Amazon Top 50 - September 30, 2016

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 (-). Big Nate: From the Top (Kindle)
2 (-). The Walking Dead Volume 26: Call To Arms
3 (-). Yuge!: 30 Years of Doonesbury on Trump
4 (N). Doom Patrol: The Silver Age, vol. 1 *
5 (-). Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Book 1
6 (+36). Bloom County Episode XI: A New Hope
7 (-). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
8 (+4). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
9 (+2). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #4: A New Class
10 (+3). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
11 (+11). Me Without You
12 (-3). Saga Volume 6
13 (N). Justice League Vol. 8: Darkseid War Part 2 (New 52)
14 (N). Wonder Woman: The True Amazon *
15 (+11). The Walking Dead Compendium Three
16 (N). Head Lopper *
17 (-13). American Born Chinese
18 (+9). The Complete Persepolis
19 (+2). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
20 (N). Power Man & Iron Fist Epic Collection: Heroes For Hire (Kindle)
21 (-13). PANDORA: End of Days (Kindle)
22 (-8). The Walking Dead Compendium One
23 (+23). I Am Pusheen the Cat
24 (-7). March Book One
25 (+19). Batman Vol. 9: Bloom (New 52)
26 (R). Yuge!: 30 Years of Doonesbury on Trump (Kindle)
27 (-4). One-Punch Man, Vol. 8
28 (-18). The Curse of Herobrine: The Ultimate Minecraft Comic Book Vol. 1 (Kindle)
29 (-). Watchmen
30 (+5). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
31 (R). Adulthood is a Myth: A Sarah's Scribbles Collection
32 (R). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #3: The Phantom Bully
33 (R). DC Super Hero Girls: Finals Crisis
34 (+11). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #2: Return of the Padawan
35 (-17). Monstress Volume 1: Awakening
36 (+1). Darth Vader and Son
37 (-7). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
38 (R). The Walking Dead Volume 25: No Turning Back
39 (-23). Maus I: My Father Bleeds History
40 (-34). Lick-It Man (Kindle)
41 (-21). March Book Three
42 (R). The Complete Maus
43 (N). The Walking Dead Book 13 *
44 (N). Luke Cage, Hero For Hire Marvel Masterworks Vol. 1 (Kindle)
45 (+3). Goodnight Darth Vader
46 (R). Batman: Year One
47 (R). Saga Volume 1
48 (-20). March Book Two
49 (R). Spider-Man/Deadpool Vol. 1: Isn't it Bromantic
50 (-12). Batman: Hush


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:

• Big Nate: From the Top is on the top of the chart for the third week in a row. 
• The top debut this week is the pre-order for Doom Patrol: The Silver Age, vol. 1. Amazon has this mis-titled as a Doom Patrol Omnibus, which has led a certain comics rumor Website to convince its readers that it is a bargain price for a $100 hardcover, but it's not. It's the regular price for the first volume of the paperback, which is obvious because every other part of the description matches the early solicitation for the paperback (including the release date, page count, issues included, ISBN, etc.) and Amazon has a history of getting titles of comic collections wrong, especially in the pre-order stage. Customers who were led astray have until May to cancel their orders...
• Other debuts this week include: The second Justice League Darkseid War collection, Jill Thompson's new Wonder Woman OGN, Andrew MacLean's Head Lopper, the newest Walking Dead hardcover collection, and a couple of sale-priced Kindle editions of classic Power Man collections.

Amazon Top 50 - September 23, 2016

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 (-). Big Nate: From the Top (Kindle)
2 (+1). The Walking Dead Volume 26: Call To Arms
3 (-1). Yuge!: 30 Years of Doonesbury on Trump
4 (+20). American Born Chinese
5 (-1). Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Book 1
6 (+6). Lick-It Man (Kindle)
7 (-2). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
8 (-2). PANDORA: End of Days (Kindle)
9 (-2). Saga Volume 6
10 (-1). The Curse of Herobrine: The Ultimate Minecraft Comic Book Vol. 1 (Kindle)
11 (-). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #4: A New Class
12 (-2). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
13 (-5). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
14 (+16). The Walking Dead Compendium One
15 (+12). Because I'm a Maid! Episode 1 (Kindle)
16 (+13). Maus I: My Father Bleeds History
17 (-1). March Book One
18 (+1). Monstress Volume 1: Awakening
19 (-1). You're Mine Vol. 1 (Kindle)
20 (+). March Book Three
21 (+1). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
22 (+1). Me Without You
23 (-8). One-Punch Man, Vol. 8
24 (-7). The Cross and the Switchblade (Kindle)
25 (N). Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Five #40 (Kindle)
26 (+6). The Walking Dead Compendium Three
27 (+1). The Complete Persepolis
28 (+6). March Book Two
29 (-8). Watchmen
30 (+14). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
31 (R). Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, vol. 1
32 (+13). V for Vendetta
33 (+6). You're Mine Vol. 2 (Kindle)
34 (+12). Saga Volume 5
35 (-9). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
36 (N). Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files: Wild Card #6 (Kindle)
37 (+4). Darth Vader and Son
38 (R). Batman: Hush
39 (-1). Clinton Cash: A Graphic Novel
40 (-15). Cook Korean!: A Comic Book with Recipes
41 (+7). Paper Girls Volume 1
42 (-29). Bloom County Episode XI: A New Hope *
43 (-). Understanding Comics
44 (-30). Batman Vol. 9: Bloom (New 52)
45 (-9). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #2: Return of the Padawan
46 (-9). I Am Pusheen the Cat
47 (-7). Pokémon Adventures (7 Volume Set)
48 (-6). Goodnight Darth Vader
49 (N). Batman (2016-) #7 (Kindle)
50 (R). Marvel Encyclopedia


