Friday, May 14, 2010

Amazon Top 50

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


1 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
2 (-). Kick-Ass
3 (+3). Wilson
4 (+21). The Walking Dead Book 5 *
5 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5 *
6 (+7). Bloom County: The Complete Library, Vol. 2: 1982-1984
7 (-3). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1
8 (R). Invincible: The Ultimate Collection Volume 5
9 (+5). Instructions
10 (-7). The Flash: Rebirth
11 (+5). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness
12 (+3). Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour *
13 (N). The Talisman: Volume 1: The Road of Trials
14 (-6). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
15 (+6). Scott Pilgrim, Vol 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together
16 (-5). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 6: Retreat
17 (+1). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
18 (-1). Dark Tower: The Fall of Gilead
19 (R). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
20 (+24). Watchmen
21 (-9). Invincible Iron Man Omnibus, Vol. 1
22 (-12). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
23 (+4). Scott Pilgrim Volume 5: Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe
24 (-). Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
25 (-18). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
26 (R). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
27 (+5). V for Vendetta
28 (+2). The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel *
29 (R). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
30 (+4). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art *
31 (N). B.P.R.D. Volume 12: War on Frogs
32 (-1). Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume
33 (N). Odd Is on Our Side *
34 (-25). Y: The Last Man, Vol. 3 (Deluxe Edition)
35 (N). Dark Tower: The Battle Of Jericho Hill Premiere HC *
36 (-17). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
37 (-8). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
38 (-10). Treasury of the Lost Litter Box: A Get Fuzzy Treasury
39 (-17). Batman: The Killing Joke
40 (R). FoxTrot Sundaes: A FoxTrot Collection
41 (-1). Batman: Year One
42 (N). Walking Dead Volume 12 *
43 (R). Star Wars: Legacy Volume 8 - Tatooine
44 (-24). The Boys Volume 6 SC
45 (-22). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
46 (+2). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
47 (-12). Serenity, Vol. 2: Better Days
48 (-2). Green Lantern: Blackest Night *
49 (-7). Hellboy Volume 9: The Wild Hunt
50 (R). Tales from the Crypt #8: Diary of a Stinky Dead Kid



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 big winner this week is Stephen King, with The Talisman debuting up at #1, and a new Dark Tower debuting further down the list

* Daniel Clowes' Wilson continues to be strong, climbing all the way up to #3.

* Also big this week is the Walking Dead; the 5th hardcover collection vaults way up to #4, and volume 12 in the softcover series debuts stealthily at #42.

* The Invincible Iron Man Omnibus I expect would be selling better if not for the fact that it's on long back order ("Usually ships in 2 to 4 weeks" in Amazon parlance).

* Another dark horse to look for: Odd Is on Our Side is new graphic novel set in Dean Koontz's Odd Thomas series, written by Fred Van Lente and drawn by Queenie Chan.

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