Poked in the eye

Much has been going down in the comic book world, but have no fear!  Here are the bite-sized nuggets of the happenings and goings-on in the industry.

• DC has granted Amazon exclusive digital copy rights for some of their best selling graphic novels for the coming Kindle Fire.  
• In response, Barnes & Noble (BN) and Books-A-Million (BAM) have removed these graphic novels from their shelves.
• BN and BAM say they refuse to shelve any print item that can't also be accessed from their digital library and find the exclusivity of DC to Amazon to be unfair.

It is unfortunate to see some of the United States largest book proprietors removing these incredible pieces from their stores, but it is understandable.  It will be interesting to see how this will impact DC's distribution and sales, and to see what kind of response they will give.

Finally, the saddest bit of news to share:

Mark Hamill (a.k.a. Luke Skywalker for those of you living under rocks) has been the voice of the the Crown Prince of Crime for nearly 20 years and has announced his retirement from the role upon completing Arkham City.  Unfortunately, the internet has not provided us with a decent clip, so you will just have to deal with this low-quality vignette.  I highly recommend skipping to :15.