Friday, March 30, 2012

Amazon Top 50

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


1 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
2 (N). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 7 *
3 (-1). The Walking Dead, Book 1
4 (R). Health Care Reform: What It Is, Why It's Necessary, How It Works
5 (-2). The Walking Dead, Book 2
6 (+12). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6)
7 (+4). If You Loved Me You'd Think This Was Cute: Uncomfortably True Cartoons About You (Kindle)
8 (+18). A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel: Volume One
9 (-3). The Walking Dead, Book 3
10 (-2). The Walking Dead, Book 5
11 (+1). The Walking Dead, Vol. 15
12 (-8). The Walking Dead, Vol. 3: Safety Behind Bars
13 (-8). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
14 (-7). The Walking Dead, Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us
15 (+14). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
16 (-6). The Walking Dead, Vol. 4: The Heart's Desire
17 (-8). The Walking Dead, Book 6
18 (-5). The Walking Dead, Book 7
19 (+8). Big Nate and Friends (Kindle)
20 (-4). The Walking Dead, Vol. 16 *
21 (-7). The Walking Dead, Book 4
22 (-5). The Walking Dead, Vol. 5: The Best Defense
23 (-). The Walking Dead, Vol. 14: No Way Out
24 (-5). The Walking Dead, Vol. 6: This Sorrowful Life
25 (-4). The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
26 (-6). The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain
27 (+6). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle)
28 (+2). The Walking Dead, Vol. 13
29 (+8). The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 5)
30 (+12). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 1
31 (-6). The Walking Dead, Vol. 12
32 (+3). Dork Diaries 1 (Kindle)
33 (-11). The Walking Dead, Vol. 11: Fear the Hunters
34 (+4). Watchmen
35 (-1). Big Nate: From the Top (Kindle)
36 (-12). The Walking Dead, Vol. 7: The Calm Before
37 (+4). Big Nate Out Loud (Kindle)
38 (+1). Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 4)
39 (R). The Adventures of Tintin 1
40 (-12). The Walking Dead, Vol. 8: Made to Suffer
41 (R). Sailor Moon 4
42 (+1). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
43 (+4). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books (1-5)
44 (+1). V for Vendetta
45 (-13). The Walking Dead, Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us (Kindle)
46 (-10). The Walking Dead, Vol. 3: Safety Behind Bars (Kindle)
47 (-7). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
48 (-2). Batman: The Killing Joke
49 (R). Dork Diaries 3½: How to Dork Your Diary
50 (R). Ninjago Graphic Novels #1: The Challenge of Samukai


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:

* Last week's Walking Dead domination has subsided a bit, though the Compendium still sits at #1 on the comics chart (#21 on the overall chart). But nipping at its heels is the as-yet-untitled seventh book in the Wimpy Kid series, which was announced but four days ago as being released in November but is already #2 on the comics chart and #32 overall.

* This week's Supreme Court arguments about the Health Care Reform Act see its graphic novel explanatory return to the chart all the way up in the #4 position (#94 overall).

* Dead Watch: Despite the softening of sales compared to last week's Dead-a-palooza, WD collections still take twenty-six of the slots on the top fifty.

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Monkey Covers

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



There's a giant mind-controlled purple gorilla rampaging on the cover of Hero Camp #4 (2005) by Robbi Rodriguez.

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

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

Friday, March 23, 2012

Amazon Top 50

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


1 (+2). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
2 (+3). The Walking Dead, Book 1
3 (+3). The Walking Dead, Book 2
4 (+20). The Walking Dead, Vol. 3: Safety Behind Bars
5 (+17). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
6 (+3). The Walking Dead, Book 3
7 (+16). The Walking Dead, Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us
8 (+4). The Walking Dead, Book 5
9 (+7). The Walking Dead, Book 6
10 (+17). The Walking Dead, Vol. 4: The Heart's Desire
11 (-8). If You Loved Me You'd Think This Was Cute: Uncomfortably True Cartoons About You (Kindle)
12 (+1). The Walking Dead, Vol. 15
13 (+2). The Walking Dead, Book 7
14 (+6). The Walking Dead, Book 4
15 (N). Spider-Man: Ends of the Earth *
16 (+16). The Walking Dead, Vol. 16 *
17 (+21). The Walking Dead, Vol. 5: The Best Defense
18 (-14). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6)
19 (+26). The Walking Dead, Vol. 6: This Sorrowful Life
20 (+10). The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain
21 (+8). The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
22 (+14). The Walking Dead, Vol. 11: Fear the Hunters
23 (+10). The Walking Dead, Vol. 14: No Way Out
24 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 7: The Calm Before
25 (+18). The Walking Dead, Vol. 12
26 (-24). A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel: Volume One *
27 (-20). Big Nate and Friends (Kindle)
28 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 8: Made to Suffer
29 (-19). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
30 (+12). The Walking Dead, Vol. 13
31 (N). When Bad Things Happen to Stupid People: A Close to Home Collection (Kindle)
32 (N). The Walking Dead, Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us (Kindle)
33 (-19). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle)
34 (-15). Big Nate: From the Top (Kindle)
35 (-17). Dork Diaries 1 (Kindle)
36 (N). The Walking Dead, Vol. 3: Safety Behind Bars (Kindle)
37 (-16). The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 5)
38 (-10). Watchmen
39 (-). Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 4)
40 (+4). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
41 (-30). Big Nate Out Loud (Kindle)
42 (-7). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 1
43 (-9). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
44 (-13). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle)
45 (-4). V for Vendetta
46 (-21). Batman: The Killing Joke
47 (-7). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books (1-5)
48 (N). A Little Character Goes a Long Way: A 35-Year Collection of Ziggy Favorites (Kindle)
49 (N). House of Odd
50 (-13). Uncanny X-Force: The Dark Angel Saga, 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:

