FCBM7 Day 9

It's day nine of the Seventh Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from Billy Hogan. The five comics that Billy likes are:

1. Powers
2. Invincible
3. Fables
4. Echo
5. Mouse Guard

And his other thing of interest is Honor Harrington novels.

For Billy I have Pilot Season: Stellar #1 by Robert Kirkman & Bernard Chang.

And as a bonus comic, Billy gets a copy of A John Stanley Library Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Halloween Treat featuring Nancy and Melvin the Monster.

Billy's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!

There's still time to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
15 entries
23 free comics sent so far
22 days remaining

FCBM7 Day 8 - Monkey Covers!

It's day eight of the Seventh Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from Robert Wilkinson. The five comics that Robert likes are:

1. Action Comics
2. Atomic Robo
3. Binky the Space Cat
4. Danger Girl
5. Eric Shanower's Oz comics

And his other thing of interest is Warhammer 40K.



Since Sunday is Monkey Covers day here at YACB, how about we send Robert a comic with a monkey on the cover?

For Robert I have the first issue of The Royal Historian of Oz by Tommy Kovac & Andy Hirsch, featuring a flying monkey on the cover!

And as a bonus comic, Robert gets a copy of A John Stanley Library Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Halloween Treat featuring Nancy and Melvin the Monster.

Robert's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!

There's still time to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
15 entries
21 free comics sent so far
23 days remaining

FCBM7 Day 7

It's day seven of the Seventh Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from Steve Myers, who enters on behalf of his son Sean. The five comics that Sean likes are:

1. Marvel Adventures Spider-Man
2. Batman: The Brave and the Bold
3. Scooby-Doo
4. Cartoon Network Action Pack
5. Marvel Super-Hero Squad

And his other thing of interest is Phineas & Ferb.

For Sean I have Marvel Adventures Super Heroes #12 featuring the Hulk, as well as the FCBD edition of Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century #1.

And as a bonus comic, Steve gets a copy of A John Stanley Library Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Halloween Treat featuring Nancy and Melvin the Monster.

Sean's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!

There's still time to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
14 entries
19 free comics sent so far
24 days remaining

FCBM7 Day 6

It's day six of the Seventh Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from Daniel Monson. The comics that Daniel says he likes are:

1. Girl Genius
2. Questionable Content
3. Least I Could Do
4. Green Lantern
5. Fables

And his other thing of interest is Battlestar Galactica.

For Daniel I have a couple of Dark Horse One-for-One editions: The Goon #1 by Eric Powell; and Magnus Robot Fighter #1 by Russ Manning.

And as a bonus comic, Daniel gets a copy of A John Stanley Library Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Halloween Treat featuring Nancy and Melvin the Monster.

Daniel's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!

There's still time to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
13 entries
16 free comics sent so far
25 days remaining

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). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (And Other Useful Guides)
3 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
4 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
5 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
6 (+3). Thor by Walter Simonson Omnibus
7 (+1). Big Nate Out Loud
8 (+3). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition) *
9 (-2). Fables Vol. 15: Rose Red
10 (N). Lunch Lady and the Summer Camp Shakedown
11 (-1). The Walking Dead Volume 14: No Way Out *
12 (+4). Y The Last Man Deluxe Book Five
13 (-1). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
14 (+5). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
15 (+6). Big Nate Boredom Buster: Super Scribbles, Cool Comix, and Lots of Laughs
16 (-10). The Arrival
17 (N). Batman & Robin Vol. 3: Batman Must Die! *
18 (+10). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
19 (-1). Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star *
20 (+2). Big Nate: From the Top
21 (+15). Brightest Day, Vol. 2 *
22 (-2). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
23 (+1). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (Kindle edition)
24 (-10). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
25 (R). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
26 (-3). Walking Dead Volume 13
27 (+11). Watchmen
28 (+7). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
29 (-4). Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale
30 (-15). Lost and Found: Three by Shaun Tan
31 (N). Priest: Genesis - Volumes 1-3 *
32 (+10). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle edition) *
33 (-1). The Boys Vol. 8: Highland Laddie
34 (-17). Batman: Year One
35 (-22). Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 4
36 (+14). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
37 (+2). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
38 (+2). Invincible Volume 14 *
39 (+7). The Walking Dead Volume 12
40 (N). Bloom County: The Complete Library, Vol. 4: 1986-1987
41 (+3). S.H.I.E.L.D.: Architects of Forever
42 (-12). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
43 (-9). Daytripper
44 (-15). Uncanny X-Force: The Apocalypse Solution
45 (N) Archie: A Celebration of America's Favorite Teenagers
46 (+1). V for Vendetta
47 (R). Blackest Night
48 (-7). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
49 (-12). Black Bird, Vol. 8
50 (R). Fables Vol. 14: Witches
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:

* Wimpy Kid 5 remains at the top, though slipping to #153 on the overall chart.

* The top debut this week belongs to Lunch Lady and the Summer Camp Shakedown, cracking the top ten. If you're not familiar with Lunch Lady, you probably don't have kids

* The big Thor by Walt Simonson Omnibus continues to do well in advance of the movie's release, bucking the trend as movies based on super-heroes don't usually give a push to one particular collection.

* A pre-order for an oversized Priest collection gives TokyoPop a rare hit in advance of the movie. If they ever actually ship it in June...

* Fables vol. 14 squeaks back onto the list at #50, and at #3,300 overall hints to this being a fairly weak week for comic sales on Amazon.

FCBM7 Day 5

It's day five of the Seventh Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from George Leon. The comics that George says he likes are:

1. The Mighty B
2. Sonic the Hedgehog
3. Captain Carrot
4. Ninjas vs Pirates
5. Anything All-Ages

And his other thing of interest is the movie Ed Wood.

For George I have the all-ages super-hero action of The Family Dynamic #1 by J. Torres & Tim Levins.

And as a bonus comic, George gets a copy of A John Stanley Library Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Halloween Treat featuring Nancy and Melvin the Monster.

George's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!

There's still time to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
12 entries
13 free comics sent so far
26 days remaining

FCBM7 Day 4

It's day four of the Seventh Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from Nate Atkinson. The five comics that Nate listed as favorites are:

1. Tales Designed to Thrizzle
2. Sammy the Mouse
3. Love and Rockets
4. Crickets
5. Or Else

And his other thing of interest is cooking.

For Nate I have THB #4 by Paul Pope.

And as a bonus comic, Nate gets a copy of A John Stanley Library Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Halloween Treat featuring Nancy and Melvin the Monster.

Nate's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!

There's still time to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
12 entries
11 free comics sent so far
27 days remaining

FCBM7 Day 3

It's day three of the Seventh Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our next selected entry is from Kelly Webster. The five comics that Kelly listed are:

1. Stray Bullets
2. Dirty Plotte
3. Palookaville
4. Fart Party
5. King Cat Comics

And Kelly's other thing of interest is the book Who Needs Donuts?

For Kelly I have the first three issues of Stray Cats by L.G.X. Lillian Mousli.

And as a bonus comic, Kelly gets a copy of A John Stanley Library Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Halloween Treat featuring Nancy and Melvin the Monster.

Kelly's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!

