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Title:Yet Another Comics Blog
URL:http://yetanothercomicsblog.blogspot.com/
Category:Entertainment: Comics
Description:Writing about anything and everything related to comic books.
Monkey Covers - 2012-02-05 16:51:00
Sunday is Monkey Covers day here at YACB. Because there's nothing better than a comic with a monkey on the cover!



Brainiac 5 is becoming a gorilla on the cover ofAdventure Comics#330(1965) by Curt Swan and George Klein.


(Standard disclaimer about shape-changing teen-age super-heroes not really being monkeys applies.)

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Amazon Top 50 - 2012-02-03 09:14:00
Here are the Top 50 Graphic Novels on Amazon this morning. All theprevious caveatsapply.


1 (-). Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6)
2 (-). Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise Part 1
3 (+2). Dork Diaries 3 (Kindle)
4 (-1). Big Nate and Friends (Kindle)
5 (+2). Big Nate Out Loud (Kindle)
6 (-1). Dork Diaries 1 (Kindle)
7 (+4). The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book (revised and expanded edition)
8 (-). Big Nate: From the Top (Kindle)
9 (-). The Walking Dead Volume 15
10 (+8). Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 4)
11 (-1). Dork Diaries 2 (Kindle)
12 (+1). The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 5)
13 (+9). V for Vendetta
14 (+3). Sailor Moon 3
15 (-9). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
16 (+13). Watchmen
17 (-3). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
18 (-6). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
19 (+6). The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1
20 (-1). Health Care Reform: What It Is, Why It's Necessary, How It Works
21 (+5). Batman: Year One
22 (+16). The Adventures of Tintin, Vol. 2
23 (-3). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
24 (+8). Batman: The Killing Joke
25 (-10). The Complete Persepolis
26 (+5). Habibi
27 (-11). Batman: The Black Mirror
28 (-5). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
29 (N). Batman& Robin: Dark Knight, White Knight
30 (-2). Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books (1-5)
31 (+8). The Adventures of Tintin, Vol. 3
32 (R). Ninjago Graphic Novels #1: The Challenge of Samukai
33 (-). X-Men: Schism
34 (R). Big Nate Out Loud
35 (-1). Dork Diaries 3 ½ (Kindle)
36 (-6). American Born Chinese
37 (-18). Avatar: The Last Airbender Volume 2 - The Promise Part 2 *
38 (R). Sailor Moon 1
39 (N). Daredevil, vol. 1 *
40 (+7). Fables Vol. 16: Super Team
41 (R). Dilbert: 2012 Day-to-Day Calendar
42 (-6). The Walking Dead, Book 7
43 (R). The Walking Dead, Book 2
44 (N). American Vampire Vol. 3 *
45 (R). The Walking Dead Volume 14: No Way Out
46 (R). Hark! A Vagrant
47 (R). Batman: Hush
48 (-21). The Adventures of Tintin, Vol. 1
49 (R). Sailor Moon 2
50 (-4). Dark Tower: The Gunslinger: The Battle of Tull


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:

*Cabin Feverfalls a bit to #31 on the overall chart, but that's more than enough to keep it ahead of #2Airbender, which tumbles to #129 on the overall list.

*Watchmensees a bit of an uptick with the prequel announcement this week. It had risen as high as #11 but this morning has settled down at #16. StillV for Vendettais charting higher.

* New titles this week are collections ofBatman& Robin,Daredevil, andAmerican Vampire.

* Marvel chart three books this week, including two super-hero titles.

* Bat-watch: SixBatmantitles on the chart this week.
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Thoughts on Before Watchmen - 2012-02-01 07:53:00
Early this morningDC announcedBefore Watchmen, a series of mini-series prequels to one of the best regarded (and best-selling) comic stories of all time. (And under previous regimes an area deemed as untouchable as far as spin-off projects went.)

Some initial thoughts:
  • Watchmendoesn't really need prequels or sequels, as it is complete unto itself. However, these days such things are an anathema to comic companies. But if you don't like the idea of the prequels, it still leaves the original intact; it's not like they're going and doing a 3-D Special Edition of the original Moore& Gibbons collection or anything.
  • DC needed something big to recapture the comics and mainstream media's attention now that the excitement over the New 52 has wound down.
  • The creative teams are top-notch, creators from whom I would take a serious consideration of buying if they were producing a 'regular' comic series unrelated toWatchmen. I'm particularly looking forward toMinutemenby Darwyn Cooke andSilk Spectreby Cooke and Amanda Conner.
  • While original series artist Dave Gibbons has apparently given his blessing to the prequels, I'm surprised he isn't involved in any of the series. I would have thought maybe they'd have him do the covers or something? (Maybe there will be variant covers by Gibbons?
  • If you were wondering why some of DC's top creators have been absent from the New 52, well here you go. I wonder how far in advance they've been working on this?
  • The originalWatchmenseries was twelve issues; the prequels in total will consist of thirty-five issues. Of course, eachWatchmenissue was 32 pages of story: 28 story pages and a 4 page text feature. Will the prequel minis be the standard 20 pages that is the norm for DC these days?
  • I wonder if sales of theWatchmencollection will spike after the announcement of the prequels? Tune in back here on Friday when we do the Amazon Top 50 to find out...
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