Amazon Top 50 - November 27, 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 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Three
2 (+1). The Walking Dead Compendium One
3 (+1). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
4 (-2). The Sandman: Overture Deluxe Edition 

5 (-). Dilbert 2016 Day-to-Day Calendar

6 (+9). Marvel Encyclopedia

7 (-). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition

8 (-2). Darth Vader and Son

9 (-1). The Complete Calvin & Hobbes Box Set (paperback)

10 (+2). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You

11 (+2). Vader's Little Princess

12 (+33). Civil War

13 (-2). Saga Volume 5

14 (+3). The Walking Dead, Vol. 24: Life and Death

15 (-1). One-Punch Man, Vol. 1

16 (-). The Phantom Bully (Star Wars: Jedi Academy #3)

17 (N). Deep Dark Fears

18 (-9). Star Wars: Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Shattered Empire 

19 (-). Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 1

20 (+6). Star Wars: Jedi Academy

21 (-3). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)

22 (R). The Complete Peanuts 1995-1998 Gift Box Set

23 (+26). Jessica Jones: Alias Vol. 1 

24 (+4). One-Punch Man, Vol. 2

25 (+25). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

26 (+3). Pusheen the Cat 2016 Wall Calendar

27 (-3). Goodnight Darth Vader

28 (-3). Maxine Year-In-A-Box Calendar (2016)

29 (N). Dark Knight III: The Master Race #1 (Kindle)

30 (-3). One-Punch Man, Vol. 3

31 (-21). Amazing Fantastic Incredible: A Marvelous Memoir

32 (-11). I Am Pusheen the Cat

33 (+4). Saga Volume 1

34 (+14). The Walking Dead Book 12

35 (R). Batman: Year One

36 (R). The DC Comics Encyclopedia, Updated and Expanded Edition

37 (-14). Star Wars Vol. 1: Skywalker Strikes

38 (+9). Star Wars: Jedi Academy, Return of the Padawan (Book 2)

39 (-7). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye

40 (-6). The Essential Calvin and Hobbes

41 (-1). Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 1

42 (R). The Complete Far Side (paperback)

43 (-8). Heart and Brain: An Awkward Yeti Collection

44 (-2). Darth Vader and Friends

45 (-9). Saga Volume 4

46 (-2). Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 3

47 (-16). Me Without You

48 (R). Only What's Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts

49 (R). Saga Volume 2

50 (R). The Oatmeal 2016 Wall Calendar

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 third Walking Dead Compendium stays on the top this week, and is joined by the other two Compendia as Sandman Overture slips down into 4th place.
• The top debut this week is Fran Krause's cartoon collection Deep Dark Fears.
• The only other debut this week is the Kindle edition of the first issue of Dark Knight III: The Master Race; single issues rarely make it onto the Top 50 chart, so this is a good sign for awareness outside of the regular Wednesday comics crowd.
• Two of the biggest gainers on the chart are Marvel collections: Civil War jumps up 33 spots on the strength of the trailer for Captain America: Civil War; and the first Jessica Jones collection jumps up 26 spots on the strength of the new Netflix series. 
• The other large gainer this week is Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, jumping up 25 spots likely due to the release of DK3.