* This week's big story is the total domination of the bestseller list by The Walking Dead. While not quite as impressive as it was earlier in the week, it still holds the top ten slots, twenty-two of the top 25, and more than half of the top fifty. Every extant print collection of The Walking Dead is in the top thirty.

* The WD Compendium, #1 this week on the comics chart, is an impressive #8 on the overall chart. The others in the top ten rate thusly overall: #20, #37, #54, #56, #61, #75, #82, #94, #96. (So yeah, if you do a little math, you'll see that The Walking Dead is taking up 10% of the overall top 100 on Amazon.)

* Last week I stated that there were only twenty-four WD collections extant. Turns out I was wrong, as it's also available on the Kindle, and two of those Kindle editions debut on the chart this week as well.

* The top debut this week is Spider-Man: Ends of the Earth, whose 65% off pre-publication price appears to be a bargain that many fans are finding attractive.

* The latest trend in Kindle comics appears to be 99¢ comics strip collections from Andrews McMeel. Collections of Ziggy & Close to Home join If You Loved Me You'd Think This Was Cute on the chart this week. There are full-size collections, not cheap samplers, and 99¢ appears to be a magic price point.

* The other debut this week is Dean Koontz's House of Odd. The previous Odd book did quite well, so keep an eye on this one.

* The only non-WD item on the list to show positive movement week-to-week was Maus.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

The Walking Dead Shambles Up the Charts

It's a good week to be a zombie.

The second season finale of The Walking Dead television show was the top-rated cable program of the week with nearly nine million viewers. It handily beat its closest competitors, Swamp People and Jersey Shore.

And today over on Amazon, collections of The Walking Dead comic book currently occupy the top fourteen slots on the Comics & Graphic Novels bestseller chart, and 23 of the top 25. The Compendium is #7 on the overall Amazon chart, the first hardcover is #12, the second hardcover is #21, and the first paperback is #27.

(I do my weekly Amazon chart snapshots on Fridays; it will be interesting to see if they continue strong through the rest of the week...)

Friday, March 16, 2012

Amazon Top 50

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


1 (+2). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
2 (N). A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel: Volume One *
3 (-2). If You Loved Me You'd Think This Was Cute: Uncomfortably True Cartoons About You (Kindle)
4 (-2). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6)
5 (+5). The Walking Dead, Book 1
6 (+11). The Walking Dead, Book 2
7 (-1). Big Nate and Friends (Kindle)
8 (+6). Sailor Moon 4
9 (+18). The Walking Dead, Book 3
10 (-6). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
11 (-2). Big Nate Out Loud (Kindle)
12 (+10). The Walking Dead, Book 5
13 (-5). The Walking Dead Volume 15
14 (-9). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle)
15 (+16). The Walking Dead, Book 7
16 (+16). The Walking Dead, Book 6
17 (R). Health Care Reform: What It Is, Why It's Necessary, How It Works
18 (-11). Dork Diaries 1 (Kindle)
19 (-4). Big Nate: From the Top (Kindle)
20 (+24). The Walking Dead, Book 4
21 (-9). The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 5)
22 (+12). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
23 (+6). The Walking Dead, Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us
24 (+1). The Walking Dead, Vol. 3: Safety Behind Bars
25 (+14). Batman: The Killing Joke
26 (N). Avengers: The Children's Crusade *
27 (+11). The Walking Dead, Vol. 4: The Heart's Desire
28 (+12). Watchmen
29 (-3). The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
30 (-6). The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain
31 (-10). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle)
32 (N). The Walking Dead, Vol. 16 *
33 (-5). The Walking Dead, Vol. 14: No Way Out
34 (-23). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
35 (-19). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 1
36 (-3). The Walking Dead, Vol. 11: Fear the Hunters
37 (-17). Uncanny X-Force: The Dark Angel Saga, Book 2
38 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 5: The Best Defense
39 (-26). Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 4)
40 (-21). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books (1-5)
41 (+22). V for Vendetta
42 (-12). The Walking Dead, Vol. 13
43 (-8). The Walking Dead, Vol. 12
44 (R). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
45 (-). The Walking Dead, Vol. 6: This Sorrowful Life
46 (-10). Ninjago Graphic Novels #1: The Challenge of Samukai
47 (-6). Batman: Year One
48 (N). The United States Constitution: A Round Table Comic Graphic Adaptation
49 (-1). Sailor Moon 3
50 (R). Batman: The Dark Mirror


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 second week in a row we have a new #1. After knocking on the door for several weeks, The Walking Dead Compendium finally pushes into the top slot on the comics chart (and is at #35 on the overall chart).

