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 5: The Ugly Truth
2 (+2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
3 (-1). Odd Is on Our Side (Kindle edition)
4 (N). Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne *
5 (+1). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
6 (+3). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
7 (-). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
8 (+3). Walking Dead Volume 13
9 (-4). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
10 (-7). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
11 (-3). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
12 (+1). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
13 (+17). Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale
14 (+19). Naruto, Vol. 50
15 (-). Big Nate: From the Top
16 (-6). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
17 (+24). Batman: Year One
18 (+9). Watchmen
19 (-5). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
20 (+4). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
21 (+26). Batman: The Killing Joke
22 (+1). Superman: Earth One
23 (-4). Walking Dead Volume 12
24 (N). Irredeemable Vol. 5
25 (N). Scenes from an Impending Marriage
26 (-9). V for Vendetta
27 (+13). The Walking Dead, Book 6
28 (-6). Black Butler, Vol. 4
29 (-17). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
30 (+4). The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain
31 (+4). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 8: Last Gleaming *
32 (-1). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 7: Twilight
33 (-8). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
34 (-13). Fables Vol. 14: Witches
35 (+3). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
36 (-10). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
37 (+7). Highschool of the Dead, Vol. 1
38 (+8). The Walking Dead, Book 5
39 (+9). Blackest Night
40 (R). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
41 (R). Batman: Hush
42 (-6). Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour
43 (-23). The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
44 (+6). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
45 (R). The Arrival
46 (R). Brightest Day, Vol. 1
47 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 1
48 (-3). Scott Pilgrim Volume 5: Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe
49 (-). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
50 (-21). Avengers, 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:

* The Wimpy Kid stays on the top once again, and falls just a smidge more to #68 on the overall chart.

* A huge debut for Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne at #4, and it seemingly has coattails as a number of other Batman books show significant gains.

* The two other debuts are the latest volume of Irredeemable and Adrian Tomine's Scenes from an Impending Marriage.

* Scott Pilgrim's sales momentum has moved almost entirely to his Precious Little Boxset.

* Dead Watch: Nine volumes on the chart this week.

* A relatively good week for manga, as all three debut volumes from last week remain on the chart, with Naruto in particular showing an impressive gain.

* Only Avengers at the #50 slot keeps Marvel from being skunked on the chart this week. (It's at #2,654 on the overall chart.)