Amazon Top 50 - November 20, 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). The Walking Dead Compendium Three
2 (-1). The Sandman: Overture Deluxe Edition
3 (+1). The Walking Dead Compendium One
4 (+1). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
5 (+2). Dilbert 2016 Day-to-Day Calendar
6 (-). Darth Vader and Son
7 (+2). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
8 (+14). The Complete Calvin & Hobbes Box Set (paperback)
9 (+6). Star Wars: Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Shattered Empire
10 (-7). Amazing Fantastic Incredible: A Marvelous Memoir
11 (-). Saga Volume 5
12 (+1). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
13 (+1). Vader's Little Princess
14 (+3). One-Punch Man, Vol. 1
15 (+6). Marvel Encyclopedia
16 (-). The Phantom Bully (Star Wars: Jedi Academy #3)
17 (-7). The Walking Dead, Vol. 24: Life and Death
18 (+1). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
19 (+1). Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 1
20 (R). Thunder & Lightning: Weather Past, Present, Future
21 (+13). I Am Pusheen the Cat
22 (-4). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
23 (-). Star Wars Vol. 1: Skywalker Strikes
24 (-12). Goodnight Darth Vader
25 (+14). Maxine Year-In-A-Box Calendar (2016)
26 (+4). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
27 (-3). One-Punch Man, Vol. 3
28 (-3). One-Punch Man, Vol. 2
29 (+9). Pusheen the Cat 2016 Wall Calendar
30 (-22). Cyanide & Happiness: Stab Factory
31 (+4). Me Without You
32 (+8). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
33 (+15). Killing and Dying
34 (R). The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
35 (-6). Heart and Brain: An Awkward Yeti Collection
36 (+6). Saga Volume 4
37 (-4). Saga Volume 1
38 (R). Exploring Calvin and Hobbes: An Exhibition Catalogue
39 (-8). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
40 (R). Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 1
41 (-4). The Comic Book Story of Beer
42 (R). Darth Vader and Friends
43 (N). Cartoons from The New Yorker 2016 Day-to-Day Calendar
44 (+3). Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 3
45 (R). Civil War
46 (R). Saga Volume 2
47 (-6). Star Wars: Jedi Academy, Return of the Padawan (Book 2)
48 (-21). The Walking Dead Book 12
49 (N). Jessica Jones: Alias Vol. 1
50 (-5). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns


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:

• After relinquishing its #1 position last week to Sandman Overture, the third Walking Dead Compendium moves back into the top slot this week as Sandman slips back to #2.
• Just a couple of debuts this week, both down in the 40s: The New Yorker cartoon desk calendar, and a collection of Jessica Jones comics in anticipation of the Netflix series that is being released today.
• Calvin & Hobbes makes its periodic ascent up the chart as we get closer to the holiday season.

Amazon Top 50 - November 13, 2015

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


1 (+4). The Sandman: Overture Deluxe Edition *
2 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium Three
3 (N). Amazing Fantastic Incredible: A Marvelous Memoir
4 (-2). The Walking Dead Compendium One
5 (-2). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
6 (+2). Darth Vader and Son
7 (+10). Dilbert 2016 Day-to-Day Calendar
8 (N). Cyanide & Happiness: Stab Factory *
9 (-3). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
10 (+3). The Walking Dead, Vol. 24: Life and Death
11 (-7). Saga Volume 5
12 (-5). Goodnight Darth Vader
13 (+8). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
14 (+4). Vader's Little Princess
15 (+8). Star Wars: Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Shattered Empire *
16 (-). The Phantom Bully (Star Wars: Jedi Academy #3)
17 (-8). One-Punch Man, Vol. 1
18 (+1). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
19 (+1). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
20 (-5). Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 1
21 (+4). Marvel Encyclopedia
22 (+25). The Complete Calvin & Hobbes Box Set (paperback)
23 (-1). Star Wars Vol. 1: Skywalker Strikes
24 (-14). One-Punch Man, Vol. 3
25 (-1). One-Punch Man, Vol. 2
26 (R). Only What's Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts
27 (+6). The Walking Dead Book 12
28 (R). The Arab of the Future: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978-1984: A Graphic Memoir
29 (-). Heart and Brain: An Awkward Yeti Collection
30 (-3). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
31 (-1). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
32 (-18). Bitch Planet, Vol. 1: Extraordinary Machine
33 (-5). Saga Volume 1
34 (+4). I Am Pusheen the Cat
35 (-4). Me Without You
36 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 23: Whispers Into Screams
37 (-2). The Comic Book Story of Beer
38 (N). Pusheen the Cat 2016 Wall Calendar
39 (N). Maxine Year-In-A-Box Calendar (2016)
40 (-3). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
41 (-). Star Wars: Jedi Academy, Return of the Padawan (Book 2)
42 (-16). Saga Volume 4
43 (-31). He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Minicomic Collection
44 (R). Lobster Is the Best Medicine: A Collection of Comics About Friendship
45 (-9). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
46 (-4). The Complete Peanuts 1995-1998 Gift Box Set
47 (-13). Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 3
48 (R). Killing and Dying
49 (-5). Lumberjanes Vol. 1
50 (N). The Oatmeal 2016 Wall Calendar