* Dead Watch: In fact, this is as much domination as we've ever seen one franchise have on the chart, with four collections in the top ten and twenty-two in the top fifty. (If I'm counting correctly, there are only twenty-four Walking Dead collections extant.)

* The Walking Dead moving to #1 wasn't a big surprise, but bursting onto the chart for the first time at #2 is the A Game of Thrones comic adaptation (#54 on the overall chart). While WD's appeal will likely lessen after this weekend's season finale, AGoT is just now ramping up with its second season debuting on April 1.

* Other debuts this week are Avengers: The Children's Crusade, the sixteenth Walking Dead collection, and The United States Constitution.

Friday, March 09, 2012

Amazon Top 50

If You Loved Me You'd Think This Was Cute
Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this morning. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (+1). If You Loved Me You'd Think This Was Cute: Uncomfortably True Cartoons About You (Kindle)
2 (-1). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6)
3 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
4 (+3). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
5 (-1). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle)
6 (-1). Big Nate and Friends (Kindle)
7 (-1). Dork Diaries 1 (Kindle)
8 (+1). The Walking Dead Volume 15
9 (-1). Big Nate Out Loud (Kindle)
10 (+2). The Walking Dead, Book 1
11 (+5). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
12 (+8). The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 5)
13 (-). Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 4)
14 (+21). Sailor Moon 4 *
15 (-). Big Nate: From the Top (Kindle)
16 (+7). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 1
17 (+4). The Walking Dead, Book 2
18 (R). Dilbert 2.0: 20 Years of Dilbert
19 (-5). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books (1-5)
20 (-9). Uncanny X-Force: The Dark Angel Saga, Book 2 *
21 (-4). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle)
22 (-3). The Walking Dead, Book 5
23 (N). Naruto, Vol. 55
24 (+2). The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain
25 (+16). The Walking Dead, Vol. 3: Safety Behind Bars
26 (+2). The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
27 (-5). The Walking Dead, Book 3
28 (+1). The Walking Dead, Vol. 14: No Way Out
29 (+20). The Walking Dead, Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us
30 (+10). The Walking Dead, Vol. 13
31 (-17). The Walking Dead, Book 7
32 (-5). The Walking Dead, Book 6
33 (+1). The Walking Dead, Vol. 11: Fear the Hunters
34 (+2). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
35 (-2). The Walking Dead, Vol. 12
36 (+7). Ninjago Graphic Novels #1: The Challenge of Samukai
37 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 7: The Calm Before
38 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 4: The Heart's Desire
39 (-). Batman: The Killing Joke
40 (-22). Watchmen
41 (-16). Batman: Year One
42 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 8: Made to Suffer
43 (-12). V for Vendetta
44 (-7). The Walking Dead, Book 4
45 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 6: This Sorrowful Life
46 (-14). Invincible Ultimate Collection Volume 7
47 (R). The Complete Persepolis
48 (R). Sailor Moon 3
49 (-1). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
50 (N). Ninjago Graphic Novels #2: Mask of the Sensei


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:

* And we have a new #1. The bargain-priced Kindle edition of Nick Galifianakis's If You Loved Me You'd Think This Was Cute: Uncomfortably True Cartoons About You scoots up to the top of the chart in just its second week. It would appear that Kindle readers really like a 272 page book of cartoons for just $1.79. (It is also available as a free download for Amazon Prime members, which may or may not be factoring in to its position on this chart.)

* This ends Cabin Fever's thirty-four week reign at the top of the comics & graphic novels chart. If history is any guide, it should end up at #1 for 2012 when I compile the annual chart.

* I was pretty certain that Cabin Fever was going to be toppled this week, but I was surprised at which book did the toppling. For most of the past week, The Walking Dead Compendium was sitting in the top slot. Cabin Fever and Walking Dead are running very close to one another, #77 & #87 on the overall Amazon chart. If I had compiled the weekly rankings a few hours earlier or later, the top three could easily have been in a different order.

* Actually, the top of the chart was quite volatile this past week; at one point, the Dilbert 2.0 collection was sitting at #1, due to a temporary price reduction to $11.59 (from its list price of $85).

* Dead Watch: The other story this week is the continuing overall chart domination of The Walking Dead; Twenty-two slots on the top 50 chart are taken up by Walking Dead collections, including three of the top 10. This week Amazon customers show a preference for the paperback collections; and at a 44-46% discount, who can blame them?

* The top debut this week is the latest volume of Naruto midway down the chart, and the second Ninjago volume way down at the end.

Thursday, March 08, 2012

New Library Comics: January 2012

 Here's a list of the comics we added to our library collection in January:


9-11 : artists respond. volume 1. / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse Comics, 2002.

