)
33 (+5). The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 5)
34 (+14). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
35 (-2). The Walking Dead, Book 8 *
36 (-6). Batman: The Long Halloween
37 (R). The Underwater Welder
38 (+3). Batman: Year One
39 (N). Drama
40 (R). Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 4)
41 (+8). Justice League Vol. 1: Origin (The New 52)
42 (N). Abina and the Important Men: A Graphic History
43 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 17: Something to Fear *
44 (R). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle)
45 (-8). Big Nate: Here Goes Nothing
46 (N). Swamp Thing Vol. 1: Raise Them Bones (The New 52)
47 (N). Sailor Moon 7 *
48 (+2). Superman - Action Comics Vol. 1: Superman and the Men of Steel (The New 52)
49 (R). Health Care Reform: What It Is, Why It's Necessary, How It Works
50 (-7). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)

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:

• For a third week in a row, the pre-order for the new Wimpy Kid is at the top of the list. It's almost safe to say that it will be at the top of the list through the end of the year, but with a new season of The Walking Dead this fall, along with a new WD collection due out during that period, I suspect we'll have a battle on our hands later this year...
• Every week when I'm compiling this chart, I have to weed out the non-comics items that make it on to the Amazon Best Sellers chart (usually due to poor categorization on Amazon's part). Usually this is an easy decision to make (like when a Stephen King novel shows up on it), but decisions have to be made sometimes. I usually air on the side of inclusiveness and keep things like The Wimpy Kid and Dork Diaries on the chart, though I know that others would disagree with calling those comics. This week I had to made a difficult choice regarding Billionaires & Ballot Bandits by Greg Palast. It's a 300 page book that includes a 48-page comic by Ted Rall. I went back-and-forth on including it, but ultimately decided not to, figuring that 250 pages of prose outweighed 50 pages of comics. But I can see how you might see otherwise. (For reference, it would have debuted at #34, just above The Wimpy Kid Box of Books.)
• The top debut this week is Raina Telgemeier's new YA graphic novel, Drama. Also debuting is Abina and the Important Men by Trevor Getz & Liz Clarke; the first New 52 Swamp Thing collection; and the latest Sailor Moon edition.
• Dead Watch: Six Walking Dead collections on the chart this week, up one from last week.
• Bat Watch: Eight Batman books on the chart this week, down three from last week. We're pretty much done with the Dark Knight Rises bump and Batman sales have returned to normal levels.

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this morning. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (-). The Third Wheel (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 7) *
2 (+1). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
3 (+5). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
4 (+2). Dork Diaries 4 (Kindle)
5 (+6). The Complete Persepolis
6 (-2). Batman: The Killing Joke
7 (-). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
8 (+6). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
9 (-7). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You *
10 (+13). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
11 (-2). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
12 (-). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6)
13 (+16). Big Nate Makes the Grade
14 (-9). Batman: Earth One
15 (N). Big Nate Makes the Grade (Kindle)
16 (-1). Watchmen
17 (+32). Amulet #5: Prince of the Elves *
18 (+13). American Born Chinese
19 (-2). Darth Vader and Son
20 (-10). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2 *
21 (+14). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
22 (-4). The Walking Dead, Vol. 16: A Larger World
23 (+13). The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale
24 (+9). V for Vendetta
25 (-5). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 2
26 (+6). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 1
27 (R). The Walking Dead, vol. 1 (Kindle)
28 (+20). Dork Diaries 1 (Kindle)
29 (-7). Scott Pilgrim Color Hardcover Volume 1: Precious Little Life
30 (-1). Batman: The Long Halloween
31 (-12). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
32 (N). Dork Diaries 5: Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All *
33 (-9). The Walking Dead, Book 8 *
34 (-21). Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 1
35 (-7). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise, Part 3 *
36 (-15). Dork Diaries 4: Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess
37 (N). Big Nate: Here Goes Nothing
38 (-). The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 5)
39 (+6). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
40 (-13). Batman: Hush
41 (-15). Batman: Year One
42 (-3). Locke & Key Volume 5: Clockworks
43 (-18). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
44 (R). Big Nate and Friends (Kindle)
45 (-4). Batman: Dark Victory
46 (-16). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (Kindle edition)
47 (R). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle)
48 (R). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
49 (R). Justice League Vol. 1: Origin (The New 52)
50 (-16). Superman - Action Comics Vol. 1: Superman and the Men of Steel (The New 52)

