Winter Covers - December 31

Remember kids: don't drive your sports car onto the ice, or you might fall into the lake, like on the cover of Mod Wheels #2 (1971).

We've hope you've enjoyed our month-long celebration of comic book covers!

(2011: Sabrina the Teenage Witch #63)
(2010: Jughead with Archie Digest #97)
(2009: Batman: The Long Halloween #4)

Winter Covers - December 30

Ponytail's brother doesn't seem to mind getting tossed out of the house into the cold on the cover of Ponytail #5 (1963) by Lee Holley.

Christmas may be over, but we're filling out December with winter-themed comics covers!

(2011: Scamp #2)
(2010: The Flash #2)
(2009: The Simpsons Winter Wing Ding #1)

Amazon Top 50

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


1 (+4). The Third Wheel (Diary of a Wimpy Kid 7) (Kindle)
2 (+25). Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Kindle)
3 (-2). The Third Wheel (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 7)
4 (+4). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid 6) (Kindle)
5 (+19). Dork Diaries 5 (Kindle)
6 (-). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2
7 (-3). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
8 (+31). The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5) (Kindle)
9 (+31). Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid 4) (Kindle)
10 (+35). Dork Diaries 4 (Kindle)
11 (+22). Rodrick Rules (Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2) (Kindle)
12 (+32). Big Nate Makes the Grade (Kindle)
13 (+36). The Last Straw (Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3) (Kindle)
14 (-7). Dilbert 2013 Day-to-Day Calendar
15 (-13). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
16 (R). Dork Diaries 1 (Kindle)
17 (-3). The Walking Dead, Vol. 17: Something to Fear
18 (N). Amazing Spider-man #700 Final Issue
19 (R). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle)
20 (-17). Darth Vader and Son
21 (-10). Building Stories
22 (N). Dork Diaries 6 (Kindle) *
23 (R). The Walking Dead vol. 1 (Kindle)
24 (R). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle)
25 (-17). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6)
26 (-1). The Argyle Sweater 2013 Day-to-Day Calendar
27 (R). Drama
28 (-6). Saga Volume 1
29 (R). The Walking Dead vol. 2 (Kindle)
30 (-21). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
31 (N). Super Zombie Juice Mega Bomb (Kindle)
32 (R). Big Nate and Friends (Kindle)
33 (N). Fear Agent Library Volume 1
34 (-13). Cartoons from The New Yorker 2013 Day-to-Day Calendar
35 (R). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You (Kindle)
36 (-24). Dork Diaries 5: Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All
37 (-21). The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 5)
38 (N). The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future (Kindle)
39 (R). The Walking Dead vol. 3 (Kindle)
40 (-9). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
41 (R). Big Nate Out Loud (Kindle)
42 (R). Big Nate: From the Top (Kindle)
43 (-20). Marvel Encyclopedia
44 (-24). Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 4)
45 (-9). Batman: The Killing Joke
46 (-29). The Walking Dead, vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
47 (-9). Watchmen
48 (-7). The Walking Dead, Book 8
49 (R). Dork Diaries 3½ (Kindle)
50 (R). The Walking Dead vol. 4 (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:

• So I forgot to do the chart on Friday like usual due to the holiday messing up my schedule, and neglected to do it Saturday too. So this is going up very early on Sunday morning. Given the volatility of the chart this week, this likely affects standings quite a bit. But the trend for the days after Christmas were for Kindle editions to totally dominate the chart, and that is still reflected in the chart above.
• The post holiday week sees many new Kindles used to buy a plethora of Kindle versions of graphic novels. Twenty-five of the top fifty this week are Kindle editions.
• Wimpy Kid 7 finally falls from the top spot on both the overall list and on the comics chart. It is presently #7 overall, and on the comics chart it is surpassed by its Kindle counterpart and the Kindle version of the first Wimpy Kid book. (The Walking Dead Compendia are at #18 & 23 this week.)
• The top debut this week is a rare appearance by a single issue of a comic, the final issue of Amazing Spider-Man. (No, Amazon is not selling individual comic issues, but third party sellers are.)
• Most of the other debuts this week are Kindle editions; the only other carbon atom-based comic is a hardcover collection of Fear Agent.
• Dead Watch: Nine Walking Dead collections appear in the top fifty this week, up one from last week.

