Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this morning. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (+4). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth *
2 (-1). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
3 (+1). Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour
4 (-1). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness
5 (-3). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
6 (-). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
7 (-). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
8 (+2). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
9 (-1). Walking Dead Volume 12
10 (+4). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
11 (+4). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
12 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
13 (-2). The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future
14 (-5). Kick-Ass
15 (+5). Watchmen
16 (-3). Dark Tower: The Battle of Jericho Hill
17 (+1). Blackest Night
18 (+9). Odd Is on Our Side *
19 (+2). Troublemaker Book 1: Alex Barnaby Series 3
20 (-3). Lost at Sea
21 (-5). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
22 (+2). Green Lantern: Blackest Night
23 (+27). Locke & Key: Crown of Shadows
24 (-2). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 7: Twilight *
25 (+17). V for Vendetta
26 (-3). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
27 (-2). Batman: Year One
28 (+19). Blankets
29 (N). Garfield Potbelly of Gold: His 50th Book *
30 (-4). Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love
31 (+13). Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 6: Retreat
32 (-2). American Born Chinese (paperback)
33 (-4). The Walking Dead Book 5
34 (R). Blackest Night: Green Lantern Corps
35 (R). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
36 (-2). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
37 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 2
38 (-7). The Arrival
39 (N). American Born Chinese (bargain paperback)
40 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 1
41 (-9). Batman: The Killing Joke
42 (-6). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
43 (R). Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 3
44 (R). Asterios Polyp
45 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 3
46 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
47 (R). Batman R.I.P.
48 (N). Cartoon Guide to the Environment
49 (-8). The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale
50 (-4). No Future For You (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Volume 2)


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:

* After ceding the top to Scott Pilgrim for a week, the new Wimpy Kid volume is back on top. Wimpy Kid is #19 on the overall chart; the SP volumes are at #29, 32, 34 & 39. Persepolis, the next on the C&GN list, is at #290 on the overall list.

* The rankings for American Born Chinese are all over the place, as there are so many different editions available.

* Highest debut this week is the pre-order for the latest Garfield collection. Wait, there have been 50 Garfield collections? That's a lot of lasagna!

* The other debut this week is Larry Gonick's Cartoon Guide to the Environment. It came out back in 1996, and Amazon helpfully tells me that I previously purchased it back in 2001. Anyone have any idea as to why it's popping up onto the chart now?

* Locke & Key: Crown of Shadows gets a large bump up the chart, no doubt due to the news that the property has been optioned for a tv series with Steven Spielberg attached as a producer.

* And for the curious: The last item on this list, No Future For You, ranks at #6,684 on the overall Amazon books list.

Library Comic Strip Display

Our current mini-exhibit on the 2nd floor display table features comic strip collections from the library:











(Selection and display by Stephanie Grimm.)

Monkey Covers

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

Sam and Angel are ready to rock your psychedelic world on Arthur Adams's cover to Angel and the Ape #4 (2002).

(Standard disclaimer about detective apes not really being monkeys applies.)



Click on the image for a larger version.

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this morninig. All the previous caveats apply.

1 (+1). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
2 (+2). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
3 (+2). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness
4 (-1). Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour
5 (-4). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth *
6 (+2). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
7 (+2). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
8 (-1). Walking Dead Volume 12
9 (-3). Kick-Ass
10 (+4). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
11 (-). The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future
12 (-2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
13 (+15). Dark Tower: The Battle of Jericho Hill
14 (+1). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
15 (+1). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
16 (+1). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
17 (R). Lost at Sea
18 (-6). Blackest Night
19 (+23). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
20 (-2). Watchmen
21 (-8). Troublemaker Book 1: Alex Barnaby Series 3
22 (-). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 7: Twilight *
23 (+7). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
24 (-5). Green Lantern: Blackest Night
25 (-1). Batman: Year One
26 (-5). Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love
27 (+2). Odd Is on Our Side *
28 (+4). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
29 (+20). The Walking Dead Book 5
30 (-7). American Born Chinese (paperback)
31 (R). The Arrival
32 (+4). Batman: The Killing Joke
33 (R). Tall Tales (Bone Prequel)
34 (-8). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
35 (R). American Born Chinese (hardcover)
36 (R). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
37 (+7). Warriors: Ravenpaw's Path #3: The Heart of a Warrior
38 (R). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1
39 (R). Batman: Hush
40 (N). Brody's Ghost Book 1
41 (-2). The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale
42 (-7). V for Vendetta
43 (R). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
44 (R). Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 6: Retreat
45 (R). Predators and Prey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 5)
46 (R). No Future For You (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Volume 2)
47 (+1). Blankets
48 (R). Batman and Robin, Vol. 1: Batman Reborn
49 (R). The Unwritten Vol. 2: Inside Man
50 (-7). Locke & Key: Crown of Shadows


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:

* Scott Pilgrim may have flopped at the box office, but his comics defy the expected wisdom and continue to sell well, even better than before the movie was released. Book 1 retakes the top spot on the chart and currently sits at #11 on the overall. The other volumes sit at #15, 16 & 19. Lost at Sea also returns to the chart at #17. Wimpy Kid #5 slides to #5 on the chart (#28 overall). (The next on the comics chart, Persepolis, is #355 overall, which gives you an idea of just how much Scott Pilgrim & Wimpy Kid are ruling over all others right now).

* Blackest Night seems to be losing its luster, with only two of its hardcover volumes charting this week. Interest in Walking Dead remains strong.

* The only debut this week is Mark Criley's Brody's Ghost at #40.

New Library Comics: July 2010

Here's a list of a comics we added to our library collection in July:


The Adventures of Captain Jack. no. 5 / Agoura, CA : Fantagraphics Books, 1986-

Akane, Kazuki, 1962- Heat guy J. / Hamburg, Germany ; Los Angeles, CA : Tokyopop, c2005

Akiyama, Tamayo. Secret chaser v. 1  / Hamburg ; Los Angeles, Calif. : Tokyopop, 2006-

Amakawa, Sumiko. Cross v. 1 / Hamburg, Germany ; Los Angeles, Calif. : Tokyopop, 2004-

Amano, Jeff. Ronin Hood of the 47 Samurai / Berkeley, Calif. : Image Comics ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2005.

Aono, Shunju. I'll give it my all-- tomorrow. v. 1 / San Francisco, CA : Viz Media, LLC, 2010.

Arnold, Adam. [Alpha Omega Iota] house v. 2 / [Los Angeles, CA] : Seven Seas Entertainment, c2005-

Azuma, Kiyohiko. Yotsuba&! v. 8 / New York, NY : Yen Press, 2009-

Bagge, Peter. Peter Bagge's Other lives. / New York, NY : Vertigo, c2010.

Barr, Donna, 1952- Peach slices / Seattle, WA : ÆON, 1993.

Barr, Donna. The Desert peach collection. Vol. 4, Baby games / Seattle, Wash. : Aeon, 1994.