There's still time to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
10 entries
9 free comics sent so far
28 days remaining

FCBM7 Day 2

It's day two of the Seventh Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our second selected entry is from Falisha Weatherspoon. The five comics that Falisha listed are:

1. Wonder Woman
2. Identity Crisis
3. Grimm Fairy Tales
4. Zatana
5. Power Girl

And her other thing of interest is the television show Supernatural.

For Falisha I have the first issue of Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson: Moon Called by Patricia Briggs, David Lawrence, & Amelia Woo.

And as a bonus comic, Falisha gets a copy of A John Stanley Library Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Halloween Treat featuring Nancy and Melvin the Monster.

Falisha's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!

There's still time to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
8 entries
5 free comics sent so far
29 days remaining

FCBM7 Day 1

It's day one of the Seventh Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

Our first selected entry is from Jeff Trammell. The five comics that Jeff listed are:

1. Morning Glories
2. Invincible
3. Y, the Last Man
4. Deadpool
5. Amazing Spider-Man

And his other thing of interest is video games.

For Jeff I have the first issues of two of Boom! Studios' new Stan Lee line: The Traveler by Mark Waid & Chad Hardin; and Starborn by Chris Roberson & Khary Randolph.

And as a bonus comic, Jeff gets a copy of A John Stanley Library Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Halloween Treat featuring Nancy and Melvin the Monster.

Jeff's comics should be in the mail within a week. Enjoy!

There's still time to send in your entry for the YACB Free Comic Book Month; details are here.

Current FCBM Statistics:
5 entries
3 free comics sent so far
30 days remaining

Monkey Covers

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

Fox's pet gorilla wins another box of chocolate on Rube Grossman's cover to Comic Cavalcade #50 (1952).


(Standard disclaimer about carnival game-playing gorillas not really being monkeys applies.)


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

It's May! Time to send in your entry for Yet Another Comics Blog's Seventh Annual Free Comic Book Month!

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 (+2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
3 (-1). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (And Other Useful Guides)
4 (+2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
5 (-2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
6 (R). The Arrival
7 (-2). Fables Vol. 15: Rose Red
8 (+10). Big Nate Out Loud
9 (+2). Thor by Walter Simonson Omnibus
10 (-2). The Walking Dead Volume 14: No Way Out *
11 (+37). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition) *
12 (+2). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
13 (+14). Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 4
14 (+2). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
15 (N). Lost and Found: Three by Shaun Tan
16 (+26). Y The Last Man Deluxe Book Five *
17 (-4). Batman: Year One
18 (+5). Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star *
19 (-7). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
20 (+8). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
21 (-2). Big Nate Boredom Buster: Super Scribbles, Cool Comix, and Lots of Laughs
22 (+4). Big Nate: From the Top
23 (+1). Walking Dead Volume 13
24 (+7). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (Kindle edition)
25 (+7). Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale
26 (-17). Mister Wonderful: A Love Story
27 (+23). Irredeemable: Volume 1
28 (-8). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
29 (-14). Uncanny X-Force: The Apocalypse Solution *
30 (-13). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
31 (R). The Indispensable Calvin And Hobbes
32 (-7). The Boys Vol. 8: Highland Laddie
33 (-11). Batman: The Killing Joke
34 (R). Daytripper
35 (-25). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
36 (N). Brightest Day, Vol. 2 *
37 (N). Black Bird, Vol. 8 *
38 (-). Watchmen
39 (+1). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
40 (N). Invincible Volume 14 *
41 (R). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
42 (-6). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle edition) *
43 (N). Black Butler, Vol. 5
44 (-1). S.H.I.E.L.D.: Architects of Tomorrow *
45 (-8). The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
46 (R). The Walking Dead Volume 12
47 (-18). V for Vendetta
48 (R). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
49 (R). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
50 (R). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art


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:

* Wimpy Kid blah blah blah Still #1 blah blah blah #98 overall blah blah blah.

* The big news is the surge of Shaun Tan due to his profile in the New York Times. The Arrival returns to the chart way up at #6, while Lost and Found shows up for the first time at #15.

* The remainder of the debuts—the latest volumes of Brightest Day, Black Bird, Invincible, and Black Butler—all show up in the bottom third of the chart.

* Meanwhile, last week's big debut, Marijuanaman, is nowhere to be seen. I'll let you write your own stoner joke.

* This week's #50 title, Scott McCloud's perennial Understanding Comics, is #2,650 overall.

The Seventh Annual YACB Free Comic Book Month!

May is rapidly approaching, so it's time for the Seventh Annual Free Comic Book Month!

May 7 is Free Comic Book Day, but here at YACB one day isn't good enough. For the seventh straight year, we'll be giving away free comics every day of May!

That's right, free comics! Each day of May I'll pick someone to receive a free comic, taken from my personal collection: duplicates, things I have in trades, and other stuff. My goal is to match up people with a comic that they haven't read but that they may like. My tastes are wide and varied, so chances are I have a comic for you.

And by free I mean free. Really. No cost, no shipping & handling, all free.

Here's what you need to do to enter:

By email (superman@umich.edu), send me the following:

* Your name
* Your postal address
* Titles of five comics that you like
* One other thing that you like (a book, a movie, an activity, etc.)
* Please include 'FCBM' in the subject line

That's it! For every day of May I'll choose at least one entry and try to match up that person with a comic, then I'll mail the comic to him or her. It's easy, and it's free!

(Note that once again this year I'm adding one more piece of entry data: something other than a comic that you like. I hope that this will make things a bit more interesting and help me better in fitting you with a comic.)

Last year I gave away 92 comics to 35 different people!

Of course, there are a few restrictions:

* You must be 18 or older (by entering you assert this to be true)
* You must live in the United States
* You may enter at any point during May, but only one entry per person.

And a little bit of fine print:

* Persons receiving comics are chosen by me, based on whether I feel I can provide a comic to you
* Even if you've entered in previous years, you're welcome to enter again
* Yes you must be at least 18 to enter, but if you are a parent of a child you can send in an entry on their behalf
* I'll try my best, but there's no guarantee you'll actually like the comic I send
* All winners will be announced here on Yet Another Comics Blog (please let me know if you don't want your real name used)
* At least one winner will be selected each day, but it may take me a few days to get to the post office, so please be patient
* I will not use your address to spam you, nor sell or give your information to others

But wait, there's more!

Each person who has a free comic chosen for him/her will also receive a copy of the 2010 Halloween ashcan A John Stanley Library Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Halloween Treat featuring Nancy and Melvin the Monster.

That's right, two free comics! How could you ask for anything more?

So what are you waiting for? Send in your entry today!

Happy Easter!

