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Published Sat, 08 Oct 2011 01:02:22 -0500

Last updated Sat, 08 Oct 2011 01:02:41 -0500

Welcome to the front lines of the Digital vs Print War. Little more than 5 months ago, Bleeding Cool reported on Barnes & Noble's plans to become "the destination for comic book lovers" by offering a greatly expanded selection of comic book singles. Now, they're taking many of the best-selling graphic novels and collections ever published off of their shelves.

There is, of course, a very interesting tangent to this tale — with the country's major book chain taking many of the most popular DC titles off its shelves, and with DC's comic book visibility as high as it's been in forever — there may be a huge window of opportunity here for direct market shops over the holiday graphic novel gift-giving season.

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