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:

• The pre-order for the new Wimpy Kid remains at the top for the second consecutive week, solidifying its place even in the face of the University Effect (where comics used for college classes shoot to the top of the list at the start of the semester).
• Falling victim to the University Effect is the pre-order for the new The Oatmeal collection (How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You). While I expect it to be back up near or at the top when it is released in October, for the time being it will have to live under books such as Persepolis and Maus.
• The top debut this week is the Kindle edition of Big Nate Makes the Grade (just 2 spots under its print counterpart). Other debuts are the pre-order for a new Dork Diaries, and another Big Nate cartoon collection.
• Bat Watch: Eleven Batman books on the chart this week, down three form last week, and many of those showing double-digit drops. Hard to tell if this is caused by distance from the movie or the University Effect (likely a combination), but it looks like Batman sales are back close to their traditional non-movie-influenced levels. (Which is still the best selling franchise that DC has.)
• Dead Watch: Just five Walking Dead collections on the chart this week, same as last week. The new season starts in October...

Monkey Covers

Sunday is Monkey Covers day here at YACB. Because there's nothing better than a comic with a monkey on the cover!

The Ultra-Humanite bares his sharp teeth as he looms behind our heroine on Amanda Conner's variant cover to Power Girl #2 (2009).

(Standard disclaimer about evil geniuses who put their brains in the skulls of genetically-modified apes not really being monkeys applies.)

Image courtesy of the Comic Book DB. Click on the image for a larger version.

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this afternoon. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (+1). The Third Wheel (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 7) *
2 (-1). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You *
3 (+2). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
4 (-). Batman: The Killing Joke
5 (+5). Batman: Earth One
6 (-). Dork Diaries 4 (Kindle)
7 (-4). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
8 (+6). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
9 (+38). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
10 (+10). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2 *
11 (+20). The Complete Persepolis
12 (+1). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6)
13 (-4). Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 1
14 (+9). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
15 (+3). Watchmen
16 (-5). Batman: The Long Halloween
17 (-1). Darth Vader and Son
18 (-3). The Walking Dead, Vol. 16: A Larger World
19 (-7). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
20 (-3). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 2
21 (+8). Dork Diaries 4: Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess
22 (-15). Scott Pilgrim Color Hardcover Volume 1: Precious Little Life
23 (+3). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
24 (+26). The Walking Dead, Book 8 *
25 (-6). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
26 (-18). Batman: Year One
27 (-3). Batman: Hush
28 (+10). The Underwater Welder
29 (-2). Big Nate Makes the Grade *
30 (-). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (Kindle edition)
31 (+15). American Born Chinese
32 (-11). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 1
33 (+11). V for Vendetta
34 (-12). Superman - Action Comics Vol. 1: Superman and the Men of Steel (The New 52)
35 (R). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
36 (-3). The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale
37 (-12). Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 2: Knightquest
38 (+10). The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 5)
39 (R). Locke & Key Volume 5: Clockworks
40 (R). Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama
41 (-13). Batman: Dark Victory
42 (-6). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise, Part 3 *
43 (-9). Batman: Year One Deluxe Edition
44 (-5). Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 3 - KnightsEnd *
45 (R). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
46 (N). The Walking Dead Volume 17 *
47 (-12). Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 4)
48 (-8). Dork Diaries 1 (Kindle)
49 (N). Amulet #5: Prince of the Elves *
50 (N). King City

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:

• The two books at the top of charts switch places, putting the upcoming Wimpy Kid book ahead of the upcoming Oatmeal collection. I suspect we'll be seeing a lot of such swapping over the next several weeks...
• There's a lot of movement on the chart this week, with eighteen books moving 10 or more slots either up or down.
• Bat Watch: Fourteen Batman books on the chart this week, down just one from last week.
• Dead Watch: Just five Walking Dead collections on the chart this week, up one from last week. That one is the debut of the 17th trade paperback collection. It's way down at the bottom of the chart now, but by the time it is published in early December expect to see it up close to the top.
• Only two other debuts this week, a new Amulet GN and the collection of Brandon Graham's King City, in the last two slots on the chart.

