Yet Another Comics Blog: February 2023

Friday, February 24, 2023

Amazon Top 50 - February 24, 2023

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 (N). Saga #63 (Kindle) *
2 (N). Saga #64 (Kindle) *
3 (N). Nightwing #102 (Kindle) *
4 (-3). The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
5 (N). The Flash #795 (Kindle) *
6 (N). DCeased: War of the Undead Gods #7 (Kindle) *
7 (N). Superman #2 (Kindle) *
8 (+3). The Adventure Zone: The Eleventh Hour
9 (N). Stargirl: The Lost Children #5 (Kindle) *
10 (N). Batman - One Bad Day: Ra's Al Ghul #1 (Kindle) *
11 (-9). Lore Olympus: Volume Five (hardcover) *
12 (N). Immoral X-Men #1 (Kindle)
13 (N). Black Adam #9 (Kindle) *
14 (N). Superman #1 (Kindle)
15 (-9). Berserk Deluxe Volume 1
16 (-12). My Hero Academia, Vol. 33
17 (N). Monstress #44 (Kindle) *
18 (R). Saga #62 (Kindle) *
19 (N). Star Trek Annual 2023 (Kindle) *
20 (-8). Demon Slayer Complete Box Set
21 (N). Star Trek #8 (Kindle) *
22 (-13). Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin
23 (N). Swamp Thing: Green Hell #3 (Kindle) *
24 (-14). Vagabond, Vol. 1
25 (-). Spider-Ham: Aporkalypse Now (Kindle)
26 (-12). Berserk Deluxe Volume 2
27 (N). Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Vol. 17
28 (N). Wonder Woman #797 (Kindle) *
29 (N). Goodbye, Eri *
30 (+7). Lore Olympus: Volume Two (hardcover)
31 (N). Blue Lock Vol. 5
32 (N). Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain #1 (Kindle) *
33 (-10). Lore Olympus: Volume Three (hardcover)
34 (N). Nightwing #101 (Kindle) *
35 (-11). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 5
36 (-1). Marvel Encyclopedia, New Edition
37 (N). Amazing Spider-Man #20 (Kindle) *
38 (R). Maus I: My Father Bleeds History
39 (-13). Berserk Deluxe Volume 12
40 (-21). Vagabond, Vol. 2
41 (-14). Berserk Deluxe Volume 3
42 (-25). Uzumaki (3-in-1 Deluxe Edition)
43 (N). Lazarus Planet: Omega #1 (Kindle) *
44 (N). Batman/Superman: World's Finest #12 (Kindle) *
45 (-). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 1
46 (R). The Last Kids on Earth and the Forbidden Fortress
47 (N). Thriving on Vague Objectives: A Dilbert Book (Kindle) $
48 (N). Teen Titans: Robin *
49 (R). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
50 (N). Rogue Sun #12 (Kindle) *

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:

Not one, but two pre-orders for Kindle issues of Saga top the chart this week. The lead a whole slew of Kindle single issues on this week's chart, mostly DC and Image pre-orders, with a few various other things thrown in for good measure.
Print debuts this week include the pre-order for the latest in Kami Garcia & Gabriel Picolo's series of YA Teen Titans OGNs: Teen Titans: Robin; and manga volumes of Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Blue Lock, and Tatsuki Fujimoto's Goodbye, Eri.

Friday, February 17, 2023

Amazon Top 50 - February 17, 2023

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse cover

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 (N). Lore Olympus: Volume Five (hardcover) *
3 (N). Abe-kun's Got Me Now! Vol. 10 (Kindle) *
4 (-2). My Hero Academia, Vol. 33
5 (N). Nightcrawlers #1 (Kindle)
6 (-). Berserk Deluxe Volume 1
7 (N). X-Men #19 (Kindle)
8 (N). The Complete Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Deluxe Edition
9 (-5). Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin
10 (-2). Vagabond, Vol. 1
11 (+6). The Adventure Zone: The Eleventh Hour *
12 (-3). Demon Slayer Complete Box Set
13 (N). I Guess I Became the Mother of the Great Demon King's 10 Children in Another World Vol. 7 (Kindle) *
14 (-4). Berserk Deluxe Volume 2
15 (N). Wolverine #30 (Kindle)
16 (N). Fantastic Four #4 (Kindle)
17 (-4). Uzumaki (3-in-1 Deluxe Edition)
18 (+25). Komi Can't Communicate, Vol. 23
19 (+9). Vagabond, Vol. 2
20 (N). Lore Olympus: Volume Five (paperback) *
21 (N). Avengers Forever #14 (Kindle)
22 (-15). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 12 *
23 (-). Lore Olympus: Volume Three (hardcover)
24 (-6). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 5
25 (N). Spider-Ham: Aporkalypse Now (Kindle)
26 (-14). Berserk Deluxe Volume 12
27 (-11). Berserk Deluxe Volume 3
28 (+3). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
29 (N). Marauders #11 (Kindle)
30 (N). Batman: Beyond the White Knight #8 (Kindle)
31 (-6). Berserk Deluxe Volume 4
32 (-18). The Far Side 2023 Off-the-Wall Calendar
33 (-). Amulet #1-8 Box Set
34 (-8). Berserk Deluxe Volume 5
35 (+7). Marvel Encyclopedia, New Edition
36 (-5). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
37 (-16). Lore Olympus: Volume Two (hardcover)
38 (-1). Berserk Deluxe Volume 6
39 (-15). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 6
40 (-1). Lore Olympus: Volume One (hardcover)
41 (R). Lore Olympus: Volume Four (hardcover) *
42 (R). Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 5
43 (N). Lazarus Planet: Dark Fate #1 (Kindle)
44 (-12). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 8
45 (-1). Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 1
46 (N). Spy x Family, Vol. 9 *
47 (-11). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 11
48 (R). Batman '89
49 (N). Nemesis: Reloaded #2 (Kindle)
50 (N). Hulk #12 (Kindle)