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:

• We have a new number one this week, as The Sandman: Overture leaps past all of The Walking Dead to take the top spot. It is currently at #70 on the overall Amazon book chart.
• The top debut this week is Amazing Fantastic Incredible: A Marvelous Memoir, Stan Lee's memoir of working in comics adapted into comics form by Peter David & Colleen Doran.
• Also debuting in the top ten is the new Cyanide & Happiness collection, Stab Factory. Rounding put the debuts this week are three comics calendars: Pusheen the Cat, Maxine, and The Oatmeal.
• The emergence of several calendars onto the chart signifies that we are entering the holiday shopping period of the Amazon chart. This year it's combined with the release of a new Star Wars film, so look for things to get interesting between now and the end of the year...

Amazon Top 50 - November 6, 2015

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

1 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Three
2 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium One
3 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
4 (-). Saga Volume 5
5 (+12). The Sandman: Overture Deluxe Edition *
6 (-1). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
7 (+6). Goodnight Darth Vader
8 (+12). Darth Vader and Son
9 (+21). One-Punch Man, Vol. 1
10 (+16). One-Punch Man, Vol. 3
11 (R). V for Vendetta
12 (N). He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Minicomic Collection
13 (-6). The Walking Dead, Vol. 24: Life and Death
14 (+36). Bitch Planet, Vol. 1: Extraordinary Machine
15 (-12). Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 1
16 (-2). The Phantom Bully (Star Wars: Jedi Academy #3)
17 (+16). Dilbert 2016 Day-to-Day Calendar
18 (+9). Vader's Little Princess
19 (-11). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
20 (+1). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
21 (+4). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
22 (-4). Star Wars Vol. 1: Skywalker Strikes
23 (+13). Star Wars: Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Shattered Empire *
24 (+15). One-Punch Man, Vol. 2
25 (-3). Marvel Encyclopedia
26 (+21). Saga Volume 4
27 (+22). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
28 (-11). Saga Volume 1
29 (-17). Heart and Brain: An Awkward Yeti Collection
30 (-6). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
31 (R). Me Without You
32 (R). Star Wars: Princess Leia
33 (-21). The Walking Dead Book 12
34 (-2). Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 3
35 (R). The Comic Book Story of Beer
36 (-1). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
37 (-15). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
38 (R). I Am Pusheen the Cat
39 (R). Watchmen
40 (+6). Naruto, Vol. 72
41 (R). Star Wars: Jedi Academy, Return of the Padawan (Book 2)
42 (R). The Complete Peanuts 1995-1998 Gift Box Set
43 (N). My Hero Academia, Vol. 2
44 (R). Lumberjanes Vol. 1
45 (N). Star Wars: Kanan: The Last Padawan Vol. 1
46 (R). Batman Year One
47 (R). The Complete Calvin & Hobbes Box Set (paperback)
48 (R). Preacher Book One
49 (R). Wytches Volume 1
50 (-21). The Multiversity Deluxe 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:

• The top four slots on the chart this week are the same as last week, including The Walking Dead Compendium Three's fifth straight week as #1.
• But other than that there's a lot of volatility on the chart this week, with sixteen item on the chart this week that weren't on last week's chart (both new and returning), and with many more titles than usual having double digit position moves. 
• The top debut this week is He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Minicomic Collection; it is joined at the new kids table this week by the second volume of My Hero Academia and the first collection of the Star Wars Kanan comic.
• There was a brief Preacher surge early in the week, in the wake of the trailer for the TV show airing during The Walking Dead on Sunday, but it has since died down.

iTunes Terms and Conditions: The Graphic Novel

Cartoonist R. Sikoryak, whose Masterpiece Comics I greatly enjoyed, has just completed a project where he has put the iTunes Terms and Conditions agreement into comics form, with each page being illustrated in the style of a different artist. It's kind of brilliant. Here, for example, is page 47 in the style of Alison Bechdel:

The whole thing can be read (piecemeal) on Sikoryak's Tumblr, and he did an interview yesterday on CBC radio.