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:

• Big Nate: From the Top is on the top of the chart for the second week in a row. 
• Gene Luen Yang won a MacArthur Fellows grant (aka the Genius Grant) this week, and among the other perks that gives his comics exposure to a whole new audience. His American Born Chinese jumps back up into the top five this week.
• The only new comics on the chart this week are all single issue kindle editions: Injustice, The Dresden Files, and Batman.
• Where's Raina Telgemeier's Ghosts? You'll find it atop the Amazon Children's Comics & Graphic Novels chart, where Amazon (somewhat arbitrarily) places many, though not all, comics targeted at the kids & YA markets.

Amazon Top 50 Bonus: Children's Comics & Graphic Novels - September 16, 2016

A Bonus list for your Friday afternoon. Here are the Top 50 Children's Comics & Graphic Novels on Amazon Friday morning. See About the Amazon Top 50 Lists for more information on how this list is compiled.


1. Ghosts
2. Double Down (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #11) *
3. Dog Man
4. Big Nate: From the Top (Kindle)
5. Drama
6. Old School (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #10)
7. Smile
8. Dork Diaries 11: Tales from a Not-So-Friendly Frenemy *
9. Big Nate: Revenge of the Cream Puffs
10. Ghosts (Kindle)
11. Diary of a Wimpy Kid
12. The Long Haul (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #9)
13. The Curse of Herobrine: The Ultimate Minecraft Comic Book Volume 1
14. Sisters
15. Trayaurus and the Enchanted Crystal *
16. A New Class (Star Wars: Jedi Academy #4)
17. El Deafo
18. The Baby-Sitters Club: Kristy's Great Idea
19. Big Nate: Revenge of the Cream Puffs (Kindle)
20. Roller Girl
21. Hard Luck (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #8)
22. Double Down (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #11) (Kindle) *
23. Rodrick Rules (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #2)
24. Awkward
25. The Baby-Sitters Club: The Truth About Stacey
26. Star Wars: Jedi Academy
27. The Last Straw (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #3)
28. The Last Kids on Earth
29. The Baby-Sitters Club: Mary Anne Saves the Day
30. The Baby-Sitters Club: Claudia and Mean Janine
31. Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #6)
32. The Ugly truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #5)
33. Dork Diaries 10: Tales from a Not-So-Perfect Pet Sitter
34. The Pigeon Needs a Bath!
35. The Misadventures of Max Crumbly 1: Locker Hero
36. The Third Wheel (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #7)
37. Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #4)
38. Dog Man Unleashed (Dog Man #2) *
39. Firelight (Amulet #7)
40. Dog Man (Kindle)
41. I'm a Frog! (An Elephant and Piggie Book)
42. The Phantom Bully (Star Wars: Jedi Academy #3)
43. Dork Diaries 9: Tales from a Not-So-Dorky Drama Queen
44. Return of the Padawan (Star Wars: Jedi Academy #2)
45. The Stonekeeper's Curse (Amulet #2)
46. Big Nate Triple Play Box Set
47. The Stonekeeper (Amulet #1)
48. The Last Council (Amulet #4)
49. Pokémon Adventures (7 Volume Set)
50. Smile and Sisters: The Box Set


Items with asterisks (*) are pre-order items.

Commentary:

• Is anyone surprised that Ghosts is at the top of the list? It's currently #7 on the overall Amazon books chart. 
• Aside from Raina Telgemeier, who takes up eight of the slots in the top fifty (including four of the top ten), the list is really dominated by hybrid comic-novels, such as Diary of a Wimpy Kid and its ilk. In fact, it can be tricky sometimes deciding what the weed out of the Amazon chart for not being comic-like enough. 
• There isn't a lot of overlap between the kids best-sellers list and the regular comics & graphic novels best-sellers list. But there are a few items, listed on both, which gives us a chance to calibrate between the two. The top book on this week's regular Amazon Top 50 Comics chart is the Kindle edition of Big Nate: From the Top, which is #4 on the children's list. Then there's Pokémon Adventures box set, which is #40 on the regular list and #49 on the children's list. 