Cover to Four Color #103 by Walt Kelly

Amazon Top 50

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


1 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
2 (+2). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (And Other Useful Guides)
3 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
4 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
5 (-). Fables Vol. 15: Rose Red
6 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
7 (N). Ziggy Marley's Marijuanaman *
8 (+4). The Walking Dead Volume 14: No Way Out *
9 (+5). Mister Wonderful: A Love Story
10 (+15). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
11 (-4). Thor by Walter Simonson Omnibus *
12 (+6). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
13 (+8). Batman: Year One
14 (+1). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
15 (N). Uncanny X-Force: The Apocalypse Solution *
16 (-3). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
17 (+25). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
18 (-2). Big Nate Out Loud *
19 (-11). Big Nate Boredom Buster: Super Scribbles, Cool Comix, and Lots of Laughs
20 (+2). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
21 (R). The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 1
22 (+18). Batman: The Killing Joke
23 (-3). Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star *
24 (+8). Walking Dead Volume 13
25 (-14). The Boys Vol. 8: Highland Laddie
26 (-16). Big Nate: From the Top
27 (-8). Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 4 *
28 (-11). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
29 (+4). V for Vendetta
30 (R). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
31 (-4). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (Kindle edition)
32 (-1). Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale
33 (R). The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 2
34 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain
35 (R). The Absolute Sandman, Vol. 3
36 (N). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle edition) *
37 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
38 (-9). Watchmen
39 (R). Gunnerkrigg Court, Vol. 3: Reason *
40 (-6). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
41 (-18). Bloom County: The Complete Library, Vol. 4: 1986-1987
42 (N). Y The Last Man Deluxe Book Five *
43 (N). S.H.I.E.L.D.: Architects of Tomorrow *
44 (N). Batman: Knightfall, Part One: Broken Bat
45 (R). The Complete Far Side 1980-1994
46 (R). Serenity, Vol. 1: Those Left Behind
47 (-10). Batman: Hush
48 (N). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition) *
49 (R). Irredeemable Vol 2
50 (-24). Irredeemable: Volume 1


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 Wimpy Kid stays on the top (#91 overall), but The Oatmeal inches back closer into the #2 spot. Interestingly there's a revised and expanded edition of the WK Do-It-Yourself Book popping up on pre-order down at #48 which may cause sales of the regular edition (currently #3) to start to sag.

* Top debut of the week is Ziggy Marley's Marijuanaman at #7, no doubt helped by Marley's television appearances hawking the book on various shows. Also debuting high (ha, see what I did there?) is a new X-Force collection, while down near the bottom are collections of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Y, the Last Man.

* This week's trend to ponder is the sudden re-appearance of three Absolute Sandman volumes. Anyone got any clues as to why this may be happening?

* Several Batman titles show a surge this week, including the strange appearance of an eight-year-old Batman: Knightfall collection. Perhaps we can blame a Hollywood casting call for the new Batman movie for this?

* Irredeemable Vol. 1 at the bottom of the list is #2,460 overall.

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 gorilla is safe at third on the cover to The Brave and the Bold #49 (1963) by Carmine Infantino & Murphy Anderson.


(Standard disclaimer about baseball-playing 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 afternoon. All the previous caveats apply.



1 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
2 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
3 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
4 (-3). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (And Other Useful Guides)
5 (+3). Fables Vol. 15: Rose Red
6 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
7 (N). Thor by Walter Simonson Omnibus *
8 (+1). Big Nate Boredom Buster: Super Scribbles, Cool Comix, and Lots of Laughs
9 (N). 21: The Story of Roberto Clemente
10 (+3). Big Nate: From the Top
11 (+8). The Boys Vol. 8: Highland Laddie *
12 (-6). The Walking Dead Volume 14: No Way Out *
13 (+3). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
14 (N). Mister Wonderful: A Love Story
15 (-5). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
16 (+2). Big Nate Out Loud *
17 (-3). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
18 (-11). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
19 (N). Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 4 *
20 (+8). Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star *
21 (+3). Batman: Year One
22 (-10). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
23 (N). Bloom County: The Complete Library, Vol. 4: 1986-1987
24 (+5). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
25 (R). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
26 (R). Irredeemable: Volume 1
27 (-4). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (Kindle edition)
28 (-13). Invincible Ultimate Collection Volume 6 HC
29 (-2). Watchmen
30 (R). Fables Vol. 14: Witches
31 (-10). Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale
32 (-10). Walking Dead Volume 13
33 (+12). V for Vendetta
34 (-8). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
35 (-24). Superman: The Black Ring
36 (R). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
37 (+1). Batman: Hush
38 (N). X-Men by Chris Claremont and Jim Lee Omnibus - Volume 1 *
39 (-22). The Complete Peanuts 1979-1980 (Vol. 15)
40 (-20). Batman: The Killing Joke
41 (+1). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
42 (-8). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
43 (-8). iZombie Vol. 1: Dead to the World
44 (+6). Daytripper
45 (-20). The Unwritten Vol. 3: Dead Man's Knock
46 (R). Serenity, Vol. 2: Better Days
47 (N). Black Butler, Vol. 5 *
48 (R). The Cloud Searchers (Amulet)
49 (R). Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne
50 (R). Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 6: Retreat


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:

* And after one week away at #2, the Wimpy Kid moves back up into the #1 slot, as The Oatmeal collection falls to #4.

* Plenty of new books on the charts this week, including two in the top 10: The massive Simonson Thor Omnibus, and the baseball biography 21: The Story of Roberto Clemente.

* Also debuting: Mister Wonderful by Dan Clowes; the latest Maximum Ride volume; the latest Bloom County collection; another huge Marvel omnibus: X-Men by Claremont & Lee; and the latest Black Butler volume, which is the only manga on the chart this week.

* Dead Watch: All those new titles appear to have come at the expense of the Walking Dead, as there are only a surprisingly low three WD collections in the top fifty this week. A momentary blip?

* The #1 and #50 slots are #70 and #2,713 on the overall chart this week.

Minicomic: Too Many Monkeys!

On Saturday we had our Minicomics Day event at the library. I drew an eight-page many comic: "The B-Team in... Too Many Monkeys!" It's a follow-up to my 24 Hour Comics Day comic "The B-Team Returns."

You can download and read it in two different formats:

"Too Many Monkeys" - high quality PDF for reading.

"Too Many Monkeys" - two-page print-and-assemble version, to make your own physical minicomic.

I had a blast doing it, and hope you enjoy reading it. And thanks to everyone who attended the event and made it such a success!

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 gets ready to eat a fancy dinner on Al Columbia's cover for Zero Zero #27 (2000).