Aaron, Jason. Ultimate comics Captain America / New York : Marvel ; London : Turnaround [distributor], 2011.

Abramov, Mark. Mark Abramov. / Moskva : Sovetskiĭ khudozhnik, c1988

Aguirre-Sacasa, Roberto. 4 : wolf at the door / New York : Marvel Comics, c2004.

Akamatsu, Ken. Love hina v. 14 / Los Angeles : Tokyopop, c2002-

Alias (Marvel Comics Group) Alias nos. 1-28 / New York, N.Y. : Max Comics : Marvel Comics, c2001-2004

Allen, Doug, 1956- The best of Steven : a collection / Northampton, Mass. : Kitchen Sink Press, c1998.

Allie, Scott. Shinobi. / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse Comics, 2002

Alvarez, Dave. Yenny. nos. 1-4 / La Mesa, Calif. : Alias Enterprises, 2005-2006.

Barr, Mike W. Batman, son of the demon / New York, N.Y. : DC Comics, c2006

Barry, Lynda, 1956- It's so magic / New York : HarperPerennial, c1994.

Bellstorf, Arne.    Acht, neun, zehn /   Berlin : Reprodukt, 2006

The big book of Bush cartoons! / [Indianapolis, Ind.] : Que Publishing, 2005.

Blade, the vampire-slayer. Black & white / New York, NY : Marvel Comics, 2004.

Burns, Charles, 1955- Curse of the molemen / Princeton, Wis. : Kitchen Sink Press, c1991.

Busiek, Kurt. Arrowsmith : so smart in their fine uniforms / La Jolla, CA : WildStorm, c2004

Caliber summer special. no. 1 / Plymouth, MI : Caliber Press, c1991

Captain America & the Falcon nos. 1-14. / New York, N.Y. : Marvel Comics, 2004-2005.

Carboni, Laura. Love circles / Las Vegas : Yaoi Press, 2007.

Carey, Mike, 1959- Inferno. nos. 1-5 / Livonia, Mich. : Caliber Comics, 1995-1996.

Carney, Ian. Your ticket to happiness! / San Jose, Calif. : SLG, c2005.

Cho, Ŭn-ha, 1973- Les Bijoux. vols. 1-5 / Los Angeles : TokyoPop, 2004-

Claus, Calle. Findrella / [Wuppertal] : Ed. 52, 2007

Claus, Calle. Heart core stories / [Wuppertal] : Edition 52, 2003

Cook, Monte. City by the spire / Acworth, Ga. : Dabel Brothers ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2007

Crew (New York, N.Y.) The crew. nos. 1-7 / New York, NY : Marvel Comics, c2003-2004

Crowley, Michael. 08 : a graphic diary of the campaign trail / New York : Three Rivers Press, c2009.

Davis, Alan. The nail nos. 1-3 / New York, NY : DC Comics, c1998

Davis, Mark. Blokhedz. 1, Genesis / New York : Pocket Books, 2007.

DC challenge. nos. 1-12 / New York, NY : DC Comics, 1985-1986

Derf. The city : grueling urban humor / San Jose, Calif. : Slave Labor Graphics Pub., 2003

Druid (New York, N.Y. : 1995) Druid. nos. 1-4 / New York, N.Y. : Marvel Comics, 1995.

Dunn, Joe. Obamouse / San Antonio : Antarctic Press, 2010.

Eclipse monthly. nos. 1-10. / Staten Island, NY : Eclipse Enterprises, c1983-1984

Ellison, Harlan. Harlan Ellison's dream corridor. nos. 1-5 / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse Comics, 1995.

Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser (New York, N.Y) Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. nos. 1-4 / New York, NY : Epic Comics, c1990-c1991.

Feuchtenberger, Anke, 1963- Hero und Leander / Zü̈rich : Edition Moderne, 2004

Flint comix & entertainment. no.24 April 2011 / Flint, MI : Ted Valley, 2009-

Franz, Aisha. Alien / Berlin : Reprodukt, 2011, c2010.

Fun and games magazine. nos. 1-13 / New York, N.Y. : Marvel Comics Group, 1979-1980

Furrlough color special / San Antonio : Antarctic Press, 2009

Garrett, Kyle. Sinergy : a journey through Hell / Livonia, MI : Caliber Press, c1994.

Gary & Al presents : the best of Nightmare and Psycho. / [United States?] : Great Sky Inc., c1999.

Green, Kyle. Surge / [Las Vegas, Nev.] : Yaoi Press, c2006.

Herriman, George, 1880-1944. Krazy & Ignatz : "a brick stuffed with moom-bims" : congregating the complete full-page comic strips, with addenda, 1939-40 / Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics Books, 2007.

Hilly Rose. nos. 1-9 / Chino Hills, CA : Astro Comics, c1995-1997.

Hommer, Sascha, 1979- Im Museum : Archive des Zerfalls / Berlin : Reprodukt, 2010.

Hommer, Sascha, 1979- Vier Augen / Berlin : Reprodukt, 2009.

