Winter Covers - December 31

The Friendly Ghost is toasty and warm while the Ghostly Trio are freezing cold on the cover of Casper's Ghostland #77 (1974).

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

(2018: Dell Giant #28)
(2017: Les Psy, Tome 11)
(2016: Quit Your Job and Other Stories) 
(2015: Archie #226) 
(2014: Death of Wolverine: The Weapon X Program #1)  
(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) 

Winter Covers - December 30

A snowball fight might go horribly wrong on the cover of The Misadventures of Salem Hyde: Book Five — Frozen Fiasco (2015) by Frank Cammuso.

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

(2018: Betty #134)
(2017: The Brave and the Bold #106)
(2016: My Monster Girl's Too Cool for You #41) 
(2015: Millie the Model #136) 
(2014: Scamp #5) 
(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

Batman is gonna take down some punks in the snow on the cover of Detective Comics #514 (1982) by Don Newton & Dick Giordano.

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

(2018: Peanuts Every Sunday: 1966-1970)

(2017: Triple Galop, Tome 4)
(2016: Josie #39)
(2015: Kaze Hikaru Vol. 4)  
(2014: Batman #121)
(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

Bundle up on the Martian frontier on the cover of Battle Angel Alita: Mars Chronicle vol. 6 (2019) by Yukito Kishiro.

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

(2018: Batman #39)
(2017: Adventure Comics #139)
(2016: The Sisters, vol. 2: Doing It Our Way) 
(2015: Superman #46) 
(2014: Dead Boy Detectives #8) 
(2013: Strange Adventures #149) 
(2012: Batman #337) 
(2011: Liberty Meadows #30)
(2010: Daffy #12)
(2009: DC Universe Holiday Special '09)   

Winter Covers - December 27

Young Sabrina goes snowboarding in her own special witchy way on the cover of Sabrina #3 (2000) by Dave Manak & Jon D'Agostino.

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

(2018: Agathe Saugrenu Vol. 2: Masques et Visages)
(2017: Avengers #24)
(2016: Batman Annual #1) 
(2015: Police Comics #51) 
(2014: Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #41) 
(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)  

Amazon Top 50 - December 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 (-). The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
3 (+1). Dilbert 2020 Day-to-Day Calendar
4 (-1). Watchmen
5 (+1). Pusheen 2020 Wall Calendar
6 (+1). Cartoons from The New Yorker 2020 Day-to-Day Calendar
7 (-2). Marvel Encyclopedia, New Edition
8 (+1). The Argyle Sweater 2020 Day-to-Day Calendar
9 (R). Uzumaki (3-in-1, Deluxe Edition)
10 (+26). Peanuts 2020 Day-to-Day Calendar
11 (-3). My Hero Academia, Vol. 1
12 (-1). My Hero Academia, Vol. 2
13 (R). Fun Home (Kindle) $
14 (R). Non Sequitur 2020 Day-to-Day Calendar
15 (+19). My Hero Academia, Vol. 22
16 (-2). My Hero Academia, Vol. 3
17 (+14). No Longer Human
18 (R). Little Moments of Love 2020 Deluxe Day-to-Day Calendar
19 (-4). The Little World of Liz Climo 2020 Day-to-Day Calendar
20 (+2). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 1
21 (+9). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 4
22 (-8). The Odd 1s Out
23 (-13). I'm NOT just a Scribble...
24 (R). Snug: A Collection of Comics about Dating Your Best Friend *
25 (+4). House of X/Powers of X
26 (-8). Critical Role Vox Machina: Origins Volume 1
27 (-2). The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited!
28 (+11). Watchmen (Kindle)
29 (+20). Berserk Deluxe Volume 1
30 (-4). My Hero Academia, Vol. 4
31 (+7). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 2
32 (-20). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
33 (R). Pearls Before Swine 2020 Day-to-Day Calendar
34 (+13). My Hero Academia, Vol. 21
35 (R). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 3
36 (N). Heart and Brain 2020 Wall Calendar
37 (-13). They Called Us Enemy
38 (R). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 9
39 (-12). Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren #1 (Kindle)
40 (R). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 8
41 (R). Little Moments of Love
42 (-5). My Hero Academia, Vol. 5
43 (-22). Watchmen, Deluxe Edition
44 (-16). The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins
45 (R). My Hero Academia, Vol. 20
46 (R). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 7
47 (R). Gyo 2-in-1 Deluxe Edition
48 (R). My Hero Academia, Vol. 6
49 (R). The Adventure Zone: Petals to the Metal *
50 (R). My Hero Academia, Vol. 7