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 (+1). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (And Other Useful Guides)
2 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
3 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
4 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
5 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
6 (+27). The Walking Dead Volume 14: No Way Out *
7 (-1). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
8 (+5). Fables Vol. 15: Rose Red *
9 (+2). Big Nate Boredom Buster: Super Scribbles, Cool Comix, and Lots of Laughs *
10 (-2). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
11 (+24). Superman: The Black Ring
12 (+8). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
13 (-1). Big Nate: From the Top
14 (+9). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
15 (-8). Invincible Ultimate Collection Volume 6 HC
16 (+1). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
17 (-8). The Complete Peanuts 1979-1980 (Vol. 15) *
18 (+4). Big Nate Out Loud *
19 (N). The Boys Vol. 8: Highland Laddie *
20 (+11). Batman: The Killing Joke
21 (+3). Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale
22 (-6). Walking Dead Volume 13
23 (+9). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (Kindle edition)
24 (-3). Batman: Year One
25 (-15). The Unwritten Vol. 3: Dead Man's Knock
26 (-7). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
27 (-9). Watchmen
28 (R). Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star *
29 (R). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
30 (N). Gunnerkrigg Court, Vol. 3: Reason *
31 (R). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 7: Twilight
32 (R). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
33 (+16). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 8: Last Gleaming *
34 (R). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
35 (-21). iZombie Vol. 1: Dead to the World
36 (N). Rosario+Vampire: Season II, Vol. 4
37 (-8). Walking Dead Volume 12
38 (+12). Batman: Hush
39 (-). The Walking Dead, Book 3
40 (+3). The Walking Dead, Book 5
41 (R). No Future For You (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Volume 2)
42 (R). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
43 (+5). The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
44 (-6). The Walking Dead, Book 4
45 (-17). V for Vendetta
46 (-12). The Walking Dead, Book 1
47 (-22). The Walking Dead, Book 6
48 (-11). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
49 (-23). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
50 (R). Daytripper


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 spot to the Wimpy Kid for a couple of weeks, The Oatmeal collection (5 Very Good Reasons...) returns to #1 on the list (#47 overall).

* The top debut this week is the latest collection of The Boys. Also debuting is a collection of Gunnerkrigg Court and the latest volume of Rosario+Vampire (the only manga this week).

* Dead Watch: Down to eleven Walking Dead collections in the top fifty this week. The pre-order for vol. 14 shoots up into the top ten, while most of the other collections fall down near the bottom of the top fifty.

* The Lex Luthor-starring Superman: The Black Ring shoots up to just outside the top ten.

New Library Comics: March 2011

Here's a list of the comics we added to our library collection last month:




Aida, Yu. Gunslinger Girl. Omnibus collection 1 / [Los Angeles, Calif.] : Seven Seas, 2011

Alessandrini, Giancarlo. Il possibile, l'impossibile e oltre / Torino : Vittorio Pavesio Productions, 2002

Azuma, Kiyohiko. Yotsuba&! vol. 9 / New York, NY : Yen Press, 2009-

Bastian, Jeremy, 1978- Cursed pirate girl : the collected edition, vol. 1 / [Chicago, Ill.] : Olympian Pub., 2010

Boswell, David, 1953- Reid Fleming, world's toughest milkman. Volume one / San Diego, Calif. : IDW Pub. ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2010.

Breeden, Jennie. The devil's panties / [Fairfax, Va.] : Silent Devil Inc., 2007-

Castaldi, Simone. Drawn and dangerous : Italian comics of the 1970s and 1980s / Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2010

Chayamachi, Suguro. Devil may cry 3. Vol. 1, Code 1: Dante / Hamburg ; Los Angeles : Tokyopop, c2005

Chayamachi, Suguro. Devil may cry 3. Vol. 2, Code 2: Vergil / Hamburg ; Los Angeles : Tokyopop, c2005

Chinsang, Wayne. Heaven, LLC / Orange, CA : Image, 2004

CIBDI (Organization) (2011 : Angoulême) Parodies : la bande dessinée au second degré. [Exposition présentée à la cité internationale de la bande dessinée et de l'image, à Angoulême, du 4 janvier au 24 avril 2011] / Paris : Skira Flammarion, 2010; Angoulême : [s.n., s.d.].

Claremont, Chris, 1950- X-treme X-men v.4 : mekanix / New York : Marvel Comics, c2001-

Comic relief : drawings from the cartoonists Thanksgiving Day hunger project / New York : H. Holt, c1986

Conway, Gerry. Michael Moorcock's Hawkmoon : the jewel in the skull / Chicago, IL : First Pub., c1988

Costello, Sam. Straw gods / [S.l.] : Split Lip, c2010.

Crécy, Nicolas de, 1966- Salvatore, vol. 1, Transports of love / New York : NBM, 2010

Crilley, Mark. Brody's ghost. Book 2 / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2011

Davis, Jim, 1945 July 28- Garfield fat cat 3 pack. Vol. 2 / New York : Ballantine, 1994

Dawson, Willow. Lila & Ecco's do-it-yourself comics club / Toronto : Kids Can Press, c2010

Delgado, Ricardo, 1964- Age of reptiles. Omnibus. Volume 1 / Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Comics, 2011

Dembicki, Matt. The brewmaster's castle / [Fairfax, Va.? : s.n., 2010]

Ditko, Steve. Unexplored worlds / Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics ; London : Turnaround [distributor], 2010.

Fenwick, Ray, 1976- Mascots / Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books, c2010.

Flink, Martin. The man of glass / [U.K.] : Accent, 2010

Fox, Gardner F. (Gardner Francis), 1911-1986. Showcase presents Hawkman vols. 1-2 / New York : DC Comics

Fraggle Rock / Los Angeles, CA : Archaia, 2010

Giardino. Tra romanzo e regia / Torino : Vittorio Pavesio Productions, 2003.

Harkham, Sammy. Crickets no. 3 / Montreal, Quebec : Drawn and Quarterly, c2006-

Hatke, Ben. Zita the spacegirl. Book 1, Far from home / New York ; London : First Second, 2010

Hoadley, Steven. Sidestep no. 1 / [S.l.] : Blood Red Planet Productions, [2010-]

Hoven, Line. Liebe schaut weg / Berlin : Reprodukt, 2007

Ishida, Tatsuya. Sinfest : viva la resistance / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2011.

Jodorowsky, Alejandro. Madwoman of the Sacred Heart / Hollywood, CA : Humanoids, c2010

Klassenfahrt / Berlin : Reprodukt, c2005

Konami, Kanata, 1958- Chi's Sweet Home = Chīzu suīto hōmu / New York : Vertical, 2010-

Lafler, Steve. El Vocho / Portland, OR : Manx Media, 2010.

Lenox, Emi. Emitown : a sketch diary, 05.2009 to 04.2010 / Berkeley, Calif. : Image Comics, 2010.

Lindelof, Damon, 1973- Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk / New York : Marvel Enterprises, 2010

Little, Jason. Motel art improvement service / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse ; London : Diamond [distributor], c2010

Lust, Ulli. Fashionvictims, Trendverächter : Bildkolumnen und Minireportagen aus Berlin / Berlin : Avant-Verlag, c2008

Lust, Ulli. Heute ist der letzte Tag vom Rest deines Lebens / Berlin : Avant-Verl, 2009.

MacNelly, Jeff. 27 years of Jeff MacNelly's Shoe / Kansas City, Mo. : Andrews McMeel, c2004

Manara, Milo. Pandora's eyes / Hollywood, CA : Humanoids, c2010

Manning, Russ, 1929-1981. Magnus, robot fighter 4000 A.D. : Dark Horse archives. Volume one / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2010.

