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...)