Winter Covers - December 31

Naked, cybernetic chibi Wolverine is out wandering in the snow on Skottie Young's variant cover for Death of Wolverine: The Weapon X Program #1 (2014).

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

(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)

Digital Comics Picks of the Week for December 24 & 31, 2014

Here is my weekly Pinterest board of this week's recommended new digital comics:

December 24 & 31, 2014 - Digital Comics Picks of the Week

Highlights include: Abigail and the Snowman #1, All-New Miracleman Annual #1, Twilight TPB, DC Comics Presents #67 (Superman & Santa Claus), and more!

Follow Dave's board December 24 & 31, 2014 - Digital Comics Picks of the Week on Pinterest.

Winter Covers - December 30

Scamp find a novel use for his supper dish on the cover of Scamp #5 (1970) by Al Hubbard.

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

(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

Mr. Zero puts Batman and Robin on ice on the cover of Batman #121 (1959) by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye.

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

(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

It's cold and snowy up at the windmill on the cover of The Dead Boy Detectives #8 (2014) by Mark Buckingham.

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

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

Winter Covers - December 27

Donald and Mickey have fun sledding down the hill (well, at least one of them does...) on the cover of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #41 (1944) by Walt Kelly.

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

(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

Snoopy knows he'll need to chop a lot of wood to stay warm this winter on the cover of Peanuts #23 (2014) by Charles M. Schulz.

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

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

Amazon Top 50 - December 26, 2014

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 (+10). Saga Volume 4
2 (-1). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
3 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium One
4 (-1). Dilbert 2015 Day-to-Day Calendar
5 (+7). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
6 (-2). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
7 (-). Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir
8 (+2). The Walking Dead, Vol. 22: A New Beginning
9 (+23). Here
10 (+24). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
11 (+32). Batman: Year One
12 (-6). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
13 (+29). Saga Volume 3
14 (+24). Saga Volume 2
15 (-7). The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances
16 (-1). Saga Volume 1
17 (+5). The Walking Dead, Vol. 21: All Out War, Part 2
18 (-2). Saga Deluxe Edition Volume 1
19 (R). Watchmen
20 (R). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (Kindle)
21 (R). Darth Vader and Son
22 (R). V for Vendetta
23 (+2). Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal
24 (-19). Goodnight Darth Vader
25 (R). Kingdom Come
26 (+15). The Walking Dead, Vol. 20: All Out War, Part 1
27 (R). Civil War
28 (-19). Vader's Little Princess
29 (-9). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel
30 (R). Batman: Hush
31 (R). Civil War (Kindle)
32 (R). Batman: The Long Halloween
33 (-15). Cartoons from The New Yorker 2015 Day-to-Day Calendar
34 (+3). Batman: Death of the Family Book and Joker Mask Set
35 (+12). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
36 (-3). Seconds: A Graphic Novel
37 (N). The Wicked + The Divine Volume 1
38 (R). Sex Criminals Volume 1
39 (R). Marvel Encyclopedia
40 (R). Rat Queens Volume 1: Sass & Sorcery
41 (-1). Maxine Boxed Calendar (2015)
42 (-12). The Sworn Sword: The Graphic Novel
43 (+6). The Walking Dead Book 10
44 (R). Syllabus: Notes from an Accidental Professor
45 (N). Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Search (hardcover)
46 (N). Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Three #13
47 (-28). The Complete Calvin & Hobbes (paperback)
48 (-35). The Ultimate Minecraft Comic Book Vol. 1: The Curse of Herobrine
49 (R). Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52)
50 (-27). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye

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:

• It's the final Amazon Chart snapshot of 2014, and we have a new #1: The fourth Saga collection reaches the top spot, and the halo effect brings other Saga collections climbing up along with it; all five extant Saga volumes are in the top twenty this week.
• The other franchise making big gains is Batman, with several volumes jumping up double digits or returning to the chart this week.
• The paperback and Kindle editions of Marvel's Civil War return to the chart this week. The Kindle edition is on deep discount, but the paperback has its normal Amazon discount so I'm not sure what's going on there...
• New titles this week are the first collection of Gillen & McKelvie's The Wicked + The Divine; an oversized hardcover omnibus of Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Search; and an issue of Injustice Year Three. Injustice has been off of the chart for many weeks; I suspect its return has more to do with the overall sales on the comics chart settling down to its level than a sudden surge of interest for the thirteenth issue.
• We'll be back next week with the first chart shapshot of 2015; the 2014 year-end wrap-up with follow sometime later in January.