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this morning. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (N). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You *
2 (-1). The Third Wheel (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 7) *
3 (-1). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
4 (-). Batman: The Killing Joke
5 (-3). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
6 (+1). Dork Diaries 4 (Kindle)
7 (N). Scott Pilgrim Color Hardcover Volume 1: Precious Little Life
8 (-2). Batman: Year One
9 (-4). Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 1
10 (-7). Batman: Earth One
11 (-1). Batman: The Long Halloween
12 (+3). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
13 (-1). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6)
14 (+3). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
15 (-1). The Walking Dead, Vol. 16: A Larger World
16 (+3). Darth Vader and Son
17 (-8). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 2
18 (-2). Watchmen
19 (+3). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
20 (-7). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2 *
21 (-1). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 1
22 (+21). Superman - Action Comics Vol. 1: Superman and the Men of Steel (The New 52)
23 (+16). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
24 (+8). Batman: Hush
25 (-14). Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 2: Knightquest
26 (+15). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
27 (N). Big Nate Makes the Grade *
28 (+1). Batman: Dark Victory
29 (-5). Dork Diaries 4: Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess
30 (-9). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (Kindle edition)
31 (-3). The Complete Persepolis
32 (R). Batman: Year One (Kindle)
33 (+17). The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale
34 (-11). Batman: Year One Deluxe Edition
35 (-5). Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 4)
36 (-4). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise, Part 3 *
37 (-11). Superman: Earth One
38 (-13). The Underwater Welder
39 (R). Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 3 - KnightsEnd *
40 (+2). Dork Diaries 1 (Kindle)
41 (+5). Big Nate: From the Top (Kindle)
42 (R). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
43 (N). Dork Diaries 5: Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All *
44 (-8). V for Vendetta
45 (N). Scott Pilgrim Color Hardcover Volume 2: Vs. The World *
46 (-8). American Born Chinese
47 (-29). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
48 (-17). The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 5)
49 (R). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth
50 (-6). The Walking Dead, Book 8 *


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 new #1 this week: The new Oatmeal collection,  How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You, became available for pre-order and immediately shot into the top slot. It is currently #7 on the overall Amazon chart, which is pretty amazing.
• There's another top ten debut as well, with the first color hardcover edition of Scott Pilgrim entering at #7. Other debuts this week are a new Big Nate comic strip collection, a new Dork Diaries volume, and the second Scott Pilgrim color hardcover.
• Bat Watch: Although the top Batman books slip a bit, there are still fifteen on the chart, same as last week.
• Dead Watch: Only four Walking Dead collections on the chart this week. But there's only two months until the new tv season debuts, so look for a rebound just in time for the holidays.
• Speaking of the holidays, it looks like we're in for an epic showdown at the top of the list, with The Oatmeal, The Wimpy Kid, and The Walking Dead battling it out come November. Or will there be a dark horse in the mix with something like Avatar? (Pun more-or-less intended...)

