Amazon Top 50 - September 27, 2019

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.  (Note: All Kindle Unlimited, FreeTime Unlimited, comiXology Unlimited, & Prime Reading books are removed from the chart.) 

1 (-). Strange Planet *
2 (R). Marvel 1602 (Kindle) $
3 (N). Powers of X #5 (Kindle)
4 (-). I'm NOT just a Scribble...
5 (+6). Uzumaki (3-in-1, Deluxe Edition)
6 (+18). My Hero Academia, Vol. 21 *
7 (-1). They Called Us Enemy
8 (-3). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
9 (-1). Marvel Encyclopedia, New Edition
10 (+4). The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel
11 (+6). My Hero Academia, Vol. 20
12 (-1). Noise
13 (+15). Rusty Brown
14 (-7). Big Nate: Hug It Out!
15 (+29). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 4 *
16 (-1). Lucifer Vol. 1: The Infernal Comedy (Kindle)
17 (-14). The Umbrella Academy Volume 3: Hotel Oblivion
18 (+11). American Born Chinese
19 (+3). The Odd 1s Out
20 (R). Critical Role Vox Machina: Origins Volume 1 *
21 (-3). The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse *
22 (-1). My Hero Academia, Vol. 1
23 (-7). Batman: Damned
24 (-14). The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 1
25 (+17). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
26 (+21). Tomie: Complete Deluxe Edition
27 (+23). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
28 (R). Monstress Volume 4 *
29 (R). The Best We Could Do
30 (+3). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
31 (-4). My Hero Academia, Vol. 2
32 (-2). The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited!
33 (R). Eternals By Neil Gaiman (Kindle) $
34 (N). Making Comics *
35 (-15). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
36 (+7). Harley Quinn Vol. 1: Harley Vs. Apokolips (Kindle)
37 (+1). Big Nate: Hug It Out! (Kindle)
38 (-13). Justice League Vol. 1: The Totality (Kindle)
39 (N). Star Wars: Age Of Resistance - Kylo Ren #1 (Kindle)
40 (-21). House of X/Powers of X *
41 (-6). The Complete Maus
42 (R). The Flash Vol. 1: Lightning Strikes Twice (Kindle)
43 (-11). Superman Vol. 1: The Unity Saga: Phantom Earth (Kindle)
44 (+5). My Hero Academia, Vol. 19
45 (-14). Stranger Things: The Other Side
46 (R). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 8
47 (R). Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel
48 (-11). The Walking Dead Volume 32: Rest in Peace
49 (N). The Drawing Lesson
50 (R). The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins

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

Items with dollar signs ($) were part of a deeply discounted Kindle sale this week
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 pre-order for Strange Planet remains on top of the Amazon comics chart this week. (See last week's column for the reason why Raina Telgemeier's Guts—the #1 best-selling book in the country—isn't on the Amazon comics chart at all!)
• The top debut this week is the Kindle edition of the latest issue of Powers of X. It's joined by the debut of the Kindle edition of a Kylo Ren comic; plus the pre-order for newly-minted MacArthur Genius Lynda Barry's upcoming Making Comics, and oddly Mark Crilley's three-year-old The Drawing Lesson.

Amazon Top 50 - September 20, 2019

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.  (Note: All Kindle Unlimited, FreeTime Unlimited, comiXology Unlimited, & Prime Reading books are removed from the chart.) 

