Monkey Covers

Sunday is Monkey Covers day here at YACB. Because there's nothing better than a comic with a monkey on the cover!

Gorilla Grodd attacks the Flashes from beyond the Super-Speed Barrier on the cover of DC Special Series #11 (1978) by José Luis García-López.

(Standard disclaimer about specters of evil Gorillas not really being monkeys applies.)

Amazon Top 50 - January 28, 2022

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 (-). The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
2 (+35). The Complete Maus
3 (+5). Berserk Deluxe Volume 1
4 (+45). Maus I: My Father Bleeds History
5 (-). The Far Side® 2022 Off-The-Wall Calendar
6 (-3). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 1
7 (-5). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 2
8 (+1). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 9
9 (+6). Berserk Deluxe Volume 2
10 (N). Maus I & II Paperback Box Set
11 (-5). Jujutsu Kaisen 0
12 (-8). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 4
13 (-1). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—Stories of Water and Flame
14 (-3). Marvel Encyclopedia, New Edition
15 (-8). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 3
16 (-6). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 5
17 (-3). Uzumaki (3-in-1 Deluxe Edition)
18 (+1). Lore Olympus: Volume One (hardcover)
19 (R). Maus II: And Here My Troubles Began
20 (-7). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 6
21 (-3). Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 14 *
22 (+1). Berserk Deluxe Volume 9
23 (-7). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 7
24 (-7). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 8
25 (N). Saga #55 (Kindle)
26 (-6). The Far Side® 2022 Wall Calendar
27 (-5). Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 1
28 (-1). The Action Bible: God's Redemptive Story
29 (-8). Spy x Family, Vol. 1
30 (-2). Spy x Family, Vol. 2
31 (+3). My Hero Academia, Vol. 1
32 (-2). Dilbert 2022 Day-to-Day Calendar
33 (R). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 2
34 (+11). Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 1
35 (-10). Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku, Vol. 3
36 (-7). My Dress-Up Darling, Vol. 1
37 (+5). My Hero Academia, Vol. 2
38 (-12). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
39 (-3). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 3
40 (-9). Spy x Family, Vol. 3
41 (-1). They Called Us Enemy
42 (-3). The Last Kids on Earth and the Doomsday Race
43 (R). Berserk Deluxe Volume 3
44 (-8). Spy x Family, Vol. 4
45 (+1). My Hero Academia, Vol. 3
46 (R). On Tyranny Graphic Edition
47 (-14). Dragon Ball Super, Vol. 15
48 (R). Watchmen
49 (-8). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
50 (-3). Attack on Titan 34

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 Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse stays on top of the chart this week; at the time this chart was compiled on Friday morning the furor over Maus was still ramping up, and the various editions were still climbing their way up the chart. Had we waiting a few hours more Maus would have been in the top spot, where it will likely still be next Friday.
• Aside from the Maus I & II Paperback Box Set (long out-of-print I believe, but still enough copies from third parties hanging around for those willing to pay high prices), the only other debut this week is the Kindle edition of the return issue of Saga.
• There are thirty-two manga titles on the chart this week, down four from from last week.
• Get vaccinated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Seriously!)

Monkey Covers

Sunday is Monkey Covers day here at YACB. Because there's nothing better than a comic with a monkey on the cover!

The Phantom has to fight a gorilla with his arms chained together on the cover of The Phantom #1853 (2020) by Luca Erbetta.

(Standard disclaimer about fighting gorillas not really being monkeys applies.)