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this evening. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (+3). The Third Wheel (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 7) *
2 (-). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
3 (-2). Batman: Earth One
4 (+1). Batman: The Killing Joke
5 (-2). Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 1
6 (+1). Batman: Year One
7 (-1). Dork Diaries 4 (Kindle)
8 (+18). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
9 (+3). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 2
10 (+4). Batman: The Long Halloween
11 (-). Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 2: Knightquest
12 (+1). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6)
13 (+9). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2 *
14 (+1). The Walking Dead, Vol. 16: A Larger World
15 (-6). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
16 (+14). Watchmen
17 (+16). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
18 (-10). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
19 (-1). Darth Vader and Son
20 (-4). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 1
21 (-11). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (Kindle edition)
22 (-5). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
23 (-3). Batman: Year One Deluxe Edition
24 (+3). Dork Diaries 4: Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess
25 (+3). The Underwater Welder *
26 (+9). Superman: Earth One
27 (-4). Get Jiro!
28 (+14). The Complete Persepolis
29 (+12). Batman: Dark Victory
30 (+1). Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 4)
31 (+6). The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 5)
32 (-11). Batman: Hush
33 (-8). Locke & Key Volume 5: Clockworks
34 (R). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
35 (-11). Batman: Earth One (Kindle)
36 (R). V for Vendetta
37 (N). 99 Reasons to Hate Cats (Kindle)
38 (R). American Born Chinese
39 (R). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
40 (+7). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise, Part 3 *
41 (R). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
42 (-8). Dork Diaries 1 (Kindle)
43 (N). Superman - Action Comics Vol. 1: Superman and the Men of Steel *
44 (N). The Walking Dead, Book 8
45 (-5). Batman & Robin Vol. 1: Born to Kill (The New 52)
46 (-8). Big Nate: From the Top (Kindle)
47 (R). Sailor Moon 6
48 (-16). The Walking Dead, Book 1
49 (N). X-Men: Days of Future Past
50 (R). The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale


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:

• We have a new number one: the pre-order for the seventh Wimpy Kid book (it won't be published until November) leaps over a few Batman books to land at the top of the chart. It is at #75 on the overall Amazon books chart.
• Bat-Watch: Despite losing the top spot, Batman titles continue to dominate: fifteen on the chart, and six of the top ten slots, including slots #2-6.
• The top debut this week is 99 Reasons to Hate Cats, an affordably-priced collection of panel cartoons for the Kindle; the first collection of Grant Morrison's New 52 Superman in Action Comics; a new Walking Dead hardcover; and X-Men: Days of Future Past (possibly due to rumors of it being the basis for the next X-Men movie)
• Persepolis moves into the top ten. Watchmen and Maus make big moves up the chart. American Born Chinese, Fun Home, and Understanding Comics all return. It a sure sign that college classes will be starting up again soon...
• Dead Watch: Just five Walking Dead collections on the chart this week, down one from last week.

Monkey Covers

Sunday is Monkey Covers day here at YACB. Because there's nothing better than a comic with a monkey on the cover!

I am not disturbed by the fact the Big Boy and his pals are marching down the street with a gorilla on the cover of Adventures of Big Boy #2 (1976), because that's the kind of awesome thing that should happen all of the time. No, I disturbed because the gorilla has very skinny legs, and he's wearing jeans. And shoes. That's just not right.

(Standard disclaimer about marching gorillas not really being monkeys applies.)

Image courtesy of the GCD. Click on the image for a larger version.

