Christmas Covers - December 12

In comics, nothing says "Ho Ho Ho" like a big honking gun, as on the cover of Spider-Girl #54 (2003) by Patrick Olliffe & Al Williamson.


For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

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

Just 13 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2012: Batman #33)
(2011: Mad #68)
(2010: Sugar Buzz #4)
(2009: Clerks Holiday Special)
(2008: Eternal Romance #3)
(2007: Liberty Meadows #24)
(2006: Veronica #6)
(2005: Dell Movie Classic #725)
(2004: Treasure Chest vol. 23 #8)


(Also see: Bully the Little Stuffed Bull's A Four Color Christmas)
(And: The 2013 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)

Christmas Covers - December 11

Kurami has found a female Santa Claus on the cover of Sakura Tsukuba's Sweet Rein vol. 1 (2013).

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

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

Just 14 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2012: Garfield #8)
(2011: The Simpsons Winter Wingding #6)
(2010: Marvel Super Hero Squad #12 )
(2009: P.S. Magazine: The Preventive Maintenance Monthly #157)
(2008: More Fun Comics #39)
(2007: The Tick: Big Red-N-Green Christmas Spectacle #1)
(2006: The Best of DC #58)
(2005: Batman #27)
(2004: The Brave and the Bold #148)


(Also see: Bully the Little Stuffed Bull's A Four Color Christmas)
(And: The 2013 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)   

Christmas Covers - December 10

Julie, Lucy and Alia are ready for "A Merry Olde Christmas" on the cover of Dance Class vol. 6 (2013) by Crip.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

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


Just 15 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2012: Caravan Kidd Holiday Special)
(2011: Spider-Man Kids julehefte 2009)
(2010: Richie Rich Holiday Digest Magazine #1)
(2009: Pondus - Julen 2003)
(2008: Battle Vixens vol. 9)
(2007: The Bakers Meet Jingle Belle)
(2006: A Distant Soil #26)
(2005: Classics Illustrated #15)
(2004: Action Comics #93)


(Also see: Bully the Little Stuffed Bull's A Four Color Christmas)
(And: The 2013 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)   

Christmas Covers - December 9

The Tick fills in for Santa at the local shopping mall on the cover of The Tick New Series #1 (2009) by Les McClaine.


For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

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


Just 16 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2012: Pelle Politbil Julen 2010)
(2011: The Disney Afternoon #3)
(2010: The Tick's Big Yule Log Special 2000)
(2009: Funny Stuff #30)
(2008: March of Comics #77)
(2007: Spaceman Discovers Christmas)
(2006: All-American Comics #10)
(2005: Roy Rogers Comics #49)
(2004: Pogo Possum #11)


(Also see: Bully the Little Stuffed Bull's A Four Color Christmas)
(And: The 2013 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)  
(And: DCWKA's 25 Days of DC Holiday Women) 
 

Christmas Covers - December 8

A classic illustration by John Stanley adorns the cover of The Great Treasury of Christmas Comic Book Stories (2010).



For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

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


Just 17 more 'get-ups' until Santa!



(2012: Tom and Jerry #239)
(2011: Ranma ½ part seven #5)
(2010: Furrlough #179)
(2009: The Joy of a Peanuts Christmas)
(2008: Fables #56)
(2007: Dell Giant #26)
(2006: X-Men #108)
(2005: Liberty Meadows #29)
(2004: Top Ten #6)


(Also see: Bully the Little Stuffed Bull's A Four Color Christmas)
(And: The 2013 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)  

Christmas Covers - December 7

Today's Christmas cover is from Fantagraphics' recent (2012) re-release of the classic Carl Barks story "A Christmas for Shacktown" in The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library vol. 11.


For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

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

Just 14 more 'get-ups' until Santa!


(2012: Garfield #8)
(2011: The Simpsons Winter Wingding #6)
(2010: Marvel Super Hero Squad #12 )
(2009: P.S. Magazine: The Preventive Maintenance Monthly #157)
(2008: More Fun Comics #39)
(2007: The Tick: Big Red-N-Green Christmas Spectacle #1)
(2006: The Best of DC #58)
(2005: Batman #27)
(2004: The Brave and the Bold #148)


(Also see: Bully the Little Stuffed Bull's A Four Color Christmas)
(And: The 2013 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)  

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Comics & Graphic Novels on Amazon Friday morning. See About the Amazon Top 50 Lists for more information on how this list is compiled.