Bendis, Brian Michael. Fortune and glory : a true Hollywood comic book story / New York : Marvel ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2010

Bendis, Brian Michael. Spider-woman : origin / New York : Marvel ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2007

The best American comics criticism / Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics : Distributed in the U.S. by W.W. Norton, c2010.

Black history. Leaders : the graphic novel / [S.l.] : Bluewater Comics, [2010?]

Bordeaux, Ariel. No love lost / Montreal, Quebec : Drawn & Quarterly Publications, 1997.

Border worlds. no. 1 / Princeton, WI : Kitchen Sink Press, 1986-

Breathed, Berke. The Bloom County library. Volume two, 1982-1984. / San Diego, Calif. : IDW Publishing, c2010.

Brown, Jeffrey, 1975- Undeleted scenes / Marietta, Ga. : Top Shelf ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2010.

Bryant, Marc. Shangri-La. vol. 1 : for one night only! / Orange, CA : Image Comics, c2004.

Buckley, Tim (Timothy William) Ctrl+alt+del. Volume 3, Muffins. / Montreal, Quebec : Blind Ferret Entertainment, c2009-

California girls. nos. 2-3 / Forestville, CA : Eclipse Comics, 1987-

Cereal killings. nos. 1-3, 5-6, 8 / Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books, 1992-

Chaykin, Howard V. Black kiss / Runnemede, N.J. : Dynamite Entertainment, c2010.

Christa Shermot's 100% guaranteed how-to manual for getting anyone to read comic books!!!. / Bartonsville, PA : Second 2 Some Studios, 2003.

Claremont, Chris, 1950- The black dragon / Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Comics, 1996.

Clowes, Daniel. Wilson / Montreal : Drawn and Quarterly ; New York : distributed in the USA by Farrar, Straus & Giroux,, 2010

Crossfire (New York, N.Y.) Crossfire. nos. 1-10, 12-18 / Staten Island, NY : Eclipse Enterprises, 1984-

DeCarlo, Dan, 1919-2001. Dan DeCarlo's Jetta / San Diego, Calif. : IDW Publishing, 2010

The definitive Prince Valiant companion / Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books, 2009.

Deitch, Kim, 1944- The search for Smilin' Ed! / Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics, 2010.

The Desert peach. nos. 1-8, 10-11, 13-14, 18-24 / Portland, OR : Thoughts & Images, c1988-

A distant soil. nos. 8-9 / Poughkeepsie, NY : WaRP Graphics, 1983

Ditko, Steve. The Creeper / New York : DC Comics, c2010

Dog Boy. no. 2 / Agoura, CA : Fantagraphic Books, Inc., 1987-

Dracula, lord of the undead. nos. 2-3 / New York, N.Y. : Marvel Comics, c1998-

Ellis, Warren. Switchblade honey / San Francisco, CA : AiT/Planet Lar, 2003.

Ellis, Warren. Ultimate Hulk vs. Iron Man : ultimate human / New York : Marvel, 2008.

Evanier, Mark. Crossfire and Rainbow nos. 1-4 / Guerneville, CA : Eclipse Comics, 1986.

Frayed ends. nos. 1-3 / New York, NY : Jason Brightman.

Gay comix (Princeton, Wis.) Gay comix. nos. 1-5 / Princeton, WI : Kitchen Sink Enterprises, 1980-

Geiser, Dave. Saloon / [San Francisco] : Yahoo Production ; Berkeley, Calif. : Distributed by the Print Mint, c1973.

Get real comics. nos. 1-2 / Philadelphia, PA : Collage, c1996-

Gilson, Ché. Avigon / Orange, CA : Image Comics Pub., c2000.

Gray, Harold, 1894-1968. The complete Little Orphan Annie v. 5. The one-way road to justice, dailies and color Sundays 1933-35 / San Diego, Calif. : IDW Pub., 2008-

The greatest Superman stories ever told / New York, NY : DC Comics, c1987.

Grecian, Alexander. Proof bk. 1. Goatsucker / Berkeley, Calif. : Image Comics, c2008-

Greetings from Cartoonia : [the essential guide of the land of comics] / Ljubljana, Slovenia : Stripburger, [2009]

Hayes, Geoffrey. Benny and Penny in The toy breaker : a Toon Book / New York : Toon Books, c2010

Hensley, Tim. Wally Gropius : the flush bobby soxer / Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics ; London : Turnaround [distributor], 2010.

Herriman, George, 1880-1944. Krazy & Ignatz : "love in a kestle or love in a hut" : convening the full-page comic strips, 1916-1918 / Seattle : Fantagraphics Books, 2010.

Instant piano. no. 1 / Milwaukie, Ore. : Dark Horse Comics, 1994-

The invincible Gene Colan / New York, NY : Marvel Entertainment, c2010

Johnston, Antony. Wolverine : prodigal son v. 1 / New York : Del Rey, c2009-

Jones, Keith, 1978- Catland empire / Montréal : Drawn & Quarterly, c2010.

Journey (Kitchener, Ont.) Journey. no. 2 / Kitchener, Ont. : Aardvark-Vanaheim, [1983]-

Just imagine. v. 1 no. 9 / Naperville, IL : Just Imagine Graphix, c1982-

Katsura, Masakazu. Masakazu Katsura's Shadow lady : sudden death / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse Comics, 2001.

Katsura, Masakazu. Shadow lady. Dangerous love. / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse Comics, 1999

Katsura, Masakazu. Shadow lady. The Awakening. / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse Comics, 2000

Kid Anarchy. nos. 1-2 / Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books, 1991-

Kim, Susan, 1958- City of spies / New York : First Second, 2010

Kindt, Matt. Super spy : the lost dossiers / Marietta, Ga. : Top Shelf ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2010.

Knaak, Richard A. Warcraft. The sunwell trilogy Vol. 1. Dragon hunt / Los Angeles, CA : TokyoPop, c2005-2007.

Knaak, Richard A. Warcraft. The sunwell trilogy Vol. 2. Shadows of ice / Los Angeles, CA : TokyoPop, c2005-2007

Kochalka, James. Super f*ckers : the best of issues 271-279 plus Jack Krak #1 / Marietta, Ga. : Top Shelf ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2010.

Kubert, Joe, 1926- Dong Xoai, Vietnam 1965 / New York, N.Y. : DC Comics, c2010

Larson, Hope. Mercury / New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2010.

Leather underwear. v. 1 no. 1 / Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics Books, 1990-

Lemire, Jeff. Sweet tooth v.1 : out of the deep woods / New York : Vertigo/DC Comics, c2010

Lemon custard. no. 1 / Plymouth, MI : Caliber Comics, [1996?-

Loose teeth. no. 1 / Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books Inc., 1991-

Low orbit anthology v. 1 / Berkeley, Calif. : Image Comics, 2007-

Mack, David. Reflections / New York : Marvel ; London : Diamond [distributor], c2010

Manzer, Mitch. Lust of the Nazi weasel women nos. 3 / Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics, 1990-

Martin, Amy. The bachelor and the nanny : a preview of wonderful things to come from Amy Martin. / [San Francisco : amymartincomics.com, 2009]

Martin, Amy. The single girls : an album of terrible recollection / Oakland, Calif. : 1984 Printing, 2008.