Matsuyama, Hiroshi, 1924- .hack//XXXX v. 1-2 / Hamburg ; Los Angeles, Calif. : Tokyopop, c2008-

Mattotti, Lorenzo, 1954- Stigmata / Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics ; London : Turnaround [distributor], 2011

McNeil, Carla Speed. Finder v. 3. King of the cats / Annapolis Junction, MD : Lightspeed Press, c1999-

McNeil, Carla Speed. Finder v. 4. Talisman / Annapolis Junction, MD : Lightspeed Press, c1999-

Meconis, Dylan. Family man v. 1 / Portland, OR : Elea Press, c2010-

Meconis, Dylan. The collected Bite me! / Portland, Or. : Elea Press, c2009

Mejias, John. Paping brings you The teachers edition / [New York : J. Mejias], c2007

Milligan, Peter. The complete Bad Company / Oxford, UK : published by Rebellion, 2011.

Moeller, Christopher. A league of one / New York, NY : DC Comics, c2000

Moore, Alan, 1953- A disease of language / London : Knockabout, c2010

Moore, Leah. Wild girl nos. 1-6 / La Jolla, CA : WildStorm Productions, 2005

Multicultural comics : from Zap to Blue Beetle / Austin : University of Texas Press, 2010

Murphy, Sean Gordon, 1980- Off road / San Diego, Calif. : IDW ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2011.

Nedelcu, Ovi, 1979- Pigtale nos. 1-4 / Berkeley, Calif. : Image Comics, 2005

Nilsen, Anders, 1973- Big questions. no. 15 / Montreal, Quebec : Drawn and Quarterly

Ohba, Tsugumi. Death note. Black ed. 1 / San Francisco : Viz Media, [2010]

Oleksyk, Sarah. Ivy / Portland, OR : Oni Press, 2011.

Ollman, Joe, 1966- Mid-life / Montréal : Drawn & Quarterly, 2011

Ōtomo, Katsuhiro, 1954- Akira = [Akira] vols. 2-4 / New York : Kodansha Comics, 2009-

Pak, Greg. The incredible Hulk. Son of Banner / New York, NY : Marvel Publishing, 2010

Petersen, Robert S., 1961- Comics, manga, and graphic novels : a history of graphic narratives / Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, c2011

Peyo. The smurfette / New York, N.Y. : Papercutz, c2011.

Raymond, Alex, 1909-1956. Rip Kirby : the first modern detective complete comic strips v.3: 1951-1954 / San Diego, Calif. : IDW, 2009.

Riley, Andy. Great lies to tell small kids / New York : Plume, 2006

Rosenstiehl, Agnès. Silly Lilly in what will I be today? / New York : RAW Junior, 2010.

Ryan, Johnny. Fuc_ __u, _ss__le : a comic strip collection / Seattle : Fantagraphics Books, 2010.

Sakai, Stan. Usagi Yojimbo : the special edition / Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books, c2010

Sasakura, Kou. Castlevania : curse of darkness v. 2 / Los Angeles, CA : Tokyopop, 2008-

Schulz, Charles M. (Charles Monroe), 1922-2000. Peanuts jubilee : my life and art with Charlie Brown and others / New York : Ballantine Books, 1976, c1975.

Showcase presents Blackhawk. Volume one / New York : DC Comics, c2008

Showcase presents Challengers of the Unknown. Vols. 1-2 / New York, NY : DC Comics, c2006

Showcase presents Martian Manhunter. Volume one / New York, NY : DC Comics, c2007

Showcase presents Metamorpho, the element man. Volume 1 / New York : DC Comics, c2005

Showcase presents The Green Arrow, volume one / New York : DC Comics, c2006

Siu-Chong, Ken. Street fighter : the ultimate edition / Richmond Hill, Ont. : Udon ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2010

Smith, Felipe, 1978- Peepo choo. Volume 3 / New York : Vertical, c2010

Spencer, Si. The vinyl underground : watching the detectives / New York : DC Comcis, c2008

Stevens, Karl, 1978- The lodger / Boston, Mass. : KSA Publishing, c2010.

Suzuki, Oji, 1949- A single match / Montreal : Drawn & Quarterly, c2010.

Takahashi, Rumiko, 1957- InuYasha vols. 55-56 / San Francisco, CA : Viz, LLC, c2003-

Tezuka, Osamu, 1928-1989. Black Jack v. 13 / New York : Vertical, c2008-

Tomine, Adrian, 1974- Scenes from an impending marriage : a prenuptial memoir / Montréal : Drawn & Quarterly, 2011

Tran, G. B. (Gia-Bao), 1976- Vietnamerica : a family's journey / New York : Villard Books, c2010.

Trudeau, G. B., 1948- Flashbacks : twenty-five years of Doonesbury / Kansas City : Andrews and McMeel, c1995.

Vampirella : archives. v. 1 / Runnemede, NJ : Dynamite Entertainment, c2010-

Vinci, Vanna, 1964- Sophia v. 1. Fille en or. / [Bruxelles] ; [Paris] : Dargaud Bénélux, c2008-

Von Eeden, Trevor. The original Johnson v. 2 / San Diego, Calif. : IDW Publishing, 2009-

Watson, Esther. Unlovable / Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics, 2009

Wilson, G. Willow, 1982- Vixen : return of the lion / New York : DC Comics, c2009

Wilson, Kris. Cyanide & happiness / New York, NY : !t, c2010.

Wilson, Kris. Ice cream & sadness : cyanide & happiness. [New York, N.Y.] : It Books, 2010.

Winick, Judd. Terminal madness / Indianapolis, IN : Que, c1996

Wood, Brian, 1972- Northlanders v. 3 : Blood in the snow / New York : DC Comics/Vertigo, c2008-

World war three illustrated no. 41. / N.Y.C. : S. Tobocman, P. Kuper, C. Kohlhofer, 1980-

Yaginuma, Kō, 1973- Twin spica vol. 5 / New York : Vertical, Inc., c2010-

Yanagisawa, Kazuaki. Shin, megami, tensei (Kahn). vols. 1-2 / Hamburg ; Los Angeles : TokyoPop, c2008

Yoshida, Akira. Kitty Pryde : shadow & flame / New York : Marvel ; [London : Diamond, distributor, 2006]

Zaniboni, Sergio Non solo diabolik / Torino : Vittorio Pavesio Productions, 2002


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Monkey Covers

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

Artist Bob Brown puts a gorilla on a quiz show on the cover of House of Secrets #16 (1959). I bet that gorilla could beat Watson any day of the week!