Amazon Top 50 - September 16, 2016

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 (-). Big Nate: From the Top (Kindle)
2 (+1). Yuge!: 30 Years of Doonesbury on Trump
3 (+2). The Walking Dead Volume 26: Call To Arms *
4 (+22). Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Book 1
5 (-3). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
6 (+2). PANDORA: End of Days (Kindle)
7 (-1). Saga Volume 6
8 (-4). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
9 (+3). The Curse of Herobrine: The Ultimate Minecraft Comic Book Vol. 1 (Kindle)
10 (+1). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
11 (+7). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #4: A New Class
12 (+9). Lick-It Man (Kindle)
13 (+1). Bloom County Episode XI: A New Hope *
14 (+28). Batman Vol. 9: Bloom (New 52)
15 (-2). One-Punch Man, Vol. 8
16 (-1). March Book One
17 (+11). The Cross and the Switchblade (Kindle)
18 (+12). You're Mine Vol. 1 (Kindle)
19 (+13). Monstress Volume 1: Awakening
20 (+2). March Book Three
21 (+4). Watchmen
22 (+22). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
23 (-3). Me Without You
24 (-14). American Born Chinese
25 (-8). Cook Korean!: A Comic Book with Recipes
26 (+9). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
27 (+6). Because I'm a Maid! Episode 1 (Kindle)
28 (-19). The Complete Persepolis
29 (-22). Maus I: My Father Bleeds History
30 (+13). The Walking Dead Compendium One
31 (N). Spider-Man/Deadpool Vol. 1: Isn't it Bromantic
32 (+2). The Walking Dead Compendium Three
33 (-4). Angel Catbird Volume 1
34 (-7). March Book Two
35 (+14). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #3: The Phantom Bully
36 (+4). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #2: Return of the Padawan
37 (R). I Am Pusheen the Cat
38 (-22). Clinton Cash: A Graphic Novel
39 (R). You're Mine Vol. 2 (Kindle)
40 (R). Pokémon Adventures (7 Volume Set)
41 (-). Darth Vader and Son
42 (R). Goodnight Darth Vader
43 (-20). Understanding Comics
44 (R). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
45 (-7). V for Vendetta
46 (R). Saga Volume 5
47 (-16). The Omega Men: The Complete Series
48 (R). Paper Girls Volume 1
49 (R). Saga Volume 4
50 (-31). March Trilogy Slipcase


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:

• Big Nate: From the Top is on the top of the chart for the second week in a row. 
• Astute observers however will notice that if you go to the Amazon Comics & Graphic Novels page, it is (as of this moment) in the #2 slot. The book in the #1 slot is The Bill the Cat Story. You may be wondering why that isn't on the chart, and it is because when I looked at it it appears to actually be an illustrated picture book and not really a comic. In putting together these charts every week, I have to filter out all of the 'not comics' things that show up on the Amazon best sellers page. Sometimes there are edge cases, like the Bill the Cat book, or the Jeffrey Brown Star Wars books, and I end up coming down on one side or the other. Other times there are things on the Amazon page that are glaringly obviously not comics: novels like Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? or Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. Sometimes it is as much art as it is science, and you may or may not agree with my decision. As of late the Amazon page has gotten especially messy: this week in order to get to #50 on the chart here I had to weed out a whopping 22 not-comics items.
• Only one debut this week: Spider-Man/Deadpool Vol. 1: Isn't it Bromantic.

Amazon Top 50 - September 9, 2016

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). Big Nate: From the Top (Kindle)
2 (+4). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
3 (+1). Yuge!: 30 Years of Doonesbury on Trump
4 (+3). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
5 (+18). The Walking Dead Volume 26: Call To Arms *
6 (+7). Saga Volume 6
7 (+4). Maus I: My Father Bleeds History
8 (+9). PANDORA: End of Days (Kindle)
9 (+6). The Complete Persepolis
10 (+4). American Born Chinese
11 (-1). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
12 (+4). The Curse of Herobrine: The Ultimate Minecraft Comic Book Vol. 1 (Kindle)
13 (+12). One-Punch Man, Vol. 8
14 (+32). Bloom County Episode XI: A New Hope *
15 (-10). March Book One
16 (-4). Clinton Cash: A Graphic Novel
17 (-15). Cook Korean!: A Comic Book with Recipes
18 (-). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #4: A New Class
19 (-18). March Trilogy Slipcase
20 (+4). Me Without You
21 (+1). Lick-It Man (Kindle)
22 (-14). March Book Three
23 (-2). Understanding Comics
24 (N). The Walking Dead #158 (Kindle)
25 (-5). Watchmen
26 (-). Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Book 1 *
27 (-18). March Book Two
28 (-1). The Cross and the Switchblade (Kindle)
29 (+21). Angel Catbird Volume 1
30 (-1). You're Mine Vol. 1 (Kindle)
31 (-12). The Omega Men: The Complete Series *
32 (R). Monstress Volume 1: Awakening
33 (-5). Because I'm a Maid! Episode 1 (Kindle)
34 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium Three
35 (R). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
36 (-6). Monster Musume Vol. 9
37 (N). Kill 6 Billion Demons Book 1 *
38 (+1). V for Vendetta
39 (+6). Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 8
40 (R). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #2: Return of the Padawan
41 (R). Darth Vader and Son
42 (R). Batman Vol. 9: Bloom (New 52)
43 (R). The Walking Dead Compendium One
44 (-3). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
45 (-1). Maus II: And Here My Troubles Began
46 (-15). The Complete Maus
47 (R). Marvel Encyclopedia
48 (N). Berkeley Breathed's Academia Waltz and Other Profound Transgressions
49 (R). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #3: The Phantom Bully
50 (R). Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 3: The Shu-Torun War