Matō, Sanami, 1969- RA.1 / Hamburg ; Los Angeles, CA : Tokyopop, 2006

McKean, Dave. Cages no. 1 : Descent / Northampton, MA : Tundra Pub., 1990-1996.

Mirth, mockery and mayhem from the tri-coastal state. / [Ypsilanti, Mich. : University Gallery, Eastern Michigan University, 2009].

Mome. Spring 2010 / Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics, 2005

Moore, Terry, 1954- Echo v. 4. Collider / Houston, Tex. : Abstract Studio, c2008-

Overload magazine. no. 1 / Forestville, CA : Eclipse Comics, 1987-

Parker, Jeff, 1963- Underground / Berkeley, CA : Image Comics, c2010

Piccolo, Rina, 1966- Tina's groove / Kansas City, Mo. : Andrews McMeel, c2006.

Plaka, Christina, 1983- Yonen buzz v. 1 / Los Angeles : Tokyopop, 2006-

Poplak, Richard. Kenk : a graphic portrait / Toronto : Pop Sandbox, 2010

Rand, Jason. Small gods vol.1 Killing grin / Berkeley, CA : Image Comics, c2004.

Raymond, Alex, 1909-1956. Rip Kirby : the first modern detective complete comic strips v.2: 1948-1951  / San Diego, Calif. : IDW ; 2009.

Reid, Christopher, 1952- Legends from Darkwood. Volume 1, The unicorn hunters / San Antonio, Tex. : Antarctic Press, 2004.

Remender, Rick. Fear agent : re-ignition / Berkeley, CA : Image Comics, 2006.

Remender, Rick. Sea of red. Vol. 2, No quarter / Berkeley, Calif. : Image Comics ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2006.

Riff Reb's, 1960- Bergson et le Kid tombent dans le panneau : Le Kid et Bergson contre Supermarchéman / Paris (30 rue Jean-Maridor, 75015) : Rackham productions, 1991

Rucka, Greg. Queen & country. Declassified : report of proceedings v 2 / Portland, OR : ONI Press, c2003-2006.

Rucka, Greg. Queen & country. Declassified : report of proceedings v. 3. Sons and daughters / Portland, OR : ONI Press, c2003-2006.

Sánchez Abulí, E. Torpedo v. 2 / San Diego, Calif. : IDW ; London : Diamond [distributor], c2010

Seagle, Steven T. American virgin v.1 Head / New York : Vertigo ; DC Comics, c2006-

Seagle, Steven T. American virgin v.2 Going down / New York : Vertigo ; DC Comics, c2006-

Seagle, Steven T. American virgin v.3 Wet / New York : Vertigo ; DC Comics, c2006-

Seagle, Steven T. American virgin v.4 Around the world / New York : Vertigo ; DC Comics, c2006-

Sfar, Joann. Dungeon twilight v. 3. The new centurians / New York : NBM Pub., 2006-

Shaw, Dash. BodyWorld / New York : Pantheon Books, c2010

Shinonome, Tarō. Kimi kiss vols. 1-2 / Los Angeles, CA : Tokyopop, 2009-

Shotgun Mary nos. 1-2 / San Antonio, TX : Antarctic Press, 1995-1996.

Sickman-Garner, Pete. Hey, Mister no. 4 / [Marietta, GA] : Top Shelf Productions, [199-]-

Slott, Dan. The Thing. Idol of millions / New York : Marvel, 2006.

Smith, Jeff, 1960 Feb. 27- Rasl v. 1. The drift / Columbus, Ohio : Cartoon Books, c2008-

Smith, Jeff, 1960 Feb. 27- Rasl v. 2. The fire of St. George / Columbus, Ohio : Cartoon Books, c2008-

Sonoda, Kenichi. Gunsmith cats : bean bandit / Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Comics, 2000.

Spradlin, Michael P. Spy goddess v. 1 / Hamburg ; Los Angeles : Tokyopop, c2008-

Starlin, Jim. Dreadstar : the beginning / Runnemede, NJ : Dynamite Entertainment, c2010

Strait, Sonny. We shadows v. 1 / Los Angeles, CA : Toykopop, c2007.

Takahashi, Rumiko, 1957- InuYasha v. 48 / San Francisco, CA : Viz, LLC, c2003-

Takahashi, Rumiko, 1957- Rin-ne v. 3 / San Francisco, Calif. : Viz Media, c2009-

Talbot, Bryan. The tale of one bad rat / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2010.

Taniguchi, Jirō. The times of Botchan v. 4. Autumn's ballerina concludes / Tokyo : Fanfare/Ponent Mon, c2005-

Teen confessions. v. 5 no. 83 / Derby, Conn. : Charlton Comics Group, 1959-1976.

Teen-aged dope slaves and reform school girls : [re-presenting 8 camp classics in 1 lurid volume!]. / Atlanta, GA : Pure Imagination Publishing, c2010.

Telgemeier, Raina. X-Men : misfits v. 1 / New York : Del Rey, c2009-

Thung, Diana. Captain Long Ears / San Jose, Calif. : SLG ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2010.

TKD. Razurezu = Lazrez v. 1 / Tōkyō : Entāburein, 2001-

Tstutsui, Yasutaka, 1934- Telepathic wanderers vols. 1-4 / Los Angeles : Tokyopop, 2005-

Uncle Sham. no. 2 / San Francisco : A Yahoo Production ; Berkeley, Calif. : Distributed intergalactically by the Print Mint, 1970-1971.

Urasawa, Naoki, 1960- 20th century boys v. 8 / San Francisco, CA : Viz Media, 2009-

Veitch, Rick. Heartburst and other pleasures / West Townshend, VT : King Hell Press, 2008.

Very Vicky : Calling all hillbillies! no. 1 / Cambridge, MA : Meet Danny Ocean, c1995.

Very Vicky. nos. 1-6, 8 / Cambridge, MA : Meet Danny Ocean, c1993-1995.

Warren, Adam. Empowered vols. 1-3 / Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Books, 2007-

Way out strips. v. 2 no. 3 / Guelph, Ont : Tragedy Strikes Press, [1991?]-

Wednesday Comics. / New York : DC Comics, c2010

Weiser, Joey, 1983- Cavemen in space / Richmond, Va. : AdHouse ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2010.

Wells, Zeb. New Warriors : reality check / New York : Marvel ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2006.

Wight, Eric, 1974- My dead girlfriend v. 1. A tryst of fate / Los Angeles : Tokyopop, 2007.

Wolverton, Basil, d. 1978. The culture corner / Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books, c2010.

Woodring, Jim. Weathercraft / Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics, 2010

Yaginuma, Kō, 1973- Twin spica v. 1 / New York : Vertical, Inc., c2010-

Yang, Belle. Forget sorrow : an ancestral tale / New York : W. W. Norton, c2010

Yang, Gene Luen. Prime baby / New York : First Second, 2010.