(Standard disclaimer about gorilla geniuses 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 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
2 (+1). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (And Other Useful Guides)
3 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
4 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
5 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
6 (-). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
7 (+2). Invincible Ultimate Collection Volume 6 HC *
8 (-). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
9 (N). The Complete Peanuts 1979-1980 (Vol. 15) *
10 (+1). The Unwritten Vol. 3: Dead Man's Knock *
11 (+18). Big Nate Boredom Buster: Super Scribbles, Cool Comix, and Lots of Laughs *
12 (-2). Big Nate: From the Top
13 (+2). Fables Vol. 15: Rose Red *
14 (+30). iZombie Vol. 1: Dead to the World
15 (-3). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
16 (+6). Walking Dead Volume 13
17 (-10). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
18 (+6). Watchmen
19 (-6). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
20 (-3). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
21 (-7). Batman: Year One
22 (+9). Big Nate Out Loud *
23 (-5). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
24 (-8). Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale
25 (+14). The Walking Dead, Book 6
26 (+2). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
27 (-). Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne
28 (+13). V for Vendetta
29 (-6). Walking Dead Volume 12
30 (N). Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, Vol. 1 - The Journey Begins
31 (-5). Batman: The Killing Joke
32 (+14). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (Kindle edition)
33 (N). The Walking Dead Volume 14: No Way Out *
34 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 1
35 (N). Superman: The Black Ring *
36 (-). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
37 (-4). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
38 (+12). The Walking Dead, Book 4
39 (+1). The Walking Dead, Book 3
40 (-19). Batman: The Long Halloween
41 (R). Dr. Horrible and Other Horrible Stories
42 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 2
43 (-8). The Walking Dead, Book 5
44 (-10). The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain
45 (R). Odd Is on Our Side
46 (-3). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
47 (R). The Cloud Searchers
48 (-16). The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
49 (-29). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 8: Last Gleaming *
50 (-2). Batman: Hush


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 number one movie = the number one graphic novel. The Wimpy Kid stays on top (and #64 overall), though the Oatmeal collection inches closer up to the #2 slot (with the Kindle edition rising to #32).

* Debuting in the top ten is the latest volume of The Complete Peanuts. Also debuting is the latest Dark Tower collection (Marvel only entry this week); and pre-orders for the upcoming Walking Dead and Superman: The Black Ring.

* A pretty good week for Vertigo collections, with three in the top fifteen.

* Dead Watch: The are twelve Walking Dead collections on the chart this week. Expect to see volume 14 shoot up into the top ten when it is actually released.

* The bottom of the list, Batman: Hush, is #2,547 on the overall chart.

Mini-comics Day: April 9

 

Promotional poster for our previously mentioned Mini-comics Day.

Monkey Covers

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

King Kong relaxes on the set of his latest movie on the cover of Mad House #106 (1977).


(Standard disclaimer about giant movie star 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 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
2 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
3 (-2). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (And Other Useful Guides)
4 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
5 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
6 (-1). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
7 (+1). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
8 (-9). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
9 (N). Invincible Ultimate Collection Volume 6 HC *
10 (+1). Big Nate: From the Top
11 (+35). The Unwritten Vol. 3: Dead Man's Knock *
12 (-2). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
13 (+7). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
14 (-2). Batman: Year One
15 (+4). Fables Vol. 15: Rose Red *
16 (-7). Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale
17 (-4). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
18 (-2). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
19 (-2). Daytripper
20 (+7). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 8: Last Gleaming *
21 (R). Batman: The Long Halloween
22 (-4). Walking Dead Volume 13
23 (+9). Walking Dead Volume 12
24 (+5). Watchmen
25 (+10). Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star *
26 (-4). Batman: The Killing Joke
27 (-6). Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne
28 (-3). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
29 (-6). Big Nate Boredom Buster: Super Scribbles, Cool Comix, and Lots of Laughs *
30 (-2). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
31 (+6). Big Nate Out Loud *
32 (+8). The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
33 (-). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
34 (+14). The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain
35 (+9). The Walking Dead, Book 5
36 (R). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
37 (-22). Batman: Time and the Batman
38 (R). Blackest Night
39 (-15). The Walking Dead, Book 6
40 (+10). The Walking Dead, Book 3
41 (R). V for Vendetta
42 (R). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
43 (-5). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
44 (N). iZombie Vol. 1: Dead to the World
45 (-20). Superman: Earth One
46 (N). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (Kindle edition)
47 (-5). Serenity, Vol. 2: Better Days
48 (-12). Batman: Hush
49 (R). Witch & Wizard: Battle for Shadowland
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:

* After two weeks at the top, the Oatmeal collection 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin slips down to #3 behind a couple of Wimpy Kid volumes. Also, the Kindle edition of 5 Very Good Reasons shows up near the bottom of the list.

* The latest volume of Invincible Ultimate Collection debuts in the top 10.

* The other debut this week is the first iZombie collection, while the third collection of The Unwritten vaults way up to just outside the top ten.

* While the Scott Pilgrim box set maintains a respectable ranking, I do believe this is the first time in a long while that not a single individual volume of Scott Pilgrim shows up on the chart.

* Dead Watch: Ten Walking Dead collections in the top fifty this week. (Bottom-of-the-list Book 4 is #2,417 on the overall chart)

Marvel June Solicitation Thoughts

Marvel finally released their June 2001 solicitations today. What follows are random thoughts that occur as I read through:


The Fear Itself event continues. The main book is $4 for 32 pages; weren't the first two issues 40 pages?

I have little interest in the multitude of spin-off books. Youth in Revolt is by creators I know and generally like (McKeever & Norton) and is $3, so I'll probably pick that up. Fearsome Four has Man-Thing and art by Michael Kaluta (and also $3), so I'll likely get that as well.

Two issues of Thunderbolts, both Fear Itself tie-ins, with tag team writers and artists. Probably skipable, but this is one of those instances where having a long run on a title will keep me buying though short blips like this.

A new Dark Tower series by Peter David & Michael Lark. I have zero interest in the property, but that's a creative team that might get me to pick it up, except for the $4 price tag.

There are a couple of Cars 2-related comics, but it's confusing as to what is what. There's Cars 2 #1 (of 2) which may or may not be an adaptation of the new movie. Then there's Disney • Pixar Presents Cars 2, which despite the title seems to be an adaptation of the first Cars movie.

Apparently after months of build up this is the month that they're finally killing Ultimate Spider-Man. Because that whole Ultimatum mess did such great things for the Ultimate Line.

There are a couple of instances where Marvel are collecting three recent issues of Avengers titles for just $5. I'm not sure on the publishing strategy here.

The ill-conceived 'point one' initiative hits a title I actually follow (Avengers Academy). I'd be just as happy buying an issue #15 as I would #14.1. Also, this seems like a good way to make sure that customers who don't aggressively follow the comic news sites will not purchase an issue of a title.

Captain America Corps? Really? It's like they're just trying to come up with things to flood the market that just won't sell (no matter how good it may actually be).

(Marvel Adventures) Super Heroes has been a reprint book for the past few months. The latest issue is by the regular writer (the very good Paul Tobin) but no indication as to whether this is a new story or not.

As has been noted elsewhere, Andi Watson's long-completed-but-never-published 15 Love is finally seeing the light of day. I'll be in line, but wouldn't this work better as an OGN targeted at the bookstore market?

There's a new WWII-set All-Winners Squad limited series written by Paul Jenkins, whose super-hero stuff has always been hit-or-miss with me. So I'll like wait and see if it is well-received, and pick it up in trade if it is.

No such worries with Jenkins' other new limited series, Ka-Zar: I'm not a fan of artist Pascal Alixe, and it's $4 for 32 pages to boot.

Even dumber than kicking off a new series with a #0 issue? Kicking it off with a #0.1 issue, as is the case with Ghost Rider. How would starting a new series off with a regular ol' #1 issue not be considered a jumping-on point in and of itself?

Mystery Men #1 & 2: CLASSIFIED! By a writer I'm unfamiliar with? PASS!

Two different Marvel Zombies mini-series running at the same time? Do they think it is still 2006?