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this morning. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (-). Batman: Earth One
2 (+6). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
3 (+4). Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 1
4 (-2). The Third Wheel (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 7) *
5 (+5). Batman: The Killing Joke
6 (-2). Dork Diaries 4 (Kindle)
7 (+18). Batman: Year One
8 (-5). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
9 (+5). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
10 (+8). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (Kindle edition)
11 (+4). Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 2: Knightquest
12 (-1). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 2
13 (-1). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6)
14 (R). Batman: The Long Halloween
15 (+10). The Walking Dead, Vol. 16: A Larger World
16 (-7). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 1
17 (+20). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
18 (+1). Darth Vader and Son
19 (+22). Batman: Year One (Kindle)
20 (N). Batman: Year One Deluxe Edition
21 (+25). Batman: Hush
22 (-9). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2 *
23 (-17). Get Jiro!
24 (+7). Batman: Earth One (Kindle)
25 (-5). Locke & Key Volume 5: Clockworks *
26 (-9). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
27 (-11). Dork Diaries 4: Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess
28 (N). The Underwater Welder *
29 (-7). Fables Vol. 17: Inherit the Wind
30 (-9). Watchmen
31 (-8). Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 4)
32 (+6). The Walking Dead, Book 1
33 (+2). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
34 (-7). Dork Diaries 1 (Kindle)
35 (+12). Superman: Earth One
36 (R). Fever Moon (Kindle)
37 (-3). The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 5)
38 (R). Big Nate: From the Top (Kindle)
39 (R). Batman: The Black Mirror
40 (+5). Batman & Robin Vol. 1: Born to Kill (The New 52)
41 (R). Batman: Dark Victory
42 (+8). The Complete Persepolis
43 (N). Batman: A Death in the Family
44 (-16). The Walking Dead, Vol. 15: We Find Ourselves
45 (R). Justice League Vol. 1: Origin (The New 52)
46 (R). Parker: The Score
47 (-23). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise, Part 3 *
48 (R). Marvel Encyclopedia
49 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 7
50 (-18). Fever Moon

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:

• For a third straight week, Batman: Earth One is at the top of the chart, and is #65 overall on Amazon. It spent most of the week wrapping places with The Dark Knight Returns and The Third Wheel, but when the wheel stopped on Friday morning it was Earth One in first place.
• Bat Watch: An impressive eighteen Batman titles in the top fifty this week—up eight from last week—four of the top five and seven of the top ten. In case anyone is wondering, this is what it looks like when your popular movie is driving comic sales.
• Two of those eighteen are new editions of old Batman material making their top fifty debut: A Death in the Family and a deluxe hardcover of Year One (in fact, there are three different editions of Batman: Year One on the chart). This only other debut this week is Jeff Lemire's OGN The Underwater Welder.
• Dead Watch: There are just six Walking Dead collections on the chart this week, down ten from last week as Batman takes his toll against the zombies.

Monkey Covers

Sunday is Monkey Covers day here at YACB. Because there's nothing better than a comic with a monkey on the cover!

Gorillas Attacks on Chris Jones' cover for Young Justice #18 (2012).

(Standard disclaimer about attacking gorillas not really being monkeys applies.)

Image courtesy of the Comic Book DB. Click on the image for a larger version.

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this morning. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (-). Batman: Earth One
2 (+5). The Third Wheel (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 7) *
3 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
4 (+2). Dork Diaries 4 (Kindle)
5 (-1). The Walking Dead, Vol. 16: A Larger World
6 (-4). Get Jiro!
7 (+10). Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 1
8 (+7). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
9 (-1). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 1
10 (-). Batman: The Killing Joke
11 (-6). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 2
12 (-4). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6)
13 (-2). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2 *
14 (+4). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
15 (R). Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 2: Knightquest
16 (+8). Dork Diaries 4: Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess
17 (+18). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
18 (+11). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (Kindle edition)
19 (+1). Darth Vader and Son
20 (-6). Locke & Key Volume 5: Clockworks *
21 (+5). Watchmen
22 (-13). Fables Vol. 17: Inherit the Wind
23 (+23). Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 4)
24 (-1). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise, Part 3 *
25 (-3). Batman: Year One
26 (+16). The Walking Dead, Vol. 3: Safety Behind Bars
27 (+17). Dork Diaries 1 (Kindle)
28 (+2). The Walking Dead, Vol. 15: We Find Ourselves
29 (+11). The Walking Dead, Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us
30 (-17). Sailor Moon 6
31 (-10). Batman: Earth One (Kindle)
32 (-20). Fever Moon
33 (+4). The Walking Dead, Book 3
34 (+5). The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 5)
35 (-12). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
36 (+11). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
37 (R). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
38 (-19). The Walking Dead, Book 1
39 (-8). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye (Kindle)
40 (+8). The Walking Dead, Vol. 4: The Heart's Desire
41 (R). Batman: Year One (Kindle)
42 (-10). The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume III: Century #3 2009
43 (N). Blacksad: A Silent Hell *
44 (R). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 Volume 1: Freefall
45 (-9). Batman & Robin Vol. 1: Born to Kill (The New 52)
46 (R). Batman: Hush
47 (R). Superman: Earth One
48 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
49 (R). Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge: "Only a Poor Old Man"
50 (R). The Complete Persepolis