1 (-). Strange Planet *
2 (N). House of X #5 (Kindle)
3 (+35). The Umbrella Academy Volume 3: Hotel Oblivion
4 (-2). I'm NOT just a Scribble...
5 (-2). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
6 (-). They Called Us Enemy
7 (+1). Big Nate: Hug It Out!
8 (+3). Marvel Encyclopedia, New Edition
9 (N). Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins II #3 (Kindle)
10 (N). The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 1
11 (-1). Uzumaki (3-in-1, Deluxe Edition)
12 (R). False Knees: An Illustrated Guide to Animal Behavior *
13 (+3). Noise
14 (-9). The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel
15 (-). Lucifer Vol. 1: The Infernal Comedy (Kindle)
16 (-9). Batman: Damned
17 (+3). My Hero Academia, Vol. 20
18 (+3). The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse *
19 (+30). House of X/Powers of X *
20 (+14). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
21 (-3). My Hero Academia, Vol. 1
22 (-9). The Odd 1s Out
23 (R). The Complete Far Side
24 (+21). My Hero Academia, Vol. 21 *
25 (-8). Justice League Vol. 1: The Totality (Kindle)
26 (N). Spider-Man #1 (Kindle)
27 (+8). My Hero Academia, Vol. 2
28 (N). Rusty Brown *
29 (-1). American Born Chinese
30 (-8). The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited!
31 (N). Stranger Things: The Other Side
32 (-2). Superman Vol. 1: The Unity Saga: Phantom Earth (Kindle)
33 (-8). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
34 (-7). Teen Titans: Raven
35 (-6). The Complete Maus
36 (R). Bedtime for Batman
37 (+3). The Walking Dead Volume 32: Rest in Peace
38 (-24). Big Nate: Hug It Out! (Kindle)
39 (-27). The Batman Who Laughs
40 (N). Hilo Book 6: All the Pieces Fit *
41 (-4). Awkward
42 (R). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
43 (-10). Harley Quinn Vol. 1: Harley Vs. Apokolips (Kindle)
44 (N). Made in Abyss Vol. 7
45 (-14). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 4 *
46 (R). My Hero Academia, Vol. 3
47 (-15). Tomie: Complete Deluxe Edition
48 (-12). Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 2
49 (R). My Hero Academia, Vol. 19
50 (-11). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History

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

Items with dollar signs ($) were part of a deeply discounted Kindle sale this week
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 pre-order for Strange Planet remains on top of the Amazon comics chart this week. "But wait a minute," I hear you say: "isn't Raina Telgemeier's Guts the #1 best-selling book on Amazon right now? How come it isn't on the chart at all?!?" That's due to Amazon's strange practice of segregating most (though not all) of the kids graphic novels away from the regular comics chart and onto the Children's Comics & Graphic Novels best sellers chart. It's a practice they began suddenly several years ago and it drastically changed the nature of the regular Amazon comics best sellers chart. So if you're every wondering where the real best-selling comics are, they're with the cool kids on the children's GN chart.
• The top debut this week is the Kindle edition of House of X #5, which is joined in the top ten by the debut of Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins II #3 and further down the chart by Spider-Man #1.
• Debuting in print this week are the first volume of the manga series The Way of the Househusband; the latest volume of the manga Made in Abyss; a collected edition of Stranger Things: The Other Side; and pre-orders for the upcoming new volume of Judd Winick's Hilo and Chris Ware's Rusty Brown.

Amazon Top 50 - September 13, 2019

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.  (Note: All Kindle Unlimited, FreeTime Unlimited, comiXology Unlimited, & Prime Reading books are removed from the chart.) 

1 (+10). Strange Planet *
2 (+1). I'm NOT just a Scribble...
3 (-2). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
4 (N). Powers of X #4 (Kindle)
5 (+2). The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel
6 (-4). They Called Us Enemy
7 (+20). Batman: Damned
8 (-2). Big Nate: Hug It Out!
9 (N). Star Wars: Age of Resistance - Supreme Leader Snoke #1 (Kindle)
10 (-6). Uzumaki (3-in-1, Deluxe Edition)
11 (-2). Marvel Encyclopedia, New Edition
12 (+5). The Batman Who Laughs
13 (+3). The Odd 1s Out
14 (+10). Big Nate: Hug It Out! (Kindle)
15 (N). Lucifer Vol. 1: The Infernal Comedy (Kindle)
16 (+15). Noise
17 (N). Justice League Vol. 1: The Totality (Kindle)
18 (+7). My Hero Academia, Vol. 1
19 (N). Splatoon, Vol. 7
20 (-6). My Hero Academia, Vol. 20
21 (+5). The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse *
22 (-3). The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited!
23 (+14). JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 1—Phantom Blood, Vol. 1
24 (-1). Dragon Ball Super, Vol. 6
25 (-12). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
26 (R). The Walking Dead Book 16
27 (+2). Teen Titans: Raven
28 (+2). American Born Chinese
29 (-11). The Complete Maus
30 (N). Superman Vol. 1: The Unity Saga: Phantom Earth (Kindle)
31 (+12). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 4 *
32 (+6). Tomie: Complete Deluxe Edition
33 (N). Harley Quinn Vol. 1: Harley Vs. Apokolips (Kindle)
34 (-1). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
35 (+1). My Hero Academia, Vol. 2
36 (-4). Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 2
37 (+10). Awkward
38 (R). The Umbrella Academy Volume 3: Hotel Oblivion *
39 (-24). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
40 (-12). The Walking Dead Volume 32: Rest in Peace
41 (R). The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins
42 (-32). The Best We Could Do
43 (R). The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel (Kindle)
44 (N). The Flash Vol. 1: Lightning Strikes Twice (Kindle)
45 (-4). My Hero Academia, Vol. 21 *
46 (-26). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 8
47 (-26). The Complete Persepolis
48 (N). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 1
49 (-7). House of X/Powers of X *
50 (-16). Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 1