Hickman & Weaver's well-received S.H.I.E.L.D. series is back as an ongoing; $4 for 40 pages, so let us hope that future issues are $3 for 32 pages.

I care not one whit for Deadpool, but I'll admit that the Dave Johnson cover for #38 is pretty awesome.

Looks like just abut every X-Men title gets two issues this month. Because what we really need are twice as many X-Men comics.

Supreme Power returns with a four issue mini, just about at the point where most have forgotten about it. And the $4 price tag won't help matters either, and make it just that easy a pass for most I suspect.

We're drowning is Captain America and Thor collections. X-Men too. Think maybe there's a movie or two coming this summer?

Mini-Comics Day at the Library

The University of Michigan Art, Architecture, and Engineering Library, in collaboration with the International Cartoonist Conspiracy, is hosting a Mini-Comics Event on April 9, 2011 from 11am to 6pm. Participants are challenged to write and draw a complete mini-comic within the span of a day. More on the history of the event and other host sites may be found at the Mini-comics Day event site.

This will be very similar to our 24 Hour Comics Day event last semester, except about 1/3 as long!

More details at http://www.lib.umich.edu/minicomicsday

Monkey Covers

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

Maxwell Tiberius poses with partner Ann O'Brien and the kids from Gen13 on Arthur Adams' cover for Gen13/Monkeyman & O'Brien #1 (1998).


(Standard disclaimer about super-intelligent other-dimensional 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 (-). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (And Other Useful Guides)
2 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
3 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
4 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
5 (+1). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
6 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
7 (+2). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
8 (-3). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
9 (+4). Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale
10 (+6). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
11 (-). Big Nate: From the Top
12 (+7). Batman: Year One
13 (-3). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
14 (N). Cartooning: Philosophy and Practice *
15 (+2). Batman: Time and the Batman
16 (-2). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
17 (-9). Daytripper
18 (-3). Walking Dead Volume 13
19 (-1). Fables Vol. 15: Rose Red *
20 (-). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
21 (+4). Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne
22 (+16). Batman: The Killing Joke
23 (+26). Big Nate Boredom Buster: Super Scribbles, Cool Comix, and Lots of Laughs *
24 (+4). The Walking Dead, Book 6
25 (+16). Superman: Earth One
26 (N). Dragonbreath: Lair of the Bat Monster
27 (R). Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight Volume 8: Last Gleaming *
28 (-1). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
29 (-). Watchmen
30 (-7). The Walking Dead, Book 1
31 (+8). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
32 (+2). Walking Dead Volume 12
33 (R). The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear The Hunters
34 (R). Prince Valiant: 1941-1942 (Vol. 3) *
35 (N). Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star *
36 (R). Batman: Hush
37 (N). Big Nate Out Loud *
38 (R). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
39 (+3). The Walking Dead, Book 2
40 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
41 (N). Gotham Central Book 4: Corrigan
42 (R). Serenity, Vol. 2: Better Days
43 (+5). Captain America Lives Omnibus *
44 (+1). The Walking Dead, Book 5
45 (-1). Odd Is on Our Side
46 (N). The Unwritten Vol. 3: Dead Man's Knock *
47 (-4). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
48 (+2). The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain
49 (-37). The Thanos Imperative
50 (R). 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 Oatmeal collection maintains its #1 spot on the comics chart and hangs on at #48 on the overall chart. Looks like it wasn't a one-week fluke.

* Of the rest of the top 10, six are either Wimpy Kid or Dork Diaries items.

* The top debut this week is a pre-order of Ivan Brunetti's Cartooning: Philosophy and Practice. Also new is the latest Dragonbreath from Ursula Verson; pre-orders for new entries in the Dork Diaries & Big Nate series; a Gotham Central hardcover; and the pre-order for the latest collection of The Unwritten.

* The Scott Pilgrim box set remains relatively strong, but the only single volume to stay on the chart is vol. 1 way down at #47.

* Dead Watch: Ten Walking Dead collections in the top 50 this week, an improvement over recent weeks. (Book 3, at #50, is #2,834 overall.)

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Veronica Lodge & Yet Another Comics Blog wish for you the Luck of the Irish!

(Cover from Veronica #23 (1992) by Rex Lindsey.)

Monkey Covers

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

Beast Boy turns into a gorilla to fight Grodd on Rick Hoberg's cover for Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo Crew #20 (1983).


(Standard disclaimer about green super-heroes and world-conquering 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 (N). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (And Other Useful Guides)
2 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
3 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
4 (-1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
5 (+5). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
6 (-). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
7 (+2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
8 (-4). Daytripper
9 (-4). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
10 (+1). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
11 (+3). Big Nate: From the Top
12 (-5). The Thanos Imperative *
13 (-5). Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale
14 (+3). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
15 (+3). Walking Dead Volume 13
16 (-1). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
17 (-1). Batman: Time and the Batman
18 (+12). Fables Vol. 15: Rose Red *
19 (+1). Batman: Year One
20 (+19). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
21 (+14). V for Vendetta
22 (N). Batman Beyond: Hush Beyond
23 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 1
24 (R). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
25 (-13). Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne
26 (R). Identity Crisis
27 (+5). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
28 (-5). The Walking Dead, Book 6
29 (-16). Watchmen
30 (-3). The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel
31 (-6). Scalped Vol. 7: Rez Blues
32 (R). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
33 (+9). Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour
34 (+3). Walking Dead Volume 12
35 (+9). Fables Vol. 14: Witches
36 (+5). Scott Pilgrim Volume 5: Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe
37 (-8). Scott Pilgrim, Vol 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together
38 (+8). Batman: The Killing Joke
39 (R). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
40 (N). Skullkickers Volume 1: 1000 Opas and a Dead Body *
41 (-22). Superman: Earth One
42 (+1). The Walking Dead, Book 2
43 (-19). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
44 (-4). Odd Is on Our Side
45 (-7). The Walking Dead, Book 5
46 (-24). All Star Superman, Vol. 2
47 (-14). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
48 (N). Captain America Lives Omnibus *
49 (N). Big Nate Boredom Buster: Super Scribbles, Cool Comix, and Lots of Laughs *
50 (-). The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain


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:

* In a shocker, the Oatmeal collection 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth debuts at #1 on the chart (and is #41 overall). An amazing feat to debut at #1, especially for a property with no tie-in to other media.

* The last time a non-Wimpy Kid book was #1 was a Scott Pilgrim volume in August 2010. The last time a non-WK non-SP book was #1 was Troublemaker in June 2010. The last time a book debuted at #1 was the Twilight Graphic Novel in January 2010.

* Other debuts this week are Batman Beyond: Hush Beyond at #22; Skullkickers at #40; Captain America Lives Omnibus at #48; and Big Nate Boredom Buster at #49.

* Dead Watch: Just seven Walking Dead collections in the top 50 this week, though the Compendium hops up to #5.

* I have no idea why the Identity Crisis hardcover shows up out-of-the-blue at #26. Sometimes the charts are just weird...