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: 

• Strange Planet is still at the top of the comics chart this final week of 2019, and moves up to #8 on the overall Amazon book chart.
• Only one debut this week: the Heart and Brain 2020 Wall Calendar joins nine other calendars on this week's chart.
• Between them the manga series My Hero Academia and Demon Slayer take up a whopping sixteen slots on this week's chart, no doubt assisted by being part of Amazon's current 3-for-2 sale.

Winter Covers - December 26

Thirteen left the TARDIS out in the cold on the cover of Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #13 (2019) by Claudia Caranfa.

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

(2018: Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #37)
(2017: Disney Frozen Annual 2017)
(2016: Yogi Bear #16)
(2015: Les P'tits Diables Tome 3: In-fer-naux!)
(2014: Peanuts #23)
(2013: Peanuts #14)
(2012: Sabrina #3)
(2011: Daredevil #7)
(2010: Alleen op de wereld #6)
(2009: Liberty Meadows #7) 

Christmas Covers - December 25

Mary explains the situation to Joseph on the cover of Stille Nacht (2018) by Frank Flöthmann.

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...

(2018: Comics Revue #367-368)

(2017: The Christ volume 1)
(2016: Billy Tucci's A Child is Born)
(2015: Christmas With Archie) 
(2014: The Beano #2997)
(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)

Christmas Covers - December 24

The First Lady of Yuletide Cheer wishes you a Merry Christmas on the cover of Christmas Eve #1 (2017) by George Broderick, Jr.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover.

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 1 more 'get-up' until Santa!

(2018: Archie Comics Double Digest #283)

(2017: Katy and Ken Visit Santa with Mister Wish)

(2016: Archie Double Digest #235) 
(2015: Adventure Comics #113) 
(2014: Limited Collectors' Edition #C-20)
(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 2019 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar) 

Christmas Covers - December 23

Santa and Jughead get their caps mixed up on the cover of World of Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #94 (2019) by Jeff Shultz.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover.

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

(2018: Sleigher #2)
(2017: The Three Stooges: Merry Stoogemas #1)
(2016: Mary Marvel #8)
(2015: Gold Digger X-Mas Special #8) 
(2014: Grandville Noël) 
(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 2019 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar) 

Christmas Covers - December 22

Mojo Jojo has been naughty and gets coal for Christmas on the variant cover for Powerpuff Girls #6 (2016) by Ian McGinty.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (It's also Sunday, so you get a Monkey Cover as well!)

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 3 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2018: Mickey Mouse #39)
(2017: Die Kitty Die Christmas Special #1)
(2016: Captain Atom #13)
(2015: Jem and the Holograms 2015 Holiday Special)
(2014: Angry Birds Holiday Special)
(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) 

(Also see: The 2019 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar) 

Christmas Covers - December 21

The Runaways trim their tree and have a snowball fight on the cover of Runaways #16 (2018) by Kris Anka.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover.

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 4 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2018: Northstars vol. 1: Welcome to Snowville!)
(2017: Bugs Bunny's Christmas Funnies #5)
(2016: Power Man and Iron Fist Sweet Christmas Annual #1)
(2015: Dennis the Menace Giant #35) 
(2014: Roy Rogers Comics #61) 
(2013: Batman: The Brave and 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 2019 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar) 

Christmas Covers - December 20

Harley insists that she's been a good girl this year on the cover of Harley Quinn #55 (2018) by Guillem March.

For each day of December until Christmas we're featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover.