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:

• For the third week in a row, Batman: Earth One is at the top of the chart, though it slips some to #58 on the overall Amazon chart.
• Bat Watch: Thirteen Batman titles on the chart this week, up three from last week, and four of those are in the top ten. Not quite the dominance that The Walking Dead had earlier in the year, but still pretty impressive.
• Dead Watch: Speaking of WD, there are eleven collections on the chart this week as the post SDCC & issue #100 glow fades a bit. Don't worry, when the show resumes in a few months there will no doubt be another Dead surge.
• The only debut title this week is the new Blacksad graphic novel, and it is way down at the bottom of the list.

Monkey Covers

Sunday is Monkey Covers day here at YACB. Because there's nothing better than a comic with a monkey on the cover!

A chimp drives the getaway car on Sergio Córdoba's cover for Mono on the Moon (2002).

(Standard disclaimer about flying car-driving chimpanzees not really being monkeys applies.)

Image courtesy of the GCD. Click on the image for a larger version.

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this morning. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (-). Batman: Earth One
2 (+21). Get Jiro!
3 (+6). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
4 (-). The Walking Dead, Vol. 16: A Larger World
5 (-3). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise, Part 2
6 (-3). Dork Diaries 4 (Kindle)
7 (-1). The Third Wheel (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 7) *
8 (-3). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 1
9 (+7). Fables Vol. 17: Inherit the Wind
10 (-2). Batman: The Killing Joke
11 (N). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2 *
12 (+23). Fever Moon
13 (+16). Sailor Moon 6 *
14 (N). Locke & Key Volume 5: Clockworks *
15 (-1). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
16 (-1). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6)
17 (-5). Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 1
18 (R). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
19 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 1
20 (-7). Darth Vader and Son
21 (N). Batman: Earth One (Kindle)
22 (+3). Batman: Year One
23 (-13). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise, Part 3 *
24 (-17). Dork Diaries 4: Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess
25 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 2
26 (-9). Watchmen
27 (N). Parker: The Score *
28 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 7
29 (+10). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (Kindle edition)
30 (-10). The Walking Dead, Vol. 15: We Find Ourselves
31 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye (Kindle)
32 (-4). The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume III: Century #3 2009
33 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 5
34 (-4). Big Nate: From the Top (Kindle)
35 (-17). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
36 (N). Batman & Robin Vol. 1: Born to Kill (The New 52)
37 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 3
38 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
39 (-18). The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 5)
40 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us
41 (R). Kick-Ass 2
42 (+6). The Walking Dead, Vol. 3: Safety Behind Bars
43 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 6
44 (-18). Dork Diaries 1 (Kindle)
45 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 4
46 (-10). Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 4)
47 (-20). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
48 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 4: The Heart's Desire
49 (-4). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
50 (R). Batman: The Long Halloween

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:

• Batman: Earth One remains at the top of the chart for a second week, and is currently #26 on the overall Amazon books chart. This is a perfect example of how to time a graphic novel release with an upcoming movie (Marvel and others should take note...)
• More surprising is the sudden leap that Get Jiro! takes to the #2 slot (and #68 overall), very likely the cause of a non-comics media mention somewhere. 
• The top debut this week is the second massive Walking Dead Compendium, now available for pre-order. Other debuts include a new Locke & Key volume; the Kindle edition of Batman: Earth One; Darwyn Cooke's new Parker adaptation; and the New 52 Batman & Robin hardcover collection.
• Dead Watch: A surprising surge by The Walking Dead this week, as many titles return to the top fifty, including all of the hardcover collections. There as sixteen WD collections on the chart this week, way up from last week's four. Perhaps publicity surrounding the release of the the comic books 100th issue is the cause?
• Bat Watch: Ten Batman titles on the list this week, up one from last week. Between Batman and The Walking Dead, that's half of this week's chart...