Tezuka's Notebooks

Last week at the library we received our copy of Tezuka Osamu sōsaku nōto to shoki sakuhinshū (手塚治虫・創作ノートと初期作品集), a reproduction of several of Osamu Tezuka's hand-drawn notebooks. As you might expect, the whole package is gorgeous. It's going straight down into storage for safe keeping, but I managed to snap a few photos:

New Library Comics: February 2011

Here's a list of the comics we added to our library collection last month:


Brave old world nos. 1-3  / New York, N.Y. : DC Comics, 2000.

Ciencin, Scott. Silent Hill omnibus / San Diego, Calif. : IDW, 2010

Costa, Ben. Pang : the wandering Shàolín monk (vol. 1) : refuge of the heart. / [n.p.] : Iron Crotch University Press, 2010

De Haven, Tom. Our hero : Superman on Earth / New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2010

Edington, Ian. Hellgate. London / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse, 2007.

Ellis, Warren. Global frequency nos. 1-12 / La Jolla, CA : WildStorm Productions, 2002-2004.

Encyclopedia of comic books and graphic novels / Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, c2010

Englehart, Steve. Big town nos. 1-4 / New York, N.Y. : Marvel Comics, 2001

Fulp, Charles. Harry Johnson : and the case of the Crabbes nos. 1-2 / [S.l.] : Fulp Fiction, Inc., c2004

Furman, Simon. Starcraft / La Jolla, CA : Wildstorm, 2010

Gallardo, Adam. 100 girls nos. 1-7 / [United States] : Arcana Studios, 2004-

Gen 13 (La Jolla, Calif. : 2002) Gen 13. nos. 0-16 / La Jolla, CA : WildStorm Productions, 2002-

Harmon, Paul. Mora nos. 1-4 / Berkeley, Calif. : Image Comics, 2005-

ICandy. nos. 1-3  / New York, NY : DC Comics, c2003-c2004.

Johns, Geoff, 1973- The vision nos. 1-4 / New York, NY : Marvel Entertainment, 2002-

Johnston, Antony. Dead space : salvage / San Diego, Calif. : IDW, c2010

Kanan, Nabiel. Now & then / Derby, United Kingdom : New Flame Publishing, 2003

Krueger, Jim. Galactic. nos. 1-3 / Milwaukie, Or. : Dark Horse Comics, 2003.

Labelle, Simon, 1958- Le suicide de la déesse / [Montréal] : Mécanique générale, c2010

Leblanc, Samuel, 1982- Parfum de lilas / [Montréal] : Mécanique générale, c2010

Manga : an anthology of global and cultural perspectives / New York : Continuum, 2010

Manga and philosophy / Chicago : Open Court, c2010.

Michael Moorcock's multiverse. nos. 1-12 / New York, N.Y. : DC Comics, 1997-

Mishkin, Dan. Creeps. nos. 1-3 / Orange, CA : Image Comics, 2001-

Nelson, Arvid. London falling / Hamburg ; Los Angeles : Tokypop, 2008

Oprisko, Kris. Metal gear solid : omnibus / San Diego, Calif. : IDW ; London : Diamond [distributor], 2010.

The rise and reason of comics and graphic literature : critical essays on the form / Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2010.

Searle, Ronald, 1920- St. Trinian's : the cartoons / London : Penguin Books, 2008.

Shelton, Daniel, 1965- Ben : à deux, c'est mieux! / Montréal : Les 400 coups, c2010.

Siu-Chong, Ken. Wages of sin / Richmond Hill, Ont. : Udon, c2009

Sonic the Hedgehog archives. vols. 1-3 / Mamaroneck, NY : Archie Comic Publications, [2006]-

Speers, Megan, 1986- Wanderlust : a story told in 50 wood engravings / Erin, Ont. : Porcupine's Quill, c2010

Starlin, Jim. Infinity abyss nos. 1-6 / New York, NY : Marvel Comics, 2002

Storrie, Paul D. Robin Hood and the minstrel / Calumet City, IL : Moonstone and Paul D. Storrie, c2001

Tadano, Nobuaki. 7 billion needles. Volume 2 / New York : Vertical, c2010

Van Ness, Sara J. Watchmen as literature : a critical study of the graphic novel / Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2010.

X-Factor (New York, N.Y. : 2002) X-Factor. v.2 nos. 1-4 / New York, NY : Marvel Comics, 2002


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Monkey Covers

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

Peter Panda helps a monkey get coconuts down from a tree on the cover of Peter Panda #3 (1953).

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 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
2 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
3 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
4 (-2). Daytripper
5 (+5). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle edition)
6 (-1). Dork Diaries (Kindle edition)
7 (N). The Thanos Imperative *
8 (-2). Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale
9 (+6). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books
10 (+1). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
11 (+15). Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Boxset
12 (-5). Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne
13 (+17). Watchmen
14 (+21). Big Nate: From the Top
15 (-6). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
16 (N). Batman: Time and the Batman *
17 (+5). Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
18 (-6). Walking Dead Volume 13
19 (-). Superman: Earth One
20 (-12). Batman: Year One
21 (-3). All Star Superman, Vol. 1
22 (-8). All Star Superman, Vol. 2
23 (+2). The Walking Dead, Book 6
24 (-1). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
25 (+7). Scalped Vol. 7: Rez Blues
26 (-9). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
27 (R). The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel
28 (N). Prince Valiant: 1941-1942 (Vol. 3) *
29 (-1). Scott Pilgrim, Vol 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together
30 (+4). Fables Vol. 15: Rose Red *
31 (N). The Stand: Hardcases
32 (+8). Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
33 (+11). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
34 (N). Morning Glories Volume 1 TP
35 (-6). V for Vendetta
36 (-15). Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 3: Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness
37 (-6). Walking Dead Volume 12
38 (+5). The Walking Dead, Book 5
39 (-23). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
40 (-4). Odd Is on Our Side
41 (-21). Scott Pilgrim Volume 5: Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe
42 (-28). Scott Pilgrim Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour
43 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 2
44 (+4). Fables Vol. 14: Witches
45 (R). The Arrival
46 (R). Batman: The Killing Joke
47 (-23). The Flash, Vol. 1: The Dastardly Death of the Rogues
48 (N). Popeye, Vol. 5: Wha's a Jeep? *
49 (-2). Nemesis
50 (-). The Walking Dead, Vol. 9: Here We Remain


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:

* Daytripper slips back down below the Wimpy Kid offerings to #4 on the comics charts and #499 on the overall chart.

* In fact, six of the top ten this week are hybrid prose/comics offerings for kids from the Wimpy Kid and Dork Diaries series.The top book is #82 on the overall chart.

* A relatively good week for Marvel; they debut a pre-order of The Thanos Imperative in the top ten and The Stand: Hardcases in the middle of the list. Nemesis hangs on near the bottom as well.

* Other debuts this week include a couple of strip collections, Prince Valiant & Popeye; the latest Grant Morrison Batman collection; and the first Morning Glories collection.

* The Scott Pilgrim universe rights itself this week, with the box set jumping back up and the individual volumes going back down.

* Dead Watch: Just six Walking Dead collections in the top fifty this week. Vol 9, the #50 book this week, is #2,507 on the overall chart.