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

Commentary:

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse stays at the top of the chart this week.
Debuting in the number two position is the pre-order for the hardcover of Lore Olympus: Volume Five. The paperback appears on the chart as well.
Not exactly sure why The Complete Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Deluxe Edition showed up in the top ten this week after being released over a year ago, but it was likely some kind of short-lived sale price earlier in the week. And a pre-order for the next Spy x Family volume rounds out the print debuts this week.
Plenty of Kindle single issues on the chart this week, mostly Marvels. A couple of pre-orders for manga volumes on Kindle—Abe-kun's Got Me Now! and I Guess I Became the Mother of the Great Demon King's 10 Children in Another World—also chart fairly high. And there's a Kindle edition of a Spider-Ham collection too.

Friday, February 10, 2023

Amazon Top 50 - February 10, 2023

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

Commentary:

After a week in the #2 spot, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse once again returns to the top of the chart this week.
The debut issue of the Storm & The Brotherhood of Mutants mini-series tie-in to the latest X-Men crossover is the top debut this week, leading a slate of Kindle single issues that includes Daredevil and a couple of Batmans, making it a pretty good week for Chip Z.
Print debuts this week are all pre-orders for manga volumes: Chainsaw Man, Komi Can't Communicate, and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime.
Last week's DCEU-inspired boom has washed away, perhaps in part due to the last of supply (at least for the print editions...).

Friday, February 03, 2023

Amazon Top 50 - February 3, 2023

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 (N). Saga #62 (Kindle) *
2 (-1). The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
3 (R). Batman by Grant Morrison Omnibus Vol. 1
4 (N). Monstress #43 (Kindle) *
5 (+45). My Hero Academia, Vol. 33 *
6 (N). Detective Comics #1069 (Kindle) *
7 (N). Action Comics #1052 (Kindle) *
8 (-). Berserk Deluxe Volume 1
9 (N). The Human Target #12 (Kindle) *
10 (N). All Star Superman: The Deluxe Edition
11 (-8). Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin
12 (+11). Vagabond, Vol. 1
13 (N). Justice Society of America #3 (Kindle) *
14 (N). Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow (Kindle)
15 (-11). The Far Side 2023 Off-the-Wall Calendar
16 (N). Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow
17 (-). Berserk Deluxe Volume 2
18 (N). Dark Web Finale #1 (Kindle)
19 (N). Batman vs. Robin #5 (Kindle) *
20 (N). My Dress-Up Darling Vol. 7
21 (+4). Invincible Compendium One
22 (R). The Adventure Zone: The Eleventh Hour *
23 (-10). Uzumaki (3-in-1 Deluxe Edition)
24 (-5). Berserk Deluxe Volume 12
25 (+2). Berserk Deluxe Volume 3
26 (+7). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 11
27 (+18). Vagabond, Vol. 2
28 (-13). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 8
29 (N). Avengers #65 (Kindle)
30 (-2). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 9
31 (N). X-Force #37 (Kindle)
32 (-1). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 10
33 (N). Legion of X #10 (Kindle)
34 (-18). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 7
35 (-21). Maus I: My Father Bleeds History
36 (R). Marvel Encyclopedia, New Edition
37 (-16). Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 5
38 (N). Scarlet Witch #2 (Kindle)
39 (+1). Berserk Deluxe Volume 5
40 (N). All-Star Superman
41 (+1). Demon Slayer Complete Box Set
42 (-20). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 6
43 (-9). Berserk Deluxe Volume 4
44 (-1). Lore Olympus: Volume Three (hardcover)
45 (-1). Lore Olympus: Volume Two (hardcover)
46 (R). Tomie: Complete Deluxe Edition
47 (N). DC/RWBY #1 (Kindle) *
48 (-22). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
49 (-29). Chainsaw Man, Vol. 2

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

Commentary:

A new number one this week as the pre-order for the next issue of Saga debuts at the top of the chart. It leads a plethora of Kindle single issues debuting this week—thirteen in all.
The big story this week is the impact that the presentation of the upcoming DCEU film and television slate had on comics sales. Producer/Writer/Director James Gunn highlighted specific comics as the influence for upcoming films, and that translated directly to increased sales for Batman by Grant Morrison, All Star Superman, and Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow.
There are only forty-nine items on this week's top fifty chart, as I apparently made an error on Friday when I was compiling the data. Our apologies to whatever would have been the fiftieth comic.

Ratings System

Grading is on a curve, just like that high school chemistry class you hated...

1. Poor. Bad. Incompetence in writing, art, or both. Not of interest to anyone other than the creators' relatives.

2. Okay. If you're a big fan of the genre and/or the creators you may find this of interest. Otherwise you should pass.

3. Good. Solid entertainment. If you're a fan of the genre and/or creators involved you will probably like this.

4. Great. Must reading for fans of the genre and/or creators, and probably worthwhile for others as well.

5. Excellent. The crème de la crème of comics art. Should be read by anyone with an interest in comics, and probably by those who think they have no interest as well.