Christmas Covers - December 25

The Bash Street gang attempt to put on a Nativity Play on the cover of The Beano #2997 (1999) by Mike Pearse.

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...

(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 2014 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)  

Christmas Covers - December 24

Santa and Rudolph have traded in their sleigh for a rocket on the cover of Limited Collectors' Edition #C-20 (1972) by Rube Grossman.

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!
 
(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 2014 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)  

Christmas Covers - December 23

Crime doesn't stop for Christmas, so neither does Scotland Yard, on the cover of Grandville Noël (2014) by Bryan Talbot.

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!

(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 2014 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)  

Christmas Covers - December 22

The Birds fill in for Santa Claus on the cover of the Angry Birds Holiday Special (2014) by Corrado Mastantuono.

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!



(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

Roy has his arms full of Christmas presents on the cover of Roy Rogers Comics #61 (1953).

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!


(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 2014 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)  

Holiday Ten of a Kind: Sabrina's Christmas Magic

You might think that, being witches and all, Sabrina and her aunties would be celebrating some sort of Winter Solstice festival. But in Riverdale, everybody celebrates Christmas!

Christmas Covers - December 20

Flash, Dale and the rest of the gang are getting ready to celebrate Christmas and Hanukkah on the cover of the Flash Gordon Holiday Special (2014) by Evan Shaner & Jordie Bellaire.

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!

(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

It's a good thing that Wonder Woman is helping out Santa on the cover of Sensation Comics #38 (1945) by H.G. Peter; that dude with the tommy gun looks dangerous!

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!

(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 19, 2014

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 (+2). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
2 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium One
3 (-2). Dilbert 2015 Day-to-Day Calendar
4 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
5 (+2). Goodnight Darth Vader
6 (+2). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
7 (-2). Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir
8 (+3). The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances
9 (+3). Vader's Little Princess
10 (-1). The Walking Dead, Vol. 22: A New Beginning
11 (+7). Saga Volume 4 *
12 (+11). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
13 (+3). The Ultimate Minecraft Comic Book Vol. 1: The Curse of Herobrine
14 (-). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
15 (+7). Saga Volume 1
16 (+9). Saga Deluxe Edition Volume 1
17 (+7). The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
18 (+10). Cartoons from The New Yorker 2015 Day-to-Day Calendar
19 (-9). The Complete Calvin & Hobbes (paperback)
20 (+22). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel
21 (-1). Serenity: Leaves on the Wind
22 (-5). The Walking Dead, Vol. 21: All Out War, Part 2
23 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
24 (-3). The Complete Far Side (paperback)
25 (+8). Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal
26 (+10). xkcd: volume 0
27 (+10). My Dog: The Paradox
28 (-2). Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons
29 (-10). Star Wars: Jedi Academy vol. 2: Return of the Padawan
30 (R). The Sworn Sword: The Graphic Novel
31 (-1). The Argyle Sweater 2015 Day-to-Day Calendar
32 (-5). Here
33 (+8). Seconds: A Graphic Novel
34 (+4). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
35 (R). I Am Pusheen the Cat
36 (+7). Saga Volume 2
37 (-2). Batman: Death of the Family Book and Joker Mask Set
38 (+9). The Far Side Gallery
39 (+1). Peanuts 2015 Day-to-Day Calendar
40 (-25). Maxine Boxed Calendar (2015)
41 (-10). The Walking Dead, Vol. 20: All Out War, Part 1
42 (-8). Saga Volume 3
43 (R). Batman: Year One
44 (+1). Guardians of the Galaxy by Abnett & Lanning: The Complete Collection Volume 1
45 (R). It's A Magical World: A Calvin and Hobbes Collection
46 (R). Scientific Progress Goes 'Boink': A Calvin and Hobbes Collection
47 (+2). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
48 (-9). The DC Comics Encyclopedia, Updated and Expanded Edition
49 (-20). The Walking Dead Book 10
50 (R). Me Without You

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:

• It's the last Amazon Sales Chart Snapshot before Christmas, and all is fairly calm. No new titles, and the top of the chart is mainly just a rearranging of what was there last week. Typically for this time of year, the chart is dominated by Calvin & Hobbes collections, Walking Dead collections, Jeffrey Brown's Star Wars books, day-to-day comic strip calendars, etc.
• The top of the chart is Matthew Inman's How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You, one of his Oatmeal books.
• We'll be back next Friday with the final chart snapshot of 2014, then look for the year-in-review sometime in early January.