Amazon Top 50 - January 21, 2022

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

1 (-). The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
2 (+1). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 2
3 (+1). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 1
4 (+3). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 4
5 (-3). The Far Side® 2022 Off-The-Wall Calendar
6 (-1). Jujutsu Kaisen 0
7 (+4). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 3
8 (+15). Berserk Deluxe Volume 1
9 (+11). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 9
10 (+3). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 5
11 (-5). Marvel Encyclopedia, New Edition
12 (-2). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—Stories of Water and Flame
13 (+3). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 6
14 (-). Uzumaki (3-in-1 Deluxe Edition)
15 (R). Berserk Deluxe Volume 2
16 (+10). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 7
17 (+2). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 8
18 (+25). Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 14 *
19 (-7). Lore Olympus: Volume One (hardcover)
20 (-12). The Far Side® 2022 Wall Calendar
21 (-4). Spy x Family, Vol. 1
22 (-7). Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 1
23 (+23). Berserk Deluxe Volume 9
24 (-3). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
25 (N). Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku, Vol. 3
26 (-1). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
27 (+1). The Action Bible: God's Redemptive Story
28 (+2). Spy x Family, Vol. 2
29 (N). My Dress-Up Darling, Vol. 1
30 (-21). Dilbert 2022 Day-to-Day Calendar
31 (-). Spy x Family, Vol. 3
32 (+8). Spy x Family, Vol. 4
33 (-11). Dragon Ball Super, Vol. 15
34 (-10). My Hero Academia, Vol. 1
35 (-8). Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku, Vol. 2
36 (-3). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 3
37 (-). The Complete Maus
38 (N). Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Vol. 12
39 (N). The Last Kids on Earth and the Doomsday Race
40 (-6). They Called Us Enemy
41 (+6). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
42 (-10). My Hero Academia, Vol. 2
43 (N). My Dress-Up Darling, Vol. 2
44 (N). BEASTARS, Vol. 16
45 (-7). Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 1
46 (-10). My Hero Academia, Vol. 3
47 (-6). Attack on Titan 34
48 (N). Solo Leveling, Vol. 4 *
49 (-10). Maus I: My Father Bleeds History
50 (-2). Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 9

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 Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse stays on top of the chart this week, and with the calendars starting to fade it might be ensconced there for while.
• The top debut this week is a previously uncharted volume of Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku. Also debuting this week are the first two volumes of manga series My Dress-Up Darling; new volumes of Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, BEASTARS, and Solo Leveling; and the hybrid kids novel/GN The Last Kids on Earth and the Doomsday Race.
• Chainsaw Man is having a week, taking three of the top four and six of the top ten spots, and all nine volumes charting in the top third of the top fifty. 
• There are thirty-six manga titles on the chart this week, up three from from last week.
• Get vaccinated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Seriously!)
  

 

Monkey Covers

 Sunday is Monkey Covers day here at YACB. Because there's nothing better than a comic with a monkey on the cover!

 

James Sturm warns us of an animal uprising on the cover to his Ape and Armadillo Take Over the World (2016).

(Standard disclaimer about armadillo-carrying apes not really being monkeys applies.)

Amazon Top 50 - January 14, 2022

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 (+1). The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
2 (-1). The Far Side® 2022 Off-The-Wall Calendar
3 (+14). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 2
4 (+32). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 1
5 (-2). Jujutsu Kaisen 0
6 (+1). Marvel Encyclopedia, New Edition
7 (+1). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 4
8 (-2). The Far Side® 2022 Wall Calendar
9 (-5). Dilbert 2022 Day-to-Day Calendar
10 (-5). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—Stories of Water and Flame
11 (+14). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 3
12 (-3). Lore Olympus: Volume One (hardcover)
13 (+1). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 5
14 (+2). Uzumaki (3-in-1 Deluxe Edition)
15 (-3). Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 1
16 (+2). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 6
17 (-4). Spy x Family, Vol. 1
18 (N). Naruto Box Set 2: Volumes 28-48
19 (+2). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 8
20 (+9). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 9
21 (+9). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
22 (-11). Dragon Ball Super, Vol. 15
23 (-1). Berserk Deluxe Volume 1
24 (+3). My Hero Academia, Vol. 1
25 (R). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
26 (+2). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 7
27 (-7). Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku, Vol. 2
28 (-5). The Action Bible: God's Redemptive Story
29 (-14). Cartoons from The New Yorker 2022 Day-to-Day Calendar
30 (-6). Spy x Family, Vol. 2
31 (-5). Spy x Family, Vol. 3
32 (-). My Hero Academia, Vol. 2
33 (+4). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 3
34 (R). They Called Us Enemy
35 (-4). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 2 (
36 (+6). My Hero Academia, Vol. 3
37 (+6). The Complete Maus
38 (-5). Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 1
39 (R). Maus I: My Father Bleeds History
40 (-5). Spy x Family, Vol. 4
41 (R). Attack on Titan 34
42 (R). Watchmen
43 (+7). Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 14 *
44 (-34). On Tyranny Graphic Edition
45 (N). Bloodborne: 1-3 Boxed Set
46 (-7). Berserk Deluxe Volume 9
47 (R). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
48 (-8). Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 9
49 (-2). Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 13
50 (R). The Promised Neverland, 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: 

• The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, returns to the top of the chart this week, once again swapping places with The Far Side 2022 Off-The-Wall Calendar after a one-week displacement.
• The two debuts this week are both box sets, for Naruto and Bloodborne. I'm assuming that the Naruto set was on sale earlier in the week, since it is presently only available from 3rd party sellers at largely inflated prices (more than double what one would pay for each volume individually!)
• There are thirty-three manga titles on the chart this week, down three from from last week.
• The University Effect is slowly kicking in, with Fun Home, They Called Us Enemy, Maus I, Watchmen, and Understanding Comics returning to the chart this week.
  