Iwasaki, Emiko. Honmono : genuine goods / Geneva, Switzerland : World Intellectual Property Organization, c2011.

Johnston, Lynn Franks, 1947- Suddenly silver : celebrating 25 years of For better or for worse / Kansas City, Mo. : Andrews McMeel, c2004.

Jones, Gerard. Guy Gardner reborn nos. 1-3 / New York, NY : DC Comics, Inc., c1992

Kalvoda, Mike. The piper / Fort Washington, PA : Zenescope Entertainment, 2008.

Katsura, Masakazu. Video girl Ai v. 2. Mix down / San Francisco : Viz Communications, 1999-

Kinnard, Rupert, 1954- B.B. and the Diva / Boston : Alyson Publications, 1992.

Kirkman, Rick. Guess who didn't take a nap? : a Baby Blues collection / Kansas City : Andrews and McMeel, c1993.

Kleist, Reinhard, 1970- Castro / Hamburg : Carlsen, c2010.

Kōga, Yun, 1965- Earthian vols. 1, 3 / [S.l.] : Blu, 2005-

Lazarus, Mell, 1927- Miss Peach / New York : Grosset and Dunlap, 1972.

Legends of Camelot : the enchanted lady. / Plymouth, MI : Caliber Comics, c1999

Lenzin, Martina. RPM / Berlin : Reprodukt, 2011

Leowald, Leo. Elementartierchen / Berlin : Reprodukt, 2006

Leowald, Leo. Raues Sitten : das Babybuch / Berlin : Reprodukt, 2008

MacPherson, Dwight L. Archibald saves Christmas / Berkeley, CA : Image Comics, 2007.

Mahler, 1969- Das Unbehagen / Zürich : Ed. Moderne ; Wien : Falter, 2005

Mahler, 1969- Die Herrenwitz-Variationen / Zürich : Edition Moderne, c2008.

Mahler, 1969- Längen und Kürzen : das schriftstellerische Gesamtwerk / Wien : Luftschacht, 2009-

Mahler, 1969- Pornografie und Selbstmord / Berlin : Reprodukt, 2010.

Mahler, 1969- Van Helsing macht blau / Berlin : Reprodukt, 2008

Marvel heartbreakers / New York : Marvel, 2010

Marvel team-up (New York, N.Y. : 2005) Marvel team-up. nos. 1-25. / New York, NY : Marvel Comics, 2005-2006

Mattioli, Massimo. Superwest comics. no. 1 / New York : Catalan Communications, 1987.

McCullar, Scott. Green Arrow secret files & origins / New York, N.Y. : DC Comics, 2002

McFadden, Brian. Big fat whale's fun stuff for dum-dums / Somerville, MA : [Brian McFadden?], 2009

McGruder, Aaron. A right to be hostile : the boondocks treasury / New York : Three Rivers Press, c2003.

Meissner, Tobias O. Berlinoir v. 2. Mord! / [Wuppertal, Germany] : Edition 52, 2003-

Meissner, Tobias O. Berlinoir v. 3 Narbenstadt / [Wuppertal, Germany] : Edition 52, 2003-

Michalke, Andreas. Bigbeatland v. 2 / Berlin : Reprodukt : Jungle World, 2006-

Milligan, Peter. Skreemer nos. 1-6 / New York, NY : DC Comics, 1989

Moench, Doug, 1948- Batman : outlaws nos. 1-3 / New York : DC Comics, c2000

Monkeysuit : comics for the people... v.3 Viva la monkeysuit / Brooklyn, N.Y. : Monkeysuit Press, 1999-

Moore, Alan, 1953- Saga of the Swamp Thing vols. 3-4 / New York : DC Comics, 2009-

Mori, Kaoru, 1978- Emma vols. 3-5 / La Jolla, CA : WildStorm Productions, 2006-

Morse, Scott. Ancient Joe : el bizarron / Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse, 2002

Munroe, Jim. Time management for anarchists / San Diego : IDW, 2008.

Murder can be fun. nos. 1-12 / San Jose, CA : Slave Labor Graphics, 1996-1999

Mythstalkers. nos. 1-5 / Orange, Calif. : Image Comics, 2003-2004

Nelson, Arvid. Rage : after the impact / Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Books, 2011.

Notley, Stephen, 1970- Dog killer / San Francisco, [Calif.] : Tachyon, 2006.

Okamoto, Kazuhiro. Translucent. Vol. 1 / Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Manga, 2007

OL, 1965- Gegen Aspirin hilft trinken / Oldenburg : Lappan, c2009

OL, 1965- Wo ich bleibe? : na hier! / Oldenburg : Lappan, c2007.

Oni Press summer vacation supercolor fun special. / Portland, OR : Oni Press, c2000.

Orang. nos. 6-9 / Berlin : Reprodukt, 2003-

Original gay dirty comics. 12 / San Diego, Calif. : Gay Comics Pub. Co., c1980.

Panel one : comic book scripts by top writers / Thousand Oaks, Calif. : About Comics, c2001

Piraro, Dan. Bizarro heroes / San Francisco, CA : Last Gasp, c2011

Plympton, Bill. The sleazy cartoons of Bill Plympton. / New York : Bill Plympton, c1997.

