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• Amazon Top 50

  Date: 2009.12.04 | Category: Comic Books | Response: 0

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

  1 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
  2 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
  3 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
  4 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid
  5 (+2). Dilbert: 2010 Day-to-Day Calendar
  6 (+2). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
  7 (-1). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
  8 (+2). Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
  9 (+2). The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks
  10 (-5). Dilbert 2.0: 20 Years of Dilbert
  11 (+3). Marvel Encyclopedia
  12 (+1). Watchmen
  13 (+4). Bloom County Complete Library Volume 1
  14 (R). The Complete Peanuts 1971-1974 (Box Set) (Vol. 11-12)
  15 (+11). Asterios Polyp
  16 (-4). Warriors: Ravenpaw’s Path #1: Shattered Peace
  17 (-8). The Complete Far Side 1980-1994
  18 (+28). Celebrating Peanuts: 60 Years
  19 (+1). Simon’s Cat
  20 (+20). Stitches: A Memoir
  21 (+3). Predators and Prey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 5)
  22 (+9). Scientific Progress Goes ‘Boink’: A Calvin and Hobbes Collection
  23 (-7). Wolverine: Old Man Logan
  24 (+3). V for Vendetta
  25 (+8). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
  26 (R). Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons
  27 (-12). Dark Tower: Treachery
  28 (+). Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume
  29 (-7). Green Lantern: Agent Orange
  30 (+5). The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
  31 (+10). The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book
  32 (R). Warriors: Tigerstar and Sasha #3: Return to the Clans
  33 (-4). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
  34 (-9). Batman: The Killing Joke
  35 (R). The DC Comics Encyclopedia, Updated and Expanded Edition
  36 (R). Crown of Horns (Bone, Vol. 9)
  37 (+5). Batman: Year One
  38 (R). 14 Years of Loyal Service in a Fabric-Covered Box: A Dilbert Book
  39 (N). Warriors Manga Box Set: Graystripe’s Adventure
  40 (-21). Batman: Battle for the Cowl
  41 (-9). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
  42 (R). Garfield Will Eat for Food: His 48th Book
  43 (-7). Time of Your Life (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 4)
  44 (N). Weirdos from Another Planet!
  45 (N). The Indispensable Calvin And Hobbes
  46 (-25). Absolute Justice
  47 (N). It’s A Magical World: A Calvin and Hobbes Collection
  48 (R). Maus I: A Survivor’s Tale: My Father Bleeds History
  49 (R). The TOON Treasury of Classic Children’s Comics
  50 (N). My Bad: A Zits Treasury

  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:

  * ‘Tis the season for comic strips collections. More specifically, there’s a serious Calvin & Hobbes resurgence going on, with seven different C&H collections making the top 50 this week.

  * There’s a lot of sameness this week; outside of some of the C&H collections, there are only two other new items: Warriors Manga Box Set: Graystripe’s Adventure at #37, and a Zits collection at #50.

  * No manga on the list this week (despite the name, Warriors is a US production)

  * In case you’re wondering, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days is still hanging out at #5 on the overall Amazon bestsellers list.

  

  

• Amazon Top 50

  Date: 2009.11.27 | Category: Comic Books | Response: 0

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

  1 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
  2 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
  3 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
  4 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid
  5 (R). Dilbert 2.0: 20 Years of Dilbert
  6 (+6). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
  7 (-). Dilbert: 2010 Day-to-Day Calendar
  8 (-3). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
  9 (+23). The Complete Far Side 1980-1994
  10 (-4). Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
  11 (-2). The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks
  12 (-2). Warriors: Ravenpaw’s Path #1: Shattered Peace
  13 (-5). Watchmen
  14 (+6). Marvel Encyclopedia
  15 (+25). Dark Tower: Treachery
  16 (R). Wolverine: Old Man Logan
  17 (-3). Bloom County Complete Library Volume 1
  18 (-1). Predators and Prey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 5)
  19 (N). Batman: Battle for the Cowl
  20 (-1). Simon’s Cat
  21 (+8). Absolute Justice
  22 (-11). Green Lantern: Agent Orange
  23 (N). Hank Ketcham’s Complete Dennis the Menace 1957-1958 (Vol. 4)
  24 (R). Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born
  25 (-). Batman: The Killing Joke
  26 (+8). Asterios Polyp
  27 (-5). V for Vendetta
  28 (+12). Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume
  29 (-2). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
  30 (R). Absolute Death
  31 (-8). Scientific Progress Goes ‘Boink’: A Calvin and Hobbes Collection
  32 (-3). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
  33 (R). The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
  34 (-8). Tales from the Crypt #8: Diary of a Stinky Dead Kid
  35 (R). The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
  36 (+12). Time of Your Life (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 4) *
  37 (R). The Walking Dead, Vol. 10: What We Become
  38 (R). Dark Tower: The Long Road Home (Exclusive Amazon.com Cover)
  39 (R). Final Crisis
  40 (R). Stitches: A Memoir
  41 (R). The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book
  42 (-7). Batman: Year One
  43 (R). Mouse Guard Volume 2: Winter 1152
  44 (R). Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?
  45 (N). Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia *
  46 (R). Celebrating Peanuts: 60 Years
  47 (-31). Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation
  48 (N). Green Lantern Corps: Emerald Eclipse
  49 (R). Batman: R.I.P.
  50 (R). Dark Tower: The Long Road Home
  50 (R). The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier

