Winter Covers - December 31

Archie's homemade snowmobile is having a minor technical problem on the cover of Archie #226 (1973) by Dan DeCarlo & Rudy Lapick.

We've hope you've enjoyed our month-long celebration of comic book covers!

 
(2014: Death of Wolverine: The Weapon X Program #1)
(2013: Secret Hearts #37)
(2012: Mod Wheels #2)
(2011: Sabrina the Teenage Witch #63)
(2010: Jughead with Archie Digest #97)
(2009: Batman: The Long Halloween #4) 

Winter Covers - December 30

The ski slopes are where the action is on the cover of Millie the Model #136 (1966) by Stan Goldberg.

Christmas may be over, but we're filling out December with winter-themed comics covers!

 
(2014: Scamp #5)
(2013: Archie Double Digest #237)
(2012: Ponytail #5)
(2011: Scamp #2)
(2010: The Flash #2)
(2009: The Simpsons Winter Wing Ding #1)

Winter Covers - December 29

Looks like a snowball fight may be in the making on the cover of Kaze Hikaru Vol. 4 (2007) Taeko Watanabe.

Christmas may be over, but we're filling out December with winter-themed comics covers!


(2014: Batman #121)
(2013: Calagan: Rallye Raid Tome 3)
(2012: Teen-Age Love #25)
(2011: Girls' Love Stories #61)
(2010: New Kids on the Block Digest #5)
(2009: Tommy og Tigern #13) 

Winter Covers - December 28

Depowered Superman is freezing in the cold alley on the cover of Superman #46 (2015) by John Romita Jr. & Klaus Jansen.

Christmas may be over, but we're filling out December with winter-themed comics covers!

 
(2014: Dead Boy Detectives #8)
(2013: Strange Adventures #149)
(2012: Batman #337)
(2011: Liberty Meadows #30)
(2010: Daffy #12)
(2009: DC Universe Holiday Special '09) 

Winter Covers - December 27

Plastic Man makes a great sled on the cover of Police Comics #51 (1946) by Jack Cole.

Christmas may be over, but we're filling out December with winter-themed comics covers!

 
(2014: Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #41)
(2013: The Muppets #4)
(2012: Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #46)
(2011: Spooky Spooktown #62)
(2010: Spooky #78)
(2009: P.S. Magazine: The Preventive Maintenance Monthly #11) 

Winter Covers - December 26

Tom and Nina decide to buld their snowman indoors—where it is warmer!—on the cover of Les P'tits Diables Tome 3: In-fer-naux! (2005) by Olivier Dutto.

Christmas may be over, but we're filling out December with winter-themed comics covers!


(2014: Peanuts #23)
(2013: Peanuts #14)
(2012: Sabrina #3)
(2011: Daredevil #7)
(2010: Alleen op de wereld #6)
(2009: Liberty Meadows #7)

Christmas Covers - December 25

Archie and the gang visit a nativity scene on the cover of Christmas with Archie (1973) by Al Hartley.

We hope you've enjoyed twenty-five days of Christmas-themed covers this year. Stay tuned as we finish out December with a batch of winter-themed comics covers...


(2014: The Beano #2997)
(2013: The Christmas Story)
(2012: The Life of Christ #1)
(2011: The International Children's Bible: The Gospel of Matthew)
(2010: The First Christmas)
(2009: Topix vol. 9 #12)
(2008: Junior Partners #5)
(2007: Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact #194)
(2006: Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact #35)
(2005: Dell Four Color #1274)
(2004: Treasure Chest vol. 2 #9)

(Also see: The 2015 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)  

Amazon Top 50 - December 25, 2015

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 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Three
2 (R). Soppy: A Love Story
3 (-1). Dilbert 2016 Day-to-Day Calendar
4 (+1). Darth Vader and Son
5 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium One
6 (-3). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
7 (+7). One-Punch Man, Vol. 1
8 (-). Vader's Little Princess
9 (-3). The Sandman: Overture Deluxe Edition
10 (-). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
11 (-). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
12 (+18). Star Wars: Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Shattered Empire
13 (+9). Star Wars Vol. 1: Skywalker Strikes
14 (+9). One-Punch Man, Vol. 2
15 (-6). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
16 (-3). Marvel Encyclopedia
17 (+2). Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 1
18 (+14). One-Punch Man, Vol. 3
19 (+5). Civil War
20 (-13). Goodnight Darth Vader
21 (-). Me Without You
22 (-10). The Complete Calvin & Hobbes Box Set (paperback)
23 (-7). Maxine Year-In-A-Box Calendar (2016)
24 (-7). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
25 (-). Saga Volume 5
26 (+1). Saga Volume 1
27 (+4). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
28 (R). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
29 (+16). Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 1
30 (-15). Cartoons from The New Yorker 2016 Day-to-Day Calendar
31 (+3). I Am Pusheen the Cat
32 (-4). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes
33 (+5). Batman vs. Superman: The Greatest Battles
34 (+8). The Complete Far Side (paperback)
35 (-2). Killing and Dying
36 (R). The Argyle Sweater 2016 Day-to-Day Calendar
37 (-17). The Phantom Bully (Star Wars: Jedi Academy #3)
38 (-12). Darth Vader and Friends
39 (+10). Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 4
40 (R). Heart and Brain: An Awkward Yeti Collection
41 (-23). Pusheen the Cat 2016 Wall Calendar
42 (-5). Jessica Jones: Alias Vol. 1
43 (+7). Saga Volume 4
44 (+3). Saga Volume 2
45 (R). Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe
46 (R). The Oatmeal 2016 Wall Calendar: How To Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
47 (-1). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
48 (-9). The DC Comics Encyclopedia, Updated and Expanded Edition
49 (R). Saga Volume 3
50 (-7). Watchmen