Powell, Martin. Sherlock Holmes : return of the devil / Plymouth, MI : Tome Press, 1997.

The red star. nos. 1-9 / Orange, Calif. : Image Comics, 200-2002

Redding, Margot. Zesty vol. 1 / [Las Vegas, Nev.] : Yaoi Press, 2007-

Rhine, Robert Steven, 1958-. Chicken soup for Satan / Watertown, Ct : Asylum Press, 2003

Rhine, Robert Steven, 1958- Satan gone wild / Watertown, CT : Asylum Press, 2004

Rivkah, 1981- Steady beat v.1 / Los Angeles, CA : Tokyopop, 2005-

Savage tales (New York, N.Y. : 1971) Savage tales. nos. 2-5 / New York, N.Y. : Magazine Management, 1971-1975.

Scatterbrain. nos. 1-4 / Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Comics, Inc., 1998.

Sci-spy. nos. 1-6 / New York, NY : DC Comics, 2002.

Simone, Gail. The marvelous adventures of Gus Beezer : Hulk / New York : Marvel Comics, 2003

Sin of the mummy. / Seattle, WA : Eros Comix, c1992.

Siu-Chong, Ken. Street fighter legends : the ultimate edition / Richmond Hill, Ont. : Udon Entertainment Corp., 2011.

Slaine the berserker. nos. 10-20 / Tom's River, New Jersey, USA : S.Q.P. Inc., 1987-1988

Slaine the king. nos. 21-25 / Tom's River, New Jersey, USA : S.Q.P. Inc., 1989

Slott, Dan. The Mighty Avengers. Earth's mightiest / New York : Marvel Pub., 2009.

Smith, Kenneth, 1943- Phantasmagoria / Seattle : Fantagraphics, 1990.

Soviet super soldiers. / New York, N.Y. : Marvel Comics, 1992.

Spectacular Spider-Man. nos. 1-13, 27 / New York, N.Y. : Marvel Comics, 2003-2005.

Spires, Ashley, 1978- Binky under pressure / Toronto ; Tonawanda, NY : Kids Can Press, c2011

Stan Lee presents the Marvel Comics illustrated version of Dragonslayer. / New York : Marvel Comics Group, 1981.

Starslayer. nos. 1-4 / New York : Windjammer, 1995.

Studio Kawaii. Treasure vol. 1 / [United States] : Yaoi Press, 2006-

Tägert, Philip. Didi & Stulle. Band 1, Einen drin : [eine graphische Novelle] / Berlin : Reprodukt, 2005, c1998.

Tägert, Philip. Didi & Stulle. Band 10, Bei den Olympischen Spielen / [Berlin] : Zitty Verlag, 2011.

Tales from the ten-tailed cat / Nottingham : Games Workshop, 2002.

A very zombie summer / San Antonio : Antarctic Press, 2010.

Vries, Katrin de, 1959- Die Hure H wirft den Handschuh / Berlin : Reprodukt, c2006.

Whedon, Joss, 1964- Giant-size astonishing X-men / New York : Marvel, c2008

Wright, Aneurin. Lex Talionis : A jungle tale / [S.l.] : Welsh El Dorado Press, [2003]-


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Wednesday, March 07, 2012

New Library Comics: December 2011

I seem to be running way behind on these.... Here's a list of the comics we added to our library collection in December:



Allie, Scott. Exurbia / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse Books, 2009.

Allred, Mike (Mike Dalton) Crash Metro & the star squad / Portland, OR : Oni Press, p1999

America's Best Comics 64 page giant / La Jolla, CA : America's Best Comics, c2001

Anzai, Nobuyuki. MÄR : Märchen awakens romance vol. 15 / San Francisco, CA : Viz, c2005-

Ape omnibus no. 2 / [United States] : Ape Entertainment, 2004

Authority (La Jolla, Calif.) The Authority. nos. 1-10 / La Jolla, Calif. : WildStorm Productions, c1999-

Barker, Clive, 1952- Primal nos. 1-2 / Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Comics, 1992.

Baron, Mike, 1949- Clonezone special / Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Comics, c1989

Barron Storey's WATCH annual / [Dallas, Tex. : Vanguard Productions, c1996]

Batman in Barcelona. Dragon's knight. / New York, N.Y. : DC Comics, 2009

Bierce, Ambrose, 1842-1914? Ambrose Bierce. / Mount Horeb, WI : Eureka Productions, c2003.

Blanchard, Jim. Cruel World graphiccomix. no. 1 / Seattle : Jim Blanchard, 1993

Brown, Ryan. Rockola / Haydenville, MA : Mirage Studios, c1987.

A Caliber Christmas. / Plymouth, MI : Caliber Comics, c1998

Campbell, Kelly. Rooter : sweatin' bullets / Charlotte, NC : Custom Comics of America, 1996.

Caper. nos. 1-12 / New York, N.Y. : DC Comics, 2003-2004.