Yoshizaki, Mine. Sgt. Frog vols. 1-2 / Los Angeles : Tokyopop, 2004-

Yoshizaki, Seimu. Kingyo Used Books. 1 / San Francisco, CA : VIZ Media, [2010].

Young, Larry. Astronauts in trouble : live from the moon / San Francisco, CA : AiT/Planet Lar, 1999.

Young, Larry. Astronauts in trouble : space: 1959 / San Francisco, CA : AiT/Planet Lar, 2000.


As always, this listing is available as an RSS Feed.

What's Happening with DC's Kids Comics? Part II

Back in late July I blogged about the uncertain future of DC's line of kid-friendly comics. Three weeks later we now have a bit more clarity:

• Although they didn't appear in the online solicitations, both Tiny Titans and the Tiny Titans/L'il Archie comics showed up in Previews. It appears that the Archie crossover will not be replacing the regular Tiny Titans comics on the schedule, meaning for four months we'll get double the usual TT goodness. Aww Yeah!

• At SDCC, Dan Didio revealed what many have always suspected, that DC's kids' comics lose money for the company. But he also affirmed DCE's commitment to publish titles aimed towards younger readers regardless.

• Also at SDCC, Didio said that there is a DC Kids version of the DC Comics App in the works. This seems like an excellent idea, especially if they keep the cost of the digital comics at 99¢. They have so much past material to draw from, and most of the stories are single-issue or less.

• Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam! is indeed ending, going out with a two-parter. 

• Batman: The Brave and the Bold is being replaced on the schedule with The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold. The new series will team up Batman with bigger names from the DCU, such as Superman and Captain Marvel, rather than the B- and C-listers. While I must admit that I prefer seeing the far reaches of the DCU explored, I'm fairly confident that the new creative team of Sholly Fisch & Rick Burchett will give us fun and interesting stories.

• Also, we learned that the current season of the Batman: The Brave and the Bold cartoon will be the last. There are fourteen remaining episodes to air. But a Young Justice cartoon is in the works, and I will not be surprised to see a tie-in comic for that show once it debuts.

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this morninig. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth *
2 (+1). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
3 (-1). Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour
4 (-). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
5 (-). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness
6 (+14). Kick-Ass
7 (-1). Walking Dead Volume 12
8 (+2). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
9 (+2). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
10 (-2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
11 (+4). The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future
12 (-3). Blackest Night
13 (-1). Troublemaker Book 1: Alex Barnaby Series 3
14 (-). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
15 (+35). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
16 (R). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
17 (+3). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
18 (+3). Watchmen
19 (-6). Green Lantern: Blackest Night
20 (-2). Blackest Night: Green Lantern Corps
21 (N). Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love
22 (N). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 7: Twilight *
23 (-). American Born Chinese
24 (-2). Batman: Year One
25 (-9). Siege
26 (+10). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
27 (+6). Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps
28 (-1). Dark Tower: The Battle of Jericho Hill *
29 (-3). Odd Is on Our Side *
30 (+2). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
31 (-12). The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide Volume 40
32 (+9). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
33 (N). Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 3 *
34 (-9). Blackest Night: Black Lantern Corps Vol. 1
35 (R). V for Vendetta
36 (+3). Batman: The Killing Joke
37 (-). The Walking Dead, Book 2
38 (-8). Blackest Night: Rise of the Black Lanterns
39 (R). The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale
40 (-5). The Walking Dead, Book 1
41 (+2). Batwoman: Elegy
42 (+4). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
43 (-9). Locke & Key: Crown of Shadows
44 (-20). Warriors: Ravenpaw's Path #3: The Heart of a Warrior
45 (-16). Blackest Night: Black Lantern Corps Vol. 2
46 (N). The Unwritten Vol. 2: Inside Man *
47 (R). Blacksad
48 (R). Blankets
49 (-5). The Walking Dead Book 5
50 (-2). The Walking Dead, Book 3


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:

* The movie opens today, but Scott Pilgrim still cannot wrestle the top slot from the upcoming new Wimpy Kid volume. It's pretty close though; WK is at #20 on the overall list, while SP is at #24, 30, 36, & 42.I would not be surprised to see Scott Pilgrim slink back into the top spot over the weekend if the movie is received well.

* I continue to be surprised by the fact that the home video release of Kick-Ass continues to stoke interest in the collection. (Note that it is at #270 on the overall list, meaning there is a huge sales gap between spots 5 & 6 on the list).

* The University Effect is now in full swing, with Persepolis, Maus, Understanding Comics, Fun Home, Watchmen, and The Dark Knight Returns all landing prominently high on the list.

* The highest debut belongs to Fables spin-off Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love, with the newest Buffy volume close behind. Also debuting are the latest volumes of Maximum Ride and The Unwritten.

24 Hour Comics Day

Our library, in association with the Eisner Spirit of Comics award-winning Vault of Midnight comic store, will be hosting a 24 Hour Comics day event from Noon on Saturday October 2 to Noon on Sunday October 3. More information at http://www.lib.umich.edu/24-hour-comics-day-duderstadt .

Details are still being ironed out, but we hope to have food & caffeine available in addition to a space for creating. We're also talking with our friends at MPublishing about putting together an anthology of 24-hour comics created at the event.

Monkey Covers

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

Don't you just hate it when you find a planet in your bathtub? Bo sure does on John Kovaleski's cover to Bo Nanas: Monkey Meets World (2005).



Click on the image for a larger version.

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this afternoon. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth *
2 (-). Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour
3 (-). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
4 (+1). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
5 (-1). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness
6 (+4). Walking Dead Volume 12
7 (+19). Kick-Ass
8 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
9 (-3). Blackest Night
10 (+1). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
11 (+3). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
12 (-5). Troublemaker Book 1: Alex Barnaby Series 3
13 (-4). Green Lantern: Blackest Night
14 (+20). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
15 (+2). The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future *
16 (+16). Siege
18 (-3). Blackest Night: Green Lantern Corps
19 (-1). The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide Volume 40
20 (+11). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
21 (+6). Watchmen
22 (+3). Batman: Year One
23 (+12). American Born Chinese
24 (+5). Warriors: Ravenpaw's Path #3: The Heart of a Warrior
25 (-9). Blackest Night: Black Lantern Corps Vol. 1
26 (-6). Odd Is on Our Side *
27 (R). Dark Tower: The Battle of Jericho Hill *
28 (+21). Absolute Planetary Book Two
29 (-10). Blackest Night: Black Lantern Corps Vol. 2
30 (-17). Blackest Night: Rise of the Black Lanterns
31 (R). Absolute Planetary Book One
32 (-9). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
33 (-21). Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps
34 (N). Locke & Key: Crown of Shadows
35 (+9). The Walking Dead, Book 1
36 (R). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
37 (+6). The Walking Dead, Book 2
38 (N). Return to Labyrinth Volume 4
39 (-1). Batman: The Killing Joke
40 (R). Star Wars: Legacy Volume 9 - Monster
41 (+4). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
42 (R). Batman: Hush
43 (-6). Batwoman: Elegy
44 (-16). The Walking Dead Book 5
45 (R). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
46 (-25). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
47 (R). Batman: The Long Halloween
48 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 3
49 (-9). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
50 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 4


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:

* The upcoming Diary of a Wimpy Kid volume maintains the #1 spot, and slips a bit to #19 on the overall bestseller chart. Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour stays at #2 and slips to #37 on the overall chart.