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:

• Long time observers of these Amazon Top 50 snapshots may remember the days when the Big Nate comic strip collections were all over the chart. Then they disappeared, along with many other kid-oriented comics, in a mass reclassification on the Amazon site. They weren't selling any less, they just weren't showing up on the main comics chart any more. Anyway, a few weeks ago, this one Kindle edition of a Big Nate collection suddenly showed up on the main comics chart, and after hanging out in the top five for a bit has now slid into the #1 position.
• The top debut this week is the Kindle edition of the new issue of The Walking Dead. Also debuting are a collection of the popular Webcomic Kill 6 Billion Demons, and Berkeley Breathed's Academia Waltz, a collection of the Bloom County creator's college strip.

Amazon Top 50 - September 2, 2016

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 (+36). March Trilogy Slipcase *
2 (N). Cook Korean!: A Comic Book with Recipes
3 (-). Big Nate: From the Top (Kindle)
4 (-). Yuge!: 30 Years of Doonesbury on Trump
5 (+15). March Book One
6 (-5). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
7 (-2). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
8 (+23). March Book Three
9 (+25). March Book Two
10 (-3). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
11 (+3). Maus I: My Father Bleeds History
12 (-6). Clinton Cash: A Graphic Novel
13 (-4). Saga Volume 6
14 (-4). American Born Chinese
15 (-7). The Complete Persepolis
16 (+3). The Curse of Herobrine: The Ultimate Minecraft Comic Book Vol. 1 (Kindle)
17 (+1). PANDORA: End of Days (Kindle)
18 (-3). Star Wars: Jedi Academy #4: A New Class
19 (-6). The Omega Men: The Complete Series *
20 (+1). Watchmen
21 (+1). Understanding Comics
22 (+3). Lick-It Man (Kindle)
23 (-). The Walking Dead Volume 26: Call To Arms *
24 (+3). Me Without You
25 (+11). One-Punch Man, Vol. 8 *
26 (N). Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Book 1 *
27 (+3). The Cross and the Switchblade (Kindle)
28 (-2). Because I'm a Maid! Episode 1 (Kindle)
29 (-). You're Mine Vol. 1 (Kindle)
30 (N). Monster Musume Vol. 9
31 (-7). The Complete Maus
32 (+12). Yuge!: 30 Years of Doonesbury on Trump (Kindle)
33 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Three
34 (-6). Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 1
35 (R). Saga Volume 5
36 (+9). You're Mine Vol. 2 (Kindle)
37 (+11). Saga Volume 1
38 (R). Saga Volume 4
39 (+1). V for Vendetta
40 (-1). Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal
41 (+1). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
42 (R). March Book One (Kindle)
43 (-8). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
44 (-12). Maus II: And Here My Troubles Began
45 (+2). Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 8
46 (N). Bloom County Episode XI: A New Hope *
47 (R). Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 1
48 (R). DC Super Hero Girls: Finals Crisis
49 (R). Suicide Squad Vol. 1: Kicked in the Teeth (The New 52)
50 (N). Angel Catbird Volume 1 *


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:

• With the release of the March Trilogy Slipcase imminent, and John Lewis continuing to make the rounds on the talk show circuit (he was on Colbert this week), it jumps up to the top of the chart this week. And the individual volumes all jump up into the top ten.
• The top debut this week is Robin Ha's Cook Korean!: A Comic Book with Recipes. Which has actually been out for a couple of months, but this week leaps way up into the #2 slot. So someone somewhere must have highlighted it... oh hey, it was featured on NPR yesterday. That'll do it.
• Other debuts this week are a new volume of Monster Musume; and the pre-orders for Black Panther, the new Bloom County collection, and Margaret Atwood's Angel Catbird.