Amazon Top 50 - June 28, 2015

Here are the Top 50 Comics & Graphic Novels on Amazon Sunday afternoon. See About the Amazon Top 50 Lists for more information on how this list is compiled.


1 (+7). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
2 (+1). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
3 (-1). Darth Vader and Son
4 (+5). Civil War
5 (+1). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
6 (+6). The Phantom Bully (Star Wars: Jedi Academy #3) *
7 (+4). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
8 (-1). The Walking Dead, Vol. 23: Whispers Into Screams
9 (N). Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Four #8 (Kindle)
10 (-9). Vader's Little Princess
11 (-6). Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 1
12 (+31). Minecraft: Flash and Bones and Agramon's Nether Fortress (Kindle)
13 (+14). Batman: Year One
14 (+1). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
15 (+3). Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (The New 52)
16 (+8). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
17 (-4). Marvel Encyclopedia
18 (-14). Goodnight Darth Vader
19 (+10). Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52)
20 (N). Wytches Volume 1 *
21 (+1). Saga Volume 3
22 (+9). Saga Volume 2
23 (N). Ms. Marvel Vol. 3: Crushed
24 (-5). Saga Volume 1
25 (-2). Saga Volume 5 *
26 (-). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
27 (-13). The Hedge Knight
28 (-11). Saga Volume 4
29 (+12). Watchmen
30 (+3). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
31 (-11). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
32 (-11). Infinity Gauntlet
33 (N). The Walking Dead Compendium Three *
34 (R). Batman: The Long Halloween
35 (R). Batman: Hush
36 (-20). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (Kindle)
37 (+10). Hyperbole and a Half (Kindle)
38 (R). Batman Vol. 5: Zero Year - Dark City (The New 52)
39 (+3). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
40 (+5). The Walking Dead Compendium One
41 (N). East of West Volume 4: Who Wants War?
42 (R). American Born Chinese
43 (+9). The Sworn Sword
44 (-12). Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir
45 (N). Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Vol. 1 (Kindle)
46 (+2). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
47 (-3). The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act
48 (-13). Rat Queens Volume 2: The Far Reaching Tentacles of N'Rygoth
49 (R). Rat Queens Volume 1: Sass & Sorcery
50 (R). The Complete Maus, 25th Anniversary Edition

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 column is going up on Sunday instead of Friday this week. Because I'm an idiot.
• With Father's Day in the rearview mirror the demand for Jeffrey Brown's Darth Vader books has abated, leading to The Killing Joke rising to the top slot this week. Love it or hate it, this nearly thirty-year-old Batman comic still has staying power.
• There are several debuts this week: aside from the obligatory new issue of Injustice, there's the First collection of Snyder & Jock's Wytches; the third Ms. Marvel collection, the third massive Walking Dead Compendium; the fourth East of West collection; and the sale-priced Kindle edition of the first volume of the manga Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?

Amazon Top 50 - June 19, 2015

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). Vader's Little Princess
2 (-1). Darth Vader and Son
3 (-). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
4 (+5). Goodnight Darth Vader
5 (+22). Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 1
6 (-2). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
7 (-). The Walking Dead, Vol. 23: Whispers Into Screams
8 (-2). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
9 (-1). Civil War
10 (N). Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Four #7 (Kindle)
11 (+1). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
12 (+5). The Phantom Bully (Star Wars: Jedi Academy #3) *
13 (-2). Marvel Encyclopedia
14 (+14). The Hedge Knight
15 (+1). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
16 (-11). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (Kindle)
17 (+7). Saga Volume 4
18 (+1). Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (The New 52)
19 (-6). Saga Volume 1
20 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
21 (-7). Infinity Gauntlet
22 (+20). Saga Volume 3
23 (-8). Saga Volume 5 *
24 (R). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
25 (+21). The Complete Persepolis
26 (+4). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
27 (+2). Batman: Year One
28 (-7). Lumberjanes Vol. 1
29 (+4). Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52)
30 (-12). Darth Vader and Friends
31 (+12). Saga Volume 2
32 (-). Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir
33 (+3). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
34 (R). The Sworn Sword
35 (-12). Rat Queens Volume 2: The Far Reaching Tentacles of N'Rygoth
36 (+13). Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal
37 (-3). East of West Volume 4: Who Wants War? *
38 (R). American Born Chinese
39 (R). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
40 (+5). The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
41 (-). Watchmen
42 (-16). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
43 (-21). Minecraft: Flash and Bones and Agramon's Nether Fortress (Kindle)
44 (-7). The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act
45 (-7). The Walking Dead Compendium One
46 (-2). Naruto, Vol. 70
47 (-7). Hyperbole and a Half (Kindle)
48 (R). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
49 (-24). Exploring Calvin and Hobbes: An Exhibition Catalogue
50 (N). The Complete Eightball 1-18

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 same two Jeffrey Brown Star Wars book that took the top spot last week take it again this week, just with their positions switched, as Father's Day approaches this weekend.
• The Tokyo Ghoul manga is released and jumps up into the top five. I'm assuming that the anime must be extremely popular?
• Just two new releases this week: The latest Kindle issue of Injustice; and the slipcase hardcover compilation of Daniel Clowes' Eightball.
• A couple of days ago, Kieron Gillen posted that the first collection of The Wicked + The Divine has sold over 50,000 copies in total. That sales level hasn't been evident from these Amazon charts alone, but it's a good reminder that sales of graphic novels can come from across multiple channels, and a book that sells just average in one channel can be selling great in another and/or in total. And the tail can be long.