Christmas Covers - December 18

The Doctor trades in his fez for a Santa hat on the variant cover for Doctor Who #12 (2011) by Paul Grist.

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!

(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 2014 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)  

Digital Comics Picks of the Week for December 17, 2014

Here is my weekly Pinterest board of this week's recommended new digital comics:

December 17, 2014 - Digital Comics Picks of the Week

Highlights include: The Sandman Overture #4, Ms. Marvel #10, Lumberjanes #9, The Multiversity: Thunderworld, Black Widow #13, Alex + Ada #11, and more!


Follow Dave's board December 17, 2014 - Digital Comics Picks of the Week on Pinterest.

Christmas Covers - December 17

Katy gets an ego boost while Christmas shopping on the cover of Katy Keene #29 (1989) by John Lucas.


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!

(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 2014 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)  

Christmas Covers - December 16

A Martian family prepares to attend an Ugly Christmas Sweater party on the variant cover of Mars Attacks the Holidays (2012) by Dean Haspiel.

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!

(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 2014 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)  

Christmas Covers - December 15

Archie has little imaginatin when it comes to gift giving on the variant cover of Archie #662 (2014) by F.T. Geneviève.

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!

(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 2014 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)  

Christmas Covers - December 14

A little cat gets tangled up in a Christmas tree on the cover of Tezuka Magazine Leo #3 (1971) by Osamu Tezuka.

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!

(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 2014 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)  

Christmas Covers - December 13

It's time to decorate our doors for the holidays on the cover of Red Ryder Comics #137 (1954).

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 12 more 'get-ups' until Santa!


(2013: Robbedoes #2017)
(2012: Cheryl Blossom Special #3)
(2011: Batman #239)
(2010: Pelle Svanslös Jul-album 1960)
(2009: Robbedoes #2436)
(2008: Sugar and Spike #44)
(2007: Love Hina vol. 6)
(2006: Green Lantern: Mosaic #9)
(2005: Jonah Hex #34)
(2004: Starman #27)

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

Amazon Top 50 - December 12, 2014

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 (+1). Dilbert 2015 Day-to-Day Calendar
2 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium One
3 (-). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
4 (+2). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
5 (+1). Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir
6 (+2). Darth Vader and Son
7 (+2). Goodnight Darth Vader
8 (+3). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
9 (-2). The Walking Dead, Vol. 22: A New Beginning
10 (-). The Complete Calvin & Hobbes (paperback)
11 (+1). The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances
12 (+2). Vader's Little Princess
13 (-9). Marvel Encyclopedia
14 (+3). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
15 (+3). Maxine Boxed Calendar (2015)
16 (+8). The Ultimate Minecraft Comic Book Vol. 1: The Curse of Herobrine
17 (-4). The Walking Dead, Vol. 21: All Out War, Part 2
18 (+4). Saga Volume 4 *
19 (-). Star Wars: Jedi Academy vol. 2: Return of the Padawan
20 (-4). Serenity: Leaves on the Wind
21 (+5). The Complete Far Side (paperback)
22 (+3). Saga Volume 1
23 (-8). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
24 (+4). The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
25 (-4). Saga Deluxe Edition Volume 1
26 (+17). Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons
27 (N). Here
28 (+9). Cartoons from The New Yorker 2015 Day-to-Day Calendar
29 (-2). The Walking Dead Book 10
30 (+1). The Argyle Sweater 2015 Day-to-Day Calendar
31 (-8). The Walking Dead, Vol. 20: All Out War, Part 1
32 (-4). The Walking Dead Book 1
33 (-1). Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal
34 (+1). Saga Volume 3
35 (-1). Batman: Death of the Family Book and Joker Mask Set
36 (+10). xkcd: volume 0
37 (+12). My Dog: The Paradox
38 (-5). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
39 (R). The DC Comics Encyclopedia, Updated and Expanded Edition
40 (+8). Peanuts 2015 Day-to-Day Calendar
41 (-). Seconds: A Graphic Novel
42 (-12). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel
43 (-1). Saga Volume 2
44 (R). Calvin and Hobbes
45 (+2). Guardians of the Galaxy by Abnett & Lanning: The Complete Collection Volume 1
46 (R). Zen Pencils: Cartoon Quotes from Inspirational Folks
47 (R). The Far Side Gallery
48 (-4). The Walking Dead, Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us
49 (R). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
50 (N). The Flash, Vol. 1: Move Forward (The New 52)

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 new number one this week: The annual Dilbert Day-to-Day calendar, which is always popular during the holiday shopping season.
• The top debut this week is the art comic Here by Richard McGuire, an expansion of his 1989 short story from Raw.
• Also debuting is the first New 52 collection of The Flash, no doubt due to the continuing popularity of the television show.
• Other than that it's Walking Dead, Batman, cartoon calendars, Calvin & Hobbes, and various comics popular with the mainstream on the chart this week. No big surprises so far this holiday shopping season.