* The release of the Kick-Ass movie onto DVD & Blu-Ray prompts the graphic novel to hop back up into the top ten.

* The rise of books like Maus, Persepolis, Understanding Comics, Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns serves as a signal that the start of the college fall semester is soon upon us. American Born Chinese hops up as well, which makes me wonder if it is starting to show up on syllabi?

* The Walking Dead and Blackest Night continue to be spread across the chart. Together they take up fourteen slots, or just over 25% of the chart.

Monkey Covers

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

Butch takes charge on Scott McCloud's cover to Zot! #9 (1985).

(Standard disclaimer about humans transformed into chimpanzees not really being monkeys applies.)


Image courtesy of the GCD. Click on the image for a larger version.

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this Evening. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (+6). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth *
2 (-1). Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour
3 (-1). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
4 (-). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness
5 (-2). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
6 (-). Blackest Night
7 (-2). Troublemaker Book 1: Alex Barnaby Series 3
8 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
9 (-1). Green Lantern: Blackest Night
10 (+11). Walking Dead Volume 12 *
11 (+2). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
12 (+16). Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps
13 (+6). Blackest Night: Rise of the Black Lanterns
14 (+1). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
15 (-4). Blackest Night: Green Lantern Corps
16 (-6). Blackest Night: Black Lantern Corps Vol. 1
17 (N). The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future *
18 (-4). The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide Volume 40 *
19 (-7). Blackest Night: Black Lantern Corps Vol. 2
20 (-4). Odd Is on Our Side *
21 (+12). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
22 (+14). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
23 (+12). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
24 (-1). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1
25 (R). Batman: Year One
26 (+13). Kick-Ass
27 (-1). Watchmen
28 (+8). The Walking Dead Book 5
29 (+19). Warriors: Ravenpaw's Path #3: The Heart of a Warrior *
30 (+10). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
31 (+14). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
32 (-15). Siege
33 (N). Negima! 27
34 (+8). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
35 (R). American Born Chinese
36 (N). Tall Tales (Bone Prequel) *
37 (-13). Batwoman: Elegy
38 (R). Batman: The Killing Joke
39 (-10). V for Vendetta
40 (R). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
41 (+5). No Future For You (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Volume 2)
42 (-15). Invincible Iron Man Vol. 4: Stark Disassembled
43 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 2
44 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 1
45 (R). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
46 (-2). Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 6: Retreat
47 (R). Batman R.I.P.
48 (R). Final Crisis
49 (-29). Absolute Planetary Book Two


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:

* After one week at the top of the chart, Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour surrenders it's position to Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5, which got a publicity boost this week when the title of the November release was announced. Wimpy Kid 5 currently sits at #8 on the overall bestseller chart, while Scott Pilgrim has slid to #24.

* The highest debut this week belongs to The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future, the upcoming graphic novel by the creators of Captain Underpants. Also debuting this week is the latest Negima! volume, and the new colorized scholastic edition of Bone: Tall Tales also finally creeps up onto the list.

Monkey Covers

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

Jerry orders an unusual pizza for his friend King Klonk on the over of The Adventures of Jerry Lewis #86 (1961).

(Standard disclaimer about giant tower-climbing purple gorillas not really being monkeys applies.)


Image courtesy of the GCD. Click on the image for a larger version.

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this morning. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (-). Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour
2 (+5). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
3 (+5). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
4 (+2). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness
5 (-). Troublemaker Book 1: Alex Barnaby Series 3
6 (-4). Blackest Night
7 (+2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5 *
8 (-5). Green Lantern: Blackest Night
9 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
10 (-3). Blackest Night: Black Lantern Corps Vol. 1
11 (-7). Blackest Night: Green Lantern Corps
12 (+5). Blackest Night: Black Lantern Corps Vol. 2
13 (+3). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
14 (N). The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide Volume 40 *
15 (-1). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
16 (+3). Odd Is on Our Side *
17 (N). Siege *
18 (N). Penny Arcade 6: The Halls Below
19 (+3). Blackest Night: Rise of the Black Lanterns *
20 (+4). Absolute Planetary Book Two
21 (-6). Walking Dead Volume 12 *
22 (-10). Cover Run: The DC Comics Art of Adam Hughes
23 (+2). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1
24 (-13). Batwoman: Elegy
25 (+2). Irredeemable Vol 3
26 (+8). Watchmen
27 (N). Invincible Iron Man Vol. 4: Stark Disassembled *
28 (+2). Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps *
29 (+13). V for Vendetta
30 (-12). Star Wars: Legacy Volume 9 - Monster
31 (N). Lost at Sea
32 (-3). Absolute Planetary Book One
33 (-12). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
34 (+10). Prince Valiant: 1939-1940 (Vol. 2) *
35 (+4). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
36 (-1). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
37 (-11). The Walking Dead Book 5
38 (+2). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
39 (-11). Kick-Ass
40 (+1). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
41 (-18). Blacksad
42 (-5). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
43 (R). The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks
44 (-13). Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 6: Retreat
45 (-13). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
46 (R). No Future For You (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Volume 2)
47 (R). The Flash: Rebirth
48 (N). Warriors: Ravenpaw's Path #3: The Heart of a Warrior *
49 (R). The Arrival
50 (-14). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes


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:

* It's a good week to be Brian Lee O'Malley. Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour, which presently sits at #9 on the Amazon overall chart, reached at least as high as #6 earlier in the week. I don't ever recall there being a comic book that had successful midnight release parties. Sales on par with pre-Watchmen movie levels; hype/excitement like a Harry Potter or Twilight novel. O'Malley's only other previous major work, Lost at Sea, even pops up onto the list.

* If you're wondering where Scott Pilgrim vols 4 & 5 are? It appears that a few weeks back Amazon decided to no longer classify them as Comics & Graphic Novels...! Just another indication about the size of the grain of salt with which you should be taking these charts.

* People still care about comic price guides? Apparently so, as the pre-order for the 40th Overstreet Guide is the highest debut of the week. Also debuting are pre-orders for two Marvel hardcovers: Siege and Iron Man; and the latest Penny Arcade and Warriors volumes.

* The Blackest Night hardcovers start to show a bit of softness in the face of the Scott Pilgrim onslaught, but they still occupy seven of the top thirty slots on the chart.

What's Happening with DC's Kids Comics?

Those of us reading the DC October solicitations may have noticed (like Johanna did) that Batman: The Brave and the Bold and Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam! are having their final issues. This follows on with Super Friends ending (the last issue came out this month, though I don't think it was ever formally announced); and Tiny Titans is not on the schedule for October either. Also, this month DC raised the price on their kids line to $2.99.