Amazon Top 50 - June 12, 2015

Here are the Top 50 Comics & Graphic Novels on Amazon Friday afternoon. See About the Amazon Top 50 Lists for more information on how this list is compiled.


1 (+1). Darth Vader and Son
2 (+3). Vader's Little Princess
3 (-). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
4 (-3). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
5 (+2). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (Kindle)
6 (+2). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
7 (-3). The Walking Dead, Vol. 23: Whispers Into Screams
8 (-2). Civil War
9 (+2). Goodnight Darth Vader
10 (N). Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Four #6 (Kindle)
11 (+1). Marvel Encyclopedia
12 (+8). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
13 (+27). Saga Volume 1
14 (+16). Infinity Gauntlet
15 (R). Saga Volume 5 *
16 (-3). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
17 (+10). The Phantom Bully (Star Wars: Jedi Academy #3) *
18 (+15). Darth Vader and Friends
19 (-4). Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (The New 52)
20 (+1). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
21 (+5). Lumberjanes Vol. 1
22 (+7). Minecraft: Flash and Bones and Agramon's Nether Fortress (Kindle)
23 (+8). Rat Queens Volume 2: The Far Reaching Tentacles of N'Rygoth
24 (+4). Saga Volume 4
25 (+23). Exploring Calvin and Hobbes: An Exhibition Catalogue
26 (+6). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
27 (+10). Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 1 *
28 (-9). The Hedge Knight
29 (-12). Batman: Year One
30 (R). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
31 (-6). Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
32 (-8). Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir
33 (R). Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52)
34 (N). East of West Volume 4: Who Wants War? *
35 (-12). Batman: Earth One Vol. 2
36 (+13). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
37 (+7). The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act
38 (-22). The Walking Dead Compendium One
39 (+8). Batman Vol. 5: Zero Year - Dark City (The New 52)
40 (-22). Hyperbole and a Half (Kindle)
41 (-7). Watchmen
42 (+4). Saga Volume 3
43 (-7). Saga Volume 2
44 (-30). Naruto, Vol. 70
45 (R). The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
46 (-7). The Complete Persepolis
47 (-38). Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Four #5 (Kindle)
48 (-4). Return of the Padawan (Star Wars: Jedi Academy #2)
49 (-14). Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal
50 (-40). The Hedge Knight (Kindle)

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:

• Two of Jeffrey Brown's Star Wars books take the top two slots this week, most likely due to advance gift buying for Fathers' Day.  
• The print and Kindle editions of Fun Home take two of the top five slots this week, no doubt basking in the afterglow of the Fun Home musical's five Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
• Pretty quiet on the new entries this week, with just the latest Kindle issue of Injustice and a new collection of East of West.

Amazon Top 50 - June 5, 2015

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). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
2 (+2). Darth Vader and Son
3 (+8). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
4 (-3). The Walking Dead, Vol. 23: Whispers Into Screams
5 (+1). Vader's Little Princess
6 (-3). Civil War
7 (R). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (Kindle)
8 (-3). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
9 (N). Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Four #5 (Kindle)
10 (-1). The Hedge Knight (Kindle)
11 (-1). Goodnight Darth Vader
12 (-4). Marvel Encyclopedia
13 (+1). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
14 (N). Naruto, Vol. 70
15 (+4). Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (The New 52)
16 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium One
17 (+10). Batman: Year One
18 (+16). Hyperbole and a Half (Kindle)
19 (+12). The Hedge Knight
20 (+3). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
21 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
22 (R). The DC Comics Encyclopedia, Updated and Expanded Edition
23 (-7). Batman: Earth One Vol. 2
24 (-2). Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir
25 (-7). Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
26 (-2). Lumberjanes Vol. 1
27 (+2). The Phantom Bully (Star Wars: Jedi Academy #3) *
28 (-7). Saga Volume 4
29 (N). Minecraft: Flash and Bones and Agramon's Nether Fortress (Kindle)
30 (-17). Infinity Gauntlet
31 (-1). Rat Queens Volume 2: The Far Reaching Tentacles of N'Rygoth
32 (+10). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
33 (-1). Darth Vader and Friends
34 (-11). Watchmen
35 (-2). Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal
36 (R). Saga Volume 2
37 (N). Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 1 *
38 (R). The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act
39 (R). The Complete Persepolis
40 (-5). Saga Volume 1
41 (-34). Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Four #4 (Kindle)
42 (N). Young Gotham Sampler (Kindle)
43 (R). Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe
44 (R). Return of the Padawan (Star Wars: Jedi Academy #2)
45 (-2). Batman Vol. 6: Graveyard Shift (The New 52)
46 (-5). Saga Volume 3
47 (-8). Batman Vol. 5: Zero Year - Dark City (The New 52)
48 (-22). Exploring Calvin and Hobbes: An Exhibition Catalogue
49 (-11). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
50 (-6). Star Wars: Jedi Academy

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 recent resurgence of  Hyperbole and a Half continues, and this week the rest of the field cools off enough to allow it to hop into the #1 slot.
• Fun Home also sees a surge, as the Broadway musical and its twelve Tony nominations head into this evening's Tony Awards broadcast.
• The top debut this week is the requisite Kindle issue of Injustice. Other Kindle debuts are a new Minecraft comic and the Young Gotham Sampler (which includes the first issues of Grayson, Gotham Academy & new Batgirl). On the print side, two manga debut: the latest Naruto volume, and the first volume of Tokyo Ghoul.