Christmas Covers - December 12

Spooky starts to suspect that Santa Claus may be violating his Right of Publicity on the cover of Spooky #28 (1959).


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 13 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2013: Spider-Girl #54)
(2012: Batman #33)
(2011: Mad #68)
(2010: Sugar Buzz #4)
(2009: Clerks Holiday Special)
(2008: Eternal Romance #3)
(2007: Liberty Meadows #24)
(2006: Veronica #6)
(2005: Dell Movie Classic #725)
(2004: Treasure Chest vol. 23 #8)

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

Christmas Covers - December 11

Kurami & Kaito kanoodle on the cover of Sakura Tsukuba's Sweet Rein vol. 2 (2014).

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 14 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2013: Sweet Rein vol. 1)
(2012: Garfield #8)
(2011: The Simpsons Winter Wingding #6)
(2010: Marvel Super Hero Squad #12 )
(2009: P.S. Magazine: The Preventive Maintenance Monthly #157)
(2008: More Fun Comics #39)
(2007: The Tick: Big Red-N-Green Christmas Spectacle #1)
(2006: The Best of DC #58)
(2005: Batman #27)
(2004: The Brave and the Bold #148)

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

Christmas Covers - December 10

Jade is haunted by the ghosts of Christmas past on the cover of Green Lantern #109 (1999) by Paul Pelletier & Terry Austin.

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 15 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2013: Dance Class vol. 6)
(2012: Caravan Kidd Holiday Special)
(2011: Spider-Man Kids julehefte 2009)
(2010: Richie Rich Holiday Digest Magazine #1)
(2009: Pondus - Julen 2003)
(2008: Battle Vixens vol. 9)
(2007: The Bakers Meet Jingle Belle)
(2006: A Distant Soil #26)
(2005: Classics Illustrated #15)
(2004: Action Comics #93)

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

Digital Comics Picks of the Week for December 10, 2014

Here is my weekly Pinterest board of this week's recommended new digital comics:

December 10, 2014 - Digital Comics Picks of the Week

Highlights include: Princess Ugg #6, Rocket Raccoon #6, Supreme: Blue Rose #5, Batgirl #37, Afterlife with Archie #7, and more!

Follow Dave's board December 10, 2014 - Digital Comics Picks of the Week on Pinterest.

Christmas Covers - December 9

The Thing and Ghost Rider team up for an off-beat holiday extravaganza on the cover of Marvel Two-in-One #8 (1975) by Gil Kane and Joe Sinnott.


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 16 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2013: The Tick New Series #1)
(2012: Pelle Politbil Julen 2010)
(2011: The Disney Afternoon #3)
(2010: The Tick's Big Yule Log Special 2000)
(2009: Funny Stuff #30)
(2008: March of Comics #77)
(2007: Spaceman Discovers Christmas)
(2006: All-American Comics #10)
(2005: Roy Rogers Comics #49)
(2004: Pogo Possum #11)

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

Christmas Covers - December 8

It's dangerous doings for the Dynamite Duo as Batgirl and Robin face a sled of Santa crooks on the cover of Batman Family #4 (1976) by Ernie Chan.


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 17 more 'get-ups' until Santa!


(2013: The Great Treasury of Christmas Comic Book Stories)
(2012: Tom and Jerry #239)
(2011: Ranma ½ part seven #5)
(2010: Furrlough #179)
(2009: The Joy of a Peanuts Christmas)
(2008: Fables #56)
(2007: Dell Giant #26)
(2006: X-Men #108)
(2005: Liberty Meadows #29)
(2004: Top Ten #6)

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

Christmas Covers - December 7

Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and The Flash give a hand to an ailing Santa on the cover of Comic Cavalcade #25 (1948) by Bob Oksner.

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 14 more 'get-ups' until Santa!