1 (-). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
2 (+7). Hyperbole and a Half (Kindle)
3 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
4 (N). Captain America Vol. 1: Winter Soldier, Book One (Kindle)
5 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2
6 (N). Iron Man: Extremis (Kindle)
7 (N). Thor, vol. 1 (Kindle)
8 (N). X-Force Vol.1: Angels and Demons (Kindle)
9 (N). Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers (Kindle)
10 (N). Runaways, vol. 1 (Kindle)
11 (N). Avengers, vol. 1 (Kindle)
12 (-6). Dilbert 2014 Day-to-Day Calendar: There's No Kill Switch on Awesome
13 (-10). The Walking Dead, Vol. 19: March to War
14 (-7). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
15 (N). Thor: Ages of Thunder (Kindle)
16 (-8). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
17 (-6). Darth Vader and Son
18 (-8). Vader's Little Princess
19 (+25). Jim Butcher's Dresden Files: Ghoul Goblin (Kindle)
20 (-16). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
21 (+7). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel (Kindle)
22 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye (Kindle)
23 (-7). Hyperbole and a Half (hardcover)
24 (+17). The Walking Dead, Vol. 19: March to War (Kindle)
25 (-11). Marvel Encyclopedia
26 (-7). The Walking Dead, Vol. 18: What Comes After
27 (-14). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search, Part 3
28 (-10). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (hardcover)
29 (-14). Why Grizzly Bears Should Wear Underpants
30 (-18). Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52)
31 (-7). The Walking Dead, Book 1
32 (-7). The Walking Dead, Book 9
33 (-3). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
34 (+4). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
35 (-14). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel
36 (-19). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
37 (-17). I Am Pusheen the Cat
38 (-9). The Argyle Sweater 2014 Day-to-Day Calendar
39 (-16). My Dog: The Paradox
40 (-8). Saga Volume 2
41 (R). Stephen King's N. (Kindle)
42 (-5). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes
43 (R). Super Graphic: A Visual Guide to the Comic Book Universe
44 (N). The Walking Dead #117 (Kindle)
45 (-14). Saga Volume 1
46 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us (Kindle)
47 (R). Justice League Vol. 1: Origin (The New 52) (Kindle)
48 (R). The Sandman: Overture #2 (Kindle) *
49 (R). Big Nate: I Smell a Pop Quiz! (Kindle)
50 (-10). The Walking Dead, Vol. 17: Something to Fear


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:

• Hyperbole and a Half remains in the top slot; it is currently #25 on the overall Amazon books chart.
• Earlier in the week, the Kindle Daily Deal was a selection of eight different Marvel collections. Though the sale has been over for a couple of days, the residual effect is enough that they are all still up near the top of the chart. The knock-on effect is that other items on the chart have slid down lower on than they naturally would have.
• Besides those Marvel collections, the only other debut is the latest issue of The Walking Dead on the Kindle.

Christmas Covers - December 6

Shirō & Kenji toast while dressed as Santa and Rudolph on the cover of Kinō Nani Tabeta? vol. 8 (2013) by Fumi Yoshinaga.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

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


Just 19 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2012: Jingle Belle #1)
(2011: The Pink Panther #5)
(2010: Archie Giant Series Magazine #169 )
(2009: Marvel Apes #0)
(2008: Gustaf #7)
(2007: The Adventures of Superboy #12)
(2006: The Maze Agency #11)
(2005: Spider-Man's Tangled Web #21)
(2004: Ambush Bug Stocking Stuffer)


(Also see: Bully the Little Stuffed Bull's A Four Color Christmas)
(And: The 2013 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)  

Christmas Covers - December 5

Everyone's favorite cowboy puppet fills in for Santa Claus on the cover of Howdy Doody #13 (1952) by Dan Gormley.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

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



Just 20 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

 
(2012: P.S. Magazine: The Preventive Maintenance Monthly #62)
(2011: Petit Père Noël – contre le docteur Méchant)
(2010: Funny Picture Stories vol. 2 #4 )
(2009: Betty and Veronica #213)
(2008: Marvel Holiday Special 2005)
(2007: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer #1)
(2006: Animaniacs: A Christmas Special #1)
(2005: Shanda the Panda #14)
(2004: Famous Funnies #125)


(Also see: Bully the Little Stuffed Bull's A Four Color Christmas) 
(And: The 2013 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)  

Christmas Covers - December 4

The Avengers take over Santa's present-delivering duties on the cover of Avengers Annual 2013 #1 by David Lafuente.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

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

Just 21 more 'get-ups' until Santa!


(2012: The Simpsons #172)
(2011: Top Cow Holiday Special)
(2010: Looney Tunes #73)
(2009: Norsk MAD vol. 38 #12)
(2008: Christmas with the Super-Heroes #2)
(2007: Popular Comics #12)
(2006: Yogi Bear #11)
(2005: The Batman and Robin Adventures #3)
(2004: Dell Four Color #1154) 

(Also see: Bully the Little Stuffed Bull's A Four Color Christmas)  
(And: The 2013 Comics Should Be Good Advent Calendar)

Christmas Covers - December 3

Santa has to deal with the antics of The Dodo and the Frog, Nutsy Squirrel, and The Raccoon Kids on the cover of Funny Stuff Stocking Stuffer #1 (1985) by Jim Engel.

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

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


Just 22 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2012: Green Lantern #36)
(2011: Judge Dredd #6)
(2010: Dennis the Menace Pocketful of Fun #42)
(2009: Marvel Age #85)
(2008: Looney Tunes #97)
(2007: Marvel Holiday Special 1994)
(2006: Tom-Tom and Itchi the Monk #2)
(2005: Marge's Little Lulu #18)
(2004: Superman #369)

Christmas Covers - December 2

Woody appears to be having trouble putting up his Christmas tree on the cover of Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker #34 (1955).

For each day of December until Christmas I'm featuring a Holiday-related comic book cover. (Click on the image to get a larger version.)

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


Just 23 more 'get-ups' until Santa!




(2012: Betty and Veronica #204)
(2011: Sonic X #15)
(2010: Quantum Leap #3)
(2009: Casper Giant-Size #2)
(2008: Sabrina's Holiday Spectacular #2)
(2007: Sabrina, The Teen-Age Witch #77)
(2006: Dennis the Menace Bonus Magazine Series #111)
(2005: Limited Collectors' Edition #C-43)
(2004: Walt Disney's Christmas Parade #9)

(Also see: Bully the Little Stuffed Bull's A Four Color Christmas)  

Christmas Covers - December 1

It's time once again for our annual Christmas Covers event: twenty-five more comic covers with a holiday theme!

We begin our 2013 season with Veronica, Archie & Betty sipping cocoa in a Christmas Spectacular on the cover of Archie Comics Super Special #1 from 2012 by Dan Parent, Rich Koslowski and Rosario Peña.

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

Just 24 more 'get-ups' until Santa!


(2012: Marvel Treasury Edition #13)
(2011: Santa Claus Parade)
(2010: Archie's Holiday Fun Digest #6)
(2009: Holiday Comics #8)
(2008: Christmas Carnival)
(2007: Comic Cavalcade #5)
(2006: Justice League Unlimited #16)
(2005: Walt Disney's Christmas Parade #3)
(2004: Limited Collectors' Edition #C-34)

(Also see: Bully the Little Stuffed Bull's A Four Color Christmas)  

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Comics & Graphic Novels on Amazon Friday morning. See About the Amazon Top 50 Lists for more information on how this list is compiled.


1 (-). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
2 (+2). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
3 (-1). The Walking Dead, Vol. 19: March to War
4 (+7). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
5 (+3). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2
6 (+4). Dilbert 2014 Day-to-Day Calendar: There's No Kill Switch on Awesome
7 (-). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
8 (-2). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
9 (-6). Hyperbole and a Half (Kindle)
10 (+2). Vader's Little Princess
11 (-2). Darth Vader and Son
12 (+1). Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52)
13 (+1). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search, Part 3
14 (+5). Marvel Encyclopedia
15 (+3). Why Grizzly Bears Should Wear Underpants
16 (-1). Hyperbole and a Half (hardcover)
17 (-5). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
18 (+2). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (hardcover)
19 (+2). The Walking Dead, Vol. 18: What Comes After
20 (-4). I Am Pusheen the Cat
21 (-4). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel
22 (+2). Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (The New 52)
23 (R). My Dog: The Paradox
24 (+11). The Walking Dead, Book 1
25 (+1). The Walking Dead, Book 9
26 (+4). Ultimate Comics Wolverine vs Hulk (Kindle)
27 (+18). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search, Part 2
28 (-5). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel (Kindle)
29 (+9). The Argyle Sweater 2014 Day-to-Day Calendar
30 (-1). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
31 (-). Saga Volume 1
32 (+1). Saga Volume 2
33 (-5). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
34 (R). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth
35 (R). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search, Part 1
36 (+14). Batman: Year One
37 (-10). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes
38 (-4). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
39 (+10). Attack on Titan 9
40 (+6). The Walking Dead, Vol. 17: Something to Fear
41 (-16). The Walking Dead, Vol. 19: March to War (Kindle)
42 (R). The Complete Peanuts 1987-1990 Gift Box Set
43 (-3). Yotsuba&!, Vol. 12
44 (N). Jim Butcher's Dresden Files: Ghoul Goblin (Kindle)
45 (-8). The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes
46 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 2
47 (R). Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons
48 (R). The Joker: Death of the Family (The New 52)
49 (R). Attack on Titan 1
50 (-14). Watchmen


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:

• No surprise in seeing Hyperbole and a Half take the top slot again this week. It is currently #30 on the overall books chart.
• Only one new item on the chart this week: the Kindle edition of Jim Butcher's Dresden Files: Ghoul Goblin.
• We now move into the holiday shopping season, so expect the tenor of the chart to change a bit over the next few weeks. We also approach the mid-season finale of The Walking Dead this weekend, which traditionally sees an uptick in Walking Dead collections. Zombies vs. Shoppers!

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Comics & Graphic Novels on Amazon Friday morning. See About the Amazon Top 50 Lists for more information on how this list is compiled.


1 (-). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
2 (+1). The Walking Dead, Vol. 19: March to War
3 (-1). Hyperbole and a Half (Kindle)
4 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
5 (N). Peanuts Guide to Life
6 (+1). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
7 (+5). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
8 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2
9 (-). Darth Vader and Son
10 (+9). Dilbert 2014 Day-to-Day Calendar: There's No Kill Switch on Awesome
11 (+6). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
12 (-1). Vader's Little Princess
13 (-7). Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52)
14 (-6). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search, Part 3
15 (-5). Hyperbole and a Half (hardcover)
16 (-). I Am Pusheen the Cat
17 (+14). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel
18 (+4). Why Grizzly Bears Should Wear Underpants
19 (+4). Marvel Encyclopedia
20 (R). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (hardcover)
21 (+5). The Walking Dead, Vol. 18: What Comes After
22 (-2). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
23 (-2). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel (Kindle)
24 (-). Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (The New 52)
25 (N). The Walking Dead, Vol. 19: March to War (Kindle)
26 (+6). The Walking Dead, Book 9
27 (+7). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes
28 (+9). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
29 (-). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
30 (-). Ultimate Comics Wolverine vs Hulk (Kindle)
31 (+17). Saga Volume 1
32 (-5). Blue Is the Warmest Color
33 (+2). Saga Volume 2
34 (+13). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
35 (+4). The Walking Dead, Book 1
36 (R). Watchmen
37 (R). The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes
38 (N). The Argyle Sweater 2014 Day-to-Day Calendar
39 (-26). The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes (Kindle)
40 (N). Yotsuba&!, Vol. 12
41 (-23). March Book 1
42 (+8). Jim Butcher's Dresden Files: Ghoul Goblin *
43 (N). Calvin and Hobbes
44 (N). The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story
45 (+1). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search, Part 2
46 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 17: Something to Fear
47 (R). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
48 (R). Super Graphic: A Visual Guide to the Comic Book Universe
49 (N). Attack on Titan 9 *
50 (-6). Batman: Year One


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 new Walking Dead collection is finally released, but it can't quite break the hold that
  Hyperbole and a Half has on the top slot. H&H is #17 on the overall books chart, while WD is #68. The Kindle edition of the new WD also makes this chart this week.
• The top debut this week, Peanuts Guide to Life, isn't quite a comic, but rather a small (in dimensions) book of quotes and illustrations from Peanuts strips. But I'm including it on the chart because it's close enough.
• Also debuting this week are the 2014 edition of the Argyle Sweater desk calendar; the new Yotsuba&! volume; the original Calvin and Hobbes strip collection; The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story; and the latest Attack on Titan.

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Comics & Graphic Novels on Amazon Friday afternoon. See About the Amazon Top 50 Lists for more information on how this list is compiled.


1 (+1). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
2 (+1). Hyperbole and a Half (Kindle)
3 (+2). The Walking Dead, Vol. 19: March to War *
4 (+3). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
5 (+6). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
6 (-2). Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52)
7 (+3). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2
8 (-2). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search, Part 3
9 (+4). Darth Vader and Son
10 (+5). Hyperbole and a Half (hardcover)
11 (+6). Vader's Little Princess
12 (+4). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
13 (N). The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes (Kindle)
14 (N). The Essential Calvin and Hobbes (Kindle)
15 (N). From Hell (Kindle)
16 (+4). I Am Pusheen the Cat
17 (+2). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
18 (-17). March Book 1
19 (+12). Dilbert 2014 Day-to-Day Calendar: There's No Kill Switch on Awesome
20 (+8). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
21 (+1). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel (Kindle)
22 (+1). Why Grizzly Bears Should Wear Underpants
23 (+19). Marvel Encyclopedia
24 (-). Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (The New 52)
25 (N). The Walking Dead #116 (Kindle)
26 (+10). The Walking Dead, Vol. 18: What Comes After
27 (-). Blue Is the Warmest Color
28 (N). The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes (Kindle)
29 (+14). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
30 (+4). Ultimate Comics Wolverine vs Hulk (Kindle)
31 (-5). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel
32 (-). The Walking Dead, Book 9
33 (N). The Last of Us: American Dreams
34 (R). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes
35 (+6). Saga Volume 2
36 (+1). The Joker: Death of the Family (The New 52)
37 (+9). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
38 (-20). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes (Kindle)
39 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 1
40 (R). My Dog: The Paradox
41 (-8). Naruto, Vol. 63: World of Dreams
42 (N). Thor: God of Thunder, Godbomb
43 (-5). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
44 (R). Batman: Year One
45 (-1). Stephen King's N. (Kindle)
46 (-7). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search, Part 2
47 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
48 (-8). Saga Volume 1
49 (N). The Art of Rube Goldberg: (A) Inventive (B) Cartoon (C) Genius
50 (N). Jim Butcher's Dresden Files: Ghoul Goblin *


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:

• With the latest March excitement having settled down, Hyperbole and a Half slides back into the top two places. The paperback is currently #12 on the overall books list.
• The Calvin & Hobbes resurgence continues: Three strip collections make their debut on the Kindle this week and dutifully make their way onto the top sellers chart.
• Last week's Batman Kindle sale is over, and all of those collections that debuted last week are now gone. But the Top Shelf sale sends the Kindle edition of From Hell on to the chart in the #15 place.
• The new Thor movie debuts strong at the box office last weekend, but the best that any Thor comic can do on the chart is the debut of the latest series collection at #42. Still, it's something.
• Also debuting this week are: The Last of Us: American Dreams, the collection of the prequel comic to the video game drawn by Faith Erin Hicks; the new Walking Dead issue in Kindle format; A Rube Goldberg retrospective; and a Dresden Files collection.

Amazon cincuenta mejores

This week's bonus sales chart is the Top 50 Cómics y Manga on Amazon.es this afternoon:

1. Astérix y los pictos
2. Blacksad 5. Amarillo *
3. Los muertos vivientes integral Nº04
4. El azul es un color cálido
5. Maus
6. Introducción a la microeconomía en viñetas: 1
7. Sambre deluxe + La guerra de los sambre (pack)
8. Oldboy III
9. Buda nº 05
10. Buda nº 03
11. Buda nº 04
12. Estudio en escarlata
13. Piscina Molitor: La vida swing de Boris Vian
14. Introducción a la macroeconomía en viñetas: 2
15. La leyenda de las cuatro sombras + zora y los hibernautas (pack)
16. El gran duque
17. Locas 1
18. El Capitán Trueno #8. ¡El país de los faraones! (Kindle)
19. Star Wars. Darth Vader e hijo
20. Los centinelas 1. Las cosechas de acero
21. Asombroso spiderman, el - ¡por fin desenmascarado! (Marvel Gold Omnibus) *
22. A sangre y fuego y otras aventuras
23. Obélix y compañía
24. Zombillenium 3: Control Freaks
25. Frato, 40 años con ojos de niño
26. Star Wars The Old Republic nº 02 La paz bajo amenaza
27. Star Wars The Old Republic nº 01 Sangre del Imperio
28. Star Wars The Old Republic nº 03 Los soles perdidos
29. Wild Life 22
30. Wild Life 21
31. Wild Life 20
32. Blacksad 01: Un lugar entre las sombras
33. Blacksad 02: Arctic nation
34. WW2.2 - la otra Guerra mundial 5 - una odisea siciliana
35. WW2.2 - la otra Guerra mundial 4 - eliminar a vasili zaitsev
36. El escorpión 10 en el nombre del hijo
37. El fotógrafo
38. Desayuno Por La Tarde
39. Revista Orsai N11 (Kindle)
40. Death Note Black Edition 6
41. Death Note Black Edition 5
42. Mortadelo y Filemón. ¡Okupas! (Kindle)
43. Mortadelo y Filemón. Marrullería en la alcaldía (Kindle)
44. Kare kano (vols.13 a 17) (pack)
45. Kare kano (vols. 9 a 12) (pack)
46. Kare kano (vol. 5 a 8) (pack)
47. El Loto Azul (Las aventuras de Tintin cartone)
48. Naruto nº 64
49. Monster Kanzenban nº02
50. Death note - guia de lectura + change the world (pack)


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

Commentary:

• This week's bonus Amazon chart comes to us from Spain! The chart is a mixure of original Spanish comics along with translations from English-, French- and Japanese-language publications.
• No surprise to find the new Asterix at the top of the chart. It is also #3 on the overall libros chart.
• A new Blacksad is due in a couple of weeks, and I would guess that it will displace Asterix when it comes out.
• Popular titles from North America include The Walking Dead, Jamie Hernandez's Locas, Maus, Andi Watson's Breakfast in the Afternoon, a Spider-Man omnibus, and various Star Wars comics, including Jeffrey Brown's Darth Vader & Son.
• Popular manga titles include Oldboy, Tezuka's Buddha, Wild Life, Death Note, Kare Kano, and Monster.

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Comics & Graphic Novels on Amazon Friday morning. See About the Amazon Top 50 Lists for more information on how this list is compiled.


1 (R). March Book 1
2 (-1). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
3 (-1). Hyperbole and a Half (Kindle)
4 (+4). Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52)
5 (+2). The Walking Dead, Vol. 19: March to War *
6 (-2). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search, Part 3 *
7 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
8 (R). Something Under the Bed Is Drooling
9 (N). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52) (Kindle)
10 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2
11 (+4). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
12 (N). Justice League Vol. 1: Origin (The New 52) (Kindle)
13 (+3). Darth Vader and Son
14 (R). March Book 1 (Kindle)
15 (-12). Hyperbole and a Half (hardcover)
16 (-2). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
17 (+5). Vader's Little Princess
18 (+10). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes (Kindle)
19 (-2). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
20 (-15). I Am Pusheen the Cat
21 (N). Batman & Robin Vol. 1: Born to Kill (The New 52) (Kindle)
22 (R). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel (Kindle)
23 (-11). Why Grizzly Bears Should Wear Underpants
24 (-3). Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (The New 52)
25 (N). Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 1: Faces of Death (The New 52) (Kindle)
26 (+1). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel
27 (-2). Blue Is the Warmest Color
28 (-8). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
29 (N). Batgirl Vol. 1: The Darkest Reflection (The New 52) (Kindle)
30 (N). Batman: The Dark Knight Vol. 1: Knight Terrors (Kindle)
31 (+6). Dilbert 2014 Day-to-Day Calendar: There's No Kill Switch on Awesome
32 (-14). The Walking Dead, Book 9
33 (N). Naruto, Vol. 63: World of Dreams
34 (N). Ultimate Comics Wolverine vs Hulk (Kindle)
35 (N). Nightwing Vol. 1: Traps and Trapezes (The New 52) (Kindle)
36 (-12). The Walking Dead, Vol. 18: What Comes After
37 (-11). The Joker: Death of the Family (The New 52)
38 (R). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
39 (+4). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search, Part 2
40 (-1). Saga Volume 1
41 (-9). Saga Volume 2
42 (R). Marvel Encyclopedia
43 (-13). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
44 (-4). Stephen King's N. (Kindle)
45 (R). The Complete Peanuts 1987-1990 Gift Box Set
46 (-8). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
47 (N). Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, Vol. 5
48 (-14). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
49 (-16). Watchmen
50 (N). Red Hood and the Outlaws Vol. 1: REDemption (The New 52) (Kindle)


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:

• Well that was a surprise.  Seemingly out of nowhere this morning March Book 1 appears at the top of the chart (and is #15 on the overall book chart). Such a jump generally screams media appearance, so I suspect that John Lewis must have been on some program or another yesterday? UPDATE: Apparently March was featured on a segment of The Rachel Maddow Show last night. So there you go.
• Hyperbole and a Half is right behind March: #2 on the comic chart and #16 on the overall chart.
• The other surprise this week is the sudden popularity of the Calvin & Hobbes collection
  Something Under the Bed Is Drooling. It was up to the #2 spot earlier in the week and is currently still in the top ten. I know that there has been something of a C&H renaissance over the past few months; but why this particular collection, and why this week?
• There is presently a sale on Kindle editions of the first volumes of Batman-related New 52 collections; at just over $3 per several of them show up on the chart this week.
• The only non-Kindle debuts this week are manga, the latest volumes of Naruto & Yu-Gi-Oh!

Amazon superiore cinquanta

This week's bonus sales chart is the Top 50 Fumetti e Manga on Amazon.it this afternoon:

1. Dodici
2. Ogni maledetto lunedì su due
3. La profezia dell'armadillo
4. Jenus di Nazareth: 2
5. Il blu è un colore caldo (Kindle)
6. Un polpo alla gola
7. Jenus di Nazareth: 1
8. Una storia
9. Dodici (Kindle)
10. Asterix e i Pitti
11. Tutto il meglio di Splatter
12. La profezia dell'armadillo (Kindle)
13. Il blu è un colore caldo
14. Dryadem
15. Un polpo alla gola (Kindle)
16. Ladolescenza
17. Pillole di Jenus *
18. Swamp Thing: 3
19. L'inferno, il silenzio. Blacksad: 4
20. One piece. New edition: 30
21. One piece. New edition: 29
22. Blankets
23. L'abbraccio
24. Strangers in paradise: 1 *
25. DIABOLIK (1) - Il re del terrore (Fumetti): Il re del terrore (Kindle)
26. Bone
27. One piece. New edition: 26
28. Alan Ford. TNT edition: 5
29. DIABOLIK (178): I due Diabolik (Kindle)
30. Ritrovarsi. The walking dead: 15
31. DIABOLIK (183): All'ultimo istante (Kindle)
32. Tex. Il ragazzo selvaggio
33. Il mistero della torre Eiffel
34. Star Wars 4 (Kindle)
35. Star Wars 3 (Kindle)
36. One piece. New edition: 1
37. Anima rossa. Blacksad
38. Arctic nation. Blacksad
39. I kill giants. Zerocalcare variant
40. La principessa Rose. Bone
41. Maggio 1868. La lega degli straordinari gentlemen
42. One piece. New edition: 32
43. One piece. New edition: 31
44. La lega degli straordinari gentlemen: 2
45. One piece. New edition: 33
46. Secret invasion. Di chi ti fidi?
47. L'ultimo volo. Historica: 11
48. La spada selvaggia di Conan (1980)
49. Arkham asylum. Batman
50. Medaka box: 16


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

Commentary:

• After last week's look at the comics chart from Amazon.fr, I've decided to make a more-or-less weekly look at comics charts from around the world (for a while, at least...) This week: Italy!
• Italian cartoonist Zerocalcare rules the top of the chart, holding the top three positions and seven of the top fifteen. His Dodeci is also #2 on the overall libri bestsellers chart.
• As in the U.S. this week, the top French import is Blue is the Warmest Color, trumping the new Asterix volume.
• Manga-wise, One Piece dominates the Italian chart. The only other manga on the chart is a volume of Medaka Box way down at the fiftieth position.
• In the realm of American imports, it is mostly modern classics much as Swamp Thing, Blankets, Bone, Strangers in Paradise, and League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. A couple of Star Wars volumes make the list (in Kindle editions), and an onmibus of Marvel's Secret Invasion does as well. Joe Kelly's I Kill Giants shows up too, with a variant cover by the aforementioned Zerocalcare.

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Comics & Graphic Novels on Amazon Friday morning. See About the Amazon Top 50 Lists for more information on how this list is compiled.


1 (+1). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
2 (+39). Hyperbole and a Half (Kindle)
3 (+2). Hyperbole and a Half (hardcover)
4 (+8). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search, Part 3 *
5 (+26). I Am Pusheen the Cat
6 (-4). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
7 (-4). The Walking Dead, Vol. 19: March to War *
8 (+2). Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52) *
9 (-5). Your New Job Title Is Accomplice: A Dilbert Book (Kindle)
10 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2
11 (R). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes
12 (-1). Why Grizzly Bears Should Wear Underpants
13 (N). Sandman #1 (Kindle)
14 (-8). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
15 (-7). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
16 (+2). Darth Vader and Son
17 (-1). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
18 (-5). The Walking Dead, Book 9
19 (R). The Sandman: Overture #1 (Kindle)
20 (+3). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
21 (-7). Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (The New 52)
22 (-5). Vader's Little Princess
23 (R). X-Men: Days of Future Past
24 (-6). The Walking Dead, Vol. 18: What Comes After
25 (-). Blue Is the Warmest Color
26 (-11). The Joker: Death of the Family (The New 52)
27 (+17). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel
28 (R). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes (Kindle)
29 (R). If You Loved Me You'd Think This Was Cute (Kindle)
30 (+2). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
31 (-10). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
32 (-6). Saga Volume 2
33 (-). Watchmen
34 (-12). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
35 (R). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (hardcover)
36 (+11). The Walking Dead, Book 1
37 (N). Dilbert 2014 Day-to-Day Calendar: There's No Kill Switch on Awesome
38 (-). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
39 (-12). Saga Volume 1
40 (-16). Stephen King's N. (Kindle)
41 (N). X-Men: Days of Future Past (Kindle)
42 (N). No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!, Vol. 1
43 (-6). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search, Part 2
44 (R). Cat Versus Human
45 (N). Blue Is the Warmest Color (Kindle)
46 (R). Batman: Year One
47 (N). Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 7
48 (-19). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1 (Kindle)
49 (N). Attack on Titan 8
50 (N). The Sandman Omnibus Vol. 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:

• Allie Brosh's Hyperbole and a Half rules the chart this week, taking the top three slots with the paperback, Kindle, and hardcover editions. It is currently the #8 book on the overall book chart.
• The new Sandman mini-series, Overture, came out with its first issue this week. As expected the Kindle version charts, and the halo effect also brought other Sandman comics with it, including the bargain-priced first issue of the original series on Kindle, the paperback and Kindle edition of the first collection, and somewhat surprisingly the $90+ first Sandman Omnibus.
• The new Asterix graphic novel may be all the rage in Europe, but after one week on the U.S. chart it disappears. Which means that stateside, Blue Is the Warmest Color is the best-selling Bandes dessinée with both the paperback and Kindle editions making the chart.
• I'm continually amused that in many cases movie trailers seem more likely to drive comic sales than the actual movies themselves. This week a new trailer for X-Men: Days of Future Past was released, and the paperback and Kindle editions of the graphic novel hop up onto the chart.
• Most of the debuts this week (excepting Sandman #1) are in the bottom of the chart, including the new Dilbert day-to-day calendar, mangas No Matter How I Look at It and Attack on Titan 8, and James Patterson's latest Maximum Ride.
• Kindle Watch: Ten Kindle editions make the chart this week, up four from last week.
• Dead Watch: Seven Walking Dead collections make the chart this week, down one from last week.
  

Comics News Bites

What's in the mainstream press going on about comics these days?

• "They’re ... They’re Still Alive! EC Comics, Vilified in the 1950s, Thrive 60 Years Later" – The New York Times' Dana Jennings profiles Fantagraphic's EC Comics Library reprint project.
• "Meet the Women Who Are Changing Marvel and Comics" – The Atlantic Wire's Alexander Abad-Santos profiles writer Kelly Sue DeConnick.
• "Halloween horror: 13 frightfully good comics for holiday scares" – The Los Angeles Times' Hero Complex feature highlights a bakers' dozen of recommended horror comics in three categories: All-ages, teens and up, and mature.
• "Those Comics in Your Basement? Probably Worthless" – Businessweek's Eric Spitznagel bursts the bubble on comics as an investment.

Trick or Treat 5

Our fifth annual Happy Halloween Ten of a Kind! (With a shout-out to everyone's favorite Little Stuffed Bull)

(Trick or Treat 1 is here!) 

(Trick or Treat 2 is here!)  

(Trick or Treat 3 is here!) 

(Trick or Treat 4 is here!)

Monkey Covers

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

John Constantine has a monkey on his back—a beer-swilling, cigarette-smoking monkey—on John Eder's cover for Hellblazer #84 (1994).


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

Amazon cinquante premiers

As a bonus, here are the Top 50 Bandes dessinées on Amazon.fr Friday afternoon:

1. Astérix chez les Pictes - 35
2. Les Légendaires, Tome 16 : L'éternité ne dure qu'un temps
3. XIII Mystery, tome 6 : Billy Stockton
4. Blake & Mortimer Tome 22 l'Onde Septimus
5. Astérix chez les Pictes - 35 (Kindle)
6. Les Forêts d'Opale, Tome 8 : Les Hordes de la nuit
7. Le Chat, Tome 18 : La bible selon le chat
8. Astérix - Asterix chez les pictes - nº35 - Version luxe
9. Astérix - L'anniversaire d'Astérix et Obélix - n°34
10. Kriss de Valnor - tome 4 - Alliances
11. Antarès épisode 5
12. Blacksad, Tome 5 : Amarillo *
13. Astérix - La rentrée gauloise - n°32
14. Le bleu est une couleur chaude
15. Croisade - tome 7 - Le maître des sables
16. Les Tuniques Bleues - tome 57 - Colorado Story
17. Aquablue, Tome 14 : Standard-Island
18. Les Guerrières de Troy, Tome 2 : L'Or des profondeurs
19. Treize, Tome 22 : Retour à Greenfalls *
20. Astérix - Comment Obélix est tombé dans la marmite quand il était petit
21. Thorgal : Kah-Aniel
22. Les Nombrils - tome 6 - Un été trop mortel
23. Astérix - Le ciel lui tombe sur la tête - n°33
24. Les Naufragés d'Ythaq, Tome 11 : L'Haleine de l'Ogre
25. L'almanach 2014 des Grosses Têtes
26. Les aigles de Rome, tome 4 : Livre IV *
27. Seuls, Tome 8 : Les arênes *
28. Insiders Genesis, Tome 3 : Miami's fever
29. Forever, Bitch
30. Buck Danny, Tome 53 : Cobra noir *
31. Astérix - Le tour de Gaule d'Astérix - n°5
32. Transperceneige : Intégrale
33. 150 idées pour emmerder le monde
34. Elfes, Tome 4 : L'Élu des semi-Elfes
35. La dynastie Donald Duck, Tome 12 : Un sou dans le trou et autres histoires
36. Astérix - Astérix et les goths - n°3
37. Le Pape terrible, Tome 3 : La Pernicieuse Vertu
38. Namibia - tome 4 - Namibia (4/5) (Kenya saison 2)
39. UNIVERSAL War Two tome 1 : le temps du désert
40. Sillage, Tome 16 : Liés par le sang
41. Alix senator, Tome 2 : Le dernier pharaon
42. Astérix - La serpe d'Or - n°2
43. Walking Dead, Tome 18 : Lucille
44. Les Pompiers, Tome 13 : Feu de tout bois
45. Blake & Mortimer, tome 21 : Le serment des cinq lords
46. Brightest day, Tome 3 : Le retour des héros
47. Astérix - Astérix en corse - n°20
48. The Boys, Tome 19 : On ne prend plus de gants
49. Valérian - tome 22 - Souvenirs de Futurs (22)
50. American Vampire, Tome 4 : Course contre la mort


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

Commentary

• I had a meeting today with a Faculty member in the French language department who teaches a 200-level class on BDs, which led me to trolling around on Amazon.fr looking for French language comics to add to the library's collection. Seeing as it's Friday when I traditionally compile the Amazon Top 50 comics chart for this blog, I decided to take a look at what is selling in France these days...
• Astérix watch: It should be no surprise that the top seller is the new Astérix volume, Astérix chez les Pictes, which is also #1 on the overall Livres chart as well. All three versions (hardcover, Kindle, and Deluxe) are int eh top 10, and there are eleven Astérix volumes overall in the top 50.
• What may surprise you is that the latest volume of Les Légendaires, number 2 on the BD chart, is #3 overall. In fact, the overall Livres bestsellers chart is full of BDs among other 'regular' books. If you ever needed a demonstration that comics are mainstream in France, here you go!
• The top American comic on the BD chart is a collection of Carl Barks' Donald Duck at #35. Other American comics making the top 50 chart are collections of The Walking Dead, Brightest Day, The Boys, and American Vampire.

Amazon Top 50

Here are the Top 50 Comics & Graphic Novels on Amazon Friday morning. See About the Amazon Top 50 Lists for more information on how this list is compiled.


1 (+1). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback) *
2 (+1). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
3 (-1). The Walking Dead, Vol. 19: March to War *
4 (-). Your New Job Title Is Accomplice: A Dilbert Book (Kindle)
5 (+42). Hyperbole and a Half (hardcover) *
6 (+1). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
7 (N). Asterix and the Picts: Album #35 *
8 (+2). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
9 (-4). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2
10 (+9). Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52) *
11 (-5). Why Grizzly Bears Should Wear Underpants
12 (+6). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search, Part 3 *
13 (-5). The Walking Dead, Book 9
14 (-2). Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (The New 52)
15 (-2). The Joker: Death of the Family (The New 52)
16 (-7). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
17 (-3). Vader's Little Princess
18 (-7). Darth Vader and Son
19 (-3). The Walking Dead, Vol. 18: What Comes After
20 (N). Off the Leash: The Secret Life of Dogs
21 (+3). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
22 (+15). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
23 (-8). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
24 (+4). Stephen King's N. (Kindle)
25 (R). Blue Is the Warmest Color
26 (-4). Saga Volume 2
27 (-2). Saga Volume 1
28 (-11). Batman: The Court of Owls Mask and Book Set (The New 52)
29 (-9). The Walking Dead, Vol. 1 (Kindle)
30 (-4). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
31 (R). I Am Pusheen the Cat *
32 (-11). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
33 (-2). Watchmen
34 (-11). Fables Vol. 1: Legends in Exile
35 (N). Blue Is the Warmest Color (Kindle)
36 (-7). Big Nate: I Smell a Pop Quiz! (Kindle)
37 (-4). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search, Part 2
38 (+3). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
39 (R). Marvel Encyclopedia
40 (R). Asterix Omnibus 1
41 (R). Hyperbole and a Half (Kindle) *
42 (+7). Attack on Titan 1
43 (N). Hellboy: The Midnight Circus *
44 (-10). The Hedge Knight: The Graphic Novel
45 (N). Asterix chez les Pictes (No. 35) (French Edition)
46 (-1). The Walking Dead, Vol. 17: Something To Fear
47 (-17). The Walking Dead, Book 1
48 (R). Fables Vol. 2: Animal Farm
49 (-9). Justice League, Vol. 3: Throne of Atlantis (The New 52)
50 (R). The Complete Peanuts 1987-1990 Gift Box Set


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:

• No surprise the Allie Brosh's Hyperbole and a Half remains at the top of the list this week. The hardcover edition jumps up into the top five, and the Kindle edition re-appears on the chart as well.
• Dead Watch: Eight Walking Dead titles on the chart this week. That's down two from last week, but it's also two of the top three, three of the top ten, and five of the top twenty.
• The top debut this week is Asterix and the Picts, the English language translation of what is almost sure to be the biggest selling title world-wide this year. The French langauge edition also debuts on the chart, which is the first time to my knowledge that a French language publication has made the top fifty chart.
• In other translated-from-the-French BD news, Blue Is the Warmest Color returns to the chart this week, and the Kindle edition debuts as well. Demand is no doubt driven by the movie based on it being released. Yeah, that's a NC-17-rated art house flick driving comic sales...
• Also debuting this week are the Webcomic compilation Off the Leash: The Secret Life of Dogs, and the OGN Hellboy: The Midnight Circus.