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

Items with dollar signs ($) were part of a deeply discounted Kindle sale this week
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: 

• Now that we're a week or two into the new school year the University Effect has faded and the pre-order for Strange Planet returns to the top spot. 
• The top debut this week is the Kindle edition of Powers of X #4, which is joined in the top ten by the Kindle edition of Star Wars: Age of Resistance - Supreme Leader Snoke #1.
• A plethora of Kindle editions of first volumes of various DC collected editions randomly show up on the chart this week, which leads me to believe that either there was some kind of a sale earlier in the week that I missed, or that these volumes came off of Kindle Unlimited. 
• The two other debuts this week are a new volume of Splatoon and the first volume of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.

Amazon Top 50 - September 6, 2019

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.  (Note: All Kindle Unlimited, FreeTime Unlimited, comiXology Unlimited, & Prime Reading books are removed from the chart.) 

1 (-). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
2 (+3). They Called Us Enemy
3 (-1). I'm NOT just a Scribble...
4 (+35). Uzumaki (3-in-1, Deluxe Edition)
5 (N). House of X #4 (Kindle)
6 (+11). Big Nate: Hug It Out!
7 (+38). The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel
8 (R). Saga Book Three
9 (-5). Marvel Encyclopedia, New Edition
10 (+4). The Best We Could Do
11 (-2). Strange Planet *
12 (-9). False Knees: An Illustrated Guide to Animal Behavior *
13 (-3). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
14 (-1). My Hero Academia, Vol. 20
15 (-4). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
16 (-). The Odd 1s Out
17 (+17). The Batman Who Laughs
18 (-6). The Complete Maus
19 (+5). The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited!
20 (N). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 8
21 (-6). The Complete Persepolis
22 (-4). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
23 (N). Dragon Ball Super, Vol. 6
24 (N). Big Nate: Hug It Out! (Kindle)
25 (+6). My Hero Academia, Vol. 1
26 (-19). The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse *
27 (+20). Batman: Damned *
28 (-5). The Walking Dead Volume 32: Rest in Peace
29 (-8). Teen Titans: Raven
30 (-3). American Born Chinese
31 (+5). Noise
32 (-3). Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 2
33 (-). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
34 (+16). Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 1
35 (-15). March: Book One
36 (+8). My Hero Academia, Vol. 2
37 (R). JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 1—Phantom Blood, Vol. 1
38 (R). Tomie: Complete Deluxe Edition
39 (R). Dissolving Classroom
40 (N). Attack of the Furball (Star Wars: Jedi Academy #8)
41 (R). My Hero Academia, Vol. 21 *
42 (R). House of X/Powers of X *
43 (R). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 4 *
44 (-9). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
45 (-7). One-Punch Man, Vol. 17
46 (-6). Jim Cornette Presents: Behind the Curtain – Real Pro Wrestling Stories
47 (-19). Awkward
48 (-26). Watchmen
49 (-7). Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal
50 (N). Black Clover, Vol. 17

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

Items with dollar signs ($) were part of a deeply discounted Kindle sale this week
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: 

• Persepolis remains on top again this week (as it is wont to do this time of the year), and the Kindle edition of the new issue of House of X is the top debut.
• Also debuting this week are new volumes of the manga series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Dragon Ball Super, and Black Clover; the latest volume of Star Wars: Jedi Academy; and the Kindle edition of Big Nate: Hug It Out!
• Uzumaki jumps way up into the top five with news of an upcoming animated adaptation; The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel also jumps up (into the top ten), presumably on the imminent release of The Testaments next week.