• Get vaccinated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Again!)

 

Monkey Covers

Sunday is Monkey Covers day here at YACB. Because there's nothing better than a comic with a monkey on the cover!

 

A monkey reads My Greatest Adventure on Nick Derington's cover to Doom Patrol: Weight of the Worlds #3 (2019).

Amazon Top 50 - January 7, 2022

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 (+1). The Far Side® 2022 Off-The-Wall Calendar
2 (-1). The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
3 (-). Jujutsu Kaisen 0
4 (-). Dilbert 2022 Day-to-Day Calendar
5 (+9). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—Stories of Water and Flame
6 (+3). The Far Side® 2022 Wall Calendar
7 (-2). Marvel Encyclopedia, New Edition
8 (-2). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 4
9 (-2). Lore Olympus: Volume One (hardcover)
10 (R). On Tyranny Graphic Edition
11 (+22). Dragon Ball Super, Vol. 15
12 (-4). Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 1
13 (-2). Spy x Family, Vol. 1
14 (-4). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 5
15 (+1). Cartoons from The New Yorker 2022 Day-to-Day Calendar
16 (R). Uzumaki (3-in-1 Deluxe Edition)
17 (R). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 2
18 (-6). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 6
19 (-6). Peanuts 2022 Day-to-Day Calendar
20 (R). Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku, Vol. 2
21 (-6). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 8
22 (+9). Berserk Deluxe Volume 1
23 (-5). The Action Bible: God's Redemptive Story
24 (-3). Spy x Family, Vol. 2
25 (-5). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 3
26 (-3). Spy x Family, Vol. 3
27 (+5). My Hero Academia, Vol. 1
28 (-9). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 7
29 (+16). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 9
30 (R). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
31 (-7). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 2 (
32 (R). My Hero Academia, Vol. 2
33 (-16). Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 1
34 (+6). Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 3
35 (+2). Spy x Family, Vol. 4
36 (-10). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 1
37 (-12). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 3
38 (-4). Peanuts 2022 Wall Calendar
39 (R). Berserk Deluxe Volume 9
40 (-13). Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 9
41 (N). I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability, Vol. 4 (Kindle)
42 (R). My Hero Academia, Vol. 3
43 (R). The Complete Maus
44 (R). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 6
45 (-3). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 1
46 (-24). Deserter
47 (-19). Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 13
48 (-5). Pearls Before Swine 2022 Day-to-Day Calendar
49 (-3). Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Vol. 1
50 (N). Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 14 *

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 Far Side Off-The-Wall Calendar swaps places with The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse again this week to once again take the top spot on the chart. Calendars are starting to be discounted this week (many at 50%) so I don't expect them to stick around on the chart much longer.
• Just two debuts this week: a new volume of I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince (digital only) and an upcoming volume of Jujutsu Kaisen.
• There are thirty-six manga titles on the chart this week, the same as last week.
  
• The University Effect appears to be a bit delayed this year, with Persepolis & The Complete Maus just now appearing in the lower half of the chart. Maybe schools delaying the start of classes due to Omnicron has something to do with it?
• Speaking of: Get your vaccine shots! All of 'em!
  

Monkey Covers

Remember when Sunday was Monkey Covers Day here at YACB? We haven't regularly posted a Monkey Cover since 2013, but maybe it's time to return to the tradition?

We welcome in the New Year with Superman punching Titano on the cover of Superman: Man of Tomorrow #5 (2020) by Paul Pelletier & Drew Hennessy.

(Standard disclaimer about giant gorillas not really being monkeys applies.)

Happy New Year!

 

Happy New Year from Betty and Veronica and all your friends at Yet Another Comics Blog!

(Cover to World of Betty & Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #11 by Pat & Tim Kennedy)