  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:

  * As we move into the holiday season, expect to see this list take a slightly different form than the rest of the year. In particular, big-ticket deep-discounted items will feature heavily, especially those of strip collections.

  * Highest debut belongs to Tony Daniel’s Batman: Battle for the Cowl; unsurprising, as most new Batman collections make an appearance on the list.

  * Marvel does especially well this week, mostly due to the strong showing of their Dark Tower collections.

  

  

• Amazon Top 50

  Date: 2009.11.20 | Category: Comic Books | Response: 0

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

  1 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
  2 (-). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
  3 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
  4 (+1). Diary of a Wimpy Kid
  5 (-2). The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
  6 (+1). Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
  7 (+3). Dilbert: 2010 Day-to-Day Calendar
  8 (+3). Watchmen
  9 (-3). The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks
  10 (-2). Warriors: Ravenpaw’s Path #1: Shattered Peace *
  11 (+11). Green Lantern: Agent Orange
  12 (-). The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
  13 (+3). Stitches: A Memoir
  14 (-1). Bloom County Complete Library Volume 1
  15 (-). The Complete Peanuts 1971-1974 Box Set
  16 (N). Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation
  17 (-3). Predators and Prey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 5)
  18 (-9). Tumor Chapter 1 (kindle)
  19 (-1). Simon’s Cat
  20 (+6). Marvel Encyclopedia
  21 (+6). The Arrival
  22 (-2). V for Vendetta
  23 (+9). Scientific Progress Goes ‘Boink’: A Calvin and Hobbes Collection
  24 (+19). 14 Years of Loyal Service in a Fabric-Covered Box: A Dilbert Book
  25 (-). Batman: The Killing Joke
  26 (-5). Tales from the Crypt #8: Diary of a Stinky Dead Kid
  27 (-4). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
  28 (-11). Maus I: A Survivor’s Tale: My Father Bleeds History
  29 (-). Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition)
  30 (R). The Best American Comics 2009
  31 (N). Dilbert: 2010 Wall Calendar
  32 (R). The Complete Far Side 1980-1994
  33 (N). Absolute Justice
  34 (R). Asterios Polyp
  35 (R). Batman: Year One
  36 (R). The Complete Persepolis
  37 (N). Escape from Dullsville *
  38 (N). Bone Volume 2: The Great Cow Race
  39 (N). Dark Tower: Treachery
  40 (-16). Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume
  41 (+9). Bone Volume 1: Out From Boneville
  42 (R). Ignorance, Thy Name Is Bucky: A Get Fuzzy Collection
  43 (N). Garfield Will Eat for Food: His 48th Book
  44 (R). Fables Vol. 12: The Dark Ages
  45 (R). The TOON Treasury of Classic Children’s Comics
  46 (R). The Long Way Home (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 1)
  47 (R). Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 2
  48 (R). Time of Your Life (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Vol. 4) *
  49 (R). Warriors: Tigerstar and Sasha #3: Return to the Clans
  50 (R). The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier

  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 Four Wimpy Kid volumes are back together on top of the list. Expect to see them entrenched there for a while, unless the new printing of Crumb’s Genesis gives it another spike.

  * I suspect that the recent interest in strip collections is due to the upcoming holiday gift giving season.

  * The highest debut belongs to Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation, a comic I didn’t even know existed until I saw it on the chart. Score another win for the secret comic book economy.

  * The bottom part of the chart is almost completely different from last week; eighteen of the last twenty items are either new or returning after an absence.

  * I’m pleased to see The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier sneak back on to the list; no doubt due to increased interest caused by the recent censorship controversy.