The cancellation of  Batman TBaTB, is somewhat surprising, as the show it is based on is still running on Cartoon Network and there is a video game due out in September. Billy Batson was originally meant to be a showcase for Mike Kunkel—based on the critically acclaimed Shazam! comic by Jeff Smith—but when it became obvious that Kunkel would not be able to stick to a monthly schedule (which really should have been obvious from the get go to everyone) it was turned over to Tiny Titans  writers Art Baltazar and Franco. They gave it their best, but the comic as established didn't really mess with their sensibilities, and a constantly changing art team didn't help matters (although Mike Norton seems to have finally settled in nicely). Super Friends, which replaced the excellent Justice League Unlimited title on the schedule, had a reputation of being 'too kiddy.'

(Outside of the super-hero books, Scooby-Doo is getting relaunched in September with a new subtitle and #1 issue; Cartoon Network Action Pack and Looney Tunes are still intact, at least for now...)

So its fairly obvious that the DC Kids books (formally Johnny DC) are the next target in the new DCE management overhaul. It's not terribly surprising. Despite being of fairly high quality (Especially Batman TBaTB, which I recently highlighted as one of DC's best titles) they haven't managed to capture much readership. It's been speculated that these titles survive on low sales in the direct market due to their being available on newsstands and via subscription, and that collected editions may sell in bookstores.  But I suspect that the new management looked at the overall sales figures for these titles and decided that they could and should do better.

I find it highly unlikely that DCE will stop their line of kids super-hero comics all together. Rather, I think that DCE is rethinking the entire line-up, with an aim towards increasing sales; their overall strategy is to emphasize their corporate-owned super-hero characters, and getting comics featuring those characters into the hand of kids only makes sense. A mini-series crossover with L'il Archie has already been announced for Tiny Titans. The DC Kids panel is scheduled for Sunday morning at SDCC where I suspect we'll see some announcements made. (I highly doubt they'd invite Mike Norton to be on the panel if they were simply canceling his title without there being something to replace it.)

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this morning. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (-). Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour *
2 (-). Blackest Night
3 (-). Green Lantern: Blackest Night
4 (+3). Blackest Night: Green Lantern Corps
5 (-1). Troublemaker Book 1: Alex Barnaby Series 3 *
6 (+3). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness
7 (+1). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
8 (+2). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
9 (-3). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5 *
10 (-5). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
11 (+1). Batwoman: Elegy
12 (-1). Cover Run: The DC Comics Art of Adam Hughes
13 (+12). Blackest Night: Black Lantern Corps Vol. 1 *
14 (+1). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
15 (-2). Walking Dead Volume 12 *
16 (+2). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
17 (+3). Blackest Night: Black Lantern Corps Vol. 2 *
18 (+14). Star Wars: Legacy Volume 9 - Monster *
19 (+20). Odd Is on Our Side *
20 (N). American Splendor: The Life and Times of Harvey Pekar
21 (+1). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
22 (+4). Blackest Night: Rise of the Black Lanterns *
23 (+7). Blacksad
24 (+17). Absolute Planetary Book Two *
25 (-11). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1
26 (+8). The Walking Dead Book 5
27 (-10). Irredeemable Vol 3
28 (-5). Kick-Ass
29 (+6). Absolute Planetary Book One
30 (+3). Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps *
31 (+9). Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 6: Retreat
32 (-1). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
33 (N). The New American Splendor Anthology: From Off the Streets of Cleveland
34 (-18). Watchmen
35 (-6). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
36 (R). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
37 (-13). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
38 (R). Predators and Prey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 5)
39 (-20). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
40 (R). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
41 (-14). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
42 (+3). V for Vendetta
43 (-5). Hellboy Volume 10: The Crooked Man and Others
44 (-7). Prince Valiant: 1939-1940 (Vol. 2) *
45 (N). Best of American Splendor
46 (R). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
47 (R). Dark Tower: The Battle of Jericho Hill *
48 (R). Dark Tower: The Fall of Gilead
49 (N). Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl Adventure!, Vol. 7
50 (-22). Wilson


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:

* Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour, which hits stores next Tuesday, stays entrenched at #1 this week, and climbs to #36 on the overall books chart.

* Blackest Night remains strong, with the released hardcovers filling in at #2-4 on the chart, and four more pre-order hardcovers falling in further down the list.

* Interest in Harvey Pekar is sparked by his passing, with three American Splendor collections pushing up on to the chart.

* The only non-Pekar debut this week is the latest Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl Adventure down near the bottom. It's also the only manga to chart this week.

New This Week: July 14, 2010

Here's a look at what will be hitting the shelves of your friendly neighborhood comic store tomorrow:

The sixth and final volume in the Scott Pilgrim series, Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour, is due to arrive. Maybe you've heard about it? Just in time for the movie, which hits theaters next month. It's a rare example of perfect timing in the comics-to-movies publishing schedule, as interest in the graphic novels in the series has been high ever since the first trailer debuted a few months ago, and the pre-order for the final volume was at the top of the Amazon comics & graphic novels chart last week.

Edit: Oops. While SPFH shipped to retailers this week, it doesn't go on sale until Tuesday (the same day as bookstores). So put it on your list for next week.

Also hitting stores this week is Fractured Fables, a kid-friendly anthology with stories by some top talents, including Jill Thompson, Bryan Talbot, Terry Moore, Mike Allred, Larry Marder, Ted McKeever, and many others.

Do you like vikings? DC have Viking Prince by Joe Kubert, a hardcover collection of the classic back-up series.

And Marvel bring us Agents of Atlas Vs., a hardcover collection of the Atlas vs. X-Men and Atlas vs. Avengers mini-series that bridged the gap between the former and current Atlas series. If you missed out before (and given the sales figures, chances are you did) you now have a second chance to read these fine stories.

Monkey Covers

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

I cannot tell if Nick is fighting with or against the giant ape on the cover of Nick #5 (1987).

(Standard disclaimer about raygun-dodging apes not really being monkeys applies.)


Image courtesy of the GCD. Click on the image for a larger version.

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this evening. All the previous caveats apply.

1 (-). Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour *
2 (+7). Blackest Night *
3 (+8). Green Lantern: Blackest Night *
4 (+2). Troublemaker Book 1: Alex Barnaby Series 3 *
5 (-3). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
6 (-2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5 *
7 (+14). Blackest Night: Green Lantern Corps *
8 (-1). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
9 (-4). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness
10 (-2). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
11 (-8). Cover Run: The DC Comics Art of Adam Hughes
12 (+3). Batwoman: Elegy *
13 (+7). Walking Dead Volume 12 *
14 (-4). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1
15 (+29). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
16 (+1). Watchmen
17 (-4). Irredeemable Vol 3 *
18 (-4). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
19 (+13). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
20 (N). Blackest Night: Black Lantern Corps Vol. 2 *
21 (+13). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
22 (-6). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
23 (-4). Kick-Ass
24 (+1). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
25 (N). Blackest Night: Black Lantern Corps Vol. 1 *
26 (N). Blackest Night: Rise of the Black Lanterns *
27 (+18). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
28 (+3). Wilson
29 (R). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
30 (+8). Blacksad
31 (-19). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
32 (N). Star Wars: Legacy Volume 9 - Monster *
33 (N). Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps
34 (-8). The Walking Dead Book 5
35 (N). Absolute Planetary Book One *
36 (+10). Batman: Year One
37 (-9). Prince Valiant: 1939-1940 (Vol. 2) *
38 (-16). Hellboy Volume 10: The Crooked Man and Others
39 (R). Odd Is on Our Side *
40 (-10). Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 6: Retreat
41 (N). Absolute Planetary Book Two *
42 (R). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
43 (-1). Star Wars: Knights of The Old Republic Volume 9 - Demon *
44 (N). X-Necrosha *
45 (R). V for Vendetta
46 (N). Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 14
47 (-8). Wolves at the Gate (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Volume 3)
48 (-). Bloom County: The Complete Library, Vol. 2: 1982-1984
49 (N). Problem Identified: And You're Probably Not Part of the Solution (Dilbert) *
50 (N). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life