Monkey Covers

Sunday is Monkey Covers day here at YACB. Because there's nothing better than a comic with a monkey on the cover!

Never take a chimp to the movies; they get mad when you throw popcorn at them, as on Ken Knudtsen's cover of My Monkey's Name is Jennifer #5 (2002).

(Standard disclaimer about movie-going chimpanzees not really being monkeys applies.)

Image courtesy of the GCD. Click on the image for a larger version.

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this morning. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (+10). Batman: Earth One *
2 (-1). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise, Part 2
3 (-1). Dork Diaries 4 (Kindle)
4 (-1). The Walking Dead, Vol. 16: A Larger World
5 (-1). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 1
6 (-1). The Third Wheel (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 7) *
7 (-1). Dork Diaries 4: Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess
8 (+6). Batman: The Killing Joke
9 (+4). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
10 (-3). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise, Part 3 *
11 (N). Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge: "Only a Poor Old Man" *
12 (+9). Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 1
13 (-4). Darth Vader and Son
14 (-3). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
15 (-7). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6)
16 (N). Fables Vol. 17: Inherit the Wind *
17 (-2). Watchmen
18 (+8). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
19 (+14). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (Kindle edition)
20 (-). The Walking Dead, Vol. 15: We Find Ourselves
21 (+4). The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 5)
22 (+10). Batman: Knightfall, Vol. 2 - Knightquest
23 (-13). Get Jiro!
24 (N). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 Volume 1: Freefall *
25 (+7). Batman: Year One
26 (-8). Dork Diaries 1 (Kindle)
27 (-5). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
28 (-12). The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume III: Century #3 2009
29 (N). Sailor Moon 6 *
30 (R). Big Nate: From the Top (Kindle)
31 (N). Fever Moon (Kindle) *
32 (+3). Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama
33 (+7). Big Nate Fun Blaster
34 (R). Marvel Encyclopedia
35 (R). Fever Moon *
36 (-8). Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 4)
37 (-8). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Lost Adventures
38 (-26). Health Care Reform: What It Is, Why It's Necessary, How It Works
39 (+9). Batman: Hush
40 (+9). The Complete Persepolis
41 (-10). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle)
42 (R). V for Vendetta
43 (R). The Boys, Vol. 11: Over the Hill with the Swords of a Thousand Men
44 (-25). Big Nate and Friends (Kindle)
45 (-9). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
46 (-16). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle)
47 (R). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
48 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 3: Safety Behind Bars
49 (-3). Fatale Volume 1: Death Chases Me *
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:

• This week's new number one is Batman: Earth One, as the new OGN leaps over the top ten to land on the top of the Amazon comics chart. Which leads up right into...
• Bat Watch: Nine Batman titles on the chart this week. Which is actually down one from last week, but of those that remain eight show significant jumps upward.
• Batman sales are no doubt helped by the eminent release of the new Dark Knight movie in a couple of weeks. But compare that to Spider-Man, which despite being the current #1 movie at the box office doesn't show up on the comics chart even once. Clearly DC have a better idea on how to turn movie interest into comic sales than their chief competitor.
• This week's top debut, the first volume in Fantagraphics' Uncle Scrooge stories by the legendary Carl Barks, narrowly misses the top ten. Other debuts include new volumes of Fables, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Sailor Moon; and the Kindle edition of the upcoming Fever Moon graphic novel.
• Dead Watch: Only four Walking Dead collections on the chart this week, though two of those are still in the top ten.

4th of July on the Beaches of Riverdale

This Independence Day, head down to the beaches of Riverdale and hang out with Archie and the gang!

Betty #114, cover by Stan Goldberg & Bob Smith
Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine #66, cover by Dan DeCarlo & Alison Flood
Katy Keene Comics Digest Magazine #7, cover by John Lucas