Captain Planet and the Planeteers. nos. 1-12 / New York, NY : Marvel Comics, 1991-1992

Church, Desmond. Resident evil no. 1 / New York : Marvel Entertainment, 1996

Clem, Mitch, 1982- Nothing nice to say v. 2 / Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Books, c2008-

Conan vs. Rune. no. 1 / New York, N.Y. : Marvel Comics, 1995

Coney, Malachy. The moon looked down and laughed / Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics Books, 1997.

Cruse, Howard. From Headrack to Claude : collected gay comix / North Adams, Mass. : Nifty Kitsch Press, c2009.

The Dark Horse book of hauntings : eight uncanny tales of spirit manifestations, apparitions, and otherworldly horrors-- told in words and pictures : also, seance medium L.L. Dreller orates upon his occult gift, peculiar stories from beyond / Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Comics, 2003.

Dark Horse maverick 2000 / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse Comics, 2000

DeMatteis, J. M. Longshot / New York : Marvel, 1998.

Dini, Paul. Zatanna : everyday magic / New York, NY : DC Comics, c2003

DiVono, Sharman. Samurai, son of death / Forestville, CA : Eclipse Books, c1987

Dixon, Chuck. Radio Boy / Forestville, CA : Eclipse Comics, 1987-

The Dollz. no. 1 / Orange, Ca. : Image Comics, 2001

Edlund, Ben. The collected Paul the Samurai / Quincy, MA : New England Comics Press, 1992

Ennis, Garth. Midnighter v. 1 Killing machine / La Jolla, CA : Wildstorm Productions, c2007-

Espinosa, Rod. DinoWars : the Jurassic war of the worlds nos. 1-4 / San Antonio, Tex. : Antarctic Press, 2006-2007.

Fisher, Hart. Kill Image / Champaign, IL : Boneyard Press, 1993

Font, Alfonso. Prisoner of the stars / San Diego, CA : IDW, c2008.

Fraga, Dan. Santa the Barbarian / [Fullerton, CA] : Maximum Press, 1996.

Gay genius : comics / Portland, OR : Sparkplug Comic Books, c2011

Guff!. / Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Comics, 1998.

Hall of heroes Halloween special. 1997 & 1998 / Elkhart, IN : Hall of Heroes, 1997-1998.

How to get girls (into your store) / San Diego, Calif. : Friends of Lulu, c1997.

Jones, Gerard, 1957- The score nos. 1-4 / New York : Piranha Press, c1989-c1990.

Kodaka, Kazuma. Bad Teacher's Equation Volume 1. / Digital Manga Pub, 2011

LaRocque, Greg. The Exiled no. 1 / Baltimore, Md. : Exiled Studio, 1998.

Le Tendre, Serge, 1946- Roxanna & the quest for the time bird 1. Ramor's conch / New York : Nantier-Beall-Minoustchine, D.L. 1986 (Printed in Spain)

Lopresti, Aaron. Atomic toybox no. 1 / Fullerton, CA : Image Comics, 1999

Madrigal, Ramon. Ozf5 : Gale force / La Mesa, CA : Alias, 2005

Marz, Ron. DC versus Marvel comics / New York, NY : DC Comics, c1996

Mattioli, Massimo. Squeak : the mouse / New York, N.Y. : Catalan Communications, 1989.

Mills, Pat. Metalzoic / New York, NY : DC Comics, c1986.

Mills, Pat. Sláine. The horned god nos. 1-3 / [London : Hamlyn, 1998]

Moore, Terry. Strangers in paradise : source book / Houston, TX : Abstract Studio, 2003.

Motor City Comic Con. Motor City Comic Con program guide. 1998 / [S.l. : s.n.

Motter, Dean. The prisoner nos. 1-4 / [New York, N.Y.?] : DC Comics, c1988-1989.

Mutant chronicles : Golgotha. nos. 1-4 / New York, NY : Armada, 1996.

Night warriors : Darkstalkers' revenge : the comic series. nos. 1-6 / San Francisco, Calif. : Viz Comics, 1998-1999.

Orner, Eric. The Ethan Green chronicles / New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 1997

Oz special : Lion. / Livonia, MI : Caliber Comics, 1995

Pekar, Harvey. American splendor : odds & ends / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse Comics, c1997

The pirates of Dark Water. nos. 1-9 / New York, N.Y. : Marvel Comics, 1991-1992.

Rall, Ted. All the rules have changed : more cartoons / Auburn, Calif. : Rip-Off Press, 1995.

Reid, Mikhaela B., 1980- Attack of the 50 ft. Mikhaela / Lowell, Mass. : Calamity Pr., c2007.

Roberts, Shelly, 1943- Hey Mom, guess what! : 150 ways to tell your mother / San Diego, Calif. : Paradigm Pub. Co., c1993.

Russell, P. Craig. Neil Gaiman's One life : furnished in early Moorcock / New York : Topps Comics, c1996

Russell, P. Craig. Parsifal / Hayward, Ca. : Star*Reach Productions, 1978

Sala, Richard. The ghastly ones & other fiendish frolics : a gallery of gruesome creeps / San Francisco, CA : Manic D Press, c1995.