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 Third Walking Dead Compendium makes it ten of the last eleven weeks as the #1 book on the chart.
• No new items on the chart for this past final week of holiday shopping, though there's a surprising return of Soppy: A Love Story to the #2 position.
• This is the last Amazon Chart of 2015. Look for the year-end summary post sometime in January...

Christmas Covers - December 24

Superboy gives Santa Claus an assist on his present deliveries on the cover of Adventure Comics #113 (1947) by Stan Kaye.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

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

Just 1 more 'get-up' until Santa!
 
 
(2014: Limited Collectors' Edition #C-20)
(2013: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer #8)
(2012: Four Color #525)
(2011: Sergio Aragonés Funnies #6)
(2010: Ole Brumm Julehefte 1993)
(2009: Ninja High School #156)
(2008: Tommy og Tigern Julehefte 2007)
(2007: Action Comics #105)
(2006: Dell Four Color #666)
(2005: Dell Four Color #1274)
(2004: Captain Marvel Adventures #19)

(Also see: The 2015 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)   

Christmas Covers - December 23

A bunch of were-rats are up to no good on the cover of the Gold Digger X-Mas Special #8 (2014) by Fred Perry.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

Just 2 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

 
(2014: Grandville Noël)
(2013: Shade, The Changing Man #19)
(2012: I Gotta' Catch Santa Claus)
(2011: Journal de Tintin #424)
(2010: Katy Keene #57)
(2009: Marvelman #71)
(2008: The Original Black Cat #8)
(2007: Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun #22)
(2006: Girls Bravo vol. 6)
(2005: All-New Collectors' Edition #C-53)
(2004: Impulse #34)

(Also see: The 2015 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)   

Christmas Covers - December 22

Jem and her bandmates have gone chibi for the holidays on the variant cover of the Jem and the Holograms 2015 Holiday Special by Agnes Garbowska.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)
 
Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 3 more 'get-ups' until Santa!


(2014: Angry Birds Holiday Special)
(2013: Scooby-Doo #17)
(2012: Target Comics #44)
(2011: Romantic Secrets #20)
(2010: I Classici Disney #241)
(2009: Archie Giant Series Magazine #501)
(2008: Harvey Hits Comics #3)
(2007: Marge's Little Lulu #90)
(2006: Dell Giant #26)
(2005: Man-Thing #3)
(2004: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer #9)

Christmas Covers - December 21

Dennis waves to a passing Santa Claus from his rooftop on the cover of Dennis the Menace Giant #35 (1965) by Al Wiseman.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

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

Just 4 more 'get-ups' until Santa!


(2014: Roy Rogers Comics #61)
(2013: Batman: The Brave in the Bold #12)
(2012: Magali #117)
(2011: Tom & Jerry Comics #149)
(2010: Superman #166)
(2009: Hulk #9)
(2008: Teen Beam #2)
(2007: Bugs Bunny #46)
(2006: Wacky Squirrel #2)
(2005: Archie Giant Series Magazine #15)
(2004: DC Comics Presents #67)

(Also see: The 2015 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)   

Christmas Covers - December 20

Three Doctors visit a comic & sci-fi shop on The Who Shop variant covers for Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor #5, Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor #5, and Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor #3 (2014) by Lee Sullivan.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

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

Just 5 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

 
(2014: Flash Gordon Holiday Special)
(2013: Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #79)
(2012: Nemi julehefte 2002)
(2011: Laugh #5)
(2010: Sleivdal Julehefte 2002)
(2009: Bamses Julehefte 1998)
(2008: Larry Marder's Beanworld Holiday Special)
(2007: Archie Giant Series Magazine #218)
(2006: 52 week 33)
(2005: Strangers in Paradise #70)
(2004: The Amazing Spider-Man #314)

(Also see: The 2014 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)  

Christmas Covers - December 19

Garfield is Home for the Holidays on the cover of Garfield and Company, vol. 7 (2012) by Ellipsanime.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

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

Just 6 more 'get-ups' until Santa!