Winter Covers - December 29

There's romance on the ice rink on the cover of Teen-Age Love #25 (1962).

Christmas may be over, but we're filling out December with winter-themed comics covers!

(2011: Girls' Love Stories #61)
(2010: New Kids on the Block Digest #5)
(2009: Tommy og Tigern #13)

Winter Covers - December 28

Batman's ski trip is interrupted by a monstrous snowman on the cover of Batman #337 (1981) by Jim Aparo.

Christmas may be over, but we're filling out December with winter-themed comics covers!

(2011: Liberty Meadows #30)
(2010: Daffy #12)
(2009: DC Universe Holiday Special '09)

Winter Covers - December 27

Spidey tries to stay warm while on patrol on the cover of Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #46 (2009) by Francis Tsai.

Christmas may be over, but we're filling out December with winter-themed comics covers!

(2011: Spooky Spooktown #62)
(2010: Spooky #78)
(2009: P.S. Magazine: The Preventive Maintenance Monthly #11) 

Winter Covers - December 26

Sabrina has devised a novel way to snowboard on the cover of Sabrina #3 (2000) by Dave Manak & Jon D'Agostino.

Christmas may be over, but we're filling out December with winter-themed comics covers!

(2011: Daredevil #7)
(2010: Alleen op de wereld #6)
(2009: Liberty Meadows #7)

Christmas Covers - December 25

This year's comic book nativity scene comes from the cover of The Life of Christ #1 (1993) by Mary Wilshire.

We hope you've enjoyed twenty-five days of Christmas-themed covers this year. Stay tuned as we finish out December with a batch of winter-themed comics covers...

(2011: The International Children's Bible: The Gospel of Matthew)
(2010: The First Christmas)
(2009: Topix vol. 9 #12)
(2008: Junior Partners #5)
(2007: Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact #194)
(2006: Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact #35)
(2005: Dell Four Color #1274)
(2004: Treasure Chest vol. 2 #9)

(Polite Dissent's 2012 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)
(Bully the Little Stuffed Bull's A Hanna-Barbera Christmas)

Christmas Covers - December 24

Santa is on his way to your house on the cover of Four Color #525 (1953)

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 festive cover.

Just 1 more 'get-up' until Santa!

(2011: Sergio Aragonés Funnies #6)
(2010: Ole Brumm Julehefte 1993)
(2009: Ninja High School #156)
(2008: Tommy og Tigern Julehefte 2007)
(2007: Action Comics #105)
(2006: Dell Four Color #666)
(2005: Dell Four Color #1274)
(2004: Captain Marvel Adventures #19)

(Polite Dissent's 2012 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)
(Bully the Little Stuffed Bull's A Hanna-Barbera Christmas)

Christmas Covers - December 23

Someone has set a trap for Santa on the cover of I Gotta' Catch Santa Claus (2005) by Tim Brazier.

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.)

Just 2 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2011: Journal de Tintin #424)
(2010: Katy Keene #57)
(2009: Marvelman #71)
(2008: The Original Black Cat #8)
(2007: Dennis the Menace Pocket Full of Fun #22)
(2006: Girls Bravo vol. 6)
(2005: All-New Collectors' Edition #C-53)
(2004: Impulse #34)

(Polite Dissent's 2012 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)
(Bully the Little Stuffed Bull's A Hanna-Barbera Christmas)
 

Christmas Covers - December 22

It's a Christmas Tree mishap on the cover of Target Comics #44 (1943) by Chu F. Hing.

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 3 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2011: Romantic Secrets #20)
(2010: I Classici Disney #241)
(2009: Archie Giant Series Magazine #501)
(2008: Harvey Hits Comics #3)
(2007: Marge's Little Lulu #90)
(2006: Dell Giant #26)
(2005: Man-Thing #3)
(2004: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer #9)

Christmas Covers - December 21

Magali makes his Christmas tree out of fruit on the cover of Magali #117 by Mauricio de Sousa.