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:

* It's a big week for Blackest Night. Three of the hardcovers are int he top ten, and four more debut a bit further down the list. Someone at DCE will be happily counting a pile of money before this is over...

* As strong as Blackest Night may be, it cannot topple Scott Pilgrim from the top of the chart. With just a bit over a week before the final volume debuts in bookstores, it also hits #89 on the overall Amazon books chart.

* Two volumes of Absolute Planetary debut in the bottom half of the chart.

* The only manga is the newest Ouran High School Host Club, debuting down at #46.

New Library Comics: June 2010

Here's a list of a comics we added to our library collection in June:


Anno, Moyoko. Beibī G / Tōkyō : Asuka Shinsha, 2001.

Arai, Hideki. Za wārudo izu main = The world is mine v.1 / Tōkyō : Shougakkan, 1997-

Aranji mashingan. English. Aranzi machine gun / New York : Vertical, 2007.

Asada, Torao. Supūnman = Spoonman v.1 / Tōkyō : Gentōsha Komikkusu, 2002-

Blackman, Ryu. Heavenshield v.1 / Los Angeles, CA : Tokyopop, 2008-

Blue is for boys / [Cambridge] : Sweatdrop Studios, 2006, c2005

Bryant, Tommy. Daniel - prophet of dreams / La Mesa, Calif. : Alias ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2006.

Capetanakis, Nick. America, Jr. v. 1 / Berkeley, CA : Image Comics, c2007

Card, Orson Scott. Ultimate Iron Man II / New York : Marvel, 2008

Chayamachi, Suguro. Aza v.2 / Tōkyō : Shōgakkkan, 2002.

CLAMP (Mangaka group) CLAMP no eshigoto : south side. / Los Angeles, CA : Tokyopop, 2005.

CLAMP (Mangaka group) Tsubasa = Reservoir chronicle vols. 1-5 / Tōkyō : Kōdansha, 2003-

CLAMP (Mangaka group) X vols. 1-10 / Tōkyō : Kadokawa Shoten, 1992-

Claremont, Chris, 1950- X-treme X-men vol. 3. Schism / New York : Marvel Comics, c2001-

Claremont, Chris, 1950- X-treme X-men vol. 5. God loves, man kills / New York : Marvel Comics, c2001-

Davis, Alan, 1956- Fantastic Four : The end / New York : Marvel ; London : Diamond [distributor], c2008.

Donelan, Gerard P. Donelan : drawing on the gay experience : cartoons from The Advocate / Los Angeles, Calif. : Liberation Publications, c1987

Egawa, Tatsuya, 1961- Deddoman = Deadman v.1 / Tōkyō : Shūeisha, 1998-

Egawa, Tatsuya, 1961- Kachikujin yapū = Yapoo vols. 1-4 / Tōkyō : Gentōsha Komikkusu, 2003-

Ellis, Warren. Ultimate. Armor wars / New York : Marvel Publishing, Inc., 2010.

Farr, James. Ev v.1 / Los Angeles, CA : Tokyopop Inc., 2008-

Feehan, Christine. Dark hunger / New York : Berkley Sensation ; London : Turnaround [distributor], 2007.

Fujiwara, Kaoru. Rakuen / Tōkyō : Shōdensha, 2003.

Furuya, Usamaru. Shōto kattsu vols. 1-2 / Tōkyō : Shōgakkan, 1998-

Griffith, Bill, 1944- Zippy nos. 4, 6, 10-12, 14, 15. / Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books, 1993-

Hale, Tricia Riley. Grand theft galaxy v. 1 / Hamburg ; Los Angeles : Tokyopop, c2007

Inuki, Kanako. Presents v. 1 / La Jolla, CA : WildStorm Productions, c2008-

Itabashi, Masahiro. Boys be : second season vols. 2-4 / Los Angeles, Calif. : Tokyopop, 2004

Iwaaki, Hitoshi. Heurēka / Tōkyō : Hakusensha, 2002-

Iwahara, Yuji. Ibara no ō = King of thorn vols. 1-5 / Tōkyō : Enter burain, 2003-

Jerry. Coconut crush / Tōkyō : Seirindō, 2000.

Kakinouchi, Narumi. Kakutō komusume Jurin = Juline vols. 1-5 / Tōkyō : Kōdansha, 1997-

Kaneko, Atsushi. Banbi = Bambi v.1 / Tōkyō : Asukī : hatsubai Asupekuto, 1998-

Kang, Jeevan J. Spider-Man : India / New York : Marvel Age, c2005

Kawakami, Junko. Ginga gāru panda bōi / Tōkyō : Shōdensha, 2002.

Kawakami, Junko. Kikirara kazan / Tōkyō : Asuka Shinsha, 2001.

Kenran butōsai : za māzu deibureiku = The mars daybreak v.1 / Tōkyō : Kōdansha, 2004-

Kikuchi, Shōta. Kirikiritei no buraun sensei vols. 1, 6-8 / Tōkyō : Gentōsha Komikkusu, 2002-

Kitazume, Hiroyuki. Kidō senshi gandamu shīdīē wakaki suisei no shōzō v.1 / Tōkyō : Kadokawa Shoten, 2002-

Kōga, Yun, 1965- Āshian = Earthian v.1 / Tōkyō : Sōbisha, 2002-

Koge, Donbo. Koihime sōshi / Tōkyō : Media Wākusu : hatsubaimoto Kadokawa Shoten, 2005.

Koike, Kazuo, 1936- Maddo buru 34 vols. 1, 12 / Tōkyō : Shūeisha, 1986-

Kyarakutā matorikkusu : shinshu no ajinshu to kimera o umidase! = Character matrix / Tōkyō : Mārusha, 2004.

The list / New York : Marvel ; London : Diamond [distributor], c2009

Mihara, Mitsukazu. Happī famirī = Happy family / Tōkyō : Shōdensha, 1997-

Mikimoto, Haruhiko, 1952- Kidō senshi Gandamu ekōru dyu shieru : tenkū no gakkō = École du Ciel vols. 1, 3-6 / Tōkyō : Kadokawa Shoten, 2002-

Mikimoto, Haruhiko, 1952- Rihābu = Reverb / Tōkyō : Kadokawa Shoten, 2002.