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

(2018: The New Adventures of Superboy #39)

(2017: Pondus Julen 2017)

(2016: Big Shot #30)
(2015: Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor #5, Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor #5, and Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor #3) 
(2014: Flash Gordon Holiday Special)
(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 2019 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar) 

Amazon Top 50 - December 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 (-). The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
3 (+1). Watchmen
4 (-1). Dilbert 2020 Day-to-Day Calendar
5 (-). Marvel Encyclopedia, New Edition
6 (-). Pusheen 2020 Wall Calendar
7 (-). Cartoons from The New Yorker 2020 Day-to-Day Calendar
8 (+4). My Hero Academia, Vol. 1
9 (+2). The Argyle Sweater 2020 Day-to-Day Calendar
10 (+4). I'm NOT just a Scribble...
11 (+2). My Hero Academia, Vol. 2
12 (-2). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
13 (-5). The Odd 1s Out
14 (+3). My Hero Academia, Vol. 3
15 (-). The Little World of Liz Climo 2020 Day-to-Day Calendar
16 (+6). The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
17 (R). The Complete Far Side
18 (+16). Critical Role Vox Machina: Origins Volume 1
19 (R). The Far Side Gallery
20 (-1). Calvin and Hobbes
21 (+4). Watchmen, Deluxe Edition
22 (+8). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 1
23 (+13). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
24 (-4). They Called Us Enemy
25 (-2). The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited!
26 (+11). My Hero Academia, Vol. 4
27 (N). Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren #1 (Kindle)
28 (-2). The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins
29 (+2). House of X/Powers of X
30 (-21). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 4
31 (N). No Longer Human
32 (-3). Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel
33 (+10). JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 1—Phantom Blood, Vol. 1
34 (-10). My Hero Academia, Vol. 22
35 (N). It's Different Every Day Page-a-Day Calendar 2020
36 (-20). Peanuts 2020 Day-to-Day Calendar
37 (+3). My Hero Academia, Vol. 5
38 (+10). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 2
39 (-6). Watchmen (Kindle)
40 (N). Doomsday Clock #12 (Kindle)
41 (+5). DC Comics Encyclopedia All-New Edition
42 (R). Rusty Brown
43 (N). Minecraft Volume 1
44 (R). Naruto: 3-in-1 Edition, Vol. 1
45 (-3). Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons
46 (R). Why My Cat Is More Impressive Than Your Baby
47 (R). My Hero Academia, Vol. 21
48 (R). Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons
49 (-5). Berserk Deluxe Volume 1
50 (R). The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 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: 

• Strange Planet is still at the top of the comics chart, but slips to #49 on the overall books chart. The top of the chart stays pretty constant again this week, with just Watchmen and Dilbert switching places in the top seven.
• The top debut this week is the Kindle edition of Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren #1 (which I understand is actually a tie-in to a little indy film opening this weekend...) Also debuting this week are the Kindle edition of the final issue of Doomsday Clock, Junji Ito's adaptation of No Longer Human, a Minecraft comic collection, and the It's Different Every Day Page-a-Day Calendar.
• Enjoy your winter solstice celebration of choice, and we'll see you back here next Friday for the final Amazon comics chart of 2019!

Christmas Covers - December 19

Santa doesn't believe a boy's profession of having always been good this year on the cover of Fiese Weihnachten: Schwarzer Humor zur Bescherung (2017).

For each day of December until Christmas we're featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover.

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 6 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2018: Garfield's Cheesy Holiday Special #1)
(2017: Archie & Friends Double Digest #21)
(2016: Mickey and Donald Christmas Parade #2)
(2015: Garfield and Company, vol. 7)
(2014: Sensation Comics #38) 
(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 2019 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar) 

Christmas Covers - December 18

Holiday romance is in the air on the cover of Her Christmas Romeo (2018) by Kaoru Shinozaki.

For each day of December until Christmas we're featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover.

Come back tomorrow, and every day this month, for a new Christmas cover.

Just 7 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2018: Action Comics #1005)

(2017: Wendy Witch World #23)

(2016: Bugs Bunny's Christmas Funnies #4)
(2015: Superman's Christmas Adventure) 
(2014: Doctor Who #12)
(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 2019 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)