(2014: Sensation Comics #38)
(2013: Wumo Bryter Julefreden 2011)
(2012: Spooky #72)
(2011: P.S. Magazine The Preventive Maintenance Monthly #134)
(2010: Ghostbusters #3)
(2009: Magnus Robot Fighter #34)
(2008: DCU Holiday Special 2008)
(2007: Walter Lantz New Funnies #167)
(2006: Omaha the Cat Dancer vol. 2 #1)
(2005: Marvel Comics Super Special #39)
(2004: The Spirit #12)

(Also see: The 2014 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)  

Amazon Top 50 - December 18, 2015

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 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Three
2 (-). Dilbert 2016 Day-to-Day Calendar
3 (+1). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
4 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium One
5 (-). Darth Vader and Son
6 (+1). The Sandman: Overture Deluxe Edition
7 (+3). Goodnight Darth Vader
8 (+1). Vader's Little Princess
9 (-3). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
10 (+1). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
11 (+2). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
12 (-). The Complete Calvin & Hobbes Box Set (paperback)
13 (-5). Marvel Encyclopedia
14 (+5). One-Punch Man, Vol. 1
15 (-). Cartoons from The New Yorker 2016 Day-to-Day Calendar
16 (-2). Maxine Year-In-A-Box Calendar (2016)
17 (-). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
18 (-2). Pusheen the Cat 2016 Wall Calendar
19 (+8). Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 1
20 (-2). The Phantom Bully (Star Wars: Jedi Academy #3)
21 (+12). Me Without You
22 (+1). Star Wars Vol. 1: Skywalker Strikes
23 (+7). One-Punch Man, Vol. 2
24 (-). Civil War
25 (-5). Saga Volume 5
26 (-1). Darth Vader and Friends
27 (+9). Saga Volume 1
28 (+22). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes
29 (-). Star Wars: Jedi Academy, Return of the Padawan (Book 2)
30 (-4). Star Wars: Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Shattered Empire
31 (+3). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
32 (+6). One-Punch Man, Vol. 3
33 (+14). Killing and Dying
34 (-13). I Am Pusheen the Cat
35 (+11). Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons
36 (+9). Star Wars Jedi Academy Trilogy Box Set
37 (R). Jessica Jones: Alias Vol. 1
38 (N). Batman vs. Superman: The Greatest Battles
39 (+1). The DC Comics Encyclopedia, Updated and Expanded Edition
40 (-3). Amazing Fantastic Incredible: A Marvelous Memoir
41 (-13). The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
42 (-1). The Complete Far Side (paperback)
43 (R). Watchmen
44 (-12). Peanuts 2016 Day-to-Day Calendar
45 (R). Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 1
46 (-11). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
47 (R). Saga Volume 2
48 (-17). The Walking Dead, Vol. 24: Life and Death
49 (R). Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 4
50 (R). Saga Volume 4


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 Third Walking Dead Compendium makes it nine of the last ten weeks as the #1 book on the chart.
• Only on new entry this week: Batman vs. Superman: The Greatest Battles, no doubt compiled and released to take advantage of next year's film.
• Star Watch: The Force Awakens is release today, and eleven Star Wars items are on the chart this week. Eight of those are by Jeffrey Brown, including all three of the Star Wars books in the top ten!

Christmas Covers - December 18

Are the kids more excited to see Santa Claus or Superman? It's unclear on the cover of Superman's Christmas Adventure (1944).

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

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

Just 7 more 'get-ups' until Santa!


(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 2015 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)  

Christmas Covers - December 17

Scooby and the gang are heading to a holiday party on the cover of Scooby-Doo #67 (2003) by Joe Staton & Dave Hunt.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

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

Just 8 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

 

(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 2015 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)  

Christmas Covers - December 16

Even John Constantine has to get through Christmas, as per the cover of Hellblazer #49 (1992) by Tom Canty. 

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

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

Just 9 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

 

(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 2015 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar) 

Christmas Covers - December 15

Jughead, Archie and Reggie go caroling with their dogs on the cover of Jughead and Archie Comics Double Digest #17 (2015) by Fernando Ruiz & Bob Smith.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

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

Just 10 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

 

(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 2015 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)   

Christmas Covers - December 14

Donald Duck tries on his old Santa costume on the cover of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #99 (1948) by Walt Kelly.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

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


Just 11 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

 

(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 2015 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)