Selected readings from Satan's powder room. no. 1 / Watertown, CT : Asylum Press, 2002

Shanower, Eric. Ozma of Oz nos. 1-8 / New York : Marvel Worldwide, Inc., 2011.

Simmons, Alex. Archie : Obama & Palin in Riverdale / Mamaroneck, N.Y. : Archie ; London : Turnaround [distributor], c2011.

Singer, Andy. Andy Singer, no exit / New York : NBM Pub., c2004

Strip search : being a collection of the best comics to appear in Dark Horse Comics' on-line comics contest/talent search. / Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Books, 2004.

Toles, Tom. Now who do we blame? : political cartoons / Kansas City, Mo. : Andrews McMeel Pub., c2005

Ulm, Chris. Myst. no. 0, Passages / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse Comics, 1997

Van Meter, Jen. The Blair witch project / Portland, OR : Oni Press, 1999

Vellekoop, Maurice. Drawn and quarterly presents "Vellevision" : a cocktail of comics and pictures / Montreal, Que., Canada : Drawn & Quarterly, 1997

Waid, Mark. Incorruptible v. 5 / Los Angeles, CA : Boom! Studios, 2010-

Walters, Mac. Mass effect : evolution / Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Comics, 2011

Wha...huh?. / New York, N.Y. : Marvel Comics.

Wyman, V. M. Xanadu color special / Forestville, Calif. : Eclipse Comics, 1988

Yudetamago. Ultimate muscle : the kinnikuman legacy. vols. 1-3 / San Francisco, CA : VIZ, 2004, c1998.

Yumeka, Sumomo. Same-cell organism / Gardena, Calif. : Digital Manga, c2006

Zelenetz, Alan. The official handbook of the Conan universe / New York, N.Y. : Marvel Comics Group, 1986


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Friday, March 02, 2012

Amazon Top 50

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


1 (-). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6)
2 (N). If You Loved Me You'd Think This Was Cute: Uncomfortably True Cartoons About You (Kindle)
3 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
4 (+2). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle)
5 (+2). Big Nate and Friends (Kindle)
6 (-3). Dork Diaries 1 (Kindle)
7 (-2). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
8 (-4). Big Nate Out Loud (Kindle)
9 (-1). The Walking Dead Volume 15
10 (R). Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: "Race to Death Valley"
11 (N). Uncanny X-Force: The Dark Angel Saga, Book 2 *
12 (-3). The Walking Dead, Book 1
13 (+5). Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 4)
14 (-). The Walking Dead, Book 7
15 (-5). Big Nate: From the Top (Kindle)
16 (-). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
17 (-5). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle)
18 (+1). Watchmen
19 (+2). The Walking Dead, Book 5
20 (-9). The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 5)
21 (-8). The Walking Dead, Book 2
22 (+1). The Walking Dead, Book 3
23 (-1). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 1
24 (-3). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books (1-5)
25 (-8). Batman: Year One
26 (+10). The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain
27 (-1). The Walking Dead, Book 6
28 (+12). The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
29 (-5). The Walking Dead, Vol. 14: No Way Out
30 (+2). Health Care Reform: What It Is, Why It's Necessary, How It Works
31 (-6). V for Vendetta
32 (-12). Invincible Ultimate Collection Volume 7 *
33 (+8). The Walking Dead, Vol. 12
34 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 11: Fear the Hunters
35 (+15). Sailor Moon 4 *
36 (-6). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
37 (-3). The Walking Dead, Book 4
38 (N). My Friend Dahmer
39 (-24). Batman: The Killing Joke
40 (+4). The Walking Dead, Vol. 13
41 (+7). The Walking Dead, Vol. 3: Safety Behind Bars
42 (-11). Habibi
43 (-5). Ninjago Graphic Novels #1: The Challenge of Samukai
44 (-16). Batman: The Black Mirror
45 (N). JLA (Book 7): Tower of Babel
46 (N). Uncanny X-Force: The Dark Angel Saga, Book 1
47 (R). Dork Diaries 3 ½ (Kindle)
48 (-11). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
49 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us
50 (-3). The Walking Dead, Vol. 5: The Best Defense


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:

* A big surprise near the top of the list this week, as the Kindle edition of Nick Galifianakis's collection of single-panel cartoons debuts at #2. Price likely had something to do with it: the print edition sells for $11, while the Kindle version is offered at just $2. That's still not enough to topple Cabin Fever though, which is at #71 on the overall Amazon book chart.

* Price likely had much to do with the top ten return of Mickey Mouse, which for a few hours earlier this week was selling at just $5.

* Another surprisingly high debut this week is the new Uncanny X-Force hardcover at #11. And it was strong enough to bring up the previous collection into the bottom of the chart as well.

* Other debuts this week are Derf's My Friend Dahmer; and the JLA collection on which the latest DC Animated movie is based.

* Dead Watch: Nineteen slots in the top fifty are taken up by The Walking Dead. That's a lot…