Millar, Mark. 1985 / New York : Marvel Pubishing Inc., 2009.

Mizuno, Junko, 1973- Fanshī jigoro peru v.1 / Tōkyō : Entāburein, 2003-

Mohapatra, Saurav, 1978- India authentic no. 1. Ganesha / New York, NY : Virgin Comics, 2007-

Momo no Tane Rōzren meiden = Rozen maiden vols. 1, 4 / Tōkyō : Gentōsha Komikkusu, 2003-

Moore, Alan, 1953- Tom Strong. Book two / La Jolla, Calif. : Wildstorm, c2010.

Moore, B. Clay. The leading man / Portland, Or. : Oni Press ; [London : Diamond, distributor], 2007.

Narumi, Takeshi. Yōsai gakuen : The Fortified school v.5 / Tōkyō : Kōdansha, 1995-

Natsume, Yoshinori. Batman : death mask / New York : DC Comics, c2008.

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Sakurazawa, Erica. Kurrasshu = Crash v.1 / Tōkyō : Shōdensha, 1999-

Sakurazawa, Erica. Romansu no izumi / Tōkyō : Shōdensha, 1998.

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Tokita, Kōichi. Kidō senshi gandamu shīdo. Asutorei vols. 1-3 / Tōkyō : Kadokawa Shoten, 2003.

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Tōme, Kei. Kurogane v.1 / Tōkyō : Kōdansha, 1996-

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Wood, Brian, 1972- Northlanders vols. 1-2 / New York : DC Comics/Vertigo, c2008-

Yamada, Akihiro. Bīsuto obu īsuto : tōhō genʼunroku = Beast of East vols. 1-2 / Tōkyō : Seishinsha, Heisei 10 [1998]-

Yamamoto, Hideo, 1968- Homunkurusu = Homunculus v.4 / Tōkyō : Shōgakkan, 2002-

Yamazaki, Takanori. Shiratama-shoujo = Diamond girl. v. 1 / La Jolla, Calif. : WildStorm Productions/CMX, c2010

Yasuhiko, Yoshikazu. Kidō senshi Gandamu. The origin vols. 3-4 / Tōkyō : Kadokawa Shoten, 2001-

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Happy Independence Day!

Yet Another Comics Blog joins Mickey Mouse & George Washington in wishing all of America a Happy Independence Day!

(Cover to Aventuras em Patópolis #45 courtesy of the GCD)

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this afternoon. All the previous caveats apply.


1 (+5). Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour *
2 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
3 (+7). Cover Run: The DC Comics Art of Adam Hughes
4 (+3). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5 *
5 (-). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness
6 (-5). Troublemaker Book 1: Alex Barnaby Series 3 *
7 (-3). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
8 (-6). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
9 (+6). Blackest Night *
10 (-1). Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1
11 (+13). Green Lantern: Blackest Night *
12 (+13). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
13 (N). Irredeemable Vol 3 *
14 (-3). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
15 (N). Batwoman: Elegy *
16 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
17 (-4). Watchmen
18 (N). The Last Airbender: Prequel: Zuko's Story
19 (-7). Kick-Ass
20 (+2). Walking Dead Volume 12 *
21 (+16). Blackest Night: Green Lantern Corps *
22 (-8). Hellboy Volume 10: The Crooked Man and Others
23 (N). Jack of Fables Vol. 7: The New Adventures of Jack and Jack
24 (R). The Complete Far Side 1980-1994
25 (+19). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
26 (+8). The Walking Dead Book 5
27 (+13). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
28 (N). Prince Valiant: 1939-1940 (Vol. 2) *
29 (-2). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
30 (-12). Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 6: Retreat
31 (R). Wilson
32 (-3). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
33 (-14). Wednesday Comics
34 (-13). Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl (Dork Diaries)
35 (+8). Batman: The Killing Joke
36 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
37 (-9). Instructions
38 (-21). Blacksad
39 (R). Wolves at the Gate (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Volume 3)
40 (R). No Future For You (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Volume 2)
41 (R). Wolverine: Old Man Logan
42 (-16). Star Wars: Knights of The Old Republic Volume 9 - Demon *
43 (-23). Criminal, Vol. 5: The Sinners
44 (-36). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
45 (-6). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
46 (R). Batman: Year One
47 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain
48 (R). Bloom County: The Complete Library, Vol. 2: 1982-1984
49 (N). The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya
50 (N). Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl Adventure!, Vol. 7 *


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:

* A lot of volatility in the chart this week, including the top 10, which sees its two halves going in different directions.

* The three Blackest Night pre-order hardcovers continue to move up the chart in anticipation of their release later this month.

* The highest debut belongs to the latest Irredeemable collection, followed closely by the Batwoman hardcover and a Last Airbender prequel. A couple of new mange squeak in at the bottom of the chart.

The Many Costumes of Wonder Woman

The original, from Sensation Comics #1 (1942)

A quick change from skirt to shorts in Sensation Comics #5 (1942)

 She goes mod in Wonder Woman #178 (1968)

She has a different outfit nearly every issue, such as this stylish ensemble from Wonder Woman #181 (1969)

Going to all-white in Wonder Woman #186 (1970)

The white outfit saw many variations, such as this stylish fighting ensemble in Wonder Woman #201 (1972)

But then in Wonder Woman #204 (1973) she was back to the classic outfit with shorts (although by this point the shorts are noticeably shorter....)

In Wonder Woman #288 (1982), the classic bird emblem is replaced with a stylized WW.

 When George Perez rebooted Wonder Woman with a new #1 (1987) in the wake of Crisis, he kept her standard costume, though adding a good deal more hair.

Though he also gave her a variety of specialized costumes, such as this warrior ensemble in Wonder Woman vol. 2 #10 (1987).

In Wonder Woman vol. 2 #93 (1995), the character Artimis became the 'official' Wonder Woman and inherited the now-classic WW costume, while Diana continued her super-hero career in a black outfit, complete with, yes, a jacket!

John Byrne took over the title with Wonder Woman vol. 2 #101 (1995) and returned Diana to the WW costume, with a few variations.

The shorts would continue to get shorter over the years. By the time Wonder Woman vol. 2 #139 (1998) rolled around, she was for all purposes now fighting crime in a bathing suit.

Although the length and volume of her hair varied over the years, Wonder Woman was always known for her long locks. But in Wonder Woman vol. 2 #190 (2003), she shockingly cut her hair super-short! (A change that would only last about 6 months—apparently Amazon hair grows much faster than normal human hair...)

 With another relaunch in Wonder Woman vol. 3 #1 (2006), her costume returns to a version of the classic bird emblem, and her belt has morphed into the WW emblem.

In Wonder Woman vol. 3 #6 (2007) Diana briefly returned to her all-white super-spy outfit.

And now in 2010, Jim Lee has once again given Wonder Woman a new costume, with black pants and jacket. How long will this change last...?