(2013: The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library vol. 11)
(2012: Garfield #8)
(2011: The Simpsons Winter Wingding #6)
(2010: Marvel Super Hero Squad #12 )
(2009: P.S. Magazine: The Preventive Maintenance Monthly #157)
(2008: More Fun Comics #39)
(2007: The Tick: Big Red-N-Green Christmas Spectacle #1)
(2006: The Best of DC #58)
(2005: Batman #27)
(2004: The Brave and the Bold #148)

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

Christmas Covers - December 6

 
Santa Wants You to Save Christmas on the cover of Captain Ultimate #6 (2014) by Boy Akkerman.

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 19 more 'get-ups' until Santa!


(2013: Kinō Nani Tabeta? vol. 8)
(2012: Jingle Belle #1)
(2011: The Pink Panther #5)
(2010: Archie Giant Series Magazine #169 )
(2009: Marvel Apes #0)
(2008: Gustaf #7)
(2007: The Adventures of Superboy #12)
(2006: The Maze Agency #11)
(2005: Spider-Man's Tangled Web #21)
(2004: Ambush Bug Stocking Stuffer)

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

Amazon Top 50 - December 5, 2014

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 (+2). The Walking Dead Compendium One
2 (+7). Dilbert 2015 Day-to-Day Calendar
3 (+5). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
4 (+3). Marvel Encyclopedia
5 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
6 (+35). Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir
7 (-3). The Walking Dead, Vol. 22: A New Beginning
8 (-3). Darth Vader and Son
9 (+1). Goodnight Darth Vader
10 (-8). The Complete Calvin & Hobbes (paperback)
11 (+3). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
12 (-). The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances
13 (+2). The Walking Dead, Vol. 21: All Out War, Part 2
14 (+4). Vader's Little Princess
15 (-2). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
16 (-). Serenity: Leaves on the Wind
17 (+3). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
18 (+24). Maxine Boxed Calendar (2015)
19 (-). Star Wars: Jedi Academy vol. 2: Return of the Padawan
20 (+8). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
21 (-15). Saga Deluxe Edition Volume 1
22 (-5). Saga Volume 4 *
23 (+6). The Walking Dead, Vol. 20: All Out War, Part 1
24 (+8). The Ultimate Minecraft Comic Book Vol. 1: The Curse of Herobrine
25 (-4). Saga Volume 1
26 (-). The Complete Far Side (paperback)
27 (-4). The Walking Dead Book 10
28 (R). The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
29 (R). Syllabus: Notes from an Accidental Professor
30 (-3). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel
31 (N). The Argyle Sweater 2015 Day-to-Day Calendar
32 (-7). Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal
33 (+1). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
34 (-33). Batman: Death of the Family Book and Joker Mask Set
35 (-4). Saga Volume 3
36 (+3). The Sworn Sword: The Graphic Novel
37 (N). Cartoons from The New Yorker 2015 Day-to-Day Calendar
38 (R). The Walking Dead Book 1
39 (-3). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Rift Part 3
40 (+7). The Walking Dead, Vol. 19: March to War
41 (-6). Seconds: A Graphic Novel
42 (-5). Saga Volume 2
43 (R). Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons
44 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us
45 (-12). Batman: Year One
46 (R). xkcd: volume 0
47 (R). Guardians of the Galaxy by Abnett & Lanning: The Complete Collection Volume 1
48 (N). Peanuts 2015 Day-to-Day Calendar
49 (R). My Dog: The Paradox
50 (-7). Infinity Gauntlet

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:

• Returning to the top of the chart this week is the first Walking Dead Compendium.
• The holiday shopping season is upon us! The only new items on the chart this week are three comic strip desk calendars: The Argyle Sweater, The New Yorker, and Peanuts.
• Saga continues to do quite well; all five extant collections are on the chart this week.
• The new Serenity collection has been on a chart for a few weeks now and continues to sell well, certainly a lot better than recent Buffy collections. Maybe Dark Horse should consider scaling back their Buffyverse output and make it more of a special event?

Christmas Covers - December 5

Donald gets caught sneaking a peek at his presents on the cover of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #697 (2008) by Francisco Rodriguez Peinado.

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 20 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

 
(2013: Howdy Doody #13)
(2012: P.S. Magazine: The Preventive Maintenance Monthly #62)
(2011: Petit Père Noël – contre le docteur Méchant)
(2010: Funny Picture Stories vol. 2 #4 )
(2009: Betty and Veronica #213)
(2008: Marvel Holiday Special 2005)
(2007: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer #1)
(2006: Animaniacs: A Christmas Special #1)
(2005: Shanda the Panda #14)
(2004: Famous Funnies #125)

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