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 4 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2011: Tom & Jerry Comics #149)
(2010: Superman #166)
(2009: Hulk #9)
(2008: Teen Beam #2)
(2007: Bugs Bunny #46)
(2006: Wacky Squirrel #2)
(2005: Archie Giant Series Magazine #15)
(2004: DC Comics Presents #67)

(Polite Dissent's 2012 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)
(Bully the Little Stuffed Bull's A Hanna-Barbera Christmas)

Amazon Top 50

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


1 (-). The Third Wheel (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 7)
2 (-). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
3 (+1). Darth Vader and Son
4 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
5 (+1). The Third Wheel (Diary of a Wimpy Kid 7) (Kindle)
6 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 2
7 (+1). Dilbert 2013 Day-to-Day Calendar
8 (-1). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6)
9 (+1). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
10 (-1). Totally MAD: 60 Years of Humor, Satire, Stupidity and Stupidity
11 (+2). Building Stories
12 (-1). Dork Diaries 5: Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All
13 (+3). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (paperback)
14 (-). The Walking Dead, Vol. 17: Something to Fear
15 (+6). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books (#1-3)
16 (-1). The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 5)
17 (+2). The Walking Dead, vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
18 (+5). 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth
19 (+12). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid 6) (Kindle)
20 (-3). Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 4)
21 (+6). Cartoons from The New Yorker 2013 Day-to-Day Calendar
22 (+6). Saga Volume 1
23 (-1). Marvel Encyclopedia
24 (+12). Dork Diaries 5 (Kindle)
25 (+5). The Argyle Sweater 2013 Day-to-Day Calendar
26 (-2). A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel
27 (+20). Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Kindle)
28 (-10). The Walking Dead, Book 1
29 (-17). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books (#1-5)
30 (+15). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books (#4-6)
31 (+2). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
32 (-12). Dork Diaries 4: Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess
33 (R). Roderick Rules (Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2) (Kindle)
34 (-9). The Walking Dead, vol. 2: Miles Behind Us
35 (+6). Zombies Hate Stuff
36 (-2). Batman: The Killing Joke
37 (+7). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise, Part 3
38 (+12). Watchmen
39 (R). The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5) (Kindle)
40 (R). Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid 4) (Kindle)
41 (-9). The Walking Dead, Book 8
42 (+1). Batman: Year One
43 (-6). The Walking Dead, vol. 3: Safety Behind Bars
44 (+2). Big Nate Makes the Grade (Kindle)
45 (R). Dork Diaries 4 (Kindle)
46 (R). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise, Part 1
47 (R). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
48 (R). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise, Part 2
49 (R). The Last Straw (Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3) (Kindle)
50 (-24). Big Nate Makes the Grade


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:

• All is calm on the Amazon chart on the last shopping week before Christmas especially at the top, where there is just some minor rearranging of positions. Wimpy Kid 7 is still #1 on the overall Amazon chart; How to Tell... is #7; Darth Vader and Son is #18; The Walking Dead Compendia are #21 & #38; The Dilbert Calendar is #78. Also, there are no new books on the comics chart this week.
• Dead Watch: There are eight Walking Dead collections on the chart this week, down two from last week. Presumably sales will pick up again when the TV show returns in February.
• Did you notice that an Amazon Chart went up on this blog on Thursday? Apparently I woke up yesterday morning and thought that it was Friday... That chart has been deleted; this is the correct one for the correct day. Sorry about that!

Christmas Covers - December 20

Everyone's favorite Norwegian goth dons her holiday apparel on the cover of Nemi julehefte 2002 by Lise Myhre.

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 5 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2011: Laugh #5)
(2010: Sleivdal Julehefte 2002)
(2009: Bamses Julehefte 1998)
(2008: Larry Marder's Beanworld Holiday Special)
(2007: Archie Giant Series Magazine #218)
(2006: 52 week 33)
(2005: Strangers in Paradise #70)
(2004: The Amazing Spider-Man #314)

(Polite Dissent's 2012 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)
(Bully the Little Stuffed Bull's A Hanna-Barbera Christmas)

Christmas Covers - December 19

It looks as though tuff little ghosts don't get candy and toys in their stockings, as per the cover of Spooky #72 (1963).

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 6 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2011: P.S. Magazine The Preventive Maintenance Monthly #134)
(2010: Ghostbusters #3)
(2009: Magnus Robot Fighter #34)
(2008: DCU Holiday Special 2008)
(2007: Walter Lantz New Funnies #167)
(2006: Omaha the Cat Dancer vol. 2 #1)
(2005: Marvel Comics Super Special #39)
(2004: The Spirit #12)

(Polite Dissent's 2012 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)
(Bully the Little Stuffed Bull's A Hanna-Barbera Christmas)

Christmas Covers - December 18

Mr. Big & Mr. Scrounge put the Teen Titans through a Christmas Happening on the cover of Teen Titans #13 (1968) by Nick Cardy.

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 7 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2011: Tivoli med vänner #11)
(2010: Looney Tunes #97)
(2009: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer #4)
(2008: Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #364)
(2007: Guy Garder: Warrior #39)
(2006: Impulse #45)
(2005: Adventures of Superman #487)
(2004: Mutt & Jeff #32)

(Polite Dissent's 2012 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)
(Bully the Little Stuffed Bull's A Hanna-Barbera Christmas)

Christmas Covers - December 17

Take a ride on the Christmas Express on Ken Macklin's cover to Critters #11 (1987).

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 8 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2011: Star Trek: The Next Generation #2)
(2010: Heathcliff #6)
(2009: Gold Digger X-Mas Special #2)
(2008: Little Dot #29)
(2007: Classics Illustrated #53)
(2006: Patrick The Wolf Boy Christmas Special)
(2005: A Patty Cake Christmas)
(2004: Superman #165)

(Polite Dissent's 2012 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)
(Bully the Little Stuffed Bull's A Hanna-Barbera Christmas)

Christmas Covers - December 16

Santa's elves help him get dressed on the cover of Four Color #205 (1948) by Morris Gollub. 

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 9 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2011: Doctor Who #12)
(2010: Swan vol. 15)
(2009: The Transformers #250)
(2008: Tantalizing Stories #2)
(2007: Funny Pages vol. 2 #43)
(2006: Katy Keene #33)
(2005: Bone Holiday Special)
(2004: Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #76)

(Polite Dissent's 2012 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)
(Bully the Little Stuffed Bull's A Hanna-Barbera Christmas)

Christmas Covers - December 15

Santa Wolf is losing his packages on the cover of Mike #11 (1991).

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 10 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2011: Santa Takes a Trip to Mars)
(2010: Christmas with the Super-Heroes #1 )
(2009: Kollektivet Julealbum 2007)
(2008: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer #7)
(2007: Donald Duck & Co. #49/1964)
(2006: 2000 A.D. #763)
(2005: Incredible Hulk #378)
(2004: Batman #45)

(Polite Dissent's 2012 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)
(Bully the Little Stuffed Bull's A Hanna-Barbera Christmas)

Christmas Covers - December 14

Oh no! It looks like Little Santa is wandering into a trap on Thierry Robin's cover to On a volé le courrier de Petit Père Noël (Petit Père Noël #4 - 2003).

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 11 more 'get-ups' until Santa!

(2011: Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics #87)
(2010: Sal y Pimienta #151)
(2009: Sugar & Spike #50)
(2008: Tom-Tom, The Jungle Boy #3)
(2007: Sugar & Spike #68)
(2006: Sugar & Spike #38)
(2005: Sugar & Spike #26)
(2004: Sugar & Spike #32)

(Polite Dissent's 2012 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar)
(Bully the Little Stuffed Bull